Guest guest Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 While Dr. Chinny Krishna, for one, will surely immediately recognize the link between the following two recent news items from Mizoram, the recognition should not require a rocket scientist-- 1) lINK: http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080114/jsp/guwahati/story_8779423.jsp *Rodent army cleans up Mizoram farmlands* * - Fear of famine courses through state as rats shift attention from paddy to vegetables* OUR CORRESPONDENT Silchar, Jan. 13: High on energy after a carbohydrate-rich diet (read paddy), a rampaging army of rats has turned its attention to vegetables in farms across Mizoram. 2) http://www.hindu.com/2004/12/20/stories/2004122003042000.htm *Dog meat, a delicacy in Mizoram * AIZAWL, DEC. 19. Man's trusted friend and guardian for ages, the dog is seen in Mizoram as a source of tasty meat, more preferred than even the pork, the widely available meat in the State... A five-member team of mediapersons from Kerala on a recent visit to the northeast noticed the absence of stray dogs in Aizawl. If people eat the doggies who protect the veggies, the rats will eat the veggies instead of the doggies eating the rats. -- Merritt Clifton Editor, ANIMAL PEOPLE P.O. Box 960 Clinton, WA 98236 Telephone: 360-579-2505 Fax: 360-579-2575 E-mail: anmlpepl Web: www.animalpeoplenews.org [ANIMAL PEOPLE is the leading independent newspaper providing original investigative coverage of animal protection worldwide, founded in 1992. Our readership of 30,000-plus includes the decision-makers at more than 10,000 animal protection organizations. We have no alignment or affiliation with any other entity. $24/year; for free sample, send address.] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 Dear Merritt, I feel sending a formal request to the Government of Mizoram on suggestions and recommendations with regards to the current rodent menace and the linkage to the Dog meat or eradication of the Dog population there may be of some use. We can try and I would appreciate that you send them a feeler and see if there is some kind of a response. Considering the fact that these guys are desperate in getting the rodent menace sorted out, so capitalizing on it would be a good idea to make that place safer for Dogs yet again. Those who are in a position to give suggestions may use the official website feedback form of the Mizoram Government below: Link: http://mizoram.nic.in/feedback.asp Thanks, Azam On Jan 15, 2008 12:20 AM, Merritt Clifton <anmlpepl wrote: > While Dr. Chinny Krishna, for one, will surely immediately > recognize the link between the following two recent news items from > Mizoram, the recognition should not require a rocket scientist-- > > > 1) > > lINK: http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080114/jsp/guwahati/story_8779423.jsp > > *Rodent army cleans up Mizoram farmlands* > * - Fear of famine courses through state as rats shift attention from > paddy to vegetables* > > OUR CORRESPONDENT > > Silchar, Jan. 13: High on energy after a carbohydrate-rich diet (read > paddy), a rampaging army of rats has turned its attention to > vegetables in farms across Mizoram. > > > > 2) > > http://www.hindu.com/2004/12/20/stories/2004122003042000.htm > > *Dog meat, a delicacy in Mizoram * > > AIZAWL, DEC. 19. Man's trusted friend and guardian for ages, the dog is > seen in Mizoram as a source of tasty meat, more preferred than even the > pork, the widely available meat in the State... > > A five-member team of mediapersons from Kerala on a recent visit to the > northeast noticed the absence of stray dogs in Aizawl. > > > > > If people eat the doggies who protect the veggies, the rats > will eat the veggies instead of the doggies eating the rats. > > > > > -- > Merritt Clifton > Editor, ANIMAL PEOPLE > P.O. Box 960 > Clinton, WA 98236 > > Telephone: 360-579-2505 > Fax: 360-579-2575 > E-mail: anmlpepl > Web: www.animalpeoplenews.org > > [ANIMAL PEOPLE is the leading independent newspaper providing > original investigative coverage of animal protection worldwide, > founded in 1992. Our readership of 30,000-plus includes the > decision-makers at more than 10,000 animal protection organizations. > We have no alignment or affiliation with any other entity. $24/year; > for free sample, send address.] > -- United against elephant polo http://www.stopelephantpolo.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 Merritt, I get your connection, I think, and I am not even a scientist, rocket or otherwise. But what does this mean for someplace like Kathmandu, where no one is eating dogs just yet. As we, and others, introduce ABC programs to reduce the stray population (who live off the non-existence of waste management, and most likely all the rodents we never see), is this a cause of concern? I would think so, as living for 3 years in washington dc, where i don't think i ever saw a stray dog, i did notice a bazillion rats - we used to call it DC wildlife in Adams Morgan. I think an increase in the rat population may reduce the effectiveness of rabies control via ABC and Vaccination programs. What say you? Then I started thinking, if this was enough of a concern and real threat, then perhaps ABC programs could be tied to donor-funded waste management programs, which are trying to stay afloat amid the sewage and waste in Kathmandu. The logic being that street dogs, being deprived of human-generated trash fed rats, may take to eating other small mammals - like children. Uh...I guess that's why I am not a scientist! Jigs www.animalnepal.org aapn , " AZAM SIDDIQUI " <azam24x7 wrote: > > Dear Merritt, > > I feel sending a formal request to the Government of Mizoram on suggestions > and recommendations with regards to the current rodent menace and the > linkage to the Dog meat or eradication of the Dog population there may be of > some use. > > We can try and I would appreciate that you send them a feeler and see if > there is some kind of a response. > Considering the fact that these guys are desperate in getting the rodent > menace sorted out, so capitalizing on it would be a good idea to make that > place safer for Dogs yet again. > > Those who are in a position to give suggestions may use the official website > feedback form of the Mizoram Government below: > > Link: http://mizoram.nic.in/feedback.asp > > Thanks, > > Azam > > > > On Jan 15, 2008 12:20 AM, Merritt Clifton <anmlpepl wrote: > > > While Dr. Chinny Krishna, for one, will surely immediately > > recognize the link between the following two recent news items from > > Mizoram, the recognition should not require a rocket scientist-- > > > > > > 1) > > > > lINK: http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080114/jsp/guwahati/story_8779423.jsp > > > > *Rodent army cleans up Mizoram farmlands* > > * - Fear of famine courses through state as rats shift attention from > > paddy to vegetables* > > > > OUR CORRESPONDENT > > > > Silchar, Jan. 13: High on energy after a carbohydrate-rich diet (read > > paddy), a rampaging army of rats has turned its attention to > > vegetables in farms across Mizoram. > > > > > > > > 2) > > > > http://www.hindu.com/2004/12/20/stories/2004122003042000.htm > > > > *Dog meat, a delicacy in Mizoram * > > > > AIZAWL, DEC. 19. Man's trusted friend and guardian for ages, the dog is > > seen in Mizoram as a source of tasty meat, more preferred than even the > > pork, the widely available meat in the State... > > > > A five-member team of mediapersons from Kerala on a recent visit to the > > northeast noticed the absence of stray dogs in Aizawl. > > > > > > > > > > If people eat the doggies who protect the veggies, the rats > > will eat the veggies instead of the doggies eating the rats. > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Merritt Clifton > > Editor, ANIMAL PEOPLE > > P.O. Box 960 > > Clinton, WA 98236 > > > > Telephone: 360-579-2505 > > Fax: 360-579-2575 > > E-mail: anmlpepl > > Web: www.animalpeoplenews.org > > > > [ANIMAL PEOPLE is the leading independent newspaper providing > > original investigative coverage of animal protection worldwide, > > founded in 1992. Our readership of 30,000-plus includes the > > decision-makers at more than 10,000 animal protection organizations. > > We have no alignment or affiliation with any other entity. $24/year; > > for free sample, send address.] > > > > > > -- > United against elephant polo > http://www.stopelephantpolo.com > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 16, 2008 Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 > As we, and others, introduce ABC programs to reduce the stray >population (who live off the non-existence of waste management, and >most likely all the rodents we never see), is this a cause of >concern? I would think so, as living for 3 years in washington dc, >where i don't think i ever saw a stray dog, i did notice a bazillion >rats This is definitely an issue to be concerned about, & I have written extensively about it for many years. Street dogs are the front-line predator/scavengers of the developing world. Take them off the street while the refuse and rats remain, and you will inevitably get more street pigs and monkeys at a ratio of one per dog removed, and/or feral cats at a ratio of three per dog removed. Improving urban sanitation must go hand-in-hand with reducing the street dog population, because the alternatives are considerably more difficult to deal with, in a humane manner or any other way. >I think an increase in the rat population may reduce the >effectiveness of rabies control via ABC and Vaccination programs. >What say you? Rodents are not a major vector for rabies. They are susceptible to rabies, but have such high metabolisms that they go from infection to death within a matter of days, whereas larger mammals such as dogs and raccoons can have a latency phase of weeks, even up to two months in some cases, during which time they can infect other animals. > Then I started thinking, if this was enough of a concern and real >threat, then perhaps ABC programs could be tied to donor-funded >waste management programs This should definitely be done, to whatever extent is possible. Logically, the animal people should be fixing the animals while the enviros deal with the trash. >street dogs, being deprived of human-generated trash fed rats, may >take to eating other small mammals - like children. Authentic street dogs rarely attack people. The pack attacks occurring in the Bangalore and Hyderabad areas last year occurred at sites where accumulations of meat wastes had attracted owned dogs as well as strays, and the first attack in Bangalore occurred in a manner typical of larger dogs who had hunted animals such as deer, goats, or sheep--in other words, like rural dogs who came to town with migrant laborers, and then were left to their own devices. I looked at the autopsy report, & it looked exactly like what I used to see when small packs of dogs took down deer & sheep in Quebec. -- Merritt Clifton Editor, ANIMAL PEOPLE P.O. Box 960 Clinton, WA 98236 Telephone: 360-579-2505 Fax: 360-579-2575 E-mail: anmlpepl Web: www.animalpeoplenews.org [ANIMAL PEOPLE is the leading independent newspaper providing original investigative coverage of animal protection worldwide, founded in 1992. Our readership of 30,000-plus includes the decision-makers at more than 10,000 animal protection organizations. We have no alignment or affiliation with any other entity. $24/year; for free sample, send address.] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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