Die Stadt Bangalore gilt als Indiens Hi-Tech City und wird als ‘Silicon Valley of India’bezeichnet. Aber in letzter Zeit wird Bangalore von seinen Anwohnern 'Stadt der Strassenhunde' genannt. Das Problem der überhandnehmenden Anzahl der streunenden Hunde führt zu heftigen Diskussionen. Aktivisten bemäkeln die Versuche der Stadt, mit diesem Problem fertig zu werden, finden aber auch keine alternativen Lösungen. Als Hundebesitzer habe ich gemischte Gefühle gegenüber Strassenhunden. Ich kann mit meinem Hund nicht in Ruhe spazieren gehen, ohne von aggressiven Hunden verfolgt zu werden, und nachdem im März diesen Jahres ein Rudel Streuner unseren Garten unsicher gemacht und unsere kleine Katze totgebissen haben, hatte ich ehrlich gesagt aufkommende Haßgefühle gegenüber Strassenhunden, und fast alle Freunde von mir haben Geschichten darüber, wie sie von den Streunern terrorisiert werden. Eine Statistik berichtet, dass jede Minute irgendwo in Bangalore 12 Leute von Strassenhunden gebissen werden. Traurigerweise ist zu beobachten, dass die Opfer hauptsächlich Kinder sind, die in Slum-Gegenden wohnen und gerne abends, wenn es nicht mehr so heiss ist, draussen spielen. Erst kürzlich wurde ein Schulkind tagsüber von einem Hund angegriffen, weil es eine Dose mit Pausenbrot im Rucksack hatte.
Auch Motorrad- und Fahrradfahrer werden häufig von Hunden attackiert. Alleine in meinem Bekanntenkreis habe ich zwei Personen, die neulich unterm Fahren von einem Hund verfolgt und ins Bein gebissen wurden.Viele dieser Hunde haben Tollwut, und Indien hat die höchste Tollwutrate bei Menschen in der Welt. Dieses Virus wirkt sich auf unser zentrales Nervensystem aus, und führst zur Entzündung des Gehirns. In
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Das Strassenhund-Problem hat leider nicht nur Bangalore, sondern auch andere Städte Indiens. Es stellt sich natürlich die Frage, warum dieses Problem gerade in Indien so gegenwärtig ist.
Im Land der sogenannten 'Ahimsa', das Sanskrit Wort für Gewaltlosigkeit, ist das Töten oder Verletzen von Lebewesen untersagt und erzeugt schlechtes Karma. Ich bin auch nicht dafür, dass die Hunde brutal behandelt und abgeschlachtet werden. Aber die Leute, die am lautesten schreien und die Versuche der Stadt, mit der Bedrohung durch die Hunde fertig zu werden, kritisieren, sollten sich lieber Gedanken darüber machen, wie man das Problem effektiv und wissenschaftlich angehen könnte.
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Das Strassenhund-Problem hat leider nicht nur Bangalore, sondern auch andere Städte Indiens. Es stellt sich natürlich die Frage, warum dieses Problem gerade in Indien so gegenwärtig ist.
Im Land der sogenannten 'Ahimsa', das Sanskrit Wort für Gewaltlosigkeit, ist das Töten oder Verletzen von Lebewesen untersagt und erzeugt schlechtes Karma. Ich bin auch nicht dafür, dass die Hunde brutal behandelt und abgeschlachtet werden. Aber die Leute, die am lautesten schreien und die Versuche der Stadt, mit der Bedrohung durch die Hunde fertig zu werden, kritisieren, sollten sich lieber Gedanken darüber machen, wie man das Problem effektiv und wissenschaftlich angehen könnte.
In unseren Breitengraden gibt es Einrichtungen und Vereine wie Sand am Meer, die sich mit verlassenen Haustieren und streunenden Hunden auseinandersetzen, und selten sieht man einen streunenden Hund. Solche Tierheime, Wohlfahrtsverbände und Vermittlungszentren für Hunde wären in Indien auch nicht schlecht. Vielleicht dann auch noch staatlich gefördert, würde das für einige Leute einen Arbeitsplatz schaffen.
Effektiv wäre es auch, die Hunde zu impfen und zu sterilisieren. Damit würde sich die Anzahl der herrenlosen Tiere und die Fälle der Tollwut drastisch verringern. Hundebesitzer sollten dazu verpflichtet werden, ihre Tiere regelmässig zu impfen. In vielen kommunalen Gesundheitszentren gibt es leider auch gravierenden Mangel an Tollwut-Impfstoffen. Eine ausreichende Versorgung mit dem Impfstoff ist natürlich vorauszusetzen.
Die Anzahl der Strassenhunde ist am höchsten in Gegenden, wo sich Hotels, Fisch- und Fleischmärkte befinden. Das Werfen von Müll und Lebensmittel-Abfällen auf die Strasse sollte bestraft werden, und die kommunalen Behörden sollten sich darum kümmern, den Abfall regelmäßig einzusammeln, und geschlossende Abfallbehälter anstelle von offenen Müllkörben zur Verfügung stellen.
Artikel in der TOI zum Thema:
Die Anzahl der Strassenhunde ist am höchsten in Gegenden, wo sich Hotels, Fisch- und Fleischmärkte befinden. Das Werfen von Müll und Lebensmittel-Abfällen auf die Strasse sollte bestraft werden, und die kommunalen Behörden sollten sich darum kümmern, den Abfall regelmäßig einzusammeln, und geschlossende Abfallbehälter anstelle von offenen Müllkörben zur Verfügung stellen.
Artikel in der TOI zum Thema:
Send stray dogs to Nagaland, China
CHANDIGARH: Congress legislator Ajit Singh Mofar moved a resolution in the Punjab
assembly on Thursday seeking to tackle stray dogs in the state by sending them to China, Mizoram
or Nagaland, for "whatever they do to them".
"We can make arrangements to catch the dogs, put them in jungle or zoos or maybe send them to China, Nagaland and Mizoram where they are more needed. Stray dogs are a big nuisance now, even going on an evening walk has become dangerous because of them."
The state has witnessed an increase in dog bites with an estimated 15,000 such cases reported annually.
Mofar's suggestion was accepted much to the amusement of the House. "People in China and the northeast have their own ways of using the dogs. We cannot be really bothered with that. We have to solve our problem first. Stray dogs are killing children, attacking the elderly," Mofar told TOI.
But Mofar's leader in the house, Sunil Jakhar, disagreed with him. "Dog is considered to be a man's best friend and even Mahatma Gandhi felt so and advocated care for stray dogs. Saying things like these trivializes the issue and is not in good taste at all. I am personally against this kind of attitude," he told TOI.
The resolution has angered animal rights groups. "This is an inhuman thought and completely against ethics. Dogs have a right to live. If the state government attempts any thing on these lines, we will take them to the court," People for Animals president Saurabh Gupta said.
Ruling Shiromani Akali Dal legislator D S Cheema also opposed the suggestion. "There are scientific means of controlling dog population. We should explore advanced techniques now available and sterilize these dogs and put them back in their own territory."
"We can make arrangements to catch the dogs, put them in jungle or zoos or maybe send them to China, Nagaland and Mizoram where they are more needed. Stray dogs are a big nuisance now, even going on an evening walk has become dangerous because of them."
The state has witnessed an increase in dog bites with an estimated 15,000 such cases reported annually.
Mofar's suggestion was accepted much to the amusement of the House. "People in China and the northeast have their own ways of using the dogs. We cannot be really bothered with that. We have to solve our problem first. Stray dogs are killing children, attacking the elderly," Mofar told TOI.
But Mofar's leader in the house, Sunil Jakhar, disagreed with him. "Dog is considered to be a man's best friend and even Mahatma Gandhi felt so and advocated care for stray dogs. Saying things like these trivializes the issue and is not in good taste at all. I am personally against this kind of attitude," he told TOI.
The resolution has angered animal rights groups. "This is an inhuman thought and completely against ethics. Dogs have a right to live. If the state government attempts any thing on these lines, we will take them to the court," People for Animals president Saurabh Gupta said.
Ruling Shiromani Akali Dal legislator D S Cheema also opposed the suggestion. "There are scientific means of controlling dog population. We should explore advanced techniques now available and sterilize these dogs and put them back in their own territory."
Bangalore going to the dogs
BANGALORE: We knew it was bad, but not this bad. There is a stray dog
for every 37 persons in Bangalore city, according to a study by NGO Janaagraha Centre for Citizenship and Democracy.
"This is a scary situation," says Srikanth Viswanathan, manager, Public Record of Operations and Finance (PROOF), Janaagraha, who has collated statistics on Bangalore's dog population.
Diana Barucha, who heads the NGO Stray Dog Free Bangalore, said the dog:human ratio of the city is actually 1:25. She has arrived at this figure based on her observation that a pack of 5-6 dogs inhabit every street with not less than 20 houses.
A female dog's lifespan lasts 4-16 years and it litters at least nine puppies every six months after it turns two. Theoretically, and in an extreme situation, 60,000 dogs can be born in her lifetime, Barucha explained.
A census conducted by the department of animal husbandry and BBMP in 2007 found there were 3,27,218 dogs in Bangalore. Of these, 1,83,758 were strays and 1,43,522 pets.
But strays are the sore point with residents. Like Kanakanagar resident Abdul Sheikh who had a tough time on a Sunday when a pack of six stray dogs chased his 6-year-old daughter. "The girl was surrounded by six dogs and I had to summon all my courage to chase them away and save her. Sadly, the BBMP had not done anything though it was informed about the dog menace," Sheikh said.
Dr Parvez Ahmed Piran, joint director (animal husbandry), BBMP, said that the lack of a scientific garbage management system in Bangalore was leading to the stray dog menace in residential areas. "We are going against nature. It is just impossible to drastically reduce the number of stray dogs without culling them. Culling even ferocious stray dogs is not allowed as per the rule book. They have to die a natural death," he said.
"Just because of some animal activists, we're unable to curtail the stray dog menace. The fear of a stray dog bite is genuine and the government has not taken any action to curtail the menace," Barucha rued. Every animal should have a rightful owner, said Barucha, who calls herself a "human activist".
All stray dogs that cannot be homed or kept in dog pounds or looked after by animal welfare NGOs should be painlessly euthanized as is the practice in the developed world, she argued.
What is wrong with BBMP's ways
According to BBMP, over 7,000 animal birth control (ABC) surgeries are performed every month in the city. In 2011-12, 1 lakh dogs were treated in this programme, while 1.65 lakh were administered anti-rabies vaccination.
But animal welfare activists fault BBMP's methods of stackling stray dogs. Guha Bharadwaj, head of the Bangalore chapter of the NGO Animals Matter to Me, said: "The ABC programme must be implemented scientifically. A month ago, I helplessly saw a month-old puppy undergo sterilization which is ridiculous. Ideally, ABC must cover female dogs which have littered once, otherwise, it leads to pseudo-pregnancy. Human beings are nobody to decide the population and growth of animals."
"This is a scary situation," says Srikanth Viswanathan, manager, Public Record of Operations and Finance (PROOF), Janaagraha, who has collated statistics on Bangalore's dog population.
Diana Barucha, who heads the NGO Stray Dog Free Bangalore, said the dog:human ratio of the city is actually 1:25. She has arrived at this figure based on her observation that a pack of 5-6 dogs inhabit every street with not less than 20 houses.
A female dog's lifespan lasts 4-16 years and it litters at least nine puppies every six months after it turns two. Theoretically, and in an extreme situation, 60,000 dogs can be born in her lifetime, Barucha explained.
A census conducted by the department of animal husbandry and BBMP in 2007 found there were 3,27,218 dogs in Bangalore. Of these, 1,83,758 were strays and 1,43,522 pets.
But strays are the sore point with residents. Like Kanakanagar resident Abdul Sheikh who had a tough time on a Sunday when a pack of six stray dogs chased his 6-year-old daughter. "The girl was surrounded by six dogs and I had to summon all my courage to chase them away and save her. Sadly, the BBMP had not done anything though it was informed about the dog menace," Sheikh said.
Dr Parvez Ahmed Piran, joint director (animal husbandry), BBMP, said that the lack of a scientific garbage management system in Bangalore was leading to the stray dog menace in residential areas. "We are going against nature. It is just impossible to drastically reduce the number of stray dogs without culling them. Culling even ferocious stray dogs is not allowed as per the rule book. They have to die a natural death," he said.
"Just because of some animal activists, we're unable to curtail the stray dog menace. The fear of a stray dog bite is genuine and the government has not taken any action to curtail the menace," Barucha rued. Every animal should have a rightful owner, said Barucha, who calls herself a "human activist".
All stray dogs that cannot be homed or kept in dog pounds or looked after by animal welfare NGOs should be painlessly euthanized as is the practice in the developed world, she argued.
What is wrong with BBMP's ways
According to BBMP, over 7,000 animal birth control (ABC) surgeries are performed every month in the city. In 2011-12, 1 lakh dogs were treated in this programme, while 1.65 lakh were administered anti-rabies vaccination.
But animal welfare activists fault BBMP's methods of stackling stray dogs. Guha Bharadwaj, head of the Bangalore chapter of the NGO Animals Matter to Me, said: "The ABC programme must be implemented scientifically. A month ago, I helplessly saw a month-old puppy undergo sterilization which is ridiculous. Ideally, ABC must cover female dogs which have littered once, otherwise, it leads to pseudo-pregnancy. Human beings are nobody to decide the population and growth of animals."
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