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Abandoned and Stray Animals
Stray dogs and stray cats don’t have a home. They lead poor and miserable lives on the streets. They are often ill fed, suffer from extreme heat or cold, and suffer from diseases. Even more often, they’re being chased around by hostile and violent people. Stray dogs, cats, horses, camels are one of the major problem which is increasing rapidly in India.
Dogs, cats and other animals are our beloved companions. Millions of them live in our homes and share their lives with us. Others are not so lucky and live as strays on streets around the world. No matter where they live, we have a big responsibility to them.
With a little preparation and a lot of love, you can choose the right pet for you and make sure she’s healthy and happy. April 4 is the day Stray animal’s day to give special attention to the 60,00,00,000 stray animals in this world.
We the BVP leaders and members encourage people all over the world to organize local charity, educational, and fundraising events.
Cats and dogs in urban or rural areas depend on humans for their everyday needs – food, water, shelter, veterinary care, love and more. Many suffer and die on the streets or have to be euthanised for lack of good homes. Animal homelessness is a complex crisis, but the solution is simple: adopt animals from shelters or the streets instead of buying them from breeders or pet stores and prevent unwanted animals from being born by always sterilizing companion animals. Many stray animals are poisoned, shot, mutilated, tortured, set on fire or killed in other cruel ways. Animals are often abandoned by the people they depend on to care for them.
Every day, countless cats, dogs and other animals suffer and die at the hands of the very people who are supposed to care for and protect them. Physical violence, emotional abuse and life-threatening neglect are daily realities for many animals. Their only hope is that a kind person will speak up before it’s too late. Read on to learn more about some common types of cruelty and what you can do to stop them.
Abandoned and Stray Animals
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Dog bites occur at a ratio of 1:20 for the dog population. An estimated 35 million stray dogs live in India and according to World Health Organization (WHO) India faces about 18,000 to 20,000 cases of rabies every year. According to the WHO report an estimated 45% of all deaths from rabies occur in South- East Asia out of which about 36 % of the world’s deaths from rabies happen in India itself.
In many countries, stray dogs and cats roaming freely are a common sight in cities and on the outskirts of small towns. These animals suffer poor health and welfare because they don’t receive regular veterinary care, appropriate shelter or nutrition. While some free-roaming dogs are regularly fed by people who act loosely as owners to them, many stray dogs and most stray cats have simply been abandoned and left to fend for themselves, forced to live off waste food scraps, wherever they can find them. Some abandoned pets have been left on their own for so long they have established populations of truly feral animals, who are afraid of and actively avoid contact with people. These populations tend to live further away from human communities and primarily live near landfill rubbish sites or by hunting prey.
Equines (horses, donkeys, zebras) belong to a diverse species that has accompanied humans for thousands of years. They roam the plains as wild or feral animals, as farm animals they pull or carry loads or are consumed for their meat, while other equines work in the tourism industry or are used for sport. We aim to improve the health and living conditions of equines in various environments and industries through projects, awareness campaigns and strong partnerships.
The biggest reason behind the problem is open garbage. Stray dogs rely on garbage while hunting for eatables. Countries that have garbage kept in bins and are cleaned regularly see lesser number of stray dogs.
Abandoned and Stray Animals
In March 2016, civic authorities from Mumbai disclosed in the Supreme Court that dog bites in Mumbai have taken 434 lives in the time period 1994 to 2015. According to reports more than 1.3 million people were bitten by dogs in Mumbai during this period. In November 2016, the Supreme Court ordered the Kerala government to stop the vigilante from the slaughter of stray dogs.
Kolkata has a population of more than 80,000 stray dogs, according to the NGOs in the city. But the number is constantly rising due to a sluggish sterilization drive. Activists in the city blame the administration for not pushing animal control policies, including spaying and neutering, which would have possibly helped avoid some of the current problems. Similarly in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh there are around 16,000 stray dogs in the city and according to officials the population has increased by 3,000 due to failed efforts by civic bodies in administering sterilization and other vaccinations to reduce the population.
They are not bad, we are bad because we never take steps to do for them that establish them, and we dominate society and throwing every animal out of our diversity ex – many animals extinct due to industrial pollution.
Dogs are known to be a highly adaptive and intelligent species. To survive in modern cities, street dogs must be able to navigate traffic.
Street dogs bites like wolves. To survive, street dogs need to avoid conflict with humans. However, dog bites and dog attacks can occur when dogs are trying to mate or fighting among themselves, and pedestrians and other humans in the vicinity often get bitten accidentally. Females with pups to protect may also be aggressive and bite people who approach their litter.
Abandoned and Stray Animals
Rabies–a fatal disease which can be transmitted to humans. Although all warm-blooded animals can get and transmit rabies, dogs are the most common carrier. India has the highest number of human rabies deaths in the world (estimated at 35,000 per annum)
The size of street dog populations always corresponds to the size and character of the human population of the area. Urban India has two features which create and sustain street dog populations:1) Large amounts of exposed garbage, which provide an abundant source of food. 2) A huge population of slum and street-dwellers, who often keep the dogs as free-roaming pets.
Dogs have extremely high breeding rates. According to one estimate, two dogs can multiply to over 300 (over a few generations) in three years. They are also highly territorial, with each dog having its fixed niche.
As long as exposed garbage and slums continue to exist, dog-killing programs cannot work. They only create an unstable, constantly changing, rapidly multiplying and rabies-carrying dog population.
With the development of cities, stray dogs have become one of the most serious public management problems in Indian cities, and a widespread concern by the public. Stray dogs have many negative impacts on city environment and human health.
Stray animals are • Street animals: Born and reproduce on the street, and have never been owned. • Lost animals: Owned free-roaming animals that could not find their way home. • Abandoned animals: Owned animals who are no longer wanted and left on the street to fend for themselves or taken to a shelter by their owner. Stray animals are not wild animals.
Abandoned and Stray Animals
Stray dogs are an absolute nuisance to the Indian society. They litter & shit anywhere, chases, bite & maul humans & human children, create intense sound pollution by continuous barking through day & night. They are of very little use to humans. Dogs are actually wild animals erroneously & intentionally declared as domestic animals. They are a threat to the human society. On one hand we are killing the harmless animals such as goat, fish, hens, cattle, pigs etc in the name of food while on the other hand we are nurturing the harmful, obnoxious, filthy animals such as dogs. The so called love of animal lovers only for dogs raises suspicions about their intentions. Many or even most of the animal lovers are non-vegetarian and do not raise any voice against killing if other harmless animals. They kill hens to feed dogs and ridiculously call themselves as animal lovers. In most other countries, culling of dogs is allowed while in India the same is banned. Further the municipal corporations, who are not even competent to supply water to their city, have been told to carry out sterilization of the millions of stray dogs. It is simply ridiculous. Obviously they cannot do it. The fault lies in the stray dog policy silently issued as ABC rules without the legislature approval and upheld by the Honorable Supreme Court. The policy needs to be changed to allow systematic culling of the stray dogs coupled with sterilization because the dogs have immense power to reproduce which far surpasses the human power. But the dog lovers in India seem to have no concern for human life at all. Our Honorable Minister tells people to train the young children (even 3 years old) as to how to behave. RIDICULOUS. A day will come when the masses will revolt against the stray dog menace and Governments will fall on this issue.
In 2001, a law was passed in India that made the killing of stray dogs illegal, and residents often feed the animals as well. In August 2014, the Delhi Police announced plans to recruit some of the city’s stray dogs as police dogs, after training them. Several dog shelters are organized throughout India that emphasis on the rescue of stray dogs especially in South and North eastern part of India.
Abandoned and Stray Animals
The Dog and Cat Meat Trade in Asia is estimated that appropriate 30 million dogs and cats are slaughtered each year for their meat and bone powder. Meat is used in biryani and soups, as inexpensive protien source and also used in nutrition and medical companies and the bone powder is used to give essence and taste for the Tea and coffee.
Large numbers of dogs and cats are stolen from their owners, snatched from the streets, or sourced from farms, transported long distances and inhumanely slaughtered. Investigations have documented the severe cruelty in all stages of the dog meat trade including sourcing, transport, sale, and slaughter. Dogs are typically caught with iron pinchers or makeshift metal lassos.
Once captured, dogs and cats are transported for many hours or even days. They are packed tightly into cages without food or water, and many die during the journey due to suffocation, dehydration, and injury. Following transport, dogs and cats are slaughtered either at a restaurant or market. Slaughter methods vary between countries but typically include bludgeoning with a metal pipe, being stabbed in the chest with a large knife, or electrocution. This is usually done in full view of other animals awaiting slaughter.
The slaughter and consumption of dogs and cats destined for human consumption pose a risk to human health in the form of disease transmission, notably rabies, but also cholera and trichinellosis. Studies have demonstrated an alarming incidence of rabies-infected dogs in restaurants, slaughterhouses, and markets.
Abandoned and Stray Animals
Laws by the Indian government:
Even though it is illegal to kill a dog in India, acts of cruelty towards animals in India comes with a measly INR 50 fine as per the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960. In 2017, a medical student from Chennai threw a dog from the rooftop of a building, and another friend filmed the entire act. In a more gruesome incident in Bengaluru, a woman flung eight puppies on a boulder, smashing their skulls in the process. Both perpetrators got out on bail after paying a petty fine.
In 2014, the New Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) announced to train stray dogs to work with police as guard dogs. The decision was applauded by many. In November 2015, the Supreme Court asked all states and union territories to follow central rules, which ban killing stray dogs in India. The Court ruled that only “irretrievably ill or mortally wounded” stray dogs can be eliminated, which should happen in a “humane manner.”
Dear BVP leaders and members – encourage your people all over the country to organize local charity, educational, and fundraising events. BVP is committed towards a better world for all companion animals. Create a BVP Committee or a Club in your area and protect at least 10 stray animals in a year. It is a great social humanity service.