Is Collecting Stray Animals the Solution?

Especially lately, “stray dog ​​problem” It is recommended that dogs be sent to shelters, put to sleep or thrown into the forest. With this situation, which animal lovers strongly oppose, the shelters are claimed to be ‘death camps’.

The animals in many shelters are struggling to survive under very difficult conditions. Do you mean animals that eat each other alive from hunger, those who are tortured to death because their populations increase, or those who froze to death while sleeping on cold concrete?

So how can we prevent the increasing animal population on the streets without harming the animals?

Unfortunately the answer to this question collect animals and not taking them to shelters. However, if the care, vaccination, sterilization and feeding of animals in the city is done systematically, we can prevent this problem.

In addition to the authorities who should take responsibility here, cooperation of volunteers and guidance is also very important. In short, it is possible to live in a peaceful environment with street animals. So how?

Regular spaying should be done.

When animals want to mate unless they are neutered into an aggressive mood they can wear. It is a fact that they are more docile when neutered. If you have animals in your home, you can easily observe this.

The mating of a male and female animal multiplies in a year, resulting in the reproduction of hundreds of more animals. Therefore, the first step that should be taken as a priority is the municipalities. following surgical principles is sterilization. Depending on the municipality you are affiliated with, you can make an appointment and have stray animals neutered. In the case of regular sterilization, it is predicted that the number of stray animals will be halved in a few years.

The production and sale of animals should be stopped.

With so many animals on the streets to breed animals By showing a demand for them to be produced more and not creating this opportunity for our friends who are waiting for a warm home outside, the dog population increases considerably.

Especially, the rate of abandonment of purchased animals on the street is very high. When you visit the shelter, it is possible to encounter many kinds of abandoned animals there. Prioritize when you want to share your home with an animal. to the streets and shelters Giving is very important in this case.

For example, the Bessie you see in the photo above is an abandoned golden. İzmir Metropolitan Municipality is waiting for someone who will open a home for it again at the Stray Animals Social Life Campus.

Children and adults should be trained on how to approach animals.

There are reasons why many of the injuries suffered by animals happen to children. Children learn their movements by adult teaching or by imitating adults. If a child how to approach animals If not taught, he may put himself in danger by making unconscious movements.

No animal or animal breed there is no innate hatred or aggression towards you. It responds according to the reactions from its environment, for example, it is normal for a dog that has been abused or frightened by people to react to people.

By elaborating on basic teachings such as letting a dog get to know you by smelling it before approaching, not making movements that might make him nervous while eating, and avoiding actions that will scare him. making it educational must.

Feeding should be done systematically.

The fact that unneutered animals are more aggressive also applies to hungry animals. Unfortunately for them on the street there is a constant struggle for life there is. The places we built by destroying their natural habitats made their lives very difficult. Stray animals spend most of their days looking for food. Many of the meals we put in front of our doors and next to the garbage are not suitable for them.

For this reason, the places determined together with the volunteers feeding point It should be ensured that these feedings are made regular by choosing the By building huts, areas should be created for them to feel warmer and safer.

It is in our hands to create a peaceful living environment together.

This world is the habitat of humans as well as all other living things. Developing solutions to try to take away the basic freedoms of animals, because we can use our minds in a more complicated way than they do, is what we are proud of. humanity far from the concept.

By applying these solutions that experts recommend, which will be really effective, you will be in the streets with animals. In peace we can live. If you want to take responsibility, you can make regular shelter visits besides disseminating and implementing all these solutions.

Most of our cities have voluntary associations, communities or individuals in shelters. For example, you can be the voice of the animals in the shelters by joining the Afalina Animal Rights Group, which tries to improve the living spaces of our friends there by making voluntary shelter visits every Sunday.

Source: Judge Committee