Animal cruelty: Will things ever change?
By kevchua
@kevchua (1004)
Malaysia
July 21, 2009 10:31pm CST
I'm gonna share with you an experience which happened a long time ago. I was at home. It was silent and peaceful. Dogs were barking - it appeared to be a normal day. Then I heard a shot, and a dog yelping. I looked out the door, and saw the city council enforcement officers dragging a bleeding dog into their truck. I don't think you'll see this scene in the US, Australia, UK, Africa and many other animal-loving countries. This horrifying and merciless act happens in my country even up till now. Citizens have expressed their grouses, and so do the SPCAs here, but it has fallen on deaf ears. The SPCAs in my country (each state has its own SPCA) are helpless because dogs are "the untouchables" to these city council officers. Each time they see a stray, they believe that these dogs are dangerous and would shoot them dead on the spot. What if they saw other animals? Well, if it's a chicken or a goat, I'm sure they'd leave them alone or make a meal out of them.
When I watch Animal Planet on cable TV, I feel sick when dogs are so well-treated by the cops; the ASPCA (US) and RSPCA (Aust. & UK) work so well with the cops; animals have their own hospitals or clinic; the SPCA actually has its own enforcement officers to chase culprits and bring them to justice. Why is it not happening here? Because these animals are DOGS, they don't deserve to live? Just because you can't touch them, you should shoot them and drag them away?
What do you guys think? Have you actually seen cruelty like this?
1 response
@my_name_is_coco (4333)
• Philippines
22 Jul 09
I actually think most of these cruelties happen in third world or developing countries.countries with high economies like USA and UK can treat their animals well.they can allot a budget for that.while in developing countries,they think of the people first or public officials who think of how much they're going to steal from the country's finances,that's why they neglect animals.it's sick,but these people in power really don't care.
@kevchua (1004)
• Malaysia
22 Jul 09
I absolutely agree with you that a better economy means better care for animals. However even developing countries do have some level of care though the facilities and services are not as sophisticated as those available in developed countries. Only yesterday, on the same Animal Planet channel, the African SPCA caught a guy who cropped his dog's ears, and illegally kept a few other dogs in his house. He refused to cooperate when the SPCA officer said he's put under arrest. First warning, second warning, and then he calmly walked away. The SPCA officer pursued in his car and called for police backup. Eventually, that young man was apprehended and taken to the station. See how serious these enforcement officers are in third world countries, too?
Perhaps it's not really the financial capability that counts, but the efforts and the awareness that animals must also live that cause people to do something to avoid cruelty to animals.
