Who thought our stray dogs would go hungry during nationwide lockdown?
This very idea, the feeding stray dogs during the nationwide lockdown were born out of His Majesty's warmth leadership.
We simply worried about our small family members and ourselves. However, our beloved Monarch has not only worried for his people but also wisely thought for thousands of stray dogs across the country. The little thing of such kindness and farsightedness makes our king not only the country leader but also a world leader.
Should we revamp plans and policies on stray dogs, around forty thousand dogs would easily be rescued and get the care they deserve. We can easily manage this number, since we have great leaders leading us for centuries. We have a veterinary hospital well equipped with trained professionals and other resources. We can't afford to prolong this issue time and again. For the betterment of the country, we must put forward every possible resources and expertise to tackle this issue at the earliest.
The dogs are great social animals, always loyal to human being. Dogs have been domesticated to a point where they need us to survive and we need them as well. For I know dogs are not like other domesticated animals, they are trustworthy and protect properties. However, in our context only the lucky few get to experience a dignified life of dog-ness. Most have their fate thrown into the street without owner or care or shelter.
Stray dogs are everywhere – dzongs, schools, towns, hotels and streets. There were many dog bite cases both in urban and rural places in the past. There were even some reports of our foreign guest being attacked by a pack of stray dogs. Some foreigners have openly accused "GNH" country for poor management of stray dog. There were some cases of students being attacked by the pack of stray dogs on their way to school and few cases of cattle being brutally attacked by our strays.
With the stray dogs population rising, our towns and communities are becoming less safe for our kids and old people.
With proper guidelines, ownership of the dog should be encouraged among our people. Despite different programs in place, we have somehow failed in our mass mission in controlling stray dogs. Now it is time for a more reliable plan of action to reach out to all the communities and hammer the dumbest head. For this move, the government has to lead the way. Our veterinary hospital and trained professionals have to bear the torch and take a full charge with the highest integrity and determination. Our vet professionals are the only people in our community who could possibly understand and put in place the best and more reliable solution to tackle this problem, all they need is our full support.
One game changer can be an "adoption of stray dog" program. This could be the last solution we have in hand. We must encourage our people to adopt one stray dog with some incentives or policies in place. We can do this program phase wise and at our convenience. I am sure our people can do this positively. Adopting one dog won't make a difference but it makes a huge difference for our nation in controlling the growing number of strays. We must come together and commit ourselves as a nation to adopt one stray dog. There won't be a bigger gift to His Majesty and the country than adopting one dog and committing to care for them. #OneStrayDogForOneFamily.
Dogs guard our home and community. In the west, dogs are trained to be more smart, intelligent and reliable than human being. Some dogs are trained to sniff suspects or hunt down drug peddlers when human expertise fails to track down.
The movie titled "The art of racing in the rain" captures life’s best moments when Denny Swift, the lead actor is with his best friend, which is a dog that wants to be reincarnated into a human. The other movie "Hachiko" is based on a true story of dog-and-human friendship. Both stories connect so beautifully to the extent of ignoring inherent dog-ness and animal world. If we train and care for our stray dogs, they can become one like them in the story.
Thank You, Your Majesty for such a noble initiative. For inspiring a program to feed our stray dogs when nations have gone mad with the lockdown, we still have our beloved Monarch who never put us down.
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