The Bombay Dog Riots, also known as the 1832 Bombay Riots, were a series of protests that devolved into rioting in the city of Bombay, which was then under British colonial rule. The riots were sparked by an attempt by municipal colonial authorities to exterminate the city's stray dogs, which was opposed by Bombay's Parsis due to dogs being considered sacred in Zoroastrianism.
The Bombay Dog Riots, also known as the 1832 Bombay Riots, were a series of protests that devolved into rioting in the city of Bombay, which was then under British colonial rule. The riots were sparked by an attempt by municipal colonial authorities to exterminate the city's stray dogs, which was opposed by Bombay's Parsis due to dogs being considered sacred in Zoroastrianism.
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