I am a vegetarian and animal lover. I will be traveling to Israel next year and want to prepare myself mentally for any animal suffering I might witness. I recently returned from Greece and was depressed most of the trip. There was a huge amount of stray dogs and cats roaming the streets looking for food. This was the case in all the cities we visited.
2007-12-12 15:24:24 · 14 answers · asked by Crystal J 1 in Travel ➔ Africa & Middle East ➔ Israel
thatz mostly how it is besides U.S....
2007-12-12 15:27:39 · answer #1 · answered by Legant 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You will rarely if ever will see a stray dog in Israeli town, except of some wild dogs - Knaanies similar to dingos in the open rural areas. But you will see stray cats in abundance. Some well off some are sickly. Pretty common situation and not spesific to Israel at all - it is this way all over the world. Since you are an anymal lover - a word of advice - visit Jerusalem Biblical Zoo. It is a very nice place,conservation in minded. Also one of few places were Jews and Arabs work together without any problems
2007-12-13 03:52:36 · answer #2 · answered by Lizard 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Jerusalem has many stray cats. The British brought cats with them to keep the rodent population in check, and without natural predators the population increased unchecked. It is a shame, but I suppose it's better than having tons of rats. Dogs are a somewhat uncommon pet animal, and there are few stray dogs wandering around. Many people do let their dogs wander as they will however, so you may seem some on the street.
2007-12-13 12:06:52 · answer #3 · answered by Michael J 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The last time I was there was in 1994. And Jerusalem and most Israeli cities have legions of homeless cats trolling around in the garbage bins.
Dogs, not as far as I saw. The only dog I saw (was there for a year) was a pet.
I heard of a story of a person who went to Israel and decided to adopt a homeless cat there. Went through the trouble of importing it into their home country (i.e. vaccinations, bill of health, etc.) and when they gave it a home it was nasty and vicious and it eventually ran away.
2007-12-13 19:38:04 · answer #4 · answered by BMCR 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In Jerusalem, you will not encounter many homeless dogs. If pets run off or are abandoned, they are usually taken in by the local Humane Society, volunteer organizations, or individuals who try to return them to their owners or place them in homes.
While there are many cats, most do not appear to be suffering. In almost every Jerusalem neighborhood, there are individuals who look out for the cats' welfare. In addition, the general population is happy to provide scraps of food for the cats' benefit. Where cats roam, there are no rodent problems. (For many years, ongoing construction and digging up the roads to create the train infrastructure unearthed the usual hiding places of undesirables.) The cats rule here!
This is just one example: M has lived in a little park on my street for years since she was a kitten. When she wants something, she demands it. If she sees my husband, she goes running after him, insisting that he open the garbage receptacle. If I sit down on a park bench while my child is playing, M jumps up on my lap and makes herself comfortable. Recently, she found a way to break into the flat of a family who live adjacent to the park. After she surprised them in the middle of the night and raided their breadbox a couple of times, they tried to evict M from the neighborhood. They physically removed her and left her elsewhere. Don't worry. Showing no remorse, M came home to her park where she continues to live the good life.
2007-12-13 04:15:09 · answer #5 · answered by Tequila 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
This is what I found........
Israel's Veterinary Services has no statistics on the number of homeless dogs and cats on the streets of Israel. While the number of stray dogs has diminished in recent years, cats are thought to number in the millions. They are everywhere — in alleys, trees, under cars, on rooftops, and sometimes trapped in buildings, even in hospitals. In just six years, one unspayed dog can produce 67,000 puppies, and in seven years, one unspayed cat can produce 420,000 kittens.
The media in Israel has reported numerous incidents of cruelty to homeless animals, especially by teenagers. They have also reported a chronic problem of dogs being abandoned on highways, in moshavim (farming villages), and on kibbutzim (collective farming settlements) when their humans depart on vacation, during a time of heightened security problems, difficult economic times, or when they simply no longer want them.
You can read this rest of the article here....
http://www.chai-online.org/en/companion/overpopulation_overview.htm
Hope this helps.
2007-12-12 23:31:12 · answer #6 · answered by Hi Y'all! 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Unequivocally, Categorically, Yes.
I studied in Jerusalem for a year and a half and while I very rarely saw a stray dog, stray cats are quite common.
You cannot walk by a dumpster without one jumping out.
The British imported them while they were in control to take care of a rat problem, ergo now their is a cat problem.
2007-12-12 23:52:22 · answer #7 · answered by Gamla Joe 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
there are roaming homeless dogs and cats all over the world, nice of you to care. Cheers!
2007-12-13 00:03:26 · answer #8 · answered by HopelessZ00 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I remember seeing alot of stray cats in Tel Aviv, but I don't remember seeing this problem in Jerusalem.
Good Luck!!!
2007-12-13 07:36:24 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. They are everywhere. Especially cats.
2007-12-15 15:46:48 · answer #10 · answered by Feivel 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Prob not. They prob got hit by bombs! BE careful down there, not a safe place!
My dream has always been to visit the Holy Land, but with all the B.S. there, I think twice.
2007-12-12 23:28:11 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋