You fight with others, but I lose my life.... I did not vote... Street dogs
By vanny
@vandana7 (98873)
India
April 15, 2024 10:24pm CST
And so it is wars.
These cute little dogs and cats and cows and horses and goats and many many other animals ...they lose life.
Did they vote? No.
Do they have problems in finding food because of humans? Yes.
Why should they lose their life in a war not of their making?
Isn't that disrespecting god?
How then is god gonna like any of us?
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@sabtraversa (12974)
• Italy
16 Apr
Agreed. We humans seem lack the code in our brain that says 'enough', and society doesn't help by promoting consumism and making us feel we're never satisfied. Of course, we can always have more, but if that 'more' implies the suffering of defenseless creatures, it's better to think twice.
I know suffering can't ever be over and nature is ultimately cruel because of this, as we feed off each other, but it doesn't mean we have to overdo. Actually, it should motivate us to be more responsible.
This could serve as a good reminder. Thanks for the post, Vanny!
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@vandana7 (98873)
• India
16 Apr
Production can easily be planned these days. We have such well serving Internet and mobile access. Why excess production then? Which goes to expiry date, and then discarded? Less warehousing, less logistics, less fossil fuel consumption, less wastage of food. All that is now possible with the technology that we now have. Only that people are insecure to leave the age old "trusted" methods.
I am truly concerned about these stray dogs. They get so hungry that they end up eating anything that is vulnerable...and this can be a human baby too.
Our people have to become generous to these dogs. We no longer see stray puppies. Which means this problem will be around for just a decade or so. If they are fed, then babies will be safe. Such an ironic thing. They don't attack babies everyday. Once in several years. Still they get bad name. We kill them more often. But that does not find a place in newspaper. And then it is our wars....we don't even think about such dogs...they don't qualify as livestock.
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@vandana7 (98873)
• India
18 Apr
@sabtraversa They also warn and don't attack suddenly. Yesterday, I fed a stray dog that was left on the street and it was obvious that she was a pet because she had good well kept fur...the only reason she was on the streets was she had cancer...a large lump from her belly. I felt sorry for her. Our building does not allow pets. So I cannot bring strays home. But boy I felt sorry for her. Some other dog bit her ear. May have been on the street for a week or 10 days. It takes time to learn how to get food without other dogs attacking you.
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@sabtraversa (12974)
• Italy
16 Apr
@vandana7 Yup, dogs attack only if starving or threatened. Their language is simple, so is the way they think. Most of the time all it takes is to look at their tails, but eyes and ears communicate too. If more people realize this, they will be less afraid. After all, we fear what we don't know.
Stray dogs aren't even wild, they're accustomed to humans and depend on us. Dogs aren't meant to be strays in the first place.
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@kareng (54958)
• United States
16 Apr
The animals always come up short. We have rescued over 30 that have come out of the woods here and starving. Some have been hunting dogs abandoned. Others cats that were probably born in the woods and lost. It's really sad. And those blown up in wars...just sad!
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@RebeccasFarm (86774)
• United States
16 Apr
Because 'God' gave humans dominion over animals..and humans are not nice are they.
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@RebeccasFarm (86774)
• United States
16 Apr
@vandana7 I am not. I am saying that humans have free will and not nice. Their choice. God gave free will.
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@LindaOHio (156584)
• United States
16 Apr
Humans never learn. Animals have more common sense than we do. Have a good day.
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@vandana7 (98873)
• India
16 Apr
I agree with that. Animals are more caring. If one animal bites, it is because he or she cannot communicate why. We create a ruckus around it. But when we kill so many animals in our wars, we don't even think of ourselves as butchers. Sigh. You too have a good day Linda. Been reading slightly positive news in your posts.
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@LindaOHio (156584)
• United States
16 Apr
@vandana7 Thank you. Yes, I'm hoping that my husband can come home in a month.
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