Pamela Anderson comes to the rescue of Mumbai's stray dogs

Mumbai: Hollywood actress Pamela Anderson has come to the resuce of stray dogs after she learnt that the civic authorities under the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, can kill them if they are a 'nuisance'.



Anderson in a letter to municipal commissioner Jairaj Phatak said, that she has learnt from the NGO - People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), India that street dogs of Mumbai may be caught and cruelly destroyed.





"It is well established that killing stray dogs is not a permanent solution to control their population. According to studies conducted by World Health Organisation (WHO) mass sterlisation of stray animals is the most viable solution to nuisance and health concerns in addition to being more humane," Anderson said in a letter.






She also asked to promote a sterlisation programme for stray animals. All dogs adopted or purchased from animal shelters and pet shops be sterlised.




Anderson said that, the animal sex trade perpetrated by dog breeders and pet shops is a part of the problem and curbing it will help end animal overpopulation.






Lastly she saying that she expects that progressive action would be taken on this issue and would discuss on it during her next visit to India.


Source: zimbio.com