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We frequently speak up and criticise our government for embarrassing us, yet do not feel embarrassed when we ourselves display a third world mindset towards innocent animals who we bred to be our companions and cannot speak up for themselves. And because of our laziness and unwillingness to be inconvenienced, 50,000 animals are going to die needlessly and probably painful deaths at the hands of unfeeling dog catchers.
In our quest to try to be a first world country, it starts with a change in mentality and a willingness to learn from others.
Countries like Germany and Holland have no-kill policies and yet have next to ZERO strays, proof that killing is not necessary to control stray populations. They implement policies requiring pets to be micro-chipped so they can trace owners who abandon their pets and fine them. In year 2011, when the German city of Bremen was overrun by cats, the government controlled it not by culling but by ordering ALL strays to be neutered.
It is so true what Alvin Toffler said decades ago, that “The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.”
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One response to ““Culling strays is inhumane, whatever your argument is””
Yes, culling of animals is 100% inhumane but sad to say (from comments in fb), more people are beginning to support this action.
Animal lovers are being called hypocrites, selfish, they want to see strays alive but they do not or refuse to see the amount of suffering they have to endure daily – fight & scavenge for food to survive, sick/ disease infected/ injured in silent pain but how many humans will help or even notice, under the rain and sun with no shelters and the list can go on and on, therefore the best solution for them is death. This group of mentality only tells us that humanity is eroding. Whatever excuses one can come up with to justify that it is ok to kill another live (to end their suffering, to protect the nation, etc.etc) please be reminded that the animals’ live DO NOT belong to the executioner – it’s just that simple.