( November 6, 2022/ JNS) Hebron Mayor Tayseer Abu Sneineh revealed recently a 20 shekel ($ 5.50) bounty for each roaming dog killed or provided to the town. Pictures of canines being consequently tortured and killed stimulated outrage on social networks.
Abu Sneineh proposed the bounty throughout a regional radio broadcast as an option to the city’s dog overpopulation issue, according to Israeli media reports.
The effort stimulated criticism, nevertheless, after pictures of regional citizens addressing the mayor’s call consulted with numerous upset actions.
” Revolting,” “Evil,” and “ANIMALS & & I do not suggest the bad dog,” were a few of the responses.
The Animal and Environment Association in Bethlehem likewise condemned the project on social networks.
” This bloody project led to eliminating numerous canines, [by] shooting, hanging, abusing, running over them by automobiles. What took place today is beyond humankind and principles. No faith would accept such barbaric actions towards innocent animals,” it stated in a declaration.
Hebron’s mayor later on backtracked on Facebook, stating he had not been severe and just wished to “stir stagnant water,” in order to “discover an option to the troubling phenomenon of roaming canines” in Hebron, according to the reports.
Abu Sneineh is a founded guilty terrorist, locked up with 3 others for his function in a 1980 attack that took the lives of 6 yeshiva trainees, 2 of which were U.S. residents and one Canadian. Among the U.S. residents was an embellished Vietnam war veteran. Sixteen others were hurt in the attack.
He was chosen Hebron’s mayor in 2017.
