Lives Of Streeties Workshop
Critical Studies in Canine Ethology, Policy, and Human-Animal Relationships
An Interdisciplinary Workshop by BHARCS Education
Led by Sindhoor Pangal
You already know something isn’t adding up.
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The way we talk about street dogs.
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The way policies are designed.
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The gap between what you see on the ground—and what gets called “science” or “welfare.”
This workshop is for that discomfort.
This is not a course. It’s a shift in how you see.
Most programmes give you tools.
This one changes the frame through which you interpret everything—law, behaviour, policy, and care.
Once that frame shifts, your work cannot remain the same.
WHO IS THIS FOR?
WHAT YOU WILL EXPLORE
Instead of modules, think of this as areas of inquiry:
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What does “street dog” actually mean—and who defines it?
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How do research methods shape what we think we know?
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Why do ideas like dominance and pack hierarchy persist?
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What role does human body language play in conflict?
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Where does care end and control begin?
Each topic is grounded in research—but pushed further through critical examination.
The workshop is built on three pillars of critical inquiry.
Discourse & Politics of Knowledge
Language is not neutral.
It determines which animals are protected—and which are controlled.
You will learn to ask:
“What is the agenda behind this narrative?”
Challenging Ethological Orthodoxy.
Dominance. Pack theory. Wolf analogies.
These ideas persist—but why?
You will examine the evidence—and the human systems that keep these ideas alive.
Anthropocentrism, Biopower & Ethics
Modern welfare systems often prioritise human convenience.
This workshop asks a harder question:
What does freedom mean for the animals we claim to help?
TOPICS OF STUDY
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Defining "Streeties" — Beyond Myths and Terminology
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Research Methods — Ethograms, Ethnographies, and the Limits of Quantification
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Social Structure
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Cultural Bias
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The Human Body Language Study
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Conflict Resolution
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Care and Conflict
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Lessons and reflections
Grounded in research, case material, and facilitated critical discussion.
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COURSE STRUCTURE
Four Sessions
Two hours each live online session
Online
Live sessions on zoom
Recordings
Lifetime access to recordings
Discussions
Live and ofline discussion spaces
CERTIFICATION: Participants will get a certificate of participation.
However, since this is NOT an assessed course, BHARCS cannot certify completion or proficiency.
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Lives of Streeties is not a lecture series. It is designed as a space for critical engagement —
structured to ensure that what is studied is also felt, questioned, and personally confronted.