Stop the killing of street dogs in Ukraine (From HSI)

This is from Humane Society International:
Unbelievably, street dogs in Ukraine are being poisoned in a terribly misguided effort to rid the streets of them in time for the Euro 2012 soccer championships. Meat laced with poison is being left out for the animals to consume, resulting in their prolonged and agonizing deaths.

This cruel and ineffective method of controlling street dog populations must be stopped. Join Humane Society International in protest and tell the Ukrainian president to end the killing of street dogs. Please take urgent action today!

Street animals have been found convulsing in pain, while people who care about them can only stand by helplessly — offering comfort in their final, painful minutes. Thousands of dogs throughout the country have already been killed by these barbaric and indiscriminate means.

HSI has contacted Ukrainian officials encouraging them to work with us on a humane approach to controlling their street dog population. To date, we’ve had no response.

For more than 20 years, HSI has been providing effective and life-saving solutions to end dog overpopulation around the world — and we know it works. Working with local groups, we humanely manage street dog populations through spay/neuter campaigns, provide rabies vaccinations to protect animals and humans, offer veterinary training, and educate communities to help change attitudes and behavior toward these vulnerable animals.

HSI and our Global Ambassador, Ke$ha, ask you to take a minute right now to tell the Ukraine president poisoning street dogs is not the answer, and their terrible suffering must stop now. Act today!

Thank you so much for all you do for animals.

Sincerely,

Andrew Rowan
President & CEO
Humane Society International

Again! You see the problem? You must really forgive me for repeating myself. Can you see it’s all because killing is an option? People would resort to all ways to get rid of what they don’t like or whatever stands in the way of their convenience by killing those who are weaker and more defenseless than them.

I’m going to repeat myself if that’s what it takes – most major religions teach us NOT TO KILL, for whatever reasons. It is the First Precept in Buddhism. It is the First Vow of Jainism. It is the 5th or 6th Commandment in Christianity (depending on which version of the 10 Commandments you follow). Confucius says in the Golden Rule “Do unto others as you would have them done unto you”.

YET, people kill.

So, what’s wrong with people? They created religion for more peaceful and harmonious living, but they don’t follow its rules, or they only follow when it is convenient for them?

Let’s go sign the petition, shall we?

Stop the killing of street dogs in Ukraine (From HSI)

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