Pls. Stop Dog Mass Slaughter in Karnataka !

cm@kar.nic.in, contact@egovernments.org, presidentofindia@rb.nic.in, ramalingam@bmponline.org

Mr. Kumaraswamy, Chief Minister, Karnataka Mr. Ashok, Health Minister, KarnatakaManmohan Singh, Prime Minister of India: K. Jyothiramalingam, Commissioner Bangalore City CorporationDear Sirs, I was horrified to learn that, unlike other States of India, Karnataka is dealing with the problem of street dogs with a campaign of mass-killings. Throughout India homeless dogs are commonplace, yet in many States their numbers are being controlled effectively by Animal Birth Control programs. No animal population can grow more than available food permits and when dogs are neutered, vaccinated and returned to their own territory, they prevent other dogs moving in, thus limiting their numbers naturally. When, as in Karnataka however, ample supplies of food are thrown into the streets by illegal meat sellers, their numbers will obviously increase. By simply killing the dogs you are encouraging the breeding of replacements. Nature abhors a vacuum and you are creating a situation in which the culls will have to be repeated indefinitely. I urge you instead to catch, neuter and vaccinate the strays of Karnataka, release them back onto the streets, and close down the illegal and unhygienic meat traders that are the real cause of this problem. India has a reputation throughout the world as a humane country, and its people are renown for their kindness. I beg you not to let this reputation be so tarnished by cruel, inefficient, and easily avoidable methods of animal control. Yours sincerely,