Dear Readers,
I decided to use this week’s blog post for animals that are
being used as objects, mistreated publicly.
Walking down int he streets of Budapest, it is not hard to
come across beggars. They are everywhere, in different forms, and some of them –those
people really wake my anger- who use dogs to make people feel sympathetic.
I
believe that these people do not understand that taking out dogs with them in
wintertime, or in summertime when the concrete is hot is highly irresponsible
pet keeping. They endanger the lives of the animals, only to wake some
interests of animal lovers.
There has been several occasions when upon public notice,
the Pet Rescue team had to save animals, especially dogs from beggars int he streets,
who kept the poor souls beside themselves.
The pets were usually drastically underfed and dehydrated,
and the League’s members often had to take immediate action and confiscate the
animal before the keeping would go fatal.
Please let the League know if you see anything like this in the streets of Budapest, before it is too late!
Back to the Pet Rescue League~!
Today’s short story involves a beautiful golden retriever named
Chilli. The dog was rescued from a beggar who was in Móricz Zsigmond Körtér.
The public informed the League’s members about the dog, and how skinny it
looked, probably underfed. and fortunately now lives with new owners; a brand
new life, a brand new home.
The picture on the left shows Chili while being taken away, the right one is with its new family, happily playing fetch with its owners.
Chilli reportedly attends a dog school and enjoys daily activities and loves playing with its new family.
Help dogs like Chilli by donating to the Pet Rescue League in Budapest, so that I can inform you about new happy dogs who find owners and hopefully a new home to live in.
I am so sick of people equating homelessness with a crime in this country. That dog looks thin but not malnourished. How is putting him in a home where 'mom and dad' are out 13 hours a day working a de facto improvement in this dog's life? Rescuing actually abused animals is important work that should not be sullied by people imposing their own racist or elitist ideas on good, if homeless, pet owners.
ReplyDeleteDear Echo,
ReplyDeleteFirst of all, thank you for being the first to comment on my blog, I appreciate it!
Second, to clear things up: the League may only take a dog away from its owner if the animal is checked first by a vet (I suppose I mentioned it in a previous post), who declares the animal to be underfed 'enough' to be taken away. Then, as the members of the League have no legal authority, police should be present so this is not a simple dog-takeaway, there were cases where the dog was with a homeless person and the League let it stay because it was in perfect condition.
Third, the fact that Chili is with a new family...
As they have a really young child, I suppose one of the parents stay home with it, also, Chili attends school regularly, I hardly think that she is left alone, considering the fact that she needs some therapy to recover fully, and the League visits recent adoptees quite often so they cannot escape being good pet owners. :)
(They also have a small child to which this breed is extremely suitable.)
The real improvement in this case (to me) was that the dog, with its original owner, neither got enough space (golden retrievers require a lot of physical activities, sports, playing that makes their joints stronger) nor nourishment, and this family can provide Chili everything she needs.
I wish this were universally the case. I do not know about Pet Rescue League specifically, but there are numerous rescue groups for whom this rule does not apply. The most common procedure is to buy the dogs from the owner, thus the dog is then theirs to bring to a vet and "give up".
ReplyDeletethere are so many dogs who are truly abused, such as your previous story about the lovely dog named Police. With finite resources I wish all attention were directed at dogs like him, whose abuse is not a matter of personal opinion.
If you have some sort of verification that Pet Rescue League does in fact work with vets, makes the distinction between a homeless man's loving companion and a dog being beaten, improperly chained, or abused, I would love to hear about it. because I do not believe that every dog owned by someone in financial difficulties is used only for sympathy. in many cases, that pet is the only living thing in the entire world who cares for them, and taking that away from a fellow human is the crime.