On Sunday the Observer had a story about some UK-based kennel worker being bitten by a rabid puppy, aged 8 weeks, which had just been imported from Sri Lanka. The dog is dead, the worker is ok after her injections.
It makes you wonder, though, about the priorities of people. Yes, dogs will not be treated will in Sri Lanka, as they are not in many countries in the world. The charity involved has provided UK homes for 40 dogs from Sri Lanka in 'recent years'. Consider the cost of freighting the dogs to the UK, quarantining and feeding them - never mind the carbon pawprint. Wouldn't it make more sense to put random dogs down, and spend that money on the children or elderly of Sri Lanka, many of whom were affected by the Tsunami of a few years ago?
It makes you wonder, though, about the priorities of people. Yes, dogs will not be treated will in Sri Lanka, as they are not in many countries in the world. The charity involved has provided UK homes for 40 dogs from Sri Lanka in 'recent years'. Consider the cost of freighting the dogs to the UK, quarantining and feeding them - never mind the carbon pawprint. Wouldn't it make more sense to put random dogs down, and spend that money on the children or elderly of Sri Lanka, many of whom were affected by the Tsunami of a few years ago?
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