Once more I have to draw attention to the problems being caused by feral dogs.
In the past week I have received a lot of complaints about stray dogs causing nuisance, dirt and disturbance to a couple of neighbourhoods. If the problems persist we may have to expend some of our limited financial resources to engage a company to come into the area and seize and destroy any strays.
It would appear that people are feeding these animals and by their actions are exacerbating the problems. Whilst it is not against the law to feed strays there can be unpleasant results, one of which is to attract wild boar, which we have plenty of in this area, and they can be very aggressive. The Town Hall requests that people only feed their own pet dogs.
In the past week I have received a lot of complaints about stray dogs causing nuisance, dirt and disturbance to a couple of neighbourhoods. If the problems persist we may have to expend some of our limited financial resources to engage a company to come into the area and seize and destroy any strays.
It would appear that people are feeding these animals and by their actions are exacerbating the problems. Whilst it is not against the law to feed strays there can be unpleasant results, one of which is to attract wild boar, which we have plenty of in this area, and they can be very aggressive. The Town Hall requests that people only feed their own pet dogs.
I don't know which company you are thinking of using as such a thing would be ILLEGAL under Spanish law.
ReplyDeleteA dog can only be "Destroyed" as you put it if it is critically ill or very aggressive.
Why don't you attempt to catch the dogs and ask one of the local charities to find homes for them, as has recently happened in Arboleas?
I'm sure as a town hall you could make a donation to the charity?
Fully agree - how can the Council be contemplating destroying strays who are more then likely to be quite healthy (albeit underfed and unloved)?
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