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China Youth Comments
Protecting stray cats and dogs not only requires "love", but also proper management.
"Walking the dog after 8 o'clock, the person who comes here will be 1." At East China Normal University, the Small Animal Protection Association organizes students to walk their dogs at night every day. Because the activities are too hot, the number of dog walking places will be sold out as soon as they are released. The students laughed and said, "There are not enough dogs." According to Pengpai News , students participating in the protection of small animals should take their dogs for sterilization, clean the kennel, and take their dogs out to bathe and shave their hair regularly. At the Middle and North Campus of East China Normal University, more than 200 stray cats are fed, rescued, sterilized and adopted.
As residents raise pets in larger scale, the problem of stray cats and dogs in cities is becoming increasingly prominent. Among them, the campus has a large green space coverage area and is more friendly in animal living conditions, and has more tolerance and care from humans, making it a concentrated area for stray cats and dogs. These stray cats and dogs may decorate the campus environment, allowing teachers and students' lives to be adjusted to a certain extent, and even form a unique campus culture, but also pose hidden dangers to campus safety and environmental sanitation.
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How schools teachers and students and stray cats and dogs "coexist" harmoniously has become an important issue testing the governance of stray cats and dogs. On the one hand, the overall quality of teachers and students in colleges and universities is high and has a high recognition of animal protection, which is undoubtedly more in line with modern civilization; on the other hand, if teachers and students stay in "love" for stray animals but ignore the various problems caused by the disorderly growth of stray cats and dogs, it may ultimately overwhelm the campus environment and have a negative impact on the long-term protection of stray animals.
is similar to the practices of the Small Animal Protection Association of East China Normal University, and is still scarce in China. Whether it is a campus, a park, or a community, in the environment that is conducive to the survival of stray animals in the city, there is more polarization: some environments allow stray animals to flow freely, and some people who like small animals spontaneously feed them; some environments resolutely do not allow stray animals to exist and hunt stray animals, which is not only contrary to the civilized concept of animal protection, but in fact it is often futile - the reproductive ability of stray animals and the ability to avoid human hunting are often beyond imagination.
Recently, I lived in a school for a while due to work reasons. On the campus that covers a small area, I was surprised to find dozens of stray cats living in it. Someone familiar with the situation said that there were not so many stray cats on campus at the beginning. It was precisely because the environment was too friendly and the daily feeding of cat lovers was the rapid increase in the number of cats.
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On the one hand, it is a picture of people and cats living in harmony on campus, but on the other hand, it is a vague worry: What should I do if cats continue to reproduce uncontrollably, especially when humans and cats, campus management and cats’ survival constitute difficult to alleviate conflicts?
Therefore, protecting stray cats and dogs should not only "love", but also manage them properly. While dedicating love, people who like animals should take scientific actions and participate in the management of stray cats and dogs. For example, cooperate with the community, raise funds, convene volunteers, organize activities regularly, sterilize stray cats and dogs, help stray cats and dogs suitable for adoption find a new home, and promote the concept of "adoption instead of purchasing". In this way, the problem of stray animals in cities can be controlled and the relationship between humans and animals will be more harmonious.
Written by/Nanmu
WeChat editor/Ren Guanqing
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