Reservation dogs roam unchecked; attacks common

In this photo taken July 14, 2011, volunteer Angela Baxter carries a dog from a spay-neuter clinic in Gallup, N.M. to another volunteer’s horse trailer for transport back to its family on the Navajo Nation. The Navajo Nation - and many other tribal lands - are struggling to control a growing problem of stray, feral or just neglected and loose dogs. (AP Photo/Jeri Clausing)

For anyone who has been out west, you know the vast amounts of land which comprise the Indian lands. You also know most of it is very unforgiving land, with very little green. Reservations suffer with high unemployment, high poverty and high numbers of persons with alcohol or drug issues.
After all the news stories when a dog bites a human in Florida, imagine what having hundreds of feral dogs running loose would cause. Why hasn't one of the big organizations stepped in to help with this problem? Where is the HSUS or Best Friends? The small shelters are doing the best they can with the resources they have, but just imagine what these dogs are going through.
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