It's 11 in the night and the lane that I live in turns into a virtual playground for strays. So much so that it's impossible to walk. Even bike rides are a strict no-no. The dogs chase bikes and try to dig their teeth into any available calf.
So am I to assume that one is supposed to be under house arrest post 2300 hours because no one wants to do anything about the strays? This is where I have a bone to pick with the so called animal lovers. The main reason why strays roam freely on the streets while humble citizens like me stay behind locked doors.
I have an aging mother at home. What happens if I need to go out to get the doctor post 2300 hours in a medical emergency? Or do the animal lovers feel that to humor their warped sense of equality towards animals, I let my mother suffer the worst possible fate?
I have a few questions for these so called animal lovers. Why do they selectively fight tooth and nail to support only dogs? If they have managed to secure freedom for strays, why do they not step up and take them into their folds and look after them? Or do they think that their duty is to just fight for the rights of dogs to roam the streets free terrorizing ordinary citizens?
And my key question. Do they think only dogs qualify for animal rights? There is a chiken shop outside my building gate and at any given point of time in the day I see the owner of the shop decapitating poor hapless chicken. So my question is if decapitating chicken is fine, then what's the harm in rounding up strays and sending them to the slaughter house.
Humans eat meat, fish and other forms of life. Why are these animal rights activists not fighting to get a ban on killing any animal or bird? There are temples where they behead a chicken and use its blood for rituals. People slaughter goats on Bakri Eid. I don't see these animal activists protesting any of these religious rituals.
I guess they do not have the guts to question organized religion or take on the powerful religious zealots. So what best to do than fight the ordinary citizen who has no voice, nor the time and energy to counter these so called well wishers of animals. In short, these dog lovers are behaving in no different manner than goondas or bullies who often take on the weakest in society to prove their point.
My challenge to these animal lovers is if you feel so much for the strays adopt them and fill your houses with them. Or create facilities where these strays can be shifted and taken care of. Please do not fight half battles, and let the common man fight the war. The war of surviving the strays in the night.
Will PETA or any other organization or animal rights activists pay compensation if someone is bitten by a stray? God forbid, if someone dies of rabies, will these farcical dog lovers look after that person's family? I tell you, the answer is a big NO.
If these people cannot do any of the above-mentioned things, then in my book they have no right to expect the common people to put up with their nonsense. I think it's high time people like you and me, people who are hugely affected by strays, call their bluff, take them on and force them to be accountable for their actions.
I agree that dogs are faithful creatures and 10 of 10 times will stand by its master while many may do so 1 of 10. I have no problems with people wanting to take care of strays. But I certainly have a problem with them doing a half job and unleashing monsters of Frankenstien proportions.
And yes, please do not give me the logic of if you do not harm them they will not attack you. That is a convenient argument, but an untruth. So dog lovers, rise and be ready to clean your mess. If you can't, then get off you high horses and face reality. Strays are a problem, a huge one at that. Many children have lost their lives, don't wait for tragedy to strike you home. If you do, it will be too late to react.
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