I just walked the dogs. It's after midnight, so it was dark. Our last stop is usually a small gully which is a dead end, so I let them roam free for 10 minutes or so. Today I saw something white on the street at the end of the gully. Didn't think any of it. But then Lassie stopped there and started growling at Shida. I thought a dead cat? Mouse? What? I ran over and saw a torn plastic bag and what looked like lots of chicken bones all over the street. Lassie was already munching. I quickly hooked him up and pulled him away, same then with Shida. I was puzzled. How did this mess end up here? Then I saw a movement out of the corner of my eye in the corner next to a house entrance. I went over to look and found a frightened street dog hiding there. My dogs went ballistic of course. I pulled them away with me, and walked away. Not easy of course, they had to leave a feast AND a good fight behind!
That dog must have got the bag from a restaurant garbage and brought it here into this small street, hiding from other street dogs, to enjoy. Must have been like Christmas for him. And then we came along! Good, mine didn't see him earlier, Lassie would have made mincemeat out of him. Poor little guy, he was so frightened. But still showing teeth!
Before we left the gully and turned the corner I looked back. Sure enough, he was back to his prize posession, munching away.
Yes, I know, chicken bones are dangerous, but I didn't have the heart to take them away from him. Also, I had two dogs to hold, the bones were all over the street, the bag torn ... let him enjoy.
A nightly feast
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TheSkeptic
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Re: A nightly feast
When there is nothing else to eat, chicken bones will have to do. Poor little guy.
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Yes. He was skinny as well. 
There are so many here!
There is a woman here who takes sick and injured street dogs in. She has a completely run down old Victorian style villa, large surrounding garden, and she has about 300 dogs in there. It's a charity, but not much money. She does what she can.
If you visited India, Sceptic, you would be like her, I'm sure. If my husband wouldn't stop me, I would also take more in. (But he's right, we can't really afford more.)
There are so many here!
There is a woman here who takes sick and injured street dogs in. She has a completely run down old Victorian style villa, large surrounding garden, and she has about 300 dogs in there. It's a charity, but not much money. She does what she can.
If you visited India, Sceptic, you would be like her, I'm sure. If my husband wouldn't stop me, I would also take more in. (But he's right, we can't really afford more.)
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TheSkeptic
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Re: A nightly feast
Actually that woman sounds like a collector. It is a mental illness and ends up with the person taking in more than they can handle trying to help the dogs, but because of their inability to care for all they take in the dogs end up suffering. (There are those who "collect" cats too.)
My max was 15 and as these go to the bridge, no new ones will be taken in until the number drops below 3. .....
My max was 15 and as these go to the bridge, no new ones will be taken in until the number drops below 3. .....
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Maybe she is a collector.
On the other hand, they still have a better life with her than on the street. They get regular food, and medical attention, get spayed/neutered. She has a vet there every day, with his own office/op room, working only for her. Most of the animals roam the premises freely. She has about 20 people employed to care of them, walk the ones that are not free roaming, feeding, cleaning.
It's hard here to say no, because there so many on the streets that are in need. How can you just walk past them? It's hard.
On the other hand, they still have a better life with her than on the street. They get regular food, and medical attention, get spayed/neutered. She has a vet there every day, with his own office/op room, working only for her. Most of the animals roam the premises freely. She has about 20 people employed to care of them, walk the ones that are not free roaming, feeding, cleaning.
It's hard here to say no, because there so many on the streets that are in need. How can you just walk past them? It's hard.
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and I would still love to find homes for 4 of them that have in the house...but as they leave this world, there will be no more until we have 2 or 3 cats and just one dog...
I am getting too old for this...and we love to go camping, but it is a chore to try to find someone who will come over more than once a day to scoop the poops and make sure there is water and food, and play with whoever needs attention....
If we have just 2 cats, they can go all day without the poop being scooped, so a once a day visit to scoop and put down food and water would be fine for someone...and a dog would go camping with us...
It is a hard decision to make, but I figure if over the next year, I can find homes for the new ferals that are born and catch and spay/neuter the current older ones...then as they pass over, there will eventually be no more outside ferals for me to constantly worry about and I can know that I did all I could for all these cats over the years...but now it is my turn...
the same goes here...I love my cats dearly, but as new ferals are born and we can catch and train them, they are going right away out of here...but I am still going to be picky...I got an e-mail from someone the other day who wanted to know if we had only black ro solid dark gray cats...that worried me, so I told them no, even though I do have 2 black ones available for adoption...they will go because the personality matches, not because someone wants a black cat...as these go to the bridge, no new ones will be taken in until the number drops below 3
and I would still love to find homes for 4 of them that have in the house...but as they leave this world, there will be no more until we have 2 or 3 cats and just one dog...
I am getting too old for this...and we love to go camping, but it is a chore to try to find someone who will come over more than once a day to scoop the poops and make sure there is water and food, and play with whoever needs attention....
If we have just 2 cats, they can go all day without the poop being scooped, so a once a day visit to scoop and put down food and water would be fine for someone...and a dog would go camping with us...
It is a hard decision to make, but I figure if over the next year, I can find homes for the new ferals that are born and catch and spay/neuter the current older ones...then as they pass over, there will eventually be no more outside ferals for me to constantly worry about and I can know that I did all I could for all these cats over the years...but now it is my turn...
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Oh do I agree with this thread....I had 4 dogs when I developed back problems. The 3 older ones I can handle, but the youngest developed aggression problems with Winnie, so my son took him in. No one can predict a health problem. And then daughter visits with her 3, and I am trying to get a holiday dinner on........I need an Rx for something! I have given up rescuing Bassets, as I just can't do it. I can't imagine not having a dog in my life, but when my 3 are gone, it will probably be only one, and it will be an older rescue. Maybe a cat, too. It's been a long time since I had a cat.