Streetwise Survivors
by A tribute to street dogs. Street dogs are society’s utility animals.
Streetdogs of Kolkata
Kolkata has many streetdogs, several streetdog lovers and a few streetdog loving NGOs who try to provide a reasonable standard of healthcare to streetdogs that are brought under their care. They go on Sterilisation Drives, providing Anti-Rabies vaccine, treatment and care of injured dogs etc. Although it is a dog’s life out on the mean streets of Kolkata, the people of Kolkata do make a difference, helping these streetdogs survive against all odds. My eyes light up when I see young boys and girls, even senior citizens, moving around with packets of food and biscuits for streetdogs. No, feeding streetdogs will not show you the path of heaven but their wagging tails are worth their weight in gold.
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Post CommentAbdul Sabour Ayoubi
On December 18, 2008 at 11:47 am
A great article with lots of information, which tackles a very sensitive issue. Thanks for sharing. Keep it on.
Rhondalyn Teel
On March 11, 2010 at 6:01 pm
This article had me in tears and then laughing, when remembering incidents. At least in towns and cities the animals stand a chance of someone helping.
All too often people will throw their unwanted animals out, here in the country. Cats that have been de-clawed and elderly animals do not stand a chance of life for even a few hours. Civilized animals can not compete or survive with the coyotes.
Most of the dog packs are from towns, they live in normal homes during the day and run in packs at night. Seldom are dog pack members individual survivors of abandonment.
I have shot my share of dogs in packs, without feeling bad (except I would like to catch their ‘owners’). These animals are not killing my stock for food but for sport. They play with and torture animals they catch.
I have found injured and elderly animals, where they have been abandoned, out here. Sometimes they have been too badly injured and I have to put them down. Afterwards I get very angry, if I could put my hands on the monsters that hurt them, abandoned them, I would help cleanse the human gene pool.
Many times the elderly animals will just give up and die, within a few days of my bringing them home. But at least they had a few days of warmth and comfort before the end. And they seem to appreciate my little efforts shown but their tail wagging and leaning against me.
Animals seem to know…
I have a very low opinion of vaccinations and (too) early sterilizations. But if you must get rid of an animal do not abandon it! Do your duty and put it down gently.
People who cry out “I love **** too much to kill it” do not love, have no conception of the meaning of the word love.