http://www.kerryman.ie/news/rough-time-for-puppies-cruelly-abandoned-and-left-to-perish-1992764.html
The above story is heart warming. Six collie pups, just seven weeks old are abandoned in a box on a walkway the Wednesday before Christmas, one of the coldest nights of the year. Spotted by a passerby, they are rescued, taken in by a vet who vaccinates, worms and washes them, an adorable photo of all six plus vet appears in local and national media and people queue up to home them. It's the kind of thing we all love to read. A story guaranteed to give everyone a warm fuzzy feeling and a win win situation for the pups.
Stories such as this appear in local and national media on a regular basis. But I can't help wondering if such stories give some people ideas. I would say the answer is yes. Think about it. It's a perfect strategy. You're stuck with unwanted pups or kittens, you've tried to get homes yourself with no luck. You've tried the rescues - they're full. What to do? You dump them somewhere there is a very good chance they'll be found, they are found, they receive veterinary care, there's a big splash in the papers and all of them get homes. A happy outcome for all. Are we really surprised this happens on a regular basis?
Of course there are people who dump animals in remote places where there is no possible chance of them ever being found and there are no words to adequately describe such people though I could try! But there's no doubt people use this particular strategy successfully. It was interesting that in one of the reports it stated: "a wooden lid was placed on top of the box to prevent their escape." Exactly. So none would escape, wander off and get genuinely lost. The owner may well have been close by keeping a discreet eye on the situation.
It's disappointing that in none of the reports I read was spaying or neutering mentioned. Maybe the vet or rescue spokesperson did bring up the topic but the papers decided not to publish it. It's a lost opportunity. Promoting spaying and neutering gets the message out there to people that there is no need for unwanted pups and kittens, no need for sneaky strategies, no need to dump anything anywhere.
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