So it's finally over! The Irish Govt. has put down Lennox, the dog who resembled a pit bull terrier, that was a friendly pet, for reasons that pit bulls are banned in Ireland. And the poor soul has been termed "illegal". What's "illegal" here? The dog, though not a pit bull, being born to resemble so? Or the court that showed no mercy for the hapless creature and ordered it to be executed, though it had no records of aggression or of biting anyone? Or worse, the condition the dog suffered for 2 years imprisoned in unhygienic conditions made to sleep on dirty floor and among his own feces?
Despite several protests and petitions signed worldwide for stopping this inhuman act, Lennox is finally put out of his misery, but did he really deserve it?
It's not just Lennox's case, but the plight of thousands of animals termed "illegal" mainly owing to their birth traits, for being born as "somebody", rather than do "something" that could render them "illegal".
Humanity is not solely in protecting the interests of 'human beings', but also showing compassion and treating other beings with equal dignity. Rather, it is treated today by doing anything that solely protects the human being species by dismissing any concern for other creatures that are equally deserving of their Right to Life.
We hear several examples of children and people being bitten by street dogs in Indian roads and then what happens is pretty obvious! The dogs, irrelevant of biting or not, are either hacked to death or are executed. Yes, we see thousands of chicken and sheep slaughtered to feed our appetites and I'm no animal activist or vegan policymaker to advocate against animal cruelty, but on grounds of morality, the death of those chickens at least serves a purpose of satiating one's hunger. But before killing a non-human animal (we're animals too!) the respect for the individual animal is not at all apparent and all the focus is on getting rid of them, just to serve our purpose!
Coming to dogs, terming them illegal or aggressive just for being a particular kind of breed is unacceptable. Would these perpetrators go kill a tiger for being aggressive and hunting down their fellow mates? Yes they would, but in one shot with a bullet in the head, but not by imprisoning it in some degraded condition and starving it before "humanely" euthanizing it!
Animals are such creatures that cannot even predict what goes on the next moment and what the sadistic humanity has in their minds to exploit them. All they think of is food, shelter and love. Many have dogs for the sake of "guarding" their houses (too damn old school philosophy) rather than treat them as family members. Well, we had our dog euthanized too, but only after learning that her condition could no longer be treated and would render her suffering for the whole of her life. That's the purpose of mercy killing. Not "killing" the poor animal for "mercy" on human beings.
If you have a problem with street dogs, clean your streets and dumpyards. Animals don't simply go on vacations invading roads and biting everyone they come across. I can give several examples of meat stalls disposing their wastes inaccessible to the human eyes, but not really for a dog's senses! Raw meat and hunger surely tips off the animals to go after little children! And where are their parents? Either working or doing something somewhere (no disrespect, honestly). Understood. But, isn't it of primal importance and basic commonsense to secure your child and make sure he/she won't wander away unsupervised, rather than blame a dog for all the drama?
It's a dog and its animal instincts make it bite under certain conditions, which we don't know if the animal is hungry or if the child throws a stone at it triggering the mongrel to retaliate back in defense. We can't say, but we can, for sure, follow our commonsense, which every human is bestowed with, i assume, to ensure necessary safety is taken for protecting themselves from these attacks.
Finally, it's all in what conditions we make for ourselves and the fellow creatures around us. Remember, it's us who have encroached into their territories by destroying their habitat in the name of progress, and not them, for the mere sake of attacking, and let's remember that and treat them with equal respect for their rights, just like us.
Despite several protests and petitions signed worldwide for stopping this inhuman act, Lennox is finally put out of his misery, but did he really deserve it?
It's not just Lennox's case, but the plight of thousands of animals termed "illegal" mainly owing to their birth traits, for being born as "somebody", rather than do "something" that could render them "illegal".
Humanity is not solely in protecting the interests of 'human beings', but also showing compassion and treating other beings with equal dignity. Rather, it is treated today by doing anything that solely protects the human being species by dismissing any concern for other creatures that are equally deserving of their Right to Life.
We hear several examples of children and people being bitten by street dogs in Indian roads and then what happens is pretty obvious! The dogs, irrelevant of biting or not, are either hacked to death or are executed. Yes, we see thousands of chicken and sheep slaughtered to feed our appetites and I'm no animal activist or vegan policymaker to advocate against animal cruelty, but on grounds of morality, the death of those chickens at least serves a purpose of satiating one's hunger. But before killing a non-human animal (we're animals too!) the respect for the individual animal is not at all apparent and all the focus is on getting rid of them, just to serve our purpose!
Coming to dogs, terming them illegal or aggressive just for being a particular kind of breed is unacceptable. Would these perpetrators go kill a tiger for being aggressive and hunting down their fellow mates? Yes they would, but in one shot with a bullet in the head, but not by imprisoning it in some degraded condition and starving it before "humanely" euthanizing it!
Animals are such creatures that cannot even predict what goes on the next moment and what the sadistic humanity has in their minds to exploit them. All they think of is food, shelter and love. Many have dogs for the sake of "guarding" their houses (too damn old school philosophy) rather than treat them as family members. Well, we had our dog euthanized too, but only after learning that her condition could no longer be treated and would render her suffering for the whole of her life. That's the purpose of mercy killing. Not "killing" the poor animal for "mercy" on human beings.
If you have a problem with street dogs, clean your streets and dumpyards. Animals don't simply go on vacations invading roads and biting everyone they come across. I can give several examples of meat stalls disposing their wastes inaccessible to the human eyes, but not really for a dog's senses! Raw meat and hunger surely tips off the animals to go after little children! And where are their parents? Either working or doing something somewhere (no disrespect, honestly). Understood. But, isn't it of primal importance and basic commonsense to secure your child and make sure he/she won't wander away unsupervised, rather than blame a dog for all the drama?
It's a dog and its animal instincts make it bite under certain conditions, which we don't know if the animal is hungry or if the child throws a stone at it triggering the mongrel to retaliate back in defense. We can't say, but we can, for sure, follow our commonsense, which every human is bestowed with, i assume, to ensure necessary safety is taken for protecting themselves from these attacks.
Finally, it's all in what conditions we make for ourselves and the fellow creatures around us. Remember, it's us who have encroached into their territories by destroying their habitat in the name of progress, and not them, for the mere sake of attacking, and let's remember that and treat them with equal respect for their rights, just like us.
