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India to Sterilize 8 Million Stray Dogs

ecoworldly.com — The Central Ministry of Environment & Forests in India has launched a plan to sterilize over 8 million dogs over the next ten years. The mission: to eradicate rabies from India as quickly as possible.

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  • thepoliticalcat, on 07/14/2009, -2/+24They're not doing it because of rabies, puh-leez. They're doing it to control the population of pie-dogs (the native strays) without killing them. Most Indians would be downright uncomfortable, to say the least, with the idea of actually *killing* dogs to get them off the streets. The wild strays are a bit of a problem, but no one wants to *kill* them, just ... make them ... go away, somehow. In one town, the Jain population built a building to house the dogs, thereby getting them off the street. They actually hired a cook and caretaker to ensure the dogs would be fed and have a reasonably decent existence, till they finally expire of old age.
  • Krumm, on 07/14/2009, -0/+20How is rabbies formed?
    How dog get carry rabbies?
  • AquaOSX, on 07/14/2009, -0/+17You're missing the point. Sterilized dogs do not ***** and produce unvaccinated strays.
  • jayrok, on 07/14/2009, -3/+19Slumdogs?
  • fotoman607, on 07/13/2009, -4/+17What are they going to do with all those nuts?
  • fragMasterFlash, on 07/14/2009, -2/+13LEGALIZE IT! Wait, no... IMMUNIZE IT! No, that's not it... STERILIZE IT!
  • 3tcp, on 07/14/2009, -0/+9"they should only sterilize the dogs that have rabies. Over the years only dogs that have a tendency to resist rabies would re-populate the nation"

    Rabies is spread by bites from rabid animals.
    Reducing population density through sterilization slows the rate at which rabies spreads.
    Reducing population of dogs and the rate at which a disease spreads through them reduces the risk that it will be transmitted to humans.

    Rabies is a terminal disease.
    Dogs do not ***** rabid dogs.
    It would be pointless to sterilize a rabid dog.
    Your proposal would accomplish nothing.
  • elijahyossie, on 07/14/2009, -1/+7crack them
  • amolkold, on 07/14/2009, -0/+5Yeah, how about doing something about the human population growth, huh? I've been to India 9 times since 1991 and it seems that every time I go, it gets even more crowded.
  • IAMRaven, on 07/14/2009, -1/+6Korean delicacy. Served with fried rice and a side of horses ass.
  • avshanbh, on 07/14/2009, -0/+5That's better than the goddamned chinese who go beating the stray dogs to death.
  • Cockslap, on 07/14/2009, -1/+5anthony zimmern will eat them.
  • AquaOSX, on 07/14/2009, -1/+4This would be equally as retarded to complain about. It's not like strays live a better life when dogs are producing more strays. They get neglected and executed more frequently.
  • askantik, on 07/14/2009, -0/+2Nice. Glad to see them making a morally sound decision despite the logistical hurdles. I'm so sick of people/governments not doing ***** they should just because it might be a little difficult.
  • insomniac247, on 07/14/2009, -1/+3Wish I could digg this comment multiple times
  • frieddonuts, on 07/14/2009, -0/+2Better than prostating themselves to God and hoping for the best. I think India has passed the testes- they have cut off the very source of the problem.
  • LordByr0n, on 07/14/2009, -1/+3You seem like a relatively nice person! Did I mention that people like you are whats wrong with this world?
  • AquaOSX, on 07/14/2009, -0/+2If dogs keep ***** and making more dogs, it becomes a pain to vaccinate. The dogs *****, and then in 6 months you have 6 more dogs that you need to stumble upon and vaccinate. Research has shown that vaccination and sterilization make it a lot easier to control the spread of the disease.
  • omae, on 07/14/2009, -0/+1u beat me, i hand my diggs over to you my good sir (from 5th comment)
  • prashantpawar, on 07/14/2009, -1/+2Ok, your Indian friend was bragging his nuts out. Hitting a stray dog with stone is different thing, killing them is totally different thing.

    " At one point he dropped a cinder block on the head of a dog that was running at him and had to finish it off with his feet."
    Imagine that you had to brag some ***** about killing some dogs, isn't this the kind of ***** you will make and say?

    The point is, it is possible that he actually did that, but he will be considered as much of a psycho as the guy who approaches little girls in the American malls and offer them candies.

  • tmyprod, on 07/14/2009, -1/+2Looks like its time to call Bob Barker.
  • Grazzit, on 08/02/2009, -0/+1give me a nice enough place and I'm fine with getting my tubes tied
  • dvsbastard, on 07/14/2009, -0/+1...because it would be cheaper / easier to test all the stray dogs before sterilisation...
  • AmericanGunner, on 07/14/2009, -0/+1I got the reference without googling. +1 for you.
  • mcfriendly, on 07/14/2009, -0/+1How about providing $5,000 cash to every woman who is sterilized regardless of race and country. If we don't do something to lower world population soon there won't be a future worth living.
  • novenator, on 07/14/2009, -1/+2THATS A LOTTA NUTS!
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_X-X6WI6Plc
  • chetanthaker, on 07/14/2009, -3/+4We dont need sterilized dogs, we need sterilized MEN around here !
  • inactive, on 07/14/2009, -1/+2"8 million dogs over the next ten years", by that time they would produce 8 million more...
  • Ryanman7, on 07/14/2009, -0/+1What is there to brag about? There are rabid dogs EVERYWHERE in india who attack with little to no provocation. So he's had to fight off dogs and kill a couple to set an example. It's not difficult because they've been starving their entire lives, but it's necessary to avoid getting bitten.
    He's not the type to brag about killing things. He doesn't like doing it, and I don't think he gets any points for it. I just thought it was interesting that the dog problem was that bad in india.
  • ranon78, on 07/14/2009, -0/+1Now if they could build a home for people living on the streets. (w/o sterilisation of course)
  • Grazzit, on 08/02/2009, -0/+1Just in case you're curious, India is not overrun with feral dogs attacking people. They have alot of strays but your friend is full of ***** =)
  • whoreable, on 07/14/2009, -0/+1They should have tried a tiny net first. It is a guaranteed death sentence.
  • tmyprod, on 07/14/2009, -0/+1I wonder if his last name had any hand in his animal (rights, care, responsibility, etc) work or is it just an awesome coincidence and pun that I am just now getting?
  • nepidae, on 07/14/2009, -1/+2Its a lot easier to sterilize dogs...
  • HeavyMedz, on 07/14/2009, -0/+1Andrew.
  • inactive, on 07/14/2009, -2/+3Watch this, you're gonna love my nuts!
  • IAMRaven, on 07/14/2009, -0/+1awesome name for a dog.
  • inactive, on 07/14/2009, -0/+1 Yes they have...And all the cats..They breed faster than the dogs.
  • Mangateacher, on 07/14/2009, -3/+3ruh-row!
  • omae, on 07/14/2009, -0/+0actually u gotta bury me, 2nd comment 2nd reply novenator beat me by a few hours :(
  • IAMRaven, on 07/14/2009, -3/+3I think you are taking that word a bit too literally... try to be more figurative in the future.
  • FishThePirate, on 07/14/2009, -0/+0Because having a good plan requires foresight...
  • benroy, on 07/14/2009, -2/+2Still waiting for some insane (re: hilarious) reaction from PETA.
  • skipvt, on 07/14/2009, -2/+2And by sterilize they mean BBQ...
  • zdwade, on 07/14/2009, -5/+4they need to sterilize 100 million indians. their population is way out of control and is not sustainable. am i right or wat?
  • AmericanGunner, on 07/14/2009, -3/+2That takes balls.
  • Mesmeriser, on 07/14/2009, -1/+08 million dogs ? 10 years ? Why 10 years ? cant they put , say, a tenth of their population on this national cause (140 million) and be done with it by dinnertime?
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  • Ryanman7, on 07/14/2009, -3/+1My friend, who is indian (and sikh, not hindi) says stray dogs are a huge problem. Since he has no religious qualms about killing, he has to kill 3 or 4 every time he visits his family over there. At one point he dropped a cinder block on the head of a dog that was running at him and had to finish it off with his feet.
    Pretty scary stuff. Of course, he's pointed out that for every feral dog there's 3 "cool" ones. but there's so many it's still an actual danger where his family lives.
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