Are Romanian people angry at stray dogs for any particular reasons?
(Janes) People let their chickens run free, and the dogs go after the chickens, naturally, and then people go after the dogs. Cities also have a “dog tax,” where they tax the residents for taking care of and cleaning up after strays, even though they don’t really do it. Here’s another question for you, Nancy. Do Romanians find it weird that an American like you is working to help their dogs? Does it make any sense to them? I’m trying to win the average Romanian over into trusting us. Everyone wonders why we are really there. They view us with suspicion — they think we’re there to screw them over. Also, very few adult Romanians speak English, because it was forbidden during the Ceausescu era. Do the stray dogs have a lot of diseases? (Costin) Dogs in Romania suffer horribly form mange, eye infections, ear infections, worms, fleas and other parasites. They are weak and have little if any natural immunity left. (Janes) We have tried to get medical donations from Pfizer, but we are always
