It appears that the covid-19 pandemic has adversely affected the goan economy after it started in 2020, and many families have released their dogs. while stray pigs and cows can be spotted in some areas of panaji roaming around, it is usually difficult to find stray dogs. yet after the lockdown was announced, there were groups of stray dogs wandering around searching for food. The stray dogs are usually eating food scraps, fish and other items which they can get hold of.