The street dogs in Peru are located In the peripheral neighborhoods, we always identify that there are more dogs in the streets and parks than human beings.
According to the World Health Organization, 59,000 people die each year in the world from rabies. Of these cases, 99% were caused by dogs. Where there are dogs, there are also feces. Feces pose many risks to human health, such as parasites and bacteria. Some of these parasites can be transferred directly through skin contact.
Street dogs are not a unique problem in the cities of Peru, but in many other cities in Latin America. What is different is the scale of the problem in Lima.
In Peru there are 6 million abandoned dogs, just in Lima there are 2 million dogs on the street. If we talk about cats, the figure triples because they reproduce more quickly.
Abandonment is a figure that affects dogs and cats of all kinds, it does not understand ages or breeds. To face this reality, the different associations of Rescued Animal Shelter seeks to create a home for pets that will consist of 3 stages: rescue, recovery and responsible adoption. In parallel, the importance of pet recovery and health control will be promoted to prevent pet overpopulation.
But taking them to a shelter is not a way to help, unless the animal is only left temporarily, that is, until it recovers and can find a new home.
The reality of rescued animal shelters is very precarious. They are all independent, that is, they are born from the resources of activists who are tired of seeing abandoned animals without anyone, no authority, taking charge.
“To adopt or rescue a little one is to feel the great satisfaction of giving a home to a street dog. Buying, on the other hand, generates commerce, that the mounts continue to be carried out, despite the fact that the animals are in a terrible state. As long as there are buyers, there will be sellers. There are many homeless, not just puppies, adults too”