Some pics of the Chernobyl dogs
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Interestingly, Im just reading Guy Martins latest book, and he talks about his trip to Chernobyl, and how a charity is slowly neutering the population and looking after them........
Fascinating yet scary ass place, and yet full of all these semi feral dogs that havnt forgotten whos the boss......
Fascinating yet scary ass place, and yet full of all these semi feral dogs that havnt forgotten whos the boss......
Boosted LS1 said:
Are they being cared for?
I guess the OP will answer better than I can, but based on what I read - and Guy is a dog lover - they all seem to realise that humans are important to/for them so they tended to be very friendly.The pics certainly dont show ill or poorly condtioned hounds....
There wasn't many dogs to be honest, we were there all day and we saw about 8 in total. They seemed very well looked after, none were skinny and they were all being stroked and fed by the guards. I guess it goes back to how wolves became dogs with the friendly ones being welcome near humans.
I think you can see in the picture that they had tags in their ears which I guess would mean they had been neutered. We did see a puppy at one of the military checkpoints and the guards and tour guide were particularly fond of them.
Apparently there are cats there also but we didn't see any.
Forgot to add my thoughts as to why they haven't been adopted, we were advised not to stroke them as they may be carrying radioactive material in their fur. A combination of fear and poverty I would imagine. We have had a week in Kiev and the most common dogs out here we have seen are the Chihuahua and Pomeranian.
I would definitely consider adopting one, my only worry would be how they would cope on our increasingly hotter summers.
I think you can see in the picture that they had tags in their ears which I guess would mean they had been neutered. We did see a puppy at one of the military checkpoints and the guards and tour guide were particularly fond of them.
Apparently there are cats there also but we didn't see any.
Forgot to add my thoughts as to why they haven't been adopted, we were advised not to stroke them as they may be carrying radioactive material in their fur. A combination of fear and poverty I would imagine. We have had a week in Kiev and the most common dogs out here we have seen are the Chihuahua and Pomeranian.
I would definitely consider adopting one, my only worry would be how they would cope on our increasingly hotter summers.
Edited by Jim on the hill on Sunday 22 September 08:56
Jim on the hill said:
There wasn't many dogs to be honest, we were there all day and we saw about 8 in total. They seemed very well looked after, none were skinny and they were all being stroked and fed by the guards. I guess it goes back to how wolves became dogs with the friendly ones being welcome near humans.
I think you can see in the picture that they had tags in their ears which I guess would mean they had been neutered. We did see a puppy at one of the military checkpoints and the guards and tour guide were particularly fond of them.
Apparently there are cats there also but we didn't see any.
I think that reflects our experience. 6 or 7 years ago we found small packs of semi-feral dogs in Puglia and they certainly used friendliness if they wanted something. We brought a mum and 2 pups back. Same in Mauritius last year when we brought 2 back (from a rescue centre that time). There they snip the point of one ear off to indicate that females have been neutered if they intend to release back to ‘the wild’. Our female had had her right ear snipped as they were planning to release but we got there first! It’s her right ear - doesn’t show that well as she became super fluffy with better health and cooler climate,I think you can see in the picture that they had tags in their ears which I guess would mean they had been neutered. We did see a puppy at one of the military checkpoints and the guards and tour guide were particularly fond of them.
Apparently there are cats there also but we didn't see any.
Roman Rhodes said:
Jim on the hill said:
There wasn't many dogs to be honest, we were there all day and we saw about 8 in total. They seemed very well looked after, none were skinny and they were all being stroked and fed by the guards. I guess it goes back to how wolves became dogs with the friendly ones being welcome near humans.
I think you can see in the picture that they had tags in their ears which I guess would mean they had been neutered. We did see a puppy at one of the military checkpoints and the guards and tour guide were particularly fond of them.
Apparently there are cats there also but we didn't see any.
I think that reflects our experience. 6 or 7 years ago we found small packs of semi-feral dogs in Puglia and they certainly used friendliness if they wanted something. We brought a mum and 2 pups back. Same in Mauritius last year when we brought 2 back (from a rescue centre that time). There they snip the point of one ear off to indicate that females have been neutered if they intend to release back to ‘the wild’. Our female had had her right ear snipped as they were planning to release but we got there first! It’s her right ear - doesn’t show that well as she became super fluffy with better health and cooler climate,I think you can see in the picture that they had tags in their ears which I guess would mean they had been neutered. We did see a puppy at one of the military checkpoints and the guards and tour guide were particularly fond of them.
Apparently there are cats there also but we didn't see any.
Any excuse for me to post a pic, here is Milo who was adopted from Cyprus last year. He's lying on his big sister Holly a rescue Rottie who he is obsessed with. He found the winter last year very cold so the wife loved buying clothes for him. I'm hoping he will be a bit more hardy this year.
Jim on the hill said:
I would definitely consider adopting one, my only worry would be how they would cope on our increasingly hotter summers.
Same as most dogs really, my Husky slept most of the day during summer, when the snow comes down wants to be outside 24/7.Edited by Jim on the hill on Sunday 22 September 08:56
Roman Rhodes said:
I think that reflects our experience. 6 or 7 years ago we found small packs of semi-feral dogs in Puglia and they certainly used friendliness if they wanted something. We brought a mum and 2 pups back. Same in Mauritius last year when we brought 2 back (from a rescue centre that time). There they snip the point of one ear off to indicate that females have been neutered if they intend to release back to ‘the wild’. Our female had had her right ear snipped as they were planning to release but we got there first! It’s her right ear - doesn’t show that well as she became super fluffy with better health and cooler climate,
She appears to have left one of her legs behind on the sofa.MTech535 said:
Roman Rhodes said:
I think that reflects our experience. 6 or 7 years ago we found small packs of semi-feral dogs in Puglia and they certainly used friendliness if they wanted something. We brought a mum and 2 pups back. Same in Mauritius last year when we brought 2 back (from a rescue centre that time). There they snip the point of one ear off to indicate that females have been neutered if they intend to release back to ‘the wild’. Our female had had her right ear snipped as they were planning to release but we got there first! It’s her right ear - doesn’t show that well as she became super fluffy with better health and cooler climate,
She appears to have left one of her legs behind on the sofa.
Good spot!It actually belongs to this muppet, also from Mauritius
She kindly removed it from him earlier!
These appear to be the main people working with the dogs. Some are being adopted.
www.cleanfutures.org
www.cleanfutures.org
There were lots of dogs roaming around when we went, most had ear tags and appeared very healthy, I think these were the ones who'd been for the 'chop'.
The sign outside the Chernobyl canteen had been roughly translated by someone.
We came across this small pack some distance from the canteen, none had tags, 'patch' at the back had a poorly leg, not an open wound just something meaning he couldn't straighten it, he kept up with the rest though as they ran off.
The sign outside the Chernobyl canteen had been roughly translated by someone.
We came across this small pack some distance from the canteen, none had tags, 'patch' at the back had a poorly leg, not an open wound just something meaning he couldn't straighten it, he kept up with the rest though as they ran off.
Just came across this article, made for an interesting read. Nothing outstanding but a good article on what they are managing to do.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/10177677/chernobyl-d...
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/10177677/chernobyl-d...
bexVN said:
Just came across this article, made for an interesting read. Nothing outstanding but a good article on what they are managing to do.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/10177677/chernobyl-d...
I read that today, fascinating read.https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/10177677/chernobyl-d...
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