Meet Blacky!
Our team at VSPCA rescued Blacky a few weeks ago. He was a victim of an erroneous release by the Municipality into the wrong neighbourhood, unfamiliar to him. This is a highly inefficient, unprofessional, and unscientific manner of dealing with street dogs under the rules of the National Animal Birth Control Programme (followed by State and Local Government).
However, Blacky is an unusually resilient dog. The Municipality’s incorrect ‘drop-off’ could feel like an abandonment into an unfamiliar or unwelcome territory of other dogs of that neighbourhood. Blacky did not let this mishap deter him based on the fact that he managed to quickly adjust and adapt to his new surroundings. He appears to have made friends with the new dogs in the neighbourhood.
For his safety, our team members keep an eye out for him, in case of any human-dog or dog-dog conflicts arise where we must intervene and assist. Unfortunately, the average lifespan of a street dog is only three years. Life is uncertain when an animal is out on the streets, fending for themselves. Although street animals have freedom living on the streets, security and safety are not guaranteed; neither are vet care, medicine, or necessary treatments required to lead a healthy life. It is why we see dogs roaming with painful mange and life-threatening injuries. Our alert team members keep tabs on all street animals and rush to their aid when the need arises.
At VSCPA, we stand by street animals because we have figured out their importance to our (human and natural) ecosystems and their connections to the web of nature. We bred dogs in service of humankind. It is therefore our responsibility and a moral imperative to manage dogs on the street humanely. VSPCA’s mission covers this tenet – to provide a secure, safe, and peaceful co-existence among all co-species coexisting in one region / our ecosystem.
Our ultimate goal is that the residents extend kindness to all animals who have evolved to being present with modern humans today.