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Did anyone see the small part on ITV just now about this?

Basically after the child was killed by a pack of dogs last September there is a dog law which means they catch and put down as many strays as possible from the capital.

They are starting with 65,000 and hope to finish up with less than 5,000 next march.

This, to me, seems to a very good thing to be doing - no dogs suffering, it all looked very humane and they wont be on the streets uncared for and scavenging.

However, I cant believe there are some charities who think this is wrong and are saying they should be left on the streets! Why? To breed more, suffer and die from medical problems and be poisoned etc by the locals!
 
Someone shared a FB status which showed photos of a Romanian dog pound/ shelter ..death has to be a better choice than what those dogs were being put through. They faces of the veterinary volunteers from Germany showed how traumatising it was for them witnessing how the dogs were being kept .. Horrific.
I recently got involved with dog rescue in Cyprus and the situation there is awful too. Again failure of the authorities to implement spay and neuter campaign, the lax attitude to prosecuting for cruelty and a casual attitude to animal welfare and rights means the pounds and shelters are full to overflowing with dogs of all ages and types.
 
No one would argue with the fact they need to get their stray dogs under control however the methods they have used to kill these dogs are horrific, dog burned alive,dogs hung, dogs beaten to death, dogs poisoned it is just horrific.

This has led to lots of protests and dogs being rescued and sent over here, well meaning people with no idea they are dealing with feral dogs and on average about 2 a week go missing, an open door, an open gate the first opportunity and they are off.
 
Is there any evidence of that though, DG? I always wonder when there are claims such as that, whether someone has a vested interest in pulling on our heart strings.

From what I saw it all looked very humane (although still stressful for the dogs, as they were feral), but of course there were cameras around.
 
samlf said:
Is there any evidence of that though, DG? I always wonder when there are claims such as that, whether someone has a vested interest in pulling on our heart strings.

From what I saw it all looked very humane (although still stressful for the dogs, as they were feral), but of course there were cameras around.
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Ive seen the photos on fb, the petitions etc, the groups set up to rescue, Im sure there are people doing it humanely but as these dogs are classed as vermin they are not worth a bullet to a lot of people. I also hate to say it but from what Ive seen Romania dosnt have a very good reputation when it comes to animal welfare.
 
No I agree it doesn't have a very good reputation, I just don't think rescuing is the right thing - pressure needs to be put on the government to humanely put the dogs down.
 
Population control of a semi wild animal is all well and good in theory but with the sheer numbers involved a cull is needed to stabilise the situation.

In the future neutering may be part of the solution but is it really kinder to neuter a dog and then set it back to a life of scavenging,unhomed with no medical care?sounds quite cruel to me and I would pts rather that rerelease personally if there were no homes. Stray and feral dogs have no place in a civilised society they are unpredictable and tend to suffer terrible living conditions.

The government just needs to actually work on their dog controls and put the dogs that cannot be rehomed to sleep humanely.

I do wonder about the ethics of shipping a semiferal dog to come live as a house pet as well. A stray thats well socialised with humans is one thing...but a true street dog.Hard to imagine them readjusting to their new lives very well.
 
Aru, a good post. How ever well intentioned, rescuing feral and effectively wild animals, is cruelty in the extreme. A humane end is just that, humane.

Alec.
 
Ive always maintained than rather then rescue and ship them back here the money accumulated for this could be better spent on having them humanely pts, that opinion was not at all welcomed from the rescues bringing them in. Im not saying all the rescues are bad but with some Ive heard of there has been no back-up for the fosterer's or the adopters, quite a few of these dogs have now ended up in our rescues adding to the already burgeoning problem of stray dogs.
 
Well the cynic in me thinks that the reason these 'rescuers' are against humanely culling them is because they make a living out of shipping these dogs over to UK
 
*Dons tin hat* I bought a Romanian dog over last week. Whoever says that the disposal methods are humane, needs to do more research! At first I thought my boy was brain damaged. He stared into space, urinated when touched and basically had given up on life. In his short life he has been beaten quite a lot I would think, judging by the scars on his abdomen. The dog catchers are not known for their gentle manners. I doubt that anyone made any money out of bringing him here - he cost less than half of most designer mongrels. Before anyone says, I already have 4 British rescues, and 1 gifted terrier, so if I took the chance of bringing him over, surely that's my perogative... FWIW, he's now turning out to be a fantastic, smart, loyal fella! :) :)
 
Just to add - I'm certainly not a fluffy bunny, and I do think a cull is needed to an extent. But the methods of euth that they are using is barbaric! There is so much corruption over there, it's beyond belief.
 
echoncarrie said:
Just to add - I'm certainly not a fluffy bunny, and I do think a cull is needed to an extent. But the methods of euth that they are using is barbaric! There is so much corruption over there, it's beyond belief.
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I've heard some horrifying stories about their dog cull too. Doubtless the methods shown to the cameras were acceptably humane as opposed to the beat over head with clubs till dead, or poision methods I've read about.

As an owner of a badly abused rescue dog and seeing how friendly all the rescues in the kennels were it's just amazing how any of them learn to trust humans again.
 
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