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Stray Dogs
You may have heard a quote saying tiny scraps of food, stale or expired
“Dogs are a man’s best pal”, and they are even. Donating to charities for these
for a reason. Over so many years, causes could help a lot. I recommended
humans and dogs have had a special donating, or funding to dog shelters that
bond. I mean who doesn’t like cuddles rescue injured dogs along with other
from their dog or the unconditional love helpless street dogs. A dog is a dog.
they give? Or maybe, it’s the extreme Dalmatian, Husky, German shepherd,
loyalty and protection they have over whatever breed it is- an animal, stray or
their master that captivates people into not, will love you, and be your pal, and
getting a dog? A lot of us have dogs at you’ve got to love and care for it too.
home, but have you ever considered the There is no need to pay money to buy a
street dogs that live in your pretty, expensive dog when there are so
neighborhood? many helpless street dogs roaming
around your neighborhood right now,
Have you ever thought about how much sad, lonely and abandoned. Adopting a
pain street dogs go through? They suffer street dog doesn’t cause harm, does it?
a lot too and live in poor harsh In fact, street dogs tend to be calmer in
conditions. Living in a community means nature, and giving a dog a home helps
helping all, from people to dogs, so, if we not only the dog but the community too.
could contribute to the betterment of A healthy dog is a happy dog, and a
street dogs from our personal level we happy community is a healthy
could do so much to save those poor community!
dogs! We all can feel sad or anxious to
help them, sometimes, you may not even Many street dogs have gone through
know how to help them. Just terrible abuse. Let’s try our best to
remember, however, that a small action prevent and report this sort of animal
helps loads. So, even if you give your cruelty. There have and are a lot of hit-
biscuit to a dog on the street, or give and-run cases on the roads. If drivers
them a blanket to sleep in, it will always are made aware of limiting speeds or
be remembered by that dog. giving time for dogs and animals to
cross roads, it could also save their
Food is the number one priority. Some lives. Many drivers break speed limits
street dogs go around corners of streets, frequently, and this has led to many
neighborhoods, and cities looking for animal deaths. There are a lot of people

