Its 04:00 am in Thimphu. I have been unsuccessfully trying to sleep. Docens of dogs are fiercely barking outside the Hotel Druk. Stray dogs are an essential part of the landscape in Bhutan. They live on the street.
As a Buddhist Nation, Bhutanese don't believe in killing. The very act of taking a life, killing a dog, prevents the person and the animal from living out its karma in its present form and realm. Therefore they dont "take care" of the street dog population.
These dogs have no collars, have no owners. Most of the dogs I have counted tonight have seriuos skin problems - scabies and sores, some are crippled, one does not have a leg , many have open wounds. Flies whiz around. The dogs play and lay on the grass and pee and shit on the grass, the same grass where children were plying few hours ago.
I am not a Buddhist, I loove dogs, I am sure there good ways to solve this problem. I am going back to sleep...
As a Buddhist Nation, Bhutanese don't believe in killing. The very act of taking a life, killing a dog, prevents the person and the animal from living out its karma in its present form and realm. Therefore they dont "take care" of the street dog population.
These dogs have no collars, have no owners. Most of the dogs I have counted tonight have seriuos skin problems - scabies and sores, some are crippled, one does not have a leg , many have open wounds. Flies whiz around. The dogs play and lay on the grass and pee and shit on the grass, the same grass where children were plying few hours ago.
I am not a Buddhist, I loove dogs, I am sure there good ways to solve this problem. I am going back to sleep...
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