Help dogs & cats in Afghanistan -- PLEASE
04:45, 31 January 2009
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I am heart-broken at the way dogs are treated in Afghanistan, per living there myself for six months in 2007. Dogs are considered absolute filth by the population. Dogs are beneath contempt. Knowing firsthand the love and health benefits that dogs bring to any home, and knowing how dogs can change a person and society profoundly for the better, this is more than mistreatment of animals; it's denial of something that could greatly benefit Afghan society.
What can be done to help dogs and cats in Afghanistan? Short of profound, comprehensive, long-term activities to change beliefs, you can make a donation to Mayhew International, a well-established British animal welfare group working in Kabul and other places in the developing world. The Mayhew staff are doing great work -- tieing their work to local veterinary training programs, and spaying and neutering animals and then trying to find homes for them (mostly with foreigners living in the country, but they've had some success with local Afghan families).
So many times, I hear people say, "I'd like to give money, but how do I know it will really make a difference?" This is a way to REALLY make a difference.
