Shooting Dogs Under the Law

Once again, the Parks and Nature Authority is shooting dogs and leaving them alive, wounded and bleeding in the field, to die of blood loss or infection! The dogs, belongings to Bedouin families near Jericho were found a few days ago. In what world is this acceptable behavior from Authority employees, working on public funds? This isn’t an isolated incident, but rather the routine of the Parks and Nature Authority, shooting recklessly and never stopping to check. They shot another poor dog in the same community months ago, leaving her crying in pain, wounded and bleeding, one of her legs shot off. After a formal complaint was made they came back and took her to a vet to be put down 😔 We petitioned the court demanding to ban the protocol that allows this shooting. The Parks and Nature Authority claimed the dogs pose a threat to wildlife and can potentially spread rabies. Does that make it OK to leave them bleeding in the field? No. There’s an alternative – trapping them and finding adoptive homes. Shooting should be the absolute last resort!!!