How Dixie Lola & Dino Zestor Made Me Realise !
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| Dixie Lola |
To tell everyone the truth, I never really loved, cared or admired animals. I was also oblivious to the fact of stray or abused dogs. My first dog, Dixie was left in a pet shop by her owner because the owner moved into an apartment that prohibited dogs. Dixie was depressed, in a cage until we brought her home. Then her personality changed from a isolated dog to the most loving dog we could ask for. Let me just say that, when I shed tears, Dixie will be the first one to notice and comfort me by placing her head on my lap. Then came Dino, a dog filled with the joy of life. Sadly before Dino was ours, he was sold to the same pet shop by his owners who abused him. From the bottom of my heart, I despise these people who committed this crime. Even before a visit to the vet, we could clearly see that Dino was abused because of his behaviour and gestures. He gets frightened easily and becomes violent without being provoked. My family vet was amazed and she confirmed that Dino had been verbally and physically abused. Hence, he suffers from stress and anxiety. Dino even attempted to bite me because he was experiencing the painful effects of abuse.
Both my dogs have managed to make an impact on me to a critical point where I want to make a stand against animal abuse. In this case, stray dogs are abused without any reasons. I want people to be aware of this issue through my blog and I highly encourage them to participate in signings of petitions to stop abuse of stray dogs. I want to focus on the functions of the Dog Unit in the Penang State Abattoir. I am not stating that stray dogs should not be put down but they should have 'last rites' such as being kept for 24 hours before execution and humane methods of euthanizing them. I strongly oppose shootings to put down dogs because it sends out a disturbing message.
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| Dino Zestor |
