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| Stray dog numbers spur state euthanasia plans | |
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| Topic Started: Oct 9 2013, 12:32 AM (168 Views) | |
| Darcie | Oct 9 2013, 12:32 AM Post #1 |
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The sight of a mangy dog covered with fleas is a common sight in the streets of Bucharest, Romania. "Ever since I was young, I remember there being stray dogs everywhere," says Ana Cristina Enescu, a resident of Romania. The problem has gotten so bad, Enescu says, that when people give each other directions, they include details about which streets to avoid because of feral dogs. But when a four-year-old boy was attacked and killed earlier this year by dogs near a park where he was playing with his older brother, city officials decided to take action. Two weeks ago, Bucharest's city council implemented a bill that legalizes the euthanization of the capital's estimated 65,000 strays. While many Romanians welcomed the decision, animal rights groups criticize it. “People are angry [at the boy’s death] and I think it prompted the government to rush through this kind of legislation that would allow the killing of dogs. It’s a regrettable situation,” says Elizabeth Sharpe, a spokesperson with the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA). http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/stray-dog-numbers-spur-state-euthanasia-plans-1.1928448?cmp=rss I never realized how many stray dogs there were in the world. |
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| wildie | Oct 9 2013, 05:09 AM Post #2 |
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They should do that in Rome, also! When I was there it was difficult to walk, without stepping into dog poop! |
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| Alli | Oct 9 2013, 09:07 AM Post #3 |
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There were so many dogs on Zanzibar as well. Dogs are considered to be filthy in the Islamic religion. The dogs ran at night they were so viciously treated death was likely more welcoming than living fearful by day.. Often at night you'd hear gun shots... Locals would go to the beach were many strays lived shooting them. The Vet on the Island was friends with my parents. He wanted to start neutering them but that idea never went over with local government.Now because it's become such a tourist hub you don't see many dogs running the streets.. I don't know what's become of them..
Edited by Alli, Oct 9 2013, 09:11 AM.
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| wildie | Oct 9 2013, 04:02 PM Post #4 |
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Probably they were exported to China! biggrin 04 |
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| Trotsky | Oct 10 2013, 12:29 AM Post #5 |
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I guess a few top chefs from Bucharest (if you can imagine such a concept) should study in a Chinese Culinary Institute and pick up a couple of delicious Fido recipes. |
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| wildie | Oct 10 2013, 04:58 AM Post #6 |
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They could open a HOT DOG stand! laugh123 |
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| Trotsky | Oct 10 2013, 10:07 AM Post #7 |
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Dognabbit, you got a good one there, Wildie.
Edited by Trotsky, Oct 10 2013, 10:08 AM.
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