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Kathmandu Wednesday April 04, 2001 Chaitra 22, 2057.
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Inhumane killing
I am a Dutch journalist and I visit Nepal frequently. This time, I decided to
take a pleasure trip to Pokhara to cool my mind, until I read in the newspaper about the
poisoning of dogs there. As an animal lover, no way, could I face that - I cancelled.
There’s no question, for obvious reasons like rabies, the dog population needs to be
controlled, but there are other less hideously cruel ways of dealing with the problem.
As I began winding up my affairs here, looking for something positive to
write about when I get home, it came to my attention the programme of poisoning of dogs
was also about to take place in Kathmandu. I was informed, that the government of this
Hindu-Buddhist country found this agonising contemptible method of death acceptable -
because it is cheap!
However, there are humane ways of dealing with this problem.
Stephenie Duijnhouwer
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