- Bhutan -
Bhutan, is a Buddhist kingdom on the Himalaya’s eastern edge, tucked in between India and China.
The kingdom on February 21, celebrated the 40th birthday of their king Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, and Prime Minister Dr Lotay Tshering had a great and unusual gift idea.
According to a tweet by journalist Namgay Zam, the Prime Minister asked the citizens to “adopt a stray dog each as a gift for His Majesty on His Birthday today."
The journalist said that she and her fiancé have already adopted three strays.
This innovative idea would help the country deal with its booming stray dog population in a humane manner.
According to the national newspaper of Bhutan, Kuensel, the uncontrolled stray dog population in the country has led to many issues, including increasing dog bite cases.
Many people loved this idea and asked other countries to follow suit.
A Twitter user named Aparna Karthikeyan, wrote: “And the world will be *such* a beautiful place, if only we could care for every creature the way we did for our families… Thank you, Bhutan, for showing the way!”
Pupperish reports that in 2009 Bhutan started a nationwide program which aimed to spay and neuter the poor strays.
The Humane Society International assisted with the project and have conducted a Catch-Neuter-Vaccinate-Release campaign.
After the dogs were spayed and neutered, they were released the same day in the same place where they were found.
More than 71.000 dogs have been spayed, neutered, and vaccinated from 2009 to 2016.
Voice For Us note: I disagree with the campaign being called “ Catch-Neuter-Vaccinate-Release”, the poor furbabies are not “released” but RE-ABANDONED!
I’d like to take this opportunity to repeat my heartfelt appeal, “Please do not shop, our streets are full of strays in need of a furever home.”
