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Bright blue dogs in Russia
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Stray dogs in an industrial area in Russia have been turning up with bright blue fur.  The dogs seem to be healthy. There are traces of chemicals in their fur.
It is thought that they have rolled in the chemical pigments in an abandoned plant. It is not certain what has happened and it is not certain that there will be no health consequences. If they continue to be healthy they will either be adopted into homes or turned lose to be strays again.


https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-56129464

There are a number of issues here. Industrial areas need to be cleaned up. If dogs can get at these chemicals so can many other animals. They can also be washed into the soil or water and end up in the food supply for humans and animals. A pack of blue dogs may be an interesting story, but it is also a warning sign or industrial pollution contaminating an area. Something needs to be done or there could be worse consequences than a few blue dogs.

The other issue is the dogs. Clearly there is a stray dog problem. Those dogs shouldn't be out there where they can get into chemicals in the first place. This is a problem that needs to be worked on. The blue dogs are being looked after, but if home are not found they will be put back on the streets. That is not a solution.
Instead they should be the first of many dogs that are rescued  and removed from the streets. Clearing up the dogs should be part of clearing up the chemical contamination of the area. The consequences of not doing this could be very dangerous in the long run for everyone in the area. The blue chemicals might not be the only thing contaminating the area. There may be much more deadly chemicals that are in danger of getting into the environment. The cost of doing nothing could be much higher.
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Catherine

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#2
I saw this article, too. All that you have written is correct. It is a tragedy, and one which will continue if nothing is done. Unfortunately Putin is more concerned about saving his own hold on power than ecology.
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Quote:I saw this article, too. All that you have written is correct. It is a tragedy, and one which will continue if nothing is done. Unfortunately Putin is more concerned about saving his own hold on power than ecology.
You got that right. The dogs are a warning of an ecological disaster. Toxic chemicals in the environment will only get worse if nothing is done. 
If there is a blue dye where dogs can get at it, who knows what else is present. It can take years before the damage is done and whatever harm there is, it will be irreversible. People should welcome these dogs as messengers warning of danger.
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Catherine

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#4
If dogs can into to it so can children I do hope it isn't poisonous.
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#5
The chemical probably would be toxic over time. Certainly children would try and eat it and that would be dangerous.
If there is one chemical lying around there would be others. Old industrial sights and old chemical plants are very dangerous and need to be cleaned up, not just abandoned.

Here is a follow-up article about the dogs.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...-city.html

I wonder if we will ever find out what really happened. It doesn't sound harmless if they are continuing to monitor the dogs for 20 days.
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Catherine

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The Russian authorities probably don't want this story to be followed long term. We may never find out, sadly.
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They may start suppressing the stories or they may put out misinformation about what happened.
Either way the truth will be lost.
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Catherine

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