This is an important distinguisher, especially with the Supreme Court hearing a petition tomorrow filed by the Kannur district panchayat in Kerala seeking permission to euthanise 'extremely dangerous stray dogs' in a humane manner. This comes on the back of numbers trotted out by the petitioner of incidents of 'stray' dogs attacking humans, especially children, over the last five years, the latest being an 11-year-old 'mauled to death' by a pack of 'stray dogs' on June 11.