There has been few cases of rabies reported by the veterinary department, 2 states declared to have rabies case and a week long of outcry from dog lovers over the recent decision of penang state cullying stray dogs.
As a dog lover i strongly think its a very immature situation. do we start killing people when h1n1 or ebola outbreaks occured? we quarantine, vaccinate, treat and try to condone transmission as much as possible. im given an impression that humans life is much more precious than animals. this is prolly the reason why wildlife continues to go extinct. as long as such ideas exist in our minds, there will not be an inkling in our minds that we are sharing this earth with other beings.
the rabies outbreak points to a deeper problem. stray population keep on rising because of irresponsible people who dump their pets, pet owners who do not neuter their pets. why do we allow this to happen? the lack of enforcement is one to blame. some pet owners are so ignorant about their responsiblities towards their pets. at the end of the day pet shelters like paws,spca, etc are the ones who help clean the mess. these people adopt strays, vaccinate them, and nurse them back to health. please also be reminded that these shelters are non govermental organisation, solely operated by donations and volunteers of compassionate people. they did a good job. with this dog cullying business, it has broken many hearts of these animal lovers. i sense their sadness, their despair over not able to do anything, not able to protect the fragile strays.
the most outrageous thing ive heard so far is there is not enough vaccines available to vaccinate these dogs. to add oil into the anger of many other people, no one brought up how we can solve this problem. instead, they jump on the idea of mass killing. can a doctor say im sorry i do not have enough antibiotics to treat ur infection, can i please amputate ur limb? in medicine, we all have been taught and engraved in our brains that each life is sacred and very much important irrespective of whose life it is. this event violates everything i have been taught.
enough said, i am against the mass cullying of strays.
As a dog lover i strongly think its a very immature situation. do we start killing people when h1n1 or ebola outbreaks occured? we quarantine, vaccinate, treat and try to condone transmission as much as possible. im given an impression that humans life is much more precious than animals. this is prolly the reason why wildlife continues to go extinct. as long as such ideas exist in our minds, there will not be an inkling in our minds that we are sharing this earth with other beings.
the rabies outbreak points to a deeper problem. stray population keep on rising because of irresponsible people who dump their pets, pet owners who do not neuter their pets. why do we allow this to happen? the lack of enforcement is one to blame. some pet owners are so ignorant about their responsiblities towards their pets. at the end of the day pet shelters like paws,spca, etc are the ones who help clean the mess. these people adopt strays, vaccinate them, and nurse them back to health. please also be reminded that these shelters are non govermental organisation, solely operated by donations and volunteers of compassionate people. they did a good job. with this dog cullying business, it has broken many hearts of these animal lovers. i sense their sadness, their despair over not able to do anything, not able to protect the fragile strays.
the most outrageous thing ive heard so far is there is not enough vaccines available to vaccinate these dogs. to add oil into the anger of many other people, no one brought up how we can solve this problem. instead, they jump on the idea of mass killing. can a doctor say im sorry i do not have enough antibiotics to treat ur infection, can i please amputate ur limb? in medicine, we all have been taught and engraved in our brains that each life is sacred and very much important irrespective of whose life it is. this event violates everything i have been taught.
enough said, i am against the mass cullying of strays.
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