[quote=“Maoman”]So you’re saying I have to live with them? That their behaviour might change after time and money, but no guarantee? That’s not much of an incentive to get involved. It’s obviously easiest to call the shelter and be guaranteed access of the property, if only for a couple of days.
How much does it cost to catch and neuter 10-15 dogs? How does one do it? What if I’m not happy with the results, ie they’re still aggressive? Then would it be appropriate to call the shelter? After all, I have no interest in the well-being of wild dogs. If they fell down a hole, I’d lose no sleep. Of course, if their behaviour will change after every one of them is fixed, then maybe, maybe I’d be interested. I can handle live and let live. But if they can’t, I’d do my best to make sure they got a one-way ticket out of there, and every pack that moved in to take their place.[/quote]
I’m saying you have to live with them until the resources are removed. I’m saying you don’t have to live with them; you can live with a less-aggressive them. No guarantees, but better options than killing them and waiting for the next bunch to move in and see what they’re like. You think the kill method is better, so, as I said, go for it and learn the hard way. The thousands that tried before you may have been wrong, after all.
We would ask that your community got involved and helped chip in to have the dogs neutered and vaccinated. For 15 dogs, that may be about NT$20,000; registered groups can apply to the government for funds to neuter. You observe them for a week or so, noting numbers, photographing individuals, etc., so we know what we’re dealing with. Organize a place for them to stay for 24 hours if you can; if not, we could try to set something up near the vet. Then we organize a team of people to catch the dogs. We take them straight to the vet; they wait 8 hours and operate; they recover for one night or the best part of a day; and then they’re returned.
Chnages in behaviour can be seen in three to five months, and will lessen anyway with no females in heat being around (many of the males will leave for just that reason alone).
If any dogs are still aggressive after 6 months, I would sadly suggest having those particular ones removed, as they threaten the welfare of the others, and those are the ones keeping new dogs at bay.