(MY) phase out dog shooters

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Better for Johor to phase out dog-shooters - Malaysiakini.com

Shoba Mano

Apr 4, 07 4:54pm Adjust font size:

 

I refer to a recent media report in which the Johor Housing and Local

Government Committee promises to continue 'a systematic eradication of

stray dogs through dog-shooting squads. When will the government stop

looking for short cuts to solve community issues?

 

I guess expecting the committee to take positive steps on education on

animal welfare, re-homing, to spend money on properly qualified vets

to spay and neuter the strays is too much to ask of these pen-pushers.

 

Instead of bemoaning the fact that it s critically short of dog

shooters, the committee should instead think about introducing animal

welfare studies into school curriculums and teaching people that they

should not dump their pets that will eventually end up as strays.

 

It should think of hefty fines for those who dump their pets or abuse

them. It should stop pet shops from selling animals and draft

regulations to eliminate illegal breeders.

 

The media report also mentioned the ill-fate that befell several of

the committee's dog shooters and this only goes to show that God will

mete out justice for these poor animals killed. The ill fate these dog

shooters suffered reminds me of Shakespeare's Macbeth where Macbeth

went crazy because he could not wash away the innocent blood off his

hands no matter how hard he tried.

 

Natural law dictates there is a consequence for every action. Let our

actions in Malaysia be positive so that we can reap positive returns

for our country and future generations.