Friday, September 01, 2006

The Issue of Strays in Brunei

In an interview with the Borneo Bulletin Acting Brunei Muara District officer, Awang Hj Jamain bin Momin, said the Brunei-Muara District Office is seriously looking at the problem of strays (specifically the dogs) after a child was attacked by three stray dogs, several days ago.

"Positive actions will be taken in a few days," assured the Acting District Officer.

From memories, usually "positive" actions will mean the immediate "assasination" of the strays. How to do it? Previously, the dogs will be shot dead. Do i expect it to be different 20 years later? Not likely. IF immiediate actions will be taken against the stray dogs, the dogs will be shot and killed, and disposed by the municipal board people (orang buang sampah)...

Why? Whose's going to pay for a Society for the Prevention of Cruelty on Animals? Since dogs are widely considered to be "haram" (because i have read the arguments in Brudirect before which says that dogs are not automatically "haram" in Islam, but I'm not really sure, it was quite sometime already), why should the government pay for the animals to be cared for? When the NGOs such as - SMARTER (for autistic children) cant even get government funding, what do you think the chances are for the stray animals?

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