Hey Rico,
Dont worry, got Helen's point earlier, & your point too that euthansia is against the law. Guess the laws were not enforced before as I have seen dogs being shot which wouldnt have been as humane as euthansia eh? Dare I say that other animals were shot too? My suggestion "putting to sleep" as being humane was in response to the word "shooting" being used in original mail. Made me see red. Also we have had dogs as pets through the years & they lived well & long. Best friends they were!. However, if the programme was in force from beginning, then from where did the stray dogs atop the hill come? Things have changed now, I realise that. Dont be appalled because that is how things were ..I am talking about 50 years ago......I recall mention made of dogs from the hills, coming down to the village & then considered as strays. Anyway, you & others (as I have read now) do your best. But for your information, there were no people dealing with stray animals during the years I am talking about. Life has changed, world has changed.... So we did our best. AND for the record, if my mail was read well, I havent euthanised animals because they were stray but because they were sick or at the request of the Vet. All the best to you, Helen & all Teams on the JOB. Annette ________________________________ From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of Ricky Noronha <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, September 6, 2016 3:23 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [SALIGAONET] Re: [goacan] FRIDAY BALCAO to focus on Stray dogs and Rabies in Goa Just FYI all: ==> http://www.hsi.org/world/india/news/releases/2015/11/supreme-court-order-street-dog-population-matter-111915.html [http://www.hsi.org/assets/images/270x224/animals/dogs/street-dog-blue.jpg]<http://www.hsi.org/world/india/news/releases/2015/11/supreme-court-order-street-dog-population-matter-111915.html> Hon’ble Supreme Court Orders Implementation of Animal ...<http://www.hsi.org/world/india/news/releases/2015/11/supreme-court-order-street-dog-population-matter-111915.html> www.hsi.org November 19, 2015 . Hon’ble Supreme Court Orders Implementation of Animal Birth Control Rules. Order to humanely control street dog population welcomed by Humane ... You cannot kill, put-to-sleep, euthanise or otherwise deny life to the street and stray dogs in India. Supreme court ruling - and you'd better believe it or you're gonna face serious action! Ideally you should get your local panchayat to work with the designated NGOs (there are many in Goa) to spay/neuter them, start local feeding programs for them and have them treated and well looked after. That's the correct thing to do. Stray and street dogs do NOT cause any problems if properly cared for and treated well. If vaccinated and kept looked-after can in fact help solve many problems. And they have rights too: https://jaagruti.org/information-to-empower-you/indian-street-dogs-and-their-rights/ So - for those of you on this list that're of the opinion that "these are stray animals & as such it would be humane to put them to sleep" and "my premise being that the health & safety of humans come first ".... "So what is the worry about the strays being sent to "kingdom come" humanely?".... I beg to disagree. Please understand the law and go by the law! Street dogs have their rights - just as you have yours. I say this as someone who has lived in Saligao once and a current Animal lover and activist! And I am frankly appaled at the ignorance and lack of knowledge about something as fundamental as "mans' best friend" - on this list! Hopefully the meeting in Mapuca will explain this to all of you'll and I would expect that Normal Alvares and the PFA Team will explain to you'll what can and should be done. And how. FYI - I'm currently working with Animal Rights people and Animal Welfare NGOs in South Goa and elsewhere to implement humane methods to ensure that the stray dogs and humans can co-exist peacefulu and with the least friction. And personally I have been working with a lovely pack of 9 dogs in my residential area in Nuvem for the last year or so - to great effect. From everyone being suspicious and often terrified of them (as is often the case with the unknown) - they're everyone's friends now, everyone feeds them and the building kids have a lovely time playing with them every evening! Need more info on what you can do and how - let me know. Mail me off-list and I will reply. But I just had to post this as I think the info going-around on the list is appalling! To say the least! Ricky Noronha -- -- Saligao-Net is at http://groups.google.com/group/saligao-net To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe email [email protected] --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Saligao-Net" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. 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