I was there in March when a magnificent long-haired Alsatian/German Shepherd youngster was brought in. The owners had quit, and left the dog behind. The caretaker could no longer feed his own child, or the dog.
Animals have a profound sense of smell and intuition, and can sense things. He could hear the pain of other dogs and cats in similar circumstances, so this pup got quite hysterical and had to be put down.
As the majority of the population are struggling to feed themselves and their families, the only reality I can think of is as follows:
In France they happily eat horsemeat. Even Princess Anne, a dedicated equestrian, has tried it and says it is no different to eating cattle or lamb meat. I understand that in certain regions of China and South Korea are dogs on the menu. So why not ask them to share the cost by paying for each dog they want to buy to eat?
Obviously the dogs must be dead before they are taken off the premises to ensure there is no cruelty later involved. The Chinese/Koreans might even want large orders for export? This might stop POACHING for meat/high protein in other fields. I know this is awful, but what else can we do?
If there is a better solution, I would like to hear about it. – Donette Read Kruger, by email
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Eat dog? Who knows of the Norwegian explorer Roal EG Amundsen who led an Antarctic Expedition to become the first known man to reach the South Pole in Dec 1911? They took 55 sled dogs with and, because transporting dog food for 55 dogs was too heavy a load, the dogs were allegedly there to be eaten by the other dogs and his men. On the other hand Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Expedition took ponies and horses. Probably for the same purpose? (Trivia on QI XL Series Knights & Knaves BBC2 7 Decf 2013)
Couldn’t be written any better. Reading this post reminds me of my old room mate! He always kept talking about this. I will forward this article to him. Pretty sure he will have a good read. Thanks for sharing!