Srinagar, May 22 -- By Dr. Shahid Amin

A few days ago, my elder brother Dr. Farooq Ahmad Mir called me. He lives in Russia now, holding a respected position there, though his heart remains rooted in his birthplace Pahalgam.

Our conversations usually drift toward the beauty of our homeland, the culture we grew up inside, and the opportunities we wish for Kashmiri youth.

But this time, the tone shifted, and we talked about dogs.

A dog had recently attacked a pedestrian in Kashmir. Locals, gripped by fear and anger, killed the animal on the spot. The episode splintered public opinion.

Some mourned the creature and condemned the violence, others asked a harder question: what should ordinary people do when a dog turns violent and human li...