City contractors across Russia have pledged to a new goal this season ahead of the Russian World Cup. Owing to the footfalls and number of people who would visit the region, these city contractors are now killing street dogs in full swing.
City contractors across Russia have pledged to a new goal this season ahead of the Russian World Cup. Owing to the footfalls and number of people who would visit the region, these city contractors are now killing street dogs in full swing.
As many government officials bear in mind, street dogs are a big threat to the tourist who finds it unattractive for a town to have animals - who, by the way, have equal rights on this planet as they do. Unfortunately, since animals do not have their own law where they sedate and kill humans, the opposite is being practised in full swing.
It seems dogs are being killed in Sochi again, this time ahead of the World Cup (last time it was the Winter Olympics) https://t.co/xgc8RiZOeK via @telegraphnews
— Daniel Sandford (@BBCDanielS) May 14, 2018
A Telegraph investigation by Alec Luhn found that Sochi, the Russian city on the Black Sea has contracted a firm to 'catch' over 3,000 unsupervised animals, which the story says is a clear euphemism for 'kill.'
Using darts, blowguns and other common means that are prevalent around the world, the residents in this Russian city are suspecting their government's intervention in killing the dogs ahead of World Cup.
Kind of amazing that World Cup host Sochi contracted a dodgy company to "catch" 3,501 stray animals & claimed they'd be put in non-existent shelters. Meanwhile locals are spotting men shooting dogs with poison darts--the fine print stipulates dead animals https://t.co/tEqf01WmGS
— Alec Luhn (@ASLuhn) May 14, 2018
One Sochi resident found a neighbourhood dog that he had known for years dead with a dart in its side, while others saw men with blowguns hunting kittens & puppies.
"There shouldn't be any stray animals, they should be destroyed and that's it. How will we hold the World Cup?" says the entrepreneur who turned in 52 dead dogs in mid-March and has contracts to 'catch' 3,449 more in Sochi, reports Alec Luhn, Russia correspondent for The Telegraph.
"There shouldn't be any stray animals, they should be destroyed and that's it. How will we hold the World Cup?" says the entrepreneur who turned in 52 dead dogs in mid-March and has contracts to "catch" 3,449 more in Sochi. (Type an email to read for free) https://t.co/tEqf01WmGS
— Alec Luhn (@ASLuhn) May 13, 2018
But if you think this is a first, know that it actually isn't. Back in 2014 and in time for Olympics, thousands of street dogs were poisoned to death in Russia. Even Greeks poisoned 15,000 stray dogs before the Olympics.
In their argument, they kill dogs to prevent the slaughter, which is an even bigger concern. It is deplorable that humans consider other forms of life 'stray'. Who gave us the right to kill innocent animals just so that our roads could be 'cleaner'? Is there really no better way to make things convenient for tourists?
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