I believe alma wad meant well in her first post, but it was worded wrong. Perhaps English isn't her first language...that can lead to many misunderstandings. From my reading of her post, it seems she meant to say that any facility that says they will put animals down simply because you won't give money, is wrong. (alma..please correct me if I am wrong!)
IF, you go to the government vet's office, ASK them how many cats they see on a regular basis that have been hit by cars, poisoned but survived(such as they are left alive), etc. Sometimes it IS kinder to put some animals to sleep because the quality of their lives would be horrendous if left to live in the condition they are.
Cost is also one of the main factors as well as available space. Have you SEEN the amount of stray cats and dogs here in Doha? Have you read in the newspapers the sheer number of dogs that have been SHOT in some cities because they were loose? ...the last two cases I read about in the Arabic newspaper were 40 in one town and 30 in another one..and the last case was very close to Villagio.
Do YOU have space and money for all those animals? I am most CERTAINLY NOT advocating killing animals simply because they are loose, but just pointing out the magnitude of the problem of strays here in Qatar. Just to have a facility that could house all dogs and cats permanently would have to be the size of a small town...and the cost would be mind boggling!
There is at the moment, NO "no kill" facilites in Doha..unless you count Birgit's house as one because she has 5 dogs that she has rescued over her years here in the Middle East!
I believe alma wad meant well in her first post, but it was worded wrong. Perhaps English isn't her first language...that can lead to many misunderstandings. From my reading of her post, it seems she meant to say that any facility that says they will put animals down simply because you won't give money, is wrong. (alma..please correct me if I am wrong!)
IF, you go to the government vet's office, ASK them how many cats they see on a regular basis that have been hit by cars, poisoned but survived(such as they are left alive), etc. Sometimes it IS kinder to put some animals to sleep because the quality of their lives would be horrendous if left to live in the condition they are.
Cost is also one of the main factors as well as available space. Have you SEEN the amount of stray cats and dogs here in Doha? Have you read in the newspapers the sheer number of dogs that have been SHOT in some cities because they were loose? ...the last two cases I read about in the Arabic newspaper were 40 in one town and 30 in another one..and the last case was very close to Villagio.
Do YOU have space and money for all those animals? I am most CERTAINLY NOT advocating killing animals simply because they are loose, but just pointing out the magnitude of the problem of strays here in Qatar. Just to have a facility that could house all dogs and cats permanently would have to be the size of a small town...and the cost would be mind boggling!
There is at the moment, NO "no kill" facilites in Doha..unless you count Birgit's house as one because she has 5 dogs that she has rescued over her years here in the Middle East!