AengusOg
Well-Known Member
I abhor cruelty to animals and agree that the dogs in Romania deserve a dignified and humane end to their lives. I have seen the footage of the way the dog catchers operate, and the appalling conditions in which the dogs are kept once caught, and it is not right.
My point, or one of my points, is that the situation is too far advanced for neutering and spaying to be an effective solution. It may be part of the solution, but it will only decrease the dog population's rate of reproduction. The problem of packs of dogs roaming un-controlled, and the associated problems of disease and danger to people remain.
The knee-jerk reactions of the animal charities is to create hysteria and arouse passionate opposition to a cull; they seem not to care about the human aspect of this. People don't want their children to be afraid to go out. These people have to yield their freedom to packs of dogs. The dogs may, in the main, be amiable enough when they are well fed and left alone, but when bitches are in season, or territorial disputes arise, they are dangerous and unpredictable.
If people wish to rescue some Romanian dogs I say fair play to them, but how are 60 or 70 thousand dogs going to find nice homes in this world today? We can't even rehome all the unwanted dogs in Britain; how can we help those in Romania?
By all means march in London, and bring a dog or two home if you all can, but your efforts should be aimed at pressurising the welfare charities to mediate for humane destruction as their first priority. Otherwise they are just wasting money, energy, and folks' tolerance.
My point, or one of my points, is that the situation is too far advanced for neutering and spaying to be an effective solution. It may be part of the solution, but it will only decrease the dog population's rate of reproduction. The problem of packs of dogs roaming un-controlled, and the associated problems of disease and danger to people remain.
The knee-jerk reactions of the animal charities is to create hysteria and arouse passionate opposition to a cull; they seem not to care about the human aspect of this. People don't want their children to be afraid to go out. These people have to yield their freedom to packs of dogs. The dogs may, in the main, be amiable enough when they are well fed and left alone, but when bitches are in season, or territorial disputes arise, they are dangerous and unpredictable.
If people wish to rescue some Romanian dogs I say fair play to them, but how are 60 or 70 thousand dogs going to find nice homes in this world today? We can't even rehome all the unwanted dogs in Britain; how can we help those in Romania?
By all means march in London, and bring a dog or two home if you all can, but your efforts should be aimed at pressurising the welfare charities to mediate for humane destruction as their first priority. Otherwise they are just wasting money, energy, and folks' tolerance.
