De verlaten honden van Ciudad Juarez

Op het hoogtepunt van het drugsgerelateerde geweld in de Mexicaanse stad Ciudad Juarez in 2010 en 2011, zijn naar schatting 200.000 inwoners gevlucht. Vele honden bljiven achter. De stad telt volgens de lokale overheid 100.000 zwerfhonden. De lokale overheid is onlangs gestart met het ruimen van de honden. Per dag worden de overblijfselen van 40 tot 60 honden van de straat gehaald. De dieren overlijden voornamelijk aan de gevolgen van honger, de hoge tempraturen of verkeersongelukken. De levende zwerfhonden worden opgevangen in dierenalsielen waar hen de dood na 72 uur alsnog wacht, tenzij iemand het dier komt halen.

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A bulldozer prepares to cover up trash and the remains of dead stray dogs at the municipal dump in Ciudad Juarez January 18, 2013. Local authorities believe that up to 100,000 stray dogs prowl the streets of Ciudad Juarez, many of them abandoned by the estimated 200,000 residents who fled the city at the height of the drug-related violence in 2010 and 2011. Recently, local workers have been picking up the remains of between 40-60 dogs daily, with 4,970 dead animals retrieved in 2012, according to the city's head of clean-up efforts. Authorities believe the dogs died due to starvation, extreme temperatures, from being struck by vehicles, or died near their owner's former homes while waiting in vain for them to return. Picture taken January 18, 2013. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez (MEXICO - Tags: ANIMALS HEALTH) Beeld null
A bulldozer prepares to cover up trash and the remains of dead stray dogs at the municipal dump in Ciudad Juarez January 18, 2013. Local authorities believe that up to 100,000 stray dogs prowl the streets of Ciudad Juarez, many of them abandoned by the estimated 200,000 residents who fled the city at the height of the drug-related violence in 2010 and 2011. Recently, local workers have been picking up the remains of between 40-60 dogs daily, with 4,970 dead animals retrieved in 2012, according to the city's head of clean-up efforts. Authorities believe the dogs died due to starvation, extreme temperatures, from being struck by vehicles, or died near their owner's former homes while waiting in vain for them to return. Picture taken January 18, 2013. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez (MEXICO - Tags: ANIMALS HEALTH)Beeld REUTERS
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A municipal worker captures a stray dog in Ciudad Juarez February 5, 2013. Local authorities believe that up to 100,000 stray dogs prowl the streets of Ciudad Juarez, many of them abandoned by the estimated 200,000 residents who fled the city at the height of the drug-related violence in 2010 and 2011. Recently, local workers have been picking up the remains of between 40-60 dogs daily, with 4,970 dead animals retrieved in 2012, according to the city's head of clean-up efforts. Authorities believe the dogs died due to starvation, extreme temperatures, from being struck by vehicles, or died near their owner's former homes while waiting in vain for them to return. Picture taken February 5, 2013. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez (MEXICO - Tags: ANIMALS HEALTH) Beeld null
A municipal worker captures a stray dog in Ciudad Juarez February 5, 2013. Local authorities believe that up to 100,000 stray dogs prowl the streets of Ciudad Juarez, many of them abandoned by the estimated 200,000 residents who fled the city at the height of the drug-related violence in 2010 and 2011. Recently, local workers have been picking up the remains of between 40-60 dogs daily, with 4,970 dead animals retrieved in 2012, according to the city's head of clean-up efforts. Authorities believe the dogs died due to starvation, extreme temperatures, from being struck by vehicles, or died near their owner's former homes while waiting in vain for them to return. Picture taken February 5, 2013. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez (MEXICO - Tags: ANIMALS HEALTH)Beeld REUTERS
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