Teams of dog-catchers wearing orange suits use long steel hooks, wooden bars and large nets to ensnare their prey with practised skill. A heavy boot is put on the dogs neck, and a spoon is used to press deadly strychnine into the mouth and gums. Then the dogs are tied to ropes, and die within an hour in spasms of agony. Wherever the dog-catching team works, locals gather to watch the animals be trapped, poisoned and then die a slow death. Dogs are regarded as unclean in Islam, and in Afghanistan they are generally only kept as guard dogs or for organised dog fights rather than as domestic pets.
Posted on: Wed, 03 Sep 2014 14:19:22 +0000
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