Umhlaba wokuthanda onogwaja uwumkhuba ongaqondakali futhi ovame ukungaqondwa kahle, lowo oveza ukuyenga okumsulwa kwalezi zidalwa ezimnene ngeqiniso elimnyama, elikhathazayo kakhulu. Kwabaningi, njengami, uthando onogwaja lungolwabantu ngokujulile, lugxilile. ezinkumbulo zobuntwana kanye nothando lwangempela ngalezi zilwane ezithambile. Uhambo lwami lwaqala ngobaba, owafaka kimi ukuhlonipha zonke izidalwa, ezinkulu nezincane. Namuhla, njengoba ngibuka unogwaja wami wokuhlenga elele ngokugculiseka ezinyaweni zami, ngikhunjuzwa ngobuhle nobumnene obukhona onogwaja.
Kodwa, naphezu kokuduma kwabo njengezilwane ezifuywayo—onogwaja isilwane sesithathu esivame kakhulu e-UK, sinemindeni engaphezu kwesigidi esingu-1.5esiphethe—imvamisa baphakathi kwezinganakwa kakhulu. Njengomphathi wenhlangano yokuhlenga onogwaja, ngizibonela mathupha inani elikhulu onogwaja abadinga ukunakekelwa, elidlula kude inani lamakhaya atholakalayo. I-Rabbit Welfare Association ilinganisela ukuthi onogwaja abangaphezu kuka-100,000 okwamanje basezinhlelweni zokuhlenga kulo lonke elase-UK, isibalo esishaqisayo esigcizelela ubunzima bale nkinga.
Okwengeza lolu daba ubukhona boMkhandlu Wonogwaja WaseBrithani (BRC), inhlangano ekhuthaza ukuzalaniswa onogwaja kanye nokubonisa ngaphansi kwesigubuzelo sendlela yokuzilibazisa ewubukhazikhazi eyaziwa ngokuthi “The Fancy.” Kodwa-ke, iqiniso lokuthanda onogwaja likude nomfanekiso wokuzilibazisa wezwe. Kunalokho, kuhilela ukuzalanisa onogwaja bezimpawu ezithile, ngokuvamile ezidlulele kakhulu, ukubabeka ngaphansi kwezimo ezinzima, nokubazisa njengezinto ezithengiswayo nje kunezidalwa ezizwelayo ezifanelwe ukunakekelwa nenhlonipho.
Lesi sihloko sidingida emhlabeni onethunzi wokuthandwa onogwaja, sidalula unya kanye nokunganakwa okusekela lo mkhuba. Kusukela ezimeni ezinonya emibukisweni kanogwaja kuya eziphethweni ezibuhlungu ezilindile onogwaja abathathwa njengabangakufanelekeli ukuqhudelana, imisebenzi ye-BRC iphakamisa ukukhathazeka okukhulu kwesimilo nenhlalakahle. Kodwa likhona ithemba. Umnyakazo okhulayo wabakhulumeli bezenhlalakahle yezilwane, ukuhlenga, kanye nabanothando abantu ngabanye baphonsela inselelo isimo esikhona, balwela ukuletha ushintsho futhi baqinisekise ikusasa elingcono lalezi zilwane ezithandekayo.
Angisakhumbuli ukuthi ngaqala nini ukwazi ukuthi onogwaja banendawo ekhethekile enhliziyweni yami. Ubaba wami wafaka kimi uthando lwazo zonke izidalwa ezinkulu nezincane, futhi izinkumbulo zami zakuqala ngezokuthi wayexoxa nanoma yini nayo yonke into enemilenze emi-4 (noma eyi-8 ngempela, njengoba lokho kunwetshwa nezicabucabu!)
Kodwa kwaba onogwaja abathatha inhliziyo yami, futhi njengoba ngibhala lokhu, omunye onogwaja wami wasekhaya ozulazulayo udla izinyawo zami. Kimina, onogwaja bayimiphefumulo emincane emihle futhi emnene, efanelwe uthando nenhlonipho, njengoba kwenza zonke izilwane.
Onogwaja bayisilwane sesithathu esithandwa kakhulu ngemuva kwezinja namakati, futhi kunabantu abangaphezu kwezigidi eziyi-1.5 abanonogwaja njengamanje e-UK. Nokho zingezinye zezilwane ezifuywayo ezinganakiwe kakhulu.
Ngingumphathiswa wezokutakula onogwaja ngakho-ke ngibona umshikashika wabo wansuku zonke wokunakekela umthamo onogwaja abadinga kakhulu izindawo zokuhlenga, ukudlula kude inani eliya ezindlini ezintsha ezinothando. Sekuyiminyaka sisenkingeni yokuhlenga onogwaja, futhi i-Rabbit Welfare Association ilinganisela ukuthi onogwaja abangaphezu kuka-100,000 okwamanje abahlengayo kulo lonke elase-UK. Kuyadabukisa.
Kodwa okudabukisayo ngokufanayo ukuba khona kwenhlangano ebizwa ngokuthi i-British Rabbit Council (BRC), i-raison d'être yayo iwukuzalisa onogwaja, ibaxhaphaze ngonya ukuze babukeke futhi indiva izisekelo zenhlalakahle onogwaja. Bathi benza imibukiso yonogwaja engu-1 000 ngonyaka kuma-County Shows, ema-Village Hall nasezindaweni eziqashiwe.
Konke ukuze bakwazi ukuphishekela umsebenzi wakudala abawubiza ngokuthi “The Fancy”.
Umsebenzi wokuzilibazisa “owubukhazikhazi” ukha isithombe esiphundu sokudlala i-croquet nokujabulela itiye lantambama endaweni yezwe. Akukho okungaba ngaphezu kweqiniso ngale "fancy". Eqinisweni, isichazamazwi sikaWebster sichaza ukuthanda izilwane “njengokuzalela ikakhulukazi izimfanelo ezixakile noma zokuhlobisa”. Futhi i-BRC “inkanuko yonogwaja” iyaxaka njengoba inonya.
Imibukiso ye-Victorian “engavamile” ingase ibe yinto yesikhathi esedlule… kodwa kubonakala sengathi iyaphila futhi ikhahlela ezweni elimnyama lemfashini onogwaja, lapho amalungu e-BRC ehamba amamayela ukuyobukisa onogwaja bawo. Lezi zilwane zigxishwe emakhejini amancane, zishiywe zilele emchameni nasendle usuku lonke (noma zibekwe emakhejini aphansi ocingo ukuze uboya bazo “bungangcoli”), azikwazi ukunyakaza (ingasaphathwa eyokugxuma), indawo yokucasha (okuyinto ebalulekile ezilwaneni ezizingelayo), futhi zizungezwe imigqa nemigqa yabanye onogwaja abadabukisayo ababhekene nesiphetho esifanayo.
Komunye wemicimbi yaminyaka yonke ephambili ye-BRC - i-Bradford Premier Small Animal Show - onogwaja abangaphezu kuka-1,300 babukiswa ngoFebhuwari 2024, sebehambe besuka kulo lonke elase-UK ngisho naphesheya kwezilwandle.
Emibukisweni yonogwaja, amajaji e-BRC ahamba ngokuziqhenya egqoke amajakhethi awo amhlophe ahlotshiswe ngophawu lwe-BRC, kanti onogwaja bakleliswe ematafuleni ukuze bahlungwe. Lokhu kufaka phakathi "isheke lezempilo" lapho aphendulwa khona emhlane (okwaziwa ngokuthi trancing) okuqalisa impendulo yokwesaba okukhulu lapho eba yiqhwa. Zizama ngamandla ukukumisa lokhu, ziyakhahlela ngenxa yokwesaba noma zinyakaze ngamandla, kodwa azilitholi ithuba lokubhekana nesilwane esizingelayo esigqoke ibhantshi elimhlophe.
Futhi kungani lonke lolu sizi? Ngakho-ke ilungu le-BRC lingakwazi "ngokuziqhenya" ukuwina irosette ukuze lizilibazise ngokuzilibazisa ezingenanzuzo kunogwaja, noma umfuyi we-BRC angasho ukuthi "isitoko" sabo siwine "imfuyo ehamba phambili". Yebo - kunjalo - i-BRC ibiza onogwaja babo ngokuthi "imfuyo". Babazisa onogwaja cishe njengekhukhamba embukisweni wemifino.
Futhi lapho abafuyi be-BRC bethengisa “imfuyo” yabo emibukisweni, onogwaja bavame ukuvele bafakwe ebhokisini lekhadibhodi ukuze umnikazi wabo omusha ahambe nabo ekhaya, nencazelo encane noma engenakho nhlobo yokuthi kufanele babanakekele kanjani. Umbukiso onogwaja we-BRC awufinyeleli ngisho namazinga ezenhlalakahle ayisisekelo adingwa izitolo zezilwane ezifuywayo lapho uthengisa onogwaja (okuyindawo ephansi kakhulu, njengoba le ndawo idinga ukuthuthukiswa okukhulu kakhulu). Kepha yize izitolo zezilwane ezifuywayo zibophezelekile ngokusemthethweni ukuthi zinikezwe ilayisense, futhi kuthiwa ziyahlolwa, imibukiso onogwaja ayinjalo, okusho ukuthi i-BRC ingakwazi ukwenza izenzo zayo ezimbi ngaphandle kokubhekwa.
Futhi ungangiqalisi ngezimo ezinyantisayo lapho abalimi abaningi be-BRC baziwa ngokugcina onogwaja babo emakhaya. Ezinsikazi ziphoqeleka ukuba zizale unyaka nonyaka kuze kube yilapho imizimba yazo emincane ihluleka, futhi inzalo yazo inqwatshelwaniswa ezindongeni zamahhoko angawodwa ezindlini ezimnyama nezingcolile. Izikhathi eziningi Iziphathimandla Zendawo ziye zasusa onogwaja kubafuyi be-BRC, okuhlanganisa ukushushiswa okuyimpumelelo kwe-RSPCA kwabafuyi ababili be-BRC “abawine imiklomelo”.
Kaningi izinsiza zokuhlenga onogwaja bathola labo onogwaja be-BRC abanganakiwe, ngokuvamile abadinga ukwelashwa okuphuthumayo (abanye begula kakhulu noma belimele balaliswa), kanti abanye abanemilenze yangemuva eshunyekwe kabuhlungu ngendandatho ye-BRC. (I-BRC inika igunya lokuthi onogwaja kumele baqhudelane).
Futhi kuthiwani onogwaja abangahlengiwe, abangasakwazi ukuzalanisa, abahlulekayo ukwenza “izinga lokuzalanisa” lemibukiso noma abangadayiselwe ukuhweba ngezilwane ezifuywayo? Impendulo ivame ukushaqisa. Abatakuli onogwaja abaningi babelane ngezindaba eziningi ku-inthanethi, noma bangitshele mathupha, ngeziphetho ezimbi ezibalindile. Kusukela kubalimi abadubula onogwaja abangewona "ikhwalithi yombukiso", ukubathengisa ukuze bathole ukudla kwezinyoni ezidla inyama noma inyoka, kusukela ekuphuleni izintamo zabo futhi babafake efrijini, "ukunquma isitokwe sabo" ukuze bavule indawo onogwaja abancane. Kuyethusa neze.
I-BRC iphinde ikhuthaze ukuzalanisa okwedlulele - uma izindlebe ezinde, uma uboya be-angora buqina noma ubuso babo bubhebhethekile, kuthathwa ngokuthi unogwaja "ongcono" uthathwa njengongcono. Zonke lezi zici zingaholela ezimweni zempilo yesikhathi eside (amaJalimane abiza kahle lokhu "Qualzucht" okusho ukuthi "ukuzalanisa ngokuhlushwa"). Unogwaja ofana nokhokho wawo oyedwa, unogwaja wasendle, awunalo ithuba lokuwina irosette, njengoba ubungeke uhlangabezane nalokho okubizwa ngokuthi “izinga lokuzalanisa” le-BRC.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, imibukiso yonogwaja ye-BRC iyehluleka ukuthobela ngisho nezidingo eziyisisekelo zoMthetho Wezenhlalakahle Yezilwane, okuhlanganisa nesidingo “sendawo efanelekile”, “ikhono lokubonisa ukuziphatha okuvamile” kanye “nokuvikela ekuhluphekeni”. (Ukungazinaki lezi zidingo zezenhlalakahle kuyicala lobugebengu).
Futhi ngakho-ke akumangazi ukuthi ngenkathi Ikhodi Yokuzijwayeza Okuhle Yenhlalakahle Yonogwaja isungulwa yi-All Party Parliamentary Group for Animal Welfare ukuze ingezelele uMthetho Wezenhlalakahle Yezilwane, i-BRC yenqaba ukusekela Ikhodi. I-BRC ize izame ukusho ukuthi onogwaja babo “bangonogwaja basembukisweni” hhayi “onogwaja abafuywayo” emzamweni wokweqa le Mithetho - njengokungathi ukunikeza ilebula ehlukile kunogwaja ngandlela-thile kushayisana nesidingo sabo senhlalakahle. (I-DEFRA iqinisekise ukuthi asikho isigaba esifana “nogwaja wombukiso”, ngakho lesi simangalo singamanga ngokuphelele).
I-BRC futhi iziba ngamabomu imizamo eminingi yokuvikela onogwaja njengokuthi “Adopt Don’t Shop” kanye “Ihutch Akwanele”. Impela i-BRC ngeke iwasekele laba - bangakwenza kanjani, uma bengqubuzana nokuthanda kwabo unya. Kungani uzihlupha ngenhlalakahle, kuyilapho kunama rosette amaningi ongawina?
Ngenhlanhla isimo siyashintsha ku-BRC, ngenxa yomkhankaso wezinhlangano eziningi ezizinikele onogwaja nezilwane,
izinhlangano ezilwela amalungelo ezilwane , abahlengi onogwaja kanye nabathandi bonogwaja abanothando, abadalula i-BRC ngonya lwabo. Ngokusebenza ndawonye, ukwabelana ngolwazi kanye nokukhanyisela izwe elimnyama lemfashini onogwaja, sebeqala ukwenza umehluko.
Esikhathini esingaphansi konyaka, inani Lemibukiso Yesifunda isuse imibukiso yonogwaja ye-BRC (ivuna ukubamba imicimbi yezemfundo ye-Rabbit Welfare Association (RWAF) kanye nokusekela ukuhlenga onogwaja basendaweni); amahholo amadolobhana aseqalile ukuvula amehlo awo futhi avale iminyango yawo ku-BRC; izinhlangano ezisiza umphakathi ezisezingeni eliphezulu zisuse izitendi zazo emicimbini ye-BRC; futhi ukuqwashisa ezweni lonke kuyakhuliswa ku-inthanethi nakwabezindaba.
Kodwa usemningi umsebenzi okufanele wenziwe, njengoba imibukiso yonogwaja eyi-1,000 ingeke ivalwe ngobusuku obubodwa. Ngenkathi onogwaja beqhubeka nokuhlupheka, ngicela ungathuli! Uma umbukiso onogwaja we-BRC usondela eduze kwakho, kunezinto ezimbalwa ongazenza ukuze usize - wazise i-Local Authority, ubike ku-RSPCA, i-imeyili yendawo, uthumele ngayo ku-inthanethi, futhi makwazeke ukuthi lobu bunya ngeke kubekezelelwe. Khumbula – ukwehluleka ukuthobela uMthetho Wenhlalakahle Yezilwane kuyicala. Ngisho noma wenza eyodwa nje yalezi zinto, ingenza umehluko omkhulu!
Futhi-ke, sekela ukuhlenga onogwaja wendawo! Ukuzalanisa onogwaja kumele kume. Isitobhi esigcwele. Ayikho nje into enjengomfuyi “onomthwalo wemfanelo” noma “olungile”. Njengoba onogwaja abangaphezu kwezinkulungwane eziyikhulu bezotakulwa bedinga amakhaya amasha, abalimi beBRC bafaka uphethiloli kulo mlilo futhi balahla onogwaja babo ekuhluphekeni ukuphila kwabo konke.
KUMELE sithethelele onogwaja! Bafanelwe izwe elinomusa lapho bethandwa futhi baziswa kakhulu, bengaxhashazwa ukuze umuntu azitholele irosette, noma benzele umfuyi wabo ongenanhliziyo amaphawundi ambalwa ngenxa yokuthi “isitoko” sabo siwine “okungcono kakhulu ohlotsheni”.
Izinsuku zoMkhandlu Wonogwaja WaseBrithani zibaliwe, futhi kuyindaba nje yesikhathi ngaphambi kokuba izenzo zabo ezinonya nezindala zidluliselwe esikhathini esedlule.
Futhi kimi, lolu suku ngeke lufike ngokushesha ngokwanele.
Ingabe unayo indawo ekhaya lakho nasenhliziyweni yakho nganoma iziphi izinkulungwane onogwaja baseBrithani abalahliwe? Thola ukuhlenga eduze kwakho okuhlangabezana nendinganiso ye-BaBBA Campaign yokuhlenga onogwaja nezindawo ezigcina onogwaja. Awunasiqiniseko sokuthi ungakwazi yini ukuhlangabezana nezidingo zikanogwaja? Bheka ukuhlenga izilwane ezincane ze-vegan, iseluleko se-Tiny Paws MCR sokugcina onogwaja abajabule abanempilo! Futhi kungani ungadluleli ku -Rabbit Welfare Association kanye neSikhwama ukuze uthole izinsiza nokusekelwa okwengeziwe!
Qaphela: Lokhu okuqukethwe bekushicilelwe ekuqaleni ngenkululeko yezilwane futhi kungahle kungabonisi imibono ye Humane Foundation.