Detroit's recent bankruptcy has exacerbated an old problem: stray dogs. A new Bloomberg report estimates there could be as many as 50,000 stray dogs roaming the streets of Detroit, roughly one for every 14 citizens. The problem is particularly severe because of the city's large number of abandoned homes, which the head of animal control says is "as if you designed a situation that causes dog problems." Detroit currently houses only three animal shelters, which collectively take in roughly 15,000 animals a year, but as many reports have shown, the meager supply is dwarfed by the sheer number of stray dogs now roaming the streets.
Some have disputed the accuracy of the 50,000 figure. One observer notes that, if it were true, "there...
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