187, a drop in the bucket [seeking a monthly ticket]
Jiangnan Stray Dog Rescue Center.
A vacant land located on the outskirts of the city was formerly an abandoned breeding farm. It was later bought by Aunt Chen and transformed into a stray dog rescue center.
The rescue station is surrounded by a mixture of earth walls and barbed wire, and there are several areas inside.
There are many abandoned or homeless stray dogs adopted here, and often no one is willing to adopt them. Therefore, these stray dogs give birth frequently and breed more puppies. When these puppies grow up,
They have become a new batch of stray dogs.
Many people think that stray dogs only threaten human survival and safety and are of no benefit. They are pests in today's society and they should be killed.
Because they can bite children and transmit rabies, only complete elimination can ensure everyone's safety.
Others feel that stray dogs also have the right to live. Although there have been incidents of stray dogs biting people, they cannot be generalized and completely eradicate stray dogs.
Nowadays, more and more people keep pets, especially dogs. Many people not only treat them as pets, but also love them as children.
In fact, many people must have seen stray dogs on the street, and more than once.
The knotted hair, innocent eyes, thin body, dirty face, and the posture of always looking for food...
Many people will wonder, where do so many stray dogs come from in the city? What is the origin of stray dogs? Why are more and more stray dogs appearing on the streets? Do stray dogs need to survive?
In fact, if you observe carefully, it is not difficult to find that although many dogs will find a good owner, there are still some dogs that will be abandoned and become stray dogs.
They spend a long time wandering through dark alleys and looking for leftover food next to dirty trash cans just to find some food to satisfy their hunger.
Stray dogs that are fed by people will wait for people to put food on the ground, and then dare to eat when the people are far away.
In many places, if you observe carefully, you will find that stray dogs are not limited to Chinese pastoral dogs, but there are also some breeds of dogs.
Such as golden retriever, Teddy, Samoyed, etc...
Some of their fur has condensed and the color of their fur is no longer visible, but some of them are still clean.
Some of these dogs were abandoned because they were sick, some were living on the streets because they were lost, and some were abandoned because humans had no time or energy and just liked them temporarily...
This is also one of the reasons for the increase in stray dogs.
When Officer Wang drove the car to the entrance of the rescue station, a chained German shepherd was roaring crazily at him. Next to the German shepherd were several golden retrievers, which were relatively docile, lying on the ground and lazily looking outside.
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After Police Officer Wang found an open space and parked his car, he held a black bag in his hand, pointed at the signboard of "Jiangnan Stray Dog Rescue Center" and said: "This is our destination today, although it is noisy
After all, I heard that there are more than 300 stray dogs inside, and those that are not locked up will not bite."
Gu Chen nodded slightly: "Except the German Shepherd."
"German shepherds are used to guard doors. They are locked with chains and must be aggressive to a certain extent." Officer Wang took a few steps, glanced at the dogs roaming in the yard inside, and continued: "Inside
The ones here are better. They are all small dogs and have no aggressive nature. Generally, stray dogs that are just brought here will be quarantined for a month until they have fully adapted to the environment here and they can be released after being vaccinated."
Officer Wang also told everything he knew in detail.
Gu Chen looked in through the iron bars...
There seemed to be no stray dogs inside, but the management staff didn't see any. They couldn't help but asked curiously: "How much does it cost to raise hundreds of stray dogs per day?"
"This is also one of the difficulties in adopting a stray dog." Officer Wang opened the unlocked iron door and yelled at the German Shepherd a few times. The German Shepherd immediately gave up and went back to his kennel to continue observing secretly.
Several golden retrievers still looked at Officer Wang lazily, without any fluctuation in their hearts.
These are gatekeepers, generally not to scare people, but if stray dogs run out of the compound, they will be scared back by the German shepherds.
To enter the stray dog rescue center, you have to open an iron gate.
Bai Xiaolan held Lu Weiwei's arm.
The two girls are very curious about everything here.
Wu Jun carried the camera and first took pictures of the sign at the door before following him inside.
"There are more than 300 stray dogs in this rescue station alone, but the number of stray dogs in Jiangnan City is far more than this number." Officer Wang walked at the front and couldn't help but said: "At present, the number of stray dogs in our country
The number of stray dogs is as high as 40 million. Such a huge number is indeed difficult to centrally manage and is a hot potato for any person or rescue organization."
"Isn't there nothing we can do?" Gu Chen was also very concerned about this.
Officer Wang waved his hand and said: "It's not that there is nothing we can do. In fact, there is a lot of rich experience abroad in this regard, which is worth learning from."
"That's right." Lu Weiwei also interjected: "If Aunt Chen's own generosity is enough, it will undoubtedly be a drop in the bucket. Even if we rely on donations from caring people, we face so many stray dogs every day, even if we can barely maintain operations, then other stray dogs
What should we do? It’s impossible to just focus on these 300-odd dogs. After all, the number of stray dogs in Jiangnan City is actually far more than this number.”
"When I traveled abroad, I saw some feasible methods." Bai Xiaolan said while holding Lu Weiwei's hand.
"What's the significance of this?" Gu Chen wasn't too sure about this.
"Of course there is. There are generally four ways to deal with the problem of stray dogs in foreign countries. One is to use public and private rescue methods." Bai Xiaolan thought for a few seconds and continued: "Developed countries generally use public rescue centers and private rescue centers.
Rescue agencies work together to solve the problem of stray dogs."
"From the effect point of view, it is indeed very effective, but this method requires more people to participate due to funding reasons."
Officer Wang also said: "The method is good, but there are certain obstacles to its implementation here, because the public is unwilling to take care of it and the people are unwilling to pay. Over time, the number of stray dogs will increase year by year."
"So there is a second method." Bai Xiaolan suddenly smiled mysteriously: "That is to conduct unified sterilization and sterilization of these dogs after centralized management. This can control rabies after unified management, and also
It has a very good monitoring effect on the number of stray dogs.”
Seeing Gu Chen holding his chin in confusion, Bai Xiaolan smiled at Gu Chen and said: "Overseas, in countries that have established stray dog rescue centers, it is rare to see stray dogs and emergency rabies epidemics on the road.
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Gu Chen also noticed that Bai Xiaolan was talking to him, so he said "hmm" and answered: "This method is really good. I suggest that your TV station take this opportunity to publicize it more and give suggestions to the relevant departments."
Several lame Chinese garden dogs and a little black teddy, after seeing several people walking in, naturally came over to get close to them.
Lu Weiwei smiled and said: "Actually, I think not abandoning dogs and being a qualified dog owner is also a factor in preventing too many stray dogs."
"Officer Lu, you are absolutely right." Bai Xiaolan has a special say in this: "In fact, the source of stray dogs mainly comes from the abandonment of dog owners. Only when everyone does not abandon their own dogs can we get rid of the root causes.
to alleviate the sharp increase in the number of stray dogs."
"Since you choose to keep dogs, you should respect life and don't abandon them at will." Photographer Wu Jun was surrounded by several teddy dogs and had to take some shots of them.
"So this is the third solution." Bai Xiaolan said with a smile: "There is another way, which is to adopt instead of buying, to recognize the status of these stray dogs."
"I think the last method is the best." Gu Chen also expressed his opinion, saying: "In this way, caring people like Aunt Chen can also reduce their burden. After all, many stray dogs were once pet dogs.
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"What the young man said is very good."
At this time, a middle-aged woman wearing a red apron, holding a bucket in one hand and a broom in the other, walked out of the kennel.
"Who are you?" Gu Chen was a little confused.
"I'm a volunteer here, and it's my turn to help here today." The middle-aged woman put down the bucket, wiped her hands on her apron, and took the initiative to say hello: "My name is Xu Lu, I'm glad to meet you."
"Furong Police Station: Gu Chen." Gu Chen also reported his family name.
Later, Xu Lu got to know the others one by one.
Only then did everyone find out that Xu Lu worked in a steel factory in Jiangnan City, and she also had another identity, that is, a volunteer at the Jiangnan Stray Dog Rescue Association.
"The Aunt Chen you are looking for has a leg injury, so the volunteers from our rescue society discussed it and took turns to come here to help. Today is my turn."
When Xu Lu said this, she looked embarrassed: "I just finished cleaning the kennel, and I smell a little bit. Don't be surprised."
"Aunt Xu, you're welcome." Gu Chen said.
Xu Lu also nodded, smiled at Gu Chen and said, "The solutions you just mentioned are all very good, especially the fourth one, adoption instead of purchase."
"However, when many people see stray dogs, they will despise them from the bottom of their hearts, thinking that these Chinese pastoral dogs are too different from pet dogs. In fact, this is not the case. If you know enough about local pastoral dogs, you will find that they are also very good.
, no worse than foreign pet dogs.”
"Yes, I just like Chinese garden dogs." Lu Weiwei also agreed.
Xu Lu took off her apron and hung it on the hook on the wall. She turned around and said, "Actually, we have always advocated adoption instead of purchasing, but there are still many people who would rather spend money to buy a dog than adopt a stray dog.
Because I don’t understand the adopted stray dogs.”
Speaking of this, Xu Lu pointed to one of the black teddy dogs and said: "For example, this black teddy is male. I heard from the volunteers who sent it that the reason why it was abandoned by its owner was because the dog's teeth were not good-looking, and it was a little bit...
Damn it, it’s not the dog’s fault that the teeth are ugly, no one is perfect, let alone the dog?”
Xu Lu was angry when she thought of this, and continued: "Look at it now, isn't it pretty good-looking?"
"I think stray dogs live on their own outside, eating garbage on the roadside, and without the help of their owners to take care of them, without regular deworming and vaccination, etc. They may even be hurt by people, and their personalities will become more ferocious. And many
People are afraid that dogs will suffer from some diseases or have aggressive behavior, so they are unwilling to adopt them." Lu Weiwei also squatted down and touched this docile Teddy.
"The little girl knows a lot." It was rare to find someone who agreed with her point of view, and Xu Lu was also very happy.
In fact, many stray dogs are impure dogs, or some Chinese pastoral dogs, and after wandering outside for a period of time, there must be certain changes in their appearance.
Generally speaking, stray dogs are definitely not as good-looking as dogs that are taken care of. However, many people certainly hope that their dogs can be more beautiful and clean, so they would rather spend money to buy them than adopt them for free.
In addition, whether it is a purchased dog or an adopted stray dog, it needs to be taken care of and cared for carefully by the owner, otherwise, no matter how good-looking the dog is, it will only become a mess.
Coupled with all kinds of vanity...
Some people keep dogs for their own sake.
I feel that the more purebred the dog is, the more expensive it is, and the more respectable it will be to take the dog out.
Stray dogs are given free of charge, so they cannot show their status as a symbol and lose face. People who think this way will naturally not be willing to adopt stray dogs.
In addition, some stray dogs are usually abandoned by their owners after they have grown up, so they already have their own owners in their hearts.
If after adoption, you meet a new owner, you may not have a trusting relationship, and you may not be willing to get close to the new owner, making it difficult to raise the animal.
If you buy a dog, you have usually raised it yourself since childhood, and it is more obedient and easy to raise.
If you look down on stray dogs, how can you be willing to adopt them?
Gu Chen naturally knew these truths, but looking at a large group of barking stray dogs, it was indeed a bit overwhelming. Many of them were disabled dogs.
"Aunt Chen, someone is here to see you." Xu Lu shouted several times into a square room.
"Got it." A quick response came from the room.
Not long after, a tall middle-aged woman limped out, holding on to the wall.
"This is Aunt Chen." Xu Lu introduced to everyone.
In fact, Gu Chen, Officer Wang and others had checked the information of Aunt Chen who was owed money by Lao Lai in advance, so they naturally knew that this was Aunt Chen.
But he looks 1.73 meters tall and tall, which no one expected.
"Aunt Chen is so strong!" Lu Weiwei couldn't help but exclaimed.
After all, I am 168cm tall, but standing in front of Aunt Chen, I feel a bit petite.
"Hello Aunt Chen, we are the police from Furong Police Station. My name is Gu Chen. These are my colleagues and the staff of the TV station..."
Gu Chen introduced everyone's identities to Aunt Chen one by one.
Aunt Chen smiled and said: "You called me in advance and said you would come today. I originally thought it would be noon or afternoon, but I didn't expect you to come so early."
"Serving the people sooner or later, Aunt Chen, we have helped you get back the money that Lao Zhu owes you." Lu Weiwei took the black bag from Officer Wang and opened the zipper of the bag.
Suddenly, dozens of banknotes appeared in front of my eyes.
Aunt Chen wiped her tears and said: "It has been several years and there is no news from this old Zhu. I thought I would never get the money back. I didn't expect that today, a few years later, your police would be able to help me track down the money."
Thank you very much for paying back this batch of arrears."
"Aunt Chen, you're welcome." Gu Chen also stepped forward to comfort her.
Wu Jun carried a camera and recorded all these shots.
Bai Xiaolan took the microphone and handed it over: "We know that Aunt Chen is a caring person. She has spent a lot of savings on this stray dog rescue center. Do you think your kind act of love will be recognized by others?"
Aunt Chen suddenly fell silent...
After a pause, he responded: "Actually, the resistance is quite strong."
Wu Jun quickly changed the camera position and continued to focus on Aunt Chen.
"What specific resistance are there?" Bai Xiaolan continued to ask.
"Generally, some people are very opposed to our promotion of rescuing stray dogs. They think that we are all 'dog lovers' and think that we only have dogs in our eyes. We are never filial to our parents and treat dogs as ancestors. We have poor intelligence.
Problematic group of people.”
Bai Xiaolan couldn't help laughing twice, but she quickly adjusted her attitude: "Yes, these people are indeed a bit extreme."
Aunt Chen shook her head helplessly: "Actually, at present, our animal rescue stations are not fully developed. Almost all rescue stations are operating at overload, and private caring people are also unable to do what they can because the base of stray animals is too large.
We also want to contribute to this city we live in. We don’t ask for more understanding, but we just ask for no random comments.”
The interview went very well...
The camera not only recorded the repayment of debts owed by the Furong Police Station and the urgent need of Aunt Chen at the stray dog rescue center, but also learned some about the root causes of the problem of stray dogs from this caring person.
Bai Xiaolan feels that she has gained a lot. Following Gu Chen on missions, she always gains a lot of unexpected things.
Later, Aunt Chen and Xu Lu took Gu Chen and others to visit the entire stray dog rescue center to let everyone understand how they have worked hard to operate the rescue center over the years.
Facing the camera, Aunt Chen also sent out an invitation, inviting more volunteers to join the team and contribute to the problem of stray dogs in Jiangnan City.
I looked at the time, it was already 11 am.
Aunt Chen asked: "Why don't you stay for lunch, and I'll cook the food for you myself."
"Aunt Chen's craftsmanship is so good." Xu Lu couldn't help but look forward to it: "If it weren't for Aunt Chen's craftsmanship, I wouldn't be so active in volunteering here."
"Hey, that's so embarrassing." Lu Weiwei touched her growling stomach and said what she meant.
Since we set off early in the morning, everyone had breakfast after six o'clock, so our stomachs were empty now.
"You, the police, have come all the way to deliver the debt to me. It's not too much for you to treat you to a meal, right? Just listen to me. Everyone, stay and have a meal. I also hope that you, the police and the TV station, can help me with publicity."
Here." Aunt Chen also showed her enthusiastic side at this moment.
Everyone looked at Officer Wang at the same time.
Officer Wang smiled and said, "Okay, Aunt Chen is so enthusiastic, so let's stay for a meal."
In fact, both Gu Chen and Lu Weiwei understood that they could eat the food, but everyone would pay for it silently and would not take advantage of Aunt Chen.
Several people walked into the house talking and laughing.
At this moment, outside the stray dog rescue center, an old box truck was parked steadily at the gate...
