In the essay "The Free Dogs of India" written by Krithika Srinivasan, she claims that many locals of India feel bad for the stray dogs that roam around the streets. A survey that was given out to the locals showed us how they really felt towards these stray dogs. Some of them were also interviewed. The author found "that the majority agreed that street dogs were a problem (71.6 per cent) but a majority also believed that they have a right to live in public places (78.8 per cent), and that they are paavam (79.3 per cent)" (Srinivasan 65). Paavam is an indian word that means vulnerable. This…