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Recently a mass culling of stray dogs in Seremban create some hoo-ha in Malaysia and caught quite a fair bit of attention. Here is the link. https://www.worldofbuzz.com/viral-photos-of-stray-dogs-being-euthanised-publicly-seremban-send-msians-into-outrage/ Lets share some views on what do you think of such acts by the gov given that there is news of rabies in 3 states in Malaysia. What about the shooting of crows here? Mad cow disease and bird flu saw thousands of these animals put to sleep? Is it cruel to do this? Or sld there be other ways to control the situation? I think dog lovers are going to be firing at full power.. But I think it is more than dogs only..

i was at the place mentioned in the article last year, while exploring Bukit Brown the pack of dogs approached me, snarling with low growls... i was a little scared but i din run, i walked away calmly the dogs sensed no hostility in me and left afterwards this gan cheong spider ang moh ran and injured himself... and now, he wanted the authority to round up the dogs :angry: please leave them alone... [:(] https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=556...e=3&theater Save Our StreetDogs SOSD A newspaper report (http://goo.gl/WMFg5) inthe Straits Times today described how an American citizen, was chased by stray dogs at Bukit Brown Cemetary when cycling, falling off his bicycle and sustaining minor scratches (scratches, mind you, not dog bites). He demanded: "I would like to see the authorities round up the dogs. You can't just let wild dogs run around terrorising people, so the AVA should try to catch them." The report prompted me to make a trip down to Bukit Brown personally to assess the situation. True enough, there were some stray dogs, like the ones in the picture here. But unlike what was reported in the dramatised report, the dogs were timid, shying away from anyone who approached them. The man who works with tombstones told me a heart-wrenching story of how the Brown coloured boy behind was the sole survivor when his pack was poisoned by dog catchers 5 years ago. His family members all ate the poisoned food out of hunger, and died horrible, slow deaths; but this old man was the only clever one who did not let his hunger claim his life. The beautiful black coloured boy on the right was hungry, injured and limping. All he wanted was to survive and to have sometime to fill his stomach. "So many people come here during Ching Ming every year", yet none of them complain. If the dogs are aggressive, they would have attacked years ago. Why is the ang mo (caucasian) like that? The dogs are innocent, why does he want them to die?" another lady caretaker pleaded in Mandarin. It is heart-wrenching to see our canine friends suffer, and lose their lives over Singaporeans' (and expats) intolerance over anything and everything, and lack of respect for life. One fall off a bicycle, and 13 lives may be lost. Many of the dogs I saw today were friendly and approached humans. Those, I told the workers there, are the ones in danger. The dog catchers do not care if they are the ones responsible. They will catch as many as they can for money. This is how AVA pays them. I passed them SOSD's contact. And told them is they see anyone using cruel methods to harm the poor dogs, or if they need help in any way. Over the past 2 days, we have seen a dog brutally hung to death in Bukit Batok, and another hit & run case we had to put to sleep. Enough is enough, Singapore. Live and Let Live. ~Dr Siew Tuck Wah

kind of curious. anyway the poll is anonymous so :)

yest i saw a stray dog dead on the road. i was wondering what should one do if he/she knocks a stray cat/dog dead on the road?

For kitty-lovers, there are a 6 stray kittens and their very lovable mother needing homes to go to. I'm not housing any of them due to some concerns (there was already a huge hoo-ha when I adopted my current cat and it's not a good time to risk peace at home right now). The kittens are healthy and adorable. The mum is also very young and probably adolescent only. Leaving them there at NUS science canteen attracting so much attention is traumatising for the kittens, and it's just a matter of time before management will call AVA to remove them. Please see the webbie I've put up for info and updates. http://applemilky.org/other-causes/kittens-for-adoption/