Very sad and disturbing news from DSDP

I didn't want to open the link as couldn't face seeing cruelty this morning. I'll post a picture and try and spread awareness though.

Oh ok, was just a quick mention

On now x

Is there a particular time they will be talking about it or has it already been on? X Not sure DH just emailed me to say that they are talking about it. Perhaps they are just mentioning it throught the show to get awareness. It's also on their FB page.

Is there a particular time they will be talking about it or has it already been on? X

I don't know what exactly happened & if I'm honest, I don't want to know as these awful images linger & upset me so much. I'm just so sad that these horrendous situations keep happening. A tragic reflection on mankind that some people think that inflicting pain and suffering on defenceless animals is acceptable. Has this situation been publicized in 7 Days? Not sure about 7days but i know Hayley from DSDP has been busy today doing interviews with gulf news, radio 2, another radio station and has been asked for an interview with Ahlan on the situation. Apparently local schools are also wanting to get involved. It really is such a tragedy but here's hoping something good will come from it. They are talking about it on Dubai 92 this morning. Roxy could be responsible for saving many lives! edited by Gibberish on 21/05/2013 <em>edited by Gibberish on 21/05/2013</em>

So glad to hear that she is being so proactive.......and yes.....I agree.....I hope that something good comes out of all this.

I am totally saddened by any cruelty to any defenceless creature, and let us not forget the little kittens that have been found beheaded. Animals are such easy targets for violence. People can be so cruel- any nationality, any religion!!

I don't know why people assume this kind of thing doesn't happen elsewhere...my facebook is littered with stories of the most gruesome animal cruelty in the UK....

Excuse my ignorance but what is the DSDP ? The Dubai 'senior dog' project. Older dogs for transient expats. :) Thank you

I don't know what exactly happened & if I'm honest, I don't want to know as these awful images linger & upset me so much. I'm just so sad that these horrendous situations keep happening. A tragic reflection on mankind that some people think that inflicting pain and suffering on defenceless animals is acceptable. Has this situation been publicized in 7 Days?

Excuse my ignorance but what is the DSDP ? The Dubai 'senior dog' project. Older dogs for transient expats. :)

Excuse my ignorance but what is the DSDP ?

I don't have FB so can't access the site.....probably a good thing. I do agree that you will get animal cruelty in all 4 corners of the world. As in the case now yes there are laws that are supposed to protect all Gods creatures BUT it is all in the implementation of the law. Recently in our local news there was a young fella who tortured a puppy. When he was arrested his mug was on the front page of the local paper, for all to see. Oh boy when he came to his first court appearance the animal rights brigade has his no.He will be shamed for years to come ,that besides what the courts will dish out ( never enough in my opinion). Animals rights and the laws in general to me seem way too lax and need serious attention in many countries. JMHO

Generally speaking Westerners are more used to dogs as being pets. Western culture is repulsed by the idea of injuring a dog, an animal they are familiar with and even more repulsed by the idea of eating a dog where other places would deem this acceptable. It would be more common in the UK for example for a youth to intentionally do harm to a fox as a fox would be a wild animal, that empties trash cans, that the Daily Mail reports eats babies and that is not a pet, that is dirty and not part of the family. Many British people may not feel much love for foxes. Other people think nothing of squashing spiders, or killing a mouse or a rat. Dogs by many cultures are regarded dirty, vicious and dangerous, perhaps to try and understand then consider them very large rats as this could be how some other cultures consider them. Certainly many cultures would find it hard to be empathetic to a dog, they would not understand a dogs' communication cues even Westerners who do not keep dogs as pets can find it hard to interpret such things. The case of the Iguana for example could easily happen in Western society (although I'd like to think no adult would participate in this). I am quite sure if you think hard you can probably find a Western youth you know who may think nothing of drowning a rat and can you categorically say his friends would stop him? It is after all only a rat, it carries disease, bites people and is dangerous, rats are caught and killed every day by vermin exterminators. So I would agree in all likelihood it was probably not Westerner expats that did this. Not because Westerners are incapable of cruelty but because they are less likely to be cruel to a dog, an animal that is loved and understood in Western society. There may be an individual who would commit these acts, there are evil individuals in every walk of society, but to find several Western youths working together who have not had contact with dogs as pets, therefore would not understand the dog trying to communicate distress to them and therefore not feel empathy towards this animal is unlikely, certainly I am sure nearly every youth I know would have intervened at doing this to a dog. Westerners are certainly more than capable of being cruel to animals and are by no means any less cruel on the whole than other cultures. Of course every child, youth and adult of any nationality or culture should be aware that animal cruelty to any animal on any level is wrong, some people are just plain nasty.

Arch next time you edit your comments please do not make it look like I wrote what you actually wrote. . Sorry about that, too many quotes, have fixed it

I am not a westerner but my guess is that it was not western expats who did this. edited by Arch on 20/05/2013 edited by Arch on 20/05/2013 edited by Arch on 20/05/2013 Arch next time you edit your comments please do not make it look like I wrote what you actually wrote. I am a westerner and I believe that my fellow countrymen are just as capable as anyone of animal cruelty. I am the one who said we should not be pointing the finger at certain nationalities. It could be anyone from anywhere that as committed these heinous acts.

I am in no way judging here, but the people who have reported seeing these Youths, did they do anything to try and stop them? Take a picture, note a car plate, report to police....? Just interested to know how this has come to light?

This is just heart-wrenching. Animal cruelty, unfortunately, is found everywhere in the world. To stop these horrifying injustices, laws must not only be enacted but also enforced! If not, the law isn't even worth the paper it's written on. What I find to be scariest, as in the case of Roxy, is that active, intentional cruelty to animals by children and adolescents is a pretty big indicator that they will most likely be abusers as adults. If they don't have empathy towards defenseless creatures in youth, you can probably guess that they aren't going to develop it later on in life. We're raising the next generation of psychopaths. RIP Roxy. You poor thing. I wish I could have saved you:(

It's not about western or asian, neither is it about educated or uneducated. In reality, it's the morals and values a child is brought up by. Here, irrespective, emirati or expat, the parents have not done a great job raising their hoodlum children who are doing such evil acts to innocent creatures. Such parents need reprimanding and honestly those kids are better off if taken out of their families. I don't even want to imagine what they could become when they are adults... scary. RIP Roxy.... hopefully your death will not go in vain.

There are evil people of all nationalities who are capable of causing harm to defenceless creatures. In this case, it has been reported that group of 'youths' were seen dragging distressed dogs with a rope into the sea. It would be great if we could get these posters translated into different languages. All you have to do is post a picture of your pet, or any animal to the Dubai senior dog project and onto your facebook page so it can be shared. It should have the words - 'if you see something, do something. UAE animal welfare law 16' . Some people are adding the municipality vets number of 800900. I am sure there are more good people than bad people in all nationalities x

My heart bleeds everytime I read about these voiceless creatures being brutally tortured by these brutes. Being expats, honestly speaking there is very little we can do about it. R.I.P. Roxy... Have you thought that it may be expats doing this and therefore parents may see the campaign that is on Facebook or read about it on here and do something about it? Spreading the word and, where possible, intervening at grassroots level could save one life. If you ask me that makes it all worthwhile. Depends on the terms 'thought that it maybe Expats doing this'? No decent western expats would ever consider this in my honest opinion. Is that because there is no such thing as animal cruelty in the "civilised western countries"? Look at the RSPCA website to see what cruelty is afflicted on animals in the UK. Why could it not be expats? And the RSPCA are not accountable either? I worked with them indirectly for 13 years as a volunteer and what they do will even make the hardest person's hair curl with shock. It is more than evident that donations are purely for the management salaries and the remainder, of little of what is left, goes towards the capturing of healthy animals being destroyed (and not that they have a chance to be rehomed)

Shedding tear is all I can for poor dear Roxy... have put up my fur babies pics on FB page too. Hope sumthing comes of this law... animal cruelty is rampant here. so sad :( just put our little ladys picture on the facebook page too.

Firstly I said expats I did not specify western initially. Secondly you are totally deluded if you believe that expats (and I'm not necessarily referring to the warm fuzzy Westerners that live here because obviously those are the only ones that they allow through immigration) are not involved in animal cruelty. My dog is petrified of men with a Pakistani or Indian appearance. Yes they too are expats. I don't understand how you equate a nationality to a certain crime. It could be anyone that does this. <em>edited by summer breeze on 20/05/2013</em>

I am not a westerner but my guess is that it was not western expats who did this. edited by Arch on 20/05/2013 <em>edited by Arch on 20/05/2013</em>

My heart bleeds everytime I read about these voiceless creatures being brutally tortured by these brutes. Being expats, honestly speaking there is very little we can do about it. R.I.P. Roxy... Have you thought that it may be expats doing this and therefore parents may see the campaign that is on Facebook or read about it on here and do something about it? Spreading the word and, where possible, intervening at grassroots level could save one life. If you ask me that makes it all worthwhile. Depends on the terms 'thought that it maybe Expats doing this'? No decent western expats would ever consider this in my honest opinion. Is that because there is no such thing as animal cruelty in the "civilised western countries"? Look at the RSPCA website to see what cruelty is afflicted on animals in the UK. Why could it not be expats?

My heart bleeds everytime I read about these voiceless creatures being brutally tortured by these brutes. Being expats, honestly speaking there is very little we can do about it. R.I.P. Roxy... Have you thought that it may be expats doing this and therefore parents may see the campaign that is on Facebook or read about it on here and do something about it? Spreading the word and, where possible, intervening at grassroots level could save one life. If you ask me that makes it all worthwhile. Depends on the terms 'thought that it maybe Expats doing this'? No decent western expats would ever consider this in my honest opinion.

Unfortunately the laws here on animal cruelty are here just to please the people. Never, ever implemented. All we can do is try and assist in our own way to stop but fear it will keep going.

Shedding tear is all I can for poor dear Roxy... have put up my fur babies pics on FB page too. Hope sumthing comes of this law... animal cruelty is rampant here.