Why do humans always want to do harm to the dogs

You may have heard about the stray dog problem in parts of St. Louis, but local letter carriers say they’ve seen it, lived it and even felt it. Postal Service Safety Coordinator Richard Thurman reports 39 dog attacks in each of the last two years, which ranks the city as fifth dangerous in the nation. Houston is first. Letter carriers are armed with nothing but their pouch and a can of pepper spray, and Thurman says they’ve been cornered on front porches before by packs of as many as seven dogs.


They’re having to be hospitalized for their injuries, from the bites themselves and also from the efforts that they have done to evade the attack. Trips and falls, hitting their head, and those are just as damaging as the bites. He says these animals are not man’s best friend.That dog is searching for food, its looking for shelter or trying to protect something that you’re unaware of.He says the problem is getting worse, but also says the city has been responsive.

Michigan State University veterinary researchers are warning of an outbreak of a life-threatening bacterial infection among dogs in Metro Detroit.A specific strain of the disease known as leptospirosis has been diagnosed in more than 20 cases. Nine dogs were either euthanized or died as a result.
"What is particularly unusual about this outbreak is that the dogs affected are not stray animals, but people's pets," Carole Bolin, director of MSU's Diagnostic Center for Population and Animal Health, said in a statement Thursday.



"Unfortunately, we expect to see more cases, and this is a very dangerous type of leptospirosis. Many veterinarians have never seen this type in dogs because it was markedly reduced by vaccination."Bolin and a team at MSU's College of Veterinary Medicine's diagnostic center performed testing and identified the infection strain as icterohaemorrhagiae. Leptospirosis can be fatal in dogs. It is commonly carried by rats but also can be transmitted between dogs or to humans, MSU said.Leptospirosis is linked to bacteria that resides in the kidney of a host — often a wild or stray dog — and spread through urinating. Pets can become infected by sniffing the urine or coming into contact with standing water contaminated by rain and water runoff, according to MSU researchers.

The bacteria can travel through a dog's bloodstream and typically causes fever, depression and vomiting. The condition can also attack the liver and lead to organ failure, MSU said."This is a very serious, rapidly progressing type of leptospirosis in dogs," Bolin said. "Dogs can appear normal one day and be severely ill the next day."Experts believe the key to prevention is vaccination.


Dr. Marc Elie of Michigan Veterinary Specialists in Southfield, which treats about 24-36 cases of the condition each year, recommends pets get the leptospirosis vaccination in addition to the series of shots dogs are urged to receive."A pet that is vaccinated … is at lesser risk for infection," he said.
If a pet exhibits symptoms of the condition, immediate treatment is necessary.