Street dog: Difference between revisions
m Dating maintenance tags: {{Clarify span}} |
VikiPicture (talk | contribs) image + |
||
| Line 4: | Line 4: | ||
==Origin== |
==Origin== |
||
In much of Africa and Eurasia, most free-roaming dogs are not true [[mixed-breed dog]]s, a literal mix of one or more [[purebred dog]]s. Instead, they are descended from the same original [[landrace]] of dogs from which purebred dogs were originally created and which have existed since humans started living in settlements. They have always been [[scavengers]] living on human cast-offs and handouts. In addition to scavenging, individual street dogs are widely kept as uncontained pets by urban slum households. |
In much of Africa and Eurasia, most free-roaming dogs are not true [[mixed-breed dog]]s, a literal mix of one or more [[purebred dog]]s. Instead, they are descended from the same original [[landrace]] of dogs from which purebred dogs were originally created and which have existed since humans started living in settlements. They have always been [[scavengers]] living on human cast-offs and handouts. In addition to scavenging, individual street dogs are widely kept as uncontained pets by urban slum households. |
||
[[File:HAYTAP bir kap su yemek.png|thumb|175px|right|The animal rights group [[HAYTAP]]'s poster depicting street dogs and cats with the words ' ''Provide One Pot Food, One Pot Water for them'' ']] |
|||
==Problems caused by street dogs== |
==Problems caused by street dogs== |
||
{{unreferenced section|date=August 2012}} |
{{unreferenced section|date=August 2012}} |
||
| Line 18: | Line 18: | ||
To survive in modern cities, street dogs must be able to navigate traffic. |
To survive in modern cities, street dogs must be able to navigate traffic. |
||
[[File:Street Dog Riding the Subway.jpg|thumb|Street dog riding the [[subway (rail)|subway]]]] |
[[File:Street Dog Riding the Subway.jpg|thumb|Street dog riding the [[subway (rail)|subway]]]] |
||
[[File:Amina Abaza with Dog.jpg|thumb|[[Amina Tharwat Abaza]] - Animal rights activist. Founder of [[Society for Protection of Animal Rights in Egypt]] holding a street dog]] |
[[File:Amina Abaza with Dog.jpg|thumb|175px|[[Amina Tharwat Abaza]] - Animal rights activist. Founder of [[Society for Protection of Animal Rights in Egypt]] holding a street dog]] |
||
Some of the stray dogs in Bucharest are seen crossing the large streets at pedestrian crosswalks. The dogs have probably noticed that when humans cross streets at such markings, cars tend to stop.{{Citation needed|date=April 2011}} |
Some of the stray dogs in Bucharest are seen crossing the large streets at pedestrian crosswalks. The dogs have probably noticed that when humans cross streets at such markings, cars tend to stop.{{Citation needed|date=April 2011}} |
||
Revision as of 00:02, 9 December 2012
Street dogs, known in scientific literature as free-ranging urban dogs[1] or urban free-ranging dogs[2] , are unconfined dogs that live in cities. They live virtually wherever cities exist and the local human population allows. Street dogs may be pets which have strayed from or are simply allowed freedom by their owners, or may never have had an owner. Street dogs may be stray purebreds, true mixed-breed dogs, or unbred landraces such as the Indian pariah dog. Street dog overpopulation can cause serious problems[clarify] for the societies in which they live, so campaigns to spay and neuter them are sometimes implemented. They tend to differ from rural free-ranging dogs in their skill sets, socialization, and ecological effects.
Origin
In much of Africa and Eurasia, most free-roaming dogs are not true mixed-breed dogs, a literal mix of one or more purebred dogs. Instead, they are descended from the same original landrace of dogs from which purebred dogs were originally created and which have existed since humans started living in settlements. They have always been scavengers living on human cast-offs and handouts. In addition to scavenging, individual street dogs are widely kept as uncontained pets by urban slum households.
Problems caused by street dogs
 |
 |
Disease
Outbreaks of rabies are often traced to unvaccinated street dogs, one the most common carriers of the painful and often fatal disease.
Bites
To survive, street dogs need to avoid conflict with humans. However, Dog bites can occur when dogs are trying to mate or fighting among themselves, and pedestrians and other humans in the vicinity may be bitten by fighting dogs. In addition, females with pups are often protective and may bite people who approach their litter.
Quality of life
Barking and howling and dog fights which invariably take place over mating can be very disturbing to people, and the smell of dog urine which is an unsavory product of territory marking can become quite pungent, especially among unspayed or neutered dogs, not to mention the presence of feces.
Skills and adaptations
To survive in modern cities, street dogs must be able to navigate traffic.
Some of the stray dogs in Bucharest are seen crossing the large streets at pedestrian crosswalks. The dogs have probably noticed that when humans cross streets at such markings, cars tend to stop.[citation needed] The dogs have accustomed themselves to the flow of pedestrian and automobile traffic; they sit patiently with the people at the curb when they are stopped for a red light, and then cross with them as if a daily routine.[citation needed]
Free-ranging urban dogs by country
|
India
In India, the local landrace, known as the Indian pariah dog, has been estimated to have existed for perhaps 14,000 years or more. Part of the urban population consists of mongrels or mix-breeds–descended from pure-breed dogs that have been allowed to interbreed with pariahs. Urban India has two features which create and sustain street dog populations: Large amounts of exposed garbage, which provide an abundant source of food, and a huge population of slum and street-dwellers whose way of life includes keeping the dogs as free-roaming pets. For example, Mumbai has over 12 million human residents, of whom over half are slum-dwellers. At least 500 tons of garbage remain uncollected daily. Therefore, conditions are perfect for supporting a particularly large population of stray dogs. India has the highest number of human rabies deaths in the world (estimated at 35,000 per annum).
Romania
|
In Romania free-ranging urban dogs are usually referred to as: câinii maidanezi, maidanezii (ownerless and stray dogs – the strays), câinii comunitari (community/communitarian dogs), câinii vagabonzi (vagabond dogs), or câinii străzii (street-dogs). The online Romanian Explicative Dictionary lists the word maidanez as a noun or adjective denoting both ownerless dogs and vagrant, stray dogs (câine fără stăpân, câine vagabond). According to the same source, there is also the word vagabond, which is a noun or an adjective referring to humans and animals alike. According to estimations in Bucharest, in the year 2000 there were 200,000 free-ranging urban dogs.[citation needed]
Serbia
Free-ranging dogs are serious problem for safety of the residents of the Serbian cities and rural areas, where they are attacking people (including children)[3][4][5] and killing other animals.[6][7] Every year, free-ranging dogs bite about 1,500 people in Serbia, or 4 per day by average.[3] The total number of free-ranging dogs in Serbia is estimated at several tens of thousands,[3] of which the largest groups could be found in Belgrade (more than 17,000), Novi Sad (about 10,000), Niš (between 7,000 and 10,000), Subotica (about 8,000) and Kragujevac (about 5,000).[8][9]
Thailand
Russia
Puerto Rico
- Sato, street dogs of Puerto Rico
In culture
Viaţă de câine (A dog’s life) (1998), a Romanian documentary movie by Alexandru Solomon.
References
- ^ Daniels, T.J. (1983). "The social organization of free-rangingurbandogs. I. Non-estrous social behavior". Applied Animal Ethology. 10 (4): 341–363. doi:10.1016/0304-3762(83)90184-0. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|month=ignored (help) - ^ Pal, Sunil Kumar (2001). "Population ecology of free-ranging urban dogs in West Bengal, India". Acta Theriologica. 46 (1). doi:10.1007/BF03192418. ISSN 0001-7051. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
A population of urban free-ranging dogsCanis familiaris Linnaeus, 1758 was studied in Katwa, West Bengal, India. The analysis of changes in the density of the dog population over a period of 4 years revealed a considerable stability of this population. Mean (±SD)2 seasonal population density was
- ^ a b c "Napadi pasa lutalica". e-novine.com. 30 April 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
- ^ "Studio B :: Vesti :: Česti napadi pasa lutalica". Studiob.rs. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
- ^ "Dr Tatjana Djordjevic". Dr Tatjana Djordjevic. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
- ^ "RTS :: Psi lutalice poklali ovce" (in Template:Sr icon). Rts.rs. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ M. Luković (20 March 2012). "Kragujevac: Psi poklali fazane | Srbija". Novosti.rs. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
- ^ http://www.svetpasa.rs/Editor/assets/vesti/2011/010oktobar/lutalicemapa.jpg
- ^ "Vlasnici pasa van zakona - Vesti - SVET PASA - Društvena mreža za pse - Rase pasa - FCI Grupe - Srbija". Svetpasa.rs. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
Further reading
- Beck, Alan M .1973. The ecology of stray dogs: A study of free-ranging urban animals. West Lafayette, Indiana: Purdue University Press e-books.
- Ecollage. 2002. Dog Population Management & Canine Rabies Control. India’s Official Dog Control Program in an international context. Pune. pp. 1-9
- Irvine, Leslie. 2003. “The Problem of Unwanted Pets: A Case Study in How Institutions “Think” about Clients’ Needs” in Social Problems. Vol. 50, No. 4, pp. 550-566
- Kato Masahiko, Hideki Yamamoto, Yoshihide Inukai and Shohei Kira. 2203. “Survey of the Stray Dog Population and the Health Education Program on the Prevention of Dog Bites and Dog-Acquired Infections: A Comparative Study in Nepal and Okayama Prefecture, Japan” in Acta Med. Okayama, Vol. 57. No. 5, pp. 261-266
External links
- straydogs.ro is a reference, news, and discussion site dedicated to the issue of stray dogs, especially in Romania.
- Final solution proposed for Bucharest’s stray dogs press article, May 2010
- www.beastsofthebalkans.com/bulgariandogs is a specific section on stray dogs from a website on “beasts, giants & creatures of nature in Bulgaria”
- www.sofiaecho.com details about the stray dog population of Sofia/Bulgaria
- wsdindia.org is a Mumbai-based organization working to eradicate rabies and control the street-dog population in a humane, scientific way.
- Account of stray dogs in Moscow, January 2010