Thursday, 09 MAY 2024 | PNS | DEHRADUN
The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India organised a promotion to raise awareness about the importance of animal birth control in Dehradun on Wednesday. During the promotion, PETA activists dressed up as giant condoms with the message written on them: ‘Dogs can’t use condoms. Sterilise them’.
Speaking of this matter, the coordinator of PETA India Utkarsh Garg stressed the need for animal sterilisation as millions of dogs and cats suffer on the streets or in animal shelters due to a lack of good homes. “PETA India urges everyone to get their dogs and cats sterilised,” he said.
He further said that if anyone is considering having a pet, he or she should adopt a homeless animal instead of buying one. “Dogs and cats struggle to survive on the streets in Dehradun as across India. Many of them go hungry, are deliberately injured or killed by vehicles or are abused in other ways. Sterilising one female dog can prevent 67,000 births in six years and sterilising one female cat can prevent 420,000 births in seven years. Sterilised animals live longer, healthier lives and the sterilised males seldom fight and bite,” said Garg.
Notably, PETA India encourages dog and cat guardians to get their pets sterilised so that puppies and kittens who have already been born have the best chance of finding a good home and living in comfort and safety.
