Hi Terry,
The Blue Cross
in India running S/N & vax programs; is this the same as Blue Cross/ Blue
Shield? I want to get more info on any possible funding source.
Anne,
I love your
description of the dogs co-existing rather than belonging to humans. The energy
dynamic is different. When I first arrived in Puerto Rico, the independence of
dogs living outside the gates amazed me. I had never seen dogs self-determine
their lives before.
I have noticed
that the dogs in the more agrarian areas are healthier than the beach dogs of
more densely populated parts of PR. To me, lean, injured and mangy seems to correlate
with overpopulation.
Beach dogs with
lepto from eating rats, I’ve seen, but not where I live in the country. My
colony goes ratting most mornings. They prefer fresh meat to kibble. A rat’s
last defense is to urinate in the dog’s mouth before the dog delivers the death
bite. Some inexperienced hunters release the rat early, when they shake their
heads to expel the urine.
What you said
about the koori people having little consideration for their dogs reminded me of
the groups of young men 18-20 year olds strolling the roads in Cuba with a
number of male dogs. The dogs were completely
ignored by the boys, but the dogs were hanging with them. It intrigued me
enough that I followed them for some distance. When the boys would stop to
visit with other people, the dogs would go sniff something or lie under a tree.
Why did the dogs stay with the boys, when they paid no attention to them, no
re-inforcement that I could see; I hope to return to solve this mystery.
Colonizing dogs
already at a site means that the dogs are neutered, vaccinated, vet checked,
and monitored during daily care visits. There is no way to confine this many
dogs.
If I picture life on PR a hundred years ago, I
envision the dog situation to be similar; don’t you
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