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Thursday, January 24, 2013
Stray Dogs Menace
aNt's aNgle
We often hear views from animal activists - of whom I consider to be one - of the need for stray dogs to be caught, sterilised and placed back into the streets to live out their existence.
It's a term that is called trap, neuter and release or TNR.
Some Malaysian activists have added the letter "M" to include management of stray animals.
What this means they claim is that the dogs that a released are "looked after" by the community.
Whether this is actually being done locally is doubt. Its efficacy, seriously questioned.
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| Canines in a local pound |
The very thought of the idea of TNRM in Malaysia is a living nightmare for local councils whose job it is to control the stray population in order to avoid a health hazard to the general public.
Proponents of TNRM have argued that such practises have been successful in "overseas countries such as in India."
Is that really true?
Well, here is a story that I picked up on BBC Online that provides some startling facts about strays living in communities.
Although it is dated almost a year ago, I can only imagine that the situation is much worse now than when it was first reported.
Readers' views are most welcome.
BBC ONLINE: 13 March 2012
Last updated at 03:07 GMT
Officials say there are more than 90,000 stray dogs in Srinagar alone
Why stray dogs are Kashmir's latest threat
Officials say there are more than 90,000 stray dogs in Srinagar alone
The
streets of Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian-administered Kashmir,
have witnessed much killing in the past two decades of conflict.
However, as the violence has ebbed, residents are facing an unusual enemy - stray dogs.
The canines have been storming its streets, chasing cars, pulling down bicycle riders and often attacking pedestrians and school children. In some cases, even soldiers patrolling the streets have become their target.
Health authorities say 53,925 people - mostly children - have been bitten by stray dogs in the 10 districts of Indian-administered Kashmir in the past four years.
Some of the victims have died of rabies. Records at Srinagar's Anti-Rabies Clinic show 12 dog bite-related deaths in the last three years alone.
Things have become so bad that the Jammu and Kashmir State Human Rights Commission has described dog attacks as "violation of human rights".
'Terrible'
Mudasir Ahmad Wangnoo, a 12-year-old student, is one of the latest victims.
One evening in January, he was attacked by almost two dozen stray dogs, biting him nearly 125 times.
The dogs injured his neck, face and windpipe. Doctors found perforations caused by the bites in his heart that caused pneumopericardium- a medical condition in which air enters the heart.
Mudasir Ahmad Wangnoo was attacked by two dozen stray dogs
Syed Sajad Hussain, 40, who rescued Mudasir from the dogs, said the attack was "extremely terrible".
"The incident was similar to one you must have seen on Animal Planet - dozens of hyenas kill a helpless beast," he said.
Fortunately Mudasir survived the attack, but others such as four-year-old Sehrab Wagay of south Kashmir's Pulwama, succumbed to rabies last August after being bitten by feral dogs.
"The danger is real," warns Dr Saleem-ur-Rehman, Director of the Health Department . "On our side we are quick at providing anti-rabies drugs to hospitals and anti-rabies clinics but municipal authorities must act."
A count by the municipality found more than 90,000 stray dogs in Srinagar city. There has been no survey in the rest of the region, where dog bite cases outnumber those in Srinagar.
Unofficial estimates and local NGOs put the number of dogs in the valley at more than a million, triggering fears of increasing dog-man conflict in the next few years if the dog population is not checked.
Recently, people in the city staged a protest demanding a cull of stray dogs.
Noted poet Zareef Ahmad Zareef, who led the protest march, told the BBC that after years of "failure", the government had very little time to act now.
"We have given the authorities a deadline of a few weeks to end the canine menace. Once it finishes the civil society will handle it of its own," says Mr Zareef, whose brother had to be given 40 anti-rabies injections after being attacked by stray dogs.
"The government and animal right activists feel we are subhumans."
Caught between animal rights activists, who believe that the stray dogs should be sterilised, and irate residents, who want the dogs to be killed, the city's municipality has been grasping for a solution.
However, as the violence has ebbed, residents are facing an unusual enemy - stray dogs.
The canines have been storming its streets, chasing cars, pulling down bicycle riders and often attacking pedestrians and school children. In some cases, even soldiers patrolling the streets have become their target.
Health authorities say 53,925 people - mostly children - have been bitten by stray dogs in the 10 districts of Indian-administered Kashmir in the past four years.
Some of the victims have died of rabies. Records at Srinagar's Anti-Rabies Clinic show 12 dog bite-related deaths in the last three years alone.
Things have become so bad that the Jammu and Kashmir State Human Rights Commission has described dog attacks as "violation of human rights".
'Terrible'
Mudasir Ahmad Wangnoo, a 12-year-old student, is one of the latest victims.
One evening in January, he was attacked by almost two dozen stray dogs, biting him nearly 125 times.
The dogs injured his neck, face and windpipe. Doctors found perforations caused by the bites in his heart that caused pneumopericardium- a medical condition in which air enters the heart.
Mudasir Ahmad Wangnoo was attacked by two dozen stray dogs
Syed Sajad Hussain, 40, who rescued Mudasir from the dogs, said the attack was "extremely terrible".
"The incident was similar to one you must have seen on Animal Planet - dozens of hyenas kill a helpless beast," he said.
Fortunately Mudasir survived the attack, but others such as four-year-old Sehrab Wagay of south Kashmir's Pulwama, succumbed to rabies last August after being bitten by feral dogs.
"The danger is real," warns Dr Saleem-ur-Rehman, Director of the Health Department . "On our side we are quick at providing anti-rabies drugs to hospitals and anti-rabies clinics but municipal authorities must act."
A count by the municipality found more than 90,000 stray dogs in Srinagar city. There has been no survey in the rest of the region, where dog bite cases outnumber those in Srinagar.
Unofficial estimates and local NGOs put the number of dogs in the valley at more than a million, triggering fears of increasing dog-man conflict in the next few years if the dog population is not checked.
Recently, people in the city staged a protest demanding a cull of stray dogs.
Noted poet Zareef Ahmad Zareef, who led the protest march, told the BBC that after years of "failure", the government had very little time to act now.
"We have given the authorities a deadline of a few weeks to end the canine menace. Once it finishes the civil society will handle it of its own," says Mr Zareef, whose brother had to be given 40 anti-rabies injections after being attacked by stray dogs.
"The government and animal right activists feel we are subhumans."
Caught between animal rights activists, who believe that the stray dogs should be sterilised, and irate residents, who want the dogs to be killed, the city's municipality has been grasping for a solution.
'Noise'
They have planned dog shelters, but residents of the areas
where the pounds are proposed have protested, saying that they "won't
tolerate the noise of thousands of barking dogs," says municipal
official Fayaz Ahmad Bala. The municipality is now planning to sterilise
dogs.
There are over 90,000 stray dogs in Srinagar
The stray dog menace has also reached Dachigam wildlife park, home to the hangul, an endangered Kashmiri stag.
Last month, Kashmiri Governor NN Vohra reportedly directed the police to take "immediate action" to remove dogs from inside the national park where a paramilitary security bunker is located.
The armed forces have often been accused by locals of using the dogs as a "first line of security" in the dark against suspected insurgents or protesters.
The municipality's website even accuses troops of feeding dogs. Civil rights groups also say the troops are "consciously feeding canines" and increasing their population to be used as a "tool of surveillance".
However, paramilitary spokesman Mohasin Shahid rejected the allegations saying: "Stray dogs are nuisance to troops as well. If dogs sneak in our camps it doesn't mean we feed them or encourage their breeding."
Even the army said recently that the dogs were posing problems for them as well, after one of their soldeirs was injured in a dog attack.
Meanwhile, residents of Srinagar and across much of the rest of Indian-administered Kashmir continue to live in fear of the stray dogs.
Baba Umar is a journalist with Tehelka magazine
TOMORROW: MEET GAY RIGHTS CHAMPION THILAGA
There are over 90,000 stray dogs in Srinagar
Last month, Kashmiri Governor NN Vohra reportedly directed the police to take "immediate action" to remove dogs from inside the national park where a paramilitary security bunker is located.
The armed forces have often been accused by locals of using the dogs as a "first line of security" in the dark against suspected insurgents or protesters.
The municipality's website even accuses troops of feeding dogs. Civil rights groups also say the troops are "consciously feeding canines" and increasing their population to be used as a "tool of surveillance".
However, paramilitary spokesman Mohasin Shahid rejected the allegations saying: "Stray dogs are nuisance to troops as well. If dogs sneak in our camps it doesn't mean we feed them or encourage their breeding."
Even the army said recently that the dogs were posing problems for them as well, after one of their soldeirs was injured in a dog attack.
Meanwhile, residents of Srinagar and across much of the rest of Indian-administered Kashmir continue to live in fear of the stray dogs.
Baba Umar is a journalist with Tehelka magazine
TOMORROW: MEET GAY RIGHTS CHAMPION THILAGA
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Friday, April 06, 2012
Students Afraid Of Strays In The Neighbourhood
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| Strays belong in the home; not streets |
aNt's aNgle:
HERE is another reason why strays should not be on the streets.
It is also another reason why the so-called Trap, Neuter and Release programme that some animal groups are proposing will NOT work in the Malaysian setting.
Whether animal-lovers like to hear it or not, local councils have a responsibility to remove stray dogs and cats from the streets.
They can't be selfish and think only of themselves but to the larger community around them.
All dogs and cats belong in the HOME and not the streets.
These are stories that some animal NGOs would not want to tell you but this letter is from a reader in yesterday's Star Perak:
Thursday April 5, 2012
Students afraid of stray dogs in neighbourhood
I AM a resident of Taman University in Tanjung Malim, Perak, near a university. I would like to complain about a pack of stray dogs running wild in my housing area.
The residents here are living in fear of the animals that run wild in our neighbourhood.
Menace: Stray dogs scavenging for food at a rubbish dump posing an eyesore and a threat to public safety.
They are causing us nightmares as their population has almost doubled in the last five months.
The dogs are always foraging for food in the rubbish bins in front of our houses, tearing off the plastic bags containing food wastes.
This causes the garbage to be strewn over the roads and run over by passing vehicles, creating a big mess.
The dogs also urinate everywhere, leaving a foul smell.
They keep barking throughout the night and disturb the peace.
The residents in Taman University are mainly university students and we are unable to concentrate on our assignments and studies because of the noisy environment, apart from not being able to sleep well.
Last month, one of my course mates was chased by the dogs and fell down from her bicycle injuring both her knees.
Luckily, three passers-by helped chase the dogs away.
Stray dogs often have rabies and are scaring the residents here.
My friend has lodged a complaint with the Tanjung Malim District Council on its website but no operation was carried out to catch the strays.
We want the authorities to take immediate action to get rid of the dogs.
Evelyn W.S.C
TANJUNG MALIM
The residents here are living in fear of the animals that run wild in our neighbourhood.
Menace: Stray dogs scavenging for food at a rubbish dump posing an eyesore and a threat to public safety. They are causing us nightmares as their population has almost doubled in the last five months.
The dogs are always foraging for food in the rubbish bins in front of our houses, tearing off the plastic bags containing food wastes.
This causes the garbage to be strewn over the roads and run over by passing vehicles, creating a big mess.
The dogs also urinate everywhere, leaving a foul smell.
They keep barking throughout the night and disturb the peace.
The residents in Taman University are mainly university students and we are unable to concentrate on our assignments and studies because of the noisy environment, apart from not being able to sleep well.
Last month, one of my course mates was chased by the dogs and fell down from her bicycle injuring both her knees.
Luckily, three passers-by helped chase the dogs away.
Stray dogs often have rabies and are scaring the residents here.
My friend has lodged a complaint with the Tanjung Malim District Council on its website but no operation was carried out to catch the strays.
We want the authorities to take immediate action to get rid of the dogs.
Evelyn W.S.C
TANJUNG MALIM
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