Stressful stories of animal cruelty has been in the news recently, & such evil acts, there is no excuse, even if the perpetrators felt provoked. But there were other, unrelated stories that emerge about inconsiderate people who let their pets to make the environment unpleasant for others.
One case, highlighted by a letter to a newspaper, involved a family that allowed the dog to urinate on the exercise stations in a public park. Even the most ardent dog lover wouldn't want to use equipment with dog saliva & urine on it, much less one who protest against dog! So if you must take your dog to open a fitness corner, please leash it to a tree or post away from people who try to exercise.
Another issue is postponed for a couple who took a dog on an metro train, breaking the metro station's rule barring animals other than guide dogs for the visually impaired from its trains. If you're a non-driver who'll transport an animal, call a taxi company & ask for a driver willing to transport a pet house in a carrier (Please don't let your pet scamper loose all over the taxi seats), or contact a pet taxi service.
Other complaints involved pets in cafes, sitting on chairs & eat from a china designed for humans. We can certainly understand how horrible such scenarios must be to health conscious people, then you should take your pet only to restaurants that welcome them.
In conclusion, keep your pets away from people who may be offended by or afraid of it, follow the rules for the transport, retail & F & B operators, & clean up after your pet if it makes a mess in public places. Don't be inconsiderate & ruin things for everyone.
Live & let live - but protect what's yours
Some of us realized that the animals will be animals, but more is expected of those responsible for them. "It is cruel & misguided to vent one's anger on the animals which have damaged or harmed someone's property & pets, the animals don't know better, it is the people who left them or let them wander, to be taken to task.
Where we can, let us assume a live-and-let-live attitude. Strays cannot spread the disease to you unless you give them access to your personal, food, drink or pets, so keep them off your property by installing the grilles, they cannot easily get over or through.
Most stray do less damage than human litterbugs or vandals. However, an exception is when stray dogs gather in large enough numbers to form a pack mentality & attack people & pets in their territory. Ideally, such dogs should be rehomed or separated and sterilized so that they can not reproduce. It seems sad to routinely shoot or trap them if they do not actually do harm.
We share this planet with other living beings, just because we can have power over them, it doesn't mean we should throw our weight around at every opportunity.
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