Humans and dogs have been friends since a long time back. Thousands of years dogs became man's best friend, and we have a lot to hear hundreds of stories about a dog who became a hero and save his master from the bad things as well as natural disasters like the story of Hachiko, Marley & Me, and the other touching stories. But if we as the only friend of dogs, have we done things properly as we should? Do we have spend time, money and energy to our best friend? Do we have sacrificed enough, just as the sacrifices that have been given a dog to his master? We are a group of people who really have a deep concern about animals especially for dogs welfare in Indonesia. We currently focused on population control, adoption program, and to end the torture of dogs for meat. We collaborate with other organizations to against all animal abuse.
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Over the years the Government has always used the excuse of rabies overcome by mass culling stray dog using strychnine poison. We should really urged the government to immediately change the policy of eliminating rabies by mass culling stray dog with poison because it is proven for years that the method is not effective but only cruelty. As we know that strychnine poisoning produces some of the most dramatic and painful symptoms of any known toxic reaction, it is time for the government to improve the animal rights and deal with the stray dog population in a humane way by strictly apply mandatory of mass vaccination programs and sterilization as well as educating the public about rabies so they will not easily scared or intimidated by the presence of dogs on the streets. The government must also strictly apply mandatory to the dog owners to spay/neuter their dogs and apply regulation of dog trading as an effort to pressure the dog population explosion. From many cases happened it is better for the government to learn, consult and cooperate with animal welfare groups that exist as the World Health Organization also recognizes that the most effective way to eradicate this fatal disease is mass vaccination of dogs, spay/neuter, alongside rabies prevention education.
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