“This is a diagnosis, not a statement,” commented the Mayor of Riga Neil Clayton (“agreement”), the words of the President of the Society of physicians in Latvia Pä Aigars Apinis, who believes that the positioning of the Riga City Council homes for stray animals in Riga would be a crime against nature. According to Aigars Apinis, stray cats and dogs must destroy, and to do so should the Riga City Council, today, 20 January, reporter BakuToday .
“There is nothing more terrible hypocritical attempts to hide under the guise of animal protection to those feeds, attracts and publicly defends thousands of stray cats dogs in Riga and other cities. Those feeds and protects stray cats, wildlife of Latvia are executioners “said Apinis Diena.lv Portal.
According to him, because of the huge number of stray cats in Riga can not nesting many bird, which are the adornment of the parks in other cities in Europe. Cat kills per year on average 100 birds, mostly young, and destroyed at least 10 slots. Cats destroyed including ducks nest urban Rivulets and ponds. The rats cats normally not caught, he explained. “The only urban bird became hoodie. It may not harm a cat, “lamented Apinis.
According to different data, there were in Riga from 60 up to 300 thousands throughout Latvia, more than half a million stray cats, noted Apinis, stressing that the homeless animals are “incubator of disease”. “You just have to decide what we want to protect nature or hypocrisy. Stray cats and dogs must be destroyed. And this should make the Riga City Council. Ideal-type provided with 2016 years chips for all domestic cats and dogs as early as next year. This will protect priručennyh pets and will collect a fee for the city budget, and animals without chip-be destroyed, “said Apinis.
In conversation with BakuToday the Chairman of the Riga City Council refused to even discuss the position of Aigars Apinis.
As you know, Ushakov’s particular attention to the problem of homeless animals. On his initiative in the building of the Riga City Council have two cats, which was named one of Latvian and Russian name. With the onset of cold weather, the head of the Management environment of the Riga City Council Askold Klavins requested the Committee for housing and environment of the Riga City Council to send a single Rīgas domoupravleniû namu parvaldnieks writing support with decent conditions for street cats. This means that serving the need to provide them with access to the cellars. If this is not possible and you want to close Windows in basements, sick cats be “euthanasia” and healthy-find another place to live.
The program works in Riga “Catch-sterilizuj-let go”. In 2011, sterilized cats 1528, for this purpose spent 33654 lats (over 47.6 thousand euros) from the city budget. About the same Riga planning to expend for that purpose in the year 2012.
