War

I recently read in the New York Times about the increase in the number of stray dogs in Baghdad due to all of the fighting. As much as 10,000 dogs have been slaughtered since january because there have so many dogs running around the city. Because the majority of people in the city are Muslim, they think that dogs are unclean animals that they cannot touch.

     Organizations have been poisoning meat and then throwing the meat all around the city so that they can get rid of all of the dogs. Even without the poisoning people have been beating the animals to death and even have been shooting them. Many people pity the dogs but don't do anything to help them.

     Lucky for some stray dogs, an international S.P.C.A has been formed where American Soldiers, after returning home, will be able to adopt some of these dogs so they are not killed.

"In Hard-Bitten Baghdad, Tough Tactics on Strays." The New York Times. 15 Mar. 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/15/world/middleeast/15strays.html?ref=world.