Comments on: Pam Anderson: “Take their balls, not their lives!”

By: Femidesi

Femidesi — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 23:37:14 +0000

They need to be neutered in a gentle and safe manner.

I'm sure it can be done. Just needs good organization.

For that matter, dogs are't the only ones who need to be neutered, and no, I'm not talking about Indian women.

By: A N N A

A N N A — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 21:31:23 +0000

34 Â· mogwai said

Anna, I know you are against suffering and cruelty towards animals (and humans, of course), so I am a little surprised, and saddened, at the angle you chose to take on this story.

Which angle? I mentioned Borat and a quote from someone with a name which reminded me of “Giuliani”. I didn’t advocate any of the torture or awfulness your comment contained. If you had scrolled up, you would know that I would NEVER support the poisoning of dogs.

I blogged this issue because it caught my eye. I don’t dare presume to know best about what should be done in this situation. I’m not a resident of either city in India in which this is a very real issue. I made no comment about “not just the killing, but how it is done”, so I’m not sure where this angle you are disappointed by is. If you object to my use of humor (which most of my posts contain) and want to accuse me of insensitivity to animals because of that, there’s nothing I can do. I’m saddened and surprised that anyone would infer from this post that I am suddenly insensitive to the plight of animals.

By: mogwai

mogwai — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 05:32:53 +0000

The way in which they catch the dogs is utterly cruel...you have to see it to believe it -- the long chase of the terrified dog, the metal noose with which it is caught and lifted off the ground -- which is then followed by being thrown into a van BY THE NECK with that metal noose. And at the end of this, the electrocution which is often slow and painful as the voltage is often never what it is supposed to be.

The other option the municipality in Delhi/Bombay/whatever uses is poison -- always a slow and agonizing death over several hours.

The problem is not just the killing, but how it is done. Anna, I know you are against suffering and cruelty towards animals (and humans, of course), so I am a little surprised, and saddened, at the angle you chose to take on this story.

By: Femidesi

Femidesi — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 22:28:07 +0000

India has a big problem, not just with dogs, but with other noisy animals like hogs and monkeys living in the streets fighting and keeping people up at night. Though I’m not for killing them off, something has to be done but I don’t know what.

By: boston_mahesh

boston_mahesh — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 15:36:17 +0000

I just came back from Delhi, and it's a remarkable clean city. They made bold air pollution laws, and now, their air is cleaner than the air in Toronto. I'm sure that their dog program was a success.

Here's an idea: Have a dog-catching program for 1 month, and only one month. The incentive to capture a stray dog is Rs.100, and because this program lasts one month, there is no way that people will breed dogs.

By: uma

uma — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 11:27:09 +0000

Here in Delhi, many dogs are already neutered for years now and it has made a noticeable reduction in not only the overall population, but also the aggression of dogs. While they are admittedly more problematic for people walking/cycling through the city at night, for the most part, dogs are living in their own little universe alongside people. i suspect most bite victims had a part to play in their own dogbite incident. In delhi you can identify spayed/neutered dogs by their notched ears.

By: Ubbabukknamupnamummup

Ubbabukknamupnamummup — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 09:42:42 +0000

Ms. Anderson gets brown props for helping Mohini Bhardwaj get to the Olympics. She is cool like that.

By: SM Intern

SM Intern — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 09:32:44 +0000

26 Â· rabbit said

http://www.marieclaire.com/world-reports/news/international/gulabi-gang-poor-indian-women

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By: Lurker no. 1

Lurker no. 1 — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 08:16:46 +0000

20 Â· NV said

18Â· Lurker no. 1 said
14 Â· saa said
Yeah, the doctors and biologists at IIT are very smart.
Sorry for the digression but IITs dont produce biologists or doctors; they are primarily engineering colleges.
Yea, the IIT guy was supposed to make the dart gun.

My bad :)

By: Janeofalltrades

Janeofalltrades — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 23:00:11 +0000

Pam’s trying to unseat Maneka Gandhi as the animal lover. I love animals I really do, dogs, cats, rabbits, snakes anything (ok maybe not sewer rats) but human beings in India could use her help more than the dogs. And being the victim of a stray dogbite in India when I was a kid I rather see the dogs be put out humanely than suffer thru the abuse most of them do in the streets.