Random issue #1

                                                    Who let the dogs out?

A random issue that has been disturbing me for a while now is all the homeless dogs out there and even more- people’s attitudes towards them. You have all seen the poor creatures on the streets, following you all around town. They look so adorable and so cute, but what people often forget is that they are wild animals, living in the city, trying to adapt to the circumstances by any means and chances.

Why are there so many of them? Because of animal protectors. Because of people who care more for dogs rather than people. Kids and old people are street dog’s favorite victims. They walk around in packs and when hungry, they are definitely not so adorable any more. And yes, street dogs are bothering me and I don’t want them there. Street dogs have attacked me and my friends on numerous occasions. For a while I was scared to go out of my apartment because of the “wolf pack” that was living under my window and I was forced to find a new apartment because the only option I had was poisoning them.

 I called any street dog hotline I could find, but nobody seemed to care about my security. So I was forced to decide- to poison the dogs or to find another place to live. My landlord took that decision instead of me. He gave one of them poison, but I couldn't bead hearing the dog cry from pain in the middle of the night. I found another place to live. My own country made me feel as if dogs are dictating my life. And actually they were. I had a box of fireworks, so that I could blow them from the window before I go out. They got scared from the sound in the beginning and ran away, but then they got used to it and it wasn't working anymore. When it got dark, I was going home by cab only and I was making sure the driver waits for me until I walk around the pack and go inside safe and sound.

 I am 21 years old, I am a student and I know a little about real life. But if that is part of the real life that is expecting me in Bulgaria, I’m starting to reconsider my decisions to stay. After all, isn't the country’s responsibility to provide security for the people?