No social commentary on this story ... just thought it was
interesting. As a dog owner I found it shocking, but after I thought
about it, I think it makes sense especially since they do not have dog
shelters, the dogs are wild and roaming and killing people.
I might question the methods they used, but I do not live there.
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Baghdad officials kill more than 200 stray dogs
Associated Press
Nov. 23, 2008, 9:54AM
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BAGHDAD — Baghdad authorities killed more than 200 stray dogs on
Sunday, the opening day of a campaign to cull dog packs roaming the
capital that was prompted by a spate of fatal attacks on residents.
Three teams of veterinarians and police officers used poisoned meat
and rifles to kill the animals, said Dr. Hassan Chaloub, an official
at the veterinary hospital supervising the effort. He said the capital
has no dog shelters.
The campaign started Sunday in western Baghdad and will move to the
eastern half of the city early next year.
Thirteen people died in August alone in the capital after being
attacked by dogs, according to Baghdad's provincial council, which is
overseeing the campaign.
People in some neighborhoods have been too frightened to go outside
when the dogs are present.
"For many days, people, including me, could not go to work in the
morning because of these dogs," said Jinan Abdul-Amir, who lives in
the Sadiyah neighborhood in southwest Baghdad. "I came here today to
the veterinary hospital to file a complaint."
Under Saddam Hussein, authorities killed stray dogs in the capital
almost every year, but the practice ended with his ouster in 2003.
Since then, local officials estimate, the number of strays in Baghdad
has grown to more than a thousand.
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