Difficult times for dogs in Baghdad!!
An Iraqi veterinarian lures a stray dog to his death with poison meat!
There have been many changes in post Saddam Iraq. Civil unrest, an unstable government, U.S. and coalition troops trying to help the country run itself have been the norm since the invasion. However, little attention has been given to the dog population and the situation that they face in this wartorn country without any animal shelters. In fact, Baghdad, the capital city of Iraq, also without shelters estimates that there are about 1000 stray dogs running the streets of that city.
This is presenting a very difficult situation and now the Iraqi policemen and veterinarians are using poison meat and rifles to kill these stray dogs. The situation has gotten dire. In August alone, 13 people were attacked and killed by packs of these dogs. Citizens are afraid to leave their homes. No one wants to see these dogs die and perhaps if the country was in a state of peace and could learn to appreciate dogs as the true companions they are, more would be done to spay or neuter the dog population and allow for the care and adoption of these animals. I know that sounds like an impossible task in the wake of what this country has experienced in the past five years. However, the attempt to care for the dog population could be a help to all citizens and assist in the domestication and preservation of the lives of so many of these dogs.
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