Dogs being abandoned to become strays on city streets had long been a problem, and without the benefit of relevant training or the assistance of veterinary surgeons, municipal and county sanitation workers often destroyed strays by electrocution, drowning, clubbing or whatever other methods came to hand.
長期以來，流浪狗在都市被任意遺棄，縣市環保清潔人員在缺乏訓練、沒有獸醫師幫助下，處理流浪狗往往以電、淹、打等方式各自出招。