About
The Streetie Project is a simple way to get to know the street dogs around you - where they're usually seen, and how they're being cared for by the community.
What this is
Every neighbourhood has its regulars — the dogs you see on your street, near a shop, outside your building, at the corner you pass every day. Some people know them well. Some keep their distance. Most of us recognise them, but do not really know them.
The Streetie Project is a simple way to change that.
It helps neighbourhoods build shared familiarity... and continuity of care.
Why this exists
Street dogs are already part of our everyday surroundings. But our relationship with them is often shaped by uncertainty - not knowing which ones are familiar, which may need attention, or who is already looking out for them.
This began as a personal effort to bring that knowledge together in one place - starting with a single locality, and the dogs people saw every day.
Over time, something simple becomes clear: when we begin to recognise individual dogs, not just “strays,” our relationship with them shifts.
- Familiarity replaces uncertainty.
- Care becomes easier to share.
- The neighbourhood learns to live alongside them, a little more comfortably.
The hope is for this to grow into something shared - a quiet, collective record shaped by the community that sees and cares for these dogs every day.
What you can do here
Depending on how you would like to engage, The Streetie Project lets you:
Explore
Get to know the dogs in your area — their names, where they are usually seen, and what is known about them.
Care
If you already feed or look out for dogs, log their welfare status and share updates that help others understand their routines.
Support
Record vaccinations, treatments, and follow-ups — building a simple shared history of care over time.
Contribute
Add new dogs, update profiles, and help keep information current so it remains useful to everyone in the locality.
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Where this is today
The project is currently being tested in parts of Chennai, with a small group of people who already care for the dogs in their neighbourhoods. Over time, the hope is to see this grow — locality by locality — into a shared system that can work across cities, while still staying rooted in each community.
A note on accuracy
This is a community-driven effort. The information you see here reflects what has been observed and logged by people in the area. It may not always be complete — but it becomes more useful as more people contribute over time.
The doggos are already part of our neighbourhoods.
The Streetie Project just helps us see them, and care for them, a little better.
