stray dogs

Kids try and drown a dog

I am baffled by kids who try and drown a stray dog for fun. How bad can it get?

This is a video on Twitter. I don’t know the background. It appears to be America. It appears to show two teenage kids who have bumped into a stray dog on the street who is submissive and compliant. They use that quality to abuse the dog. They giggle while they try and drown the dog …

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Yulin cat and dog meat festival

“Opposing dog meat consumption is hypocritical” – Weibo users discuss dog meat

In China an estimated 10 million to 20 million dogs are killed annually for the dog meat industry in the country. In the UK around 10 million pigs are killed annually for consumption. This statistic provides a comparison. Dogs in China can be considered to be ‘free livestock’. No farming costs. Just roundup and transportation …

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Shooting of stray dogs in Macedonia

Macedonia’s legalised brutality against stray dogs

Struge It has come to my notice that in parts of Macedonia (at least) the authorities have instigated the mass killing of stray dogs by it seems any means possible; often by shooting. For instance, there is a petition on the change.org website after the Mayor of Struge authorised these shootings. It has been signed …

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