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Stray Dogs Issue in Russian and Ukrainian cities

Have you ever seen a pack of stray dogs hanging around in the street? When have you last heard a report about stray dogs that killed or seriously injured an old lady? Who is going to compensate to the parents of an 11-or-so year-old boy or girl who will never smile again because of face muscles injuries in a dog attack? And finally, who is responsible for your children's security and safety when they are on a regular walk in a park?Unfortunately, the problem of stray dogs in Russia and Ukraine is still a pressing one. The most reported aspect is dog packs aggressiveness and is not the only one, and we are not going to discuss it too much: we have nothing to do with those lists of killed and injured in an accidental confrontation.

Surely it is human's irresponsibility that causes so many problems not only to humans themselves but the dogs as well. Stray dogs starve severely, unless fed at dumps or by tender-hearted people and as a result show aggressiveness. This aggressiveness is not inherent to these dogs considering the fact that these dogs that have been "lovable" pets before they got kicked out of their homes to wonder on the streets. It is a well-known fact, and there is nothing to argue about.http://www.pets-chat.com">Dogs do not attack without a reason. And if thinking about the reason globally, this aggressiveness is only a response towards not only those people who let them lead a miserable street life, but to all these silent observers. In our countries (I mean Russia, Ukraine and perhaps, our nearest East-European neighbors) the stray dogs legislation varies from none to deficient, and is usually limited by some local norms of mercy killing or (in a better case) sterilization and returning back to the street. All the shelters in Russia (let me note in brackets that, for example, in Saint-Petersburg with a stray dogs number coming to 10 thousand (!) there is only one big shelter that really does something to make the life of street dogs better, which almost always means to help them not to be street dogs any more.) are privately owned and unsupported by governmental bodies. I'm not going to lecture you about how all this is well-organized on the so-called "West". Because "organized" is not really the right word. In Great Britain, for example, almost all the shelters are private or privately-financed to a significant level. And they do function and actually perform their duties. They do give animals the second and the third, and all the further chances to find the loving masters they deserve.So the most important thing is neither money nor legislation, it's our attitude. European human rights fetish what we often find obsessive, lets them think not only of people, but of man's friends as well. They find "personal" traits of their http://www.pets-chat.com">pets more important than the actual breed of the dog, that's why mixed-breed dogs and dogs with non-identified origin are more likely to find new home, while in our countries there are sometimes even breed dogs abandoned on the street. Perhaps, it's a feature of our mentality that we perceive pets not as nearly-human beings, but as toys, sometimes very expensive, but toys.

Yes, I'm going to quote Saint-Exupry once again, but not the phrase that you're expecting. I find it even more applicable to our life: "To start living, you're to take responsibilities first". So, shall we start?

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