Take Stray Dogs As "Man’s Best Friend"

Dog helped early humans to establish small colonies which eventually turned into early civilizations. Serbians from Bering Strait, Asian tribe like Athabascan and indigenous American tribes like  Apache and Navajo could not have possibly survived without the help of Dogs. Domestication of Dogs has also been recorded in the glowing history of Indus Valley Civilization.

We have studied that dog is a multipurpose animal turned into pet for more than 15000 years or so. Since then man is using dog as a security guard to home, farms and cattle, also as a friend and now even in assisting military and helping physically challenged people.

Hence, Dogs are very well known as “Man’s Best Friend” but perhaps dogs don’t know that humans are also known as “Most Selfish Creature”

Today’s Indian stray dog was once used to live proudly under the shelter of his owner who has suddenly left it abandoned, and made completely dependent on the leftovers thrown away on road side. What else could be a better way to show gratitude for whatever these “once pets” had done for human societies.

But now it’s too much. We certainly cannot take more of their howling and barking, their littering and shitting anywhere, spoiling the beauty of our cities, they can even attack us and they already did it many a times before. They are totally intolerable and annoying. So, the best way of getting rid of them is just stop feeding them till they disappear one day. We don’t care about what dogs did to our great great great grandpa’s great grand pa, why would we care? After all what is the use of uncivilized animals between civilized human society?

Clueless of what I am talking about? Let me confess, I used to believe what I wrote in the paragraph above. You can call me a merciless person but that’s what I always used to think of stray dogs till one day I saw three bulky men with iron rods tied with iron wires catching stray dogs on road. They were hunting these animals and quickly they succeeded in trapping one poor dog. That animal was unusually screaming and bleeding from his mouth, fighting with those lifeless wires and rods, finally he gave up himself to those proud he-mans.

According to the Humane Society, "4 million cats and dogs -- about one every eight seconds -- are put down in U.S. shelters each year." Several factors contribute to the burgeoning population of homeless pets: the economic crisis, the failure of pet owners to spay and neuter their cats and dogs, and lax puppy mill laws. Because shelters have so many animals to feed and protect, they are often unable to handle the volume. Pet lovers across the nation can help shelters and animal welfare organizations handle the crisis.

Consider your skills and availability. Are you a writer? Get involved with the fight for animal rights by drafting a letter or article to your local newspaper urging your fellow citizens to help the cause. Do you have experience in the legal field? The ASPCA urges volunteers with professional legal skills to aid shelters and animal welfare organizations by reviewing and challenging laws. Are you tech savvy? Creating a website for your local shelter will connect homeless pets to potential owners.

Visit your local shelter and volunteer. Depending on the shelter, you can contribute by either donating your time or money. Many shelters look for volunteers to help clean cages, dish out meals or socialize with the animals. Handymen are needed to help build or repair storage areas and cages. If you do not have time to volunteer, you can always donate money or items such as food or blankets.

Organize a fundraiser at your workplace or school. Even if you cannot donate to a shelter or organization, you can make an effort by helping to raise funds. Money collected, even in small amounts, from a group of people can make a big difference.

If you feel comfortable taking in a homeless pet, consider becoming a foster parent. Petfinder.com is a national website dedicated to matching homeless animals with their forever homes. Hundreds of shelters from across the nation advertise on the site, and many are looking for individuals with time, patience and knowledge to temporarily house homeless animals.