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Essay On Stray Animals

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Why do stray animals exists? Strays are not a random occurrence but a symptom of a bigger problem caused by the following: 1. Irresponsible pet ownership, 2. Pet owners not spaying/neutering their pets, 3. People still Buying and Breeding instead of adopting and rescue animals. The typical stray are domesticated animals, once family pets, thrown out into the streets when owners can no longer afford to feed them or when they get sick and their pet owner doesn't want to deal with making them better (financially, physically or emotionally). The typical stray is the result of unwanted pets who are dumped into the streets intact (intact = pets whose pet owners did not practice spay/neuter). The typical stray is even the result of intact pets who are allowed out of their homes to roam freely in the streets, who come and go into their home or property as they want. These intact animals then mate with other strays, get pregnant and give birth to more unwanted dogs or cats. And the cycle continues. People who are unfamiliar with Spay and Neuter orKapon (safe, surgical procedures done by veterinarians to keep animals from reproducing) think that the only way they can get rid of their …show more content…

They are, and have always been, scavengers–that is, they live in garbage created by humans. In India the breed has existed for perhaps 14,000 years or more. In addition to scavenging, they are widely kept as pets by rural and urban slum households. Most of the urban stray population consists of mongrels or mix-breeds–descended from pure-breed dogs who have been allowed by their owners to interbreed with pariahs. The size of stray dog populations is always corresponding to the size and character of the human population of the area. Urban India has two features which create and sustain stray dog

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