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7. UPDATE: India Cancels Dog Cull
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Authorities have decided not to poison 100,000 stray dogs for anti-rabies drive. AP PHOTO
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READ FULL STORY: 100,000 dogs given second chance at life
3/7/08, SRINAGAR, Indian-Administered Kashmir (AP) -- Authorities in Indian-Administered Kashmir's main city have canceled plans to poison nearly 100,000 stray dogs as part of an anti-rabies program, an official said Friday after protests from animal rights groups.
Local officials would instead work on a plan to sterilize the strays in cooperation with animal welfare groups and a team from the federal environment ministry, said Syed Haq Nawaz, commissioner of the Srinagar Municipal Corporation.
About 500 dogs had already been killed by Friday, according to Dr. Riyaz Ahmad, the Srinagar health officer who first revealed the plan to poison the city's nearly 100,000 stray dogs with strychnine... Nawaz gave no reasons for the change in plans but animal-rights activists had vowed to go to court to try to stop the slaughter...
UPDATE: Success For The Cats of Cape May!
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Meriem, sb299871 [at] skynet.be
alleycatallies [at] alleycat.org *
www.alleycat.org
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The future looks brighter for the cats of Cape May, N.J. For weeks, Alley Cat Allies has been working to stop a misguided plan that would have led to the trapping and killing of many of Cape May's outdoor cats...
And our efforts paid off. The city of Cape May, N.J. promised to protect the lives of local outdoor cats by continuing the city's Trap-Neuter-Return program... I believe the City Council's intentions are good but it is very likely the city will need assistance to carry out what it has promised.
Under the plan passed by the city, any cats who live near shorebird nests are either moved 1,000 feet from the area or humanely contained. Any outdoor cats who might not yet be neutered and vaccinated by the city will be included in the long-running Trap-Neuter-Return program. Volunteer caregivers may continue to care for the cats. Alley Cat Allies will work with the City Council and monitor the situation to ensure the cats are kept safe. For the Cats, Becky Robinson, President
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