Do you love dogs? Of
course, who doesn’t? Who can’t love those cute little creatures that have no
knowledge as to what the world has in store for them. Do you feel bad when you
hear a dog cry utter in pain? Do you feel bad when people overlook stray dogs? If
the answer is yes, then I am not sure if you can keep calm on Kerala
Government’s decision to cull dog menace in the State. The recent news which hit the screens and the
world said that Government of Kerala is going to cull troublesome stray dogs
and the officials claim that this decision is going to boost Kerala’s tourism.
Recently, an online
campaign by animal rights activist is gaining momentum which calls for
“boycotting Kerala Tourism” Also, the protests are going to be held
internationally on 26th July against the State’s decision. The
campaign is getting widely noticed through the usage of photographs and videos
and according to campaigners, the campaign calls for the boycott of Kerala
tourism and all Kerala products till the Kerala dog culling orders are not
revoked. The state government and the Tourism ministry has been given 2 weeks
time to decide on the issues of mass culling of stray dogs.
Officials also claim,
due to high rate of dogs infected with rabies reportedly, an odd 40,000 dog
bite cases in past 8 months is the reason behind this decision. Do you think
the government is making the right choice? I believe culling is not the only
option left with them; they could have started a sterilization programme long
back.
What are your views on
this? Shout out in the comments below.
