ULPT: Street dog menace
Posted by mech_money@reddit | UnethicalLifeProTips | View on Reddit | 15 comments
I stay in India and Street dogs are a menace here. Local government does nothing other than sterilize and leave them back on the exact same street. NGO does the same. There are pack of 6 dogs on my road and young kids are a target when alone. Kids are bitten on weekly basis. I have decided to get rid of them through a rat bar in a chicken piece or some buns. Any better way to do it?
Sorry for the dog lovers out here. The kids are more important to me.
mister_nimbus@reddit
Poisoning these animals with poison is inhumane and outright disgusting. It's not just unethical, it's monstrous. If you kill these dogs, more will take over the territory. Killing them isn't the solution you think it is.
Mace/pepper spray works well for teaching aggressive dogs a lesson. You can even make it at home if needed. Air horns tend to work well too. Make the dogs afraid to attack humans and the problem is solved.
mech_money@reddit (OP)
Is killing rats that crawl through drainage and destroy plumbing humane? Killing those bats destroying our crops alright? Where do we draw the line? Or just because you consider Street dogs as pets, we all should do the same and not care about our kids?
mister_nimbus@reddit
I don't agree with those methods either. You will find that my views on death are consistent across the board. Time, place, and method are all important factors. Unnecessary suffering isn't the vibe.
mech_money@reddit (OP)
Superb. Hard to find people who refuse to kill even mosquitoes in their home.
Skeggy-@reddit
Putting down dogs that bite children is the solution.
I agree that deterrents should be used first but it’s beyond that already. And I agree poison isn’t humane.
Gen_JohnsonJameson@reddit
Are all of them feral or do you think any of them could be friendly/housebroken in the correct situation?
If you think any of them could be saved, I'd try and find someone to take them in and give them a home first. But if they are just wild and feral then the poison may be the only solution. Rabies is a nasty disease and if someone gets bit by a dog with rabies, there is no saving that person, the disease is 100% fatal.
mech_money@reddit (OP)
U get them on every street.. not for the houses. What kind of poison? The rat poison works or need something stronger?
Gen_JohnsonJameson@reddit
Don't know, I've never poisoned a dog. Whatever you end up doing, please try to make it as quick and painless as possible. No living creature deserves to suffer, even if they are feral and dangerous.
Scragglymonk@reddit
look up mosquito sound generators, high pitched stuff that only dogs and kids can hear
jubjub1825@reddit
None of are your ideas are good.
Go bother the govt.
jubjub1825@reddit
Something spicy with water.. but do research.
You will need to live with yourself and know what you did.
You goal is noble.
mech_money@reddit (OP)
U want me to spray them with spicy water or make them drink it? Both options are temporary solutions. I need a permanent one.
jubjub1825@reddit
Don't make them drink it. No.
Skeggy-@reddit
If kids are being bitten, over here the dog gets put down.
A pack of dogs is concerning. Act accordingly but keep it humane if possible. Poison isn’t humane.
jubjub1825@reddit
Try chili spray. Maybe they fuck off. Water bottle and chili powder.