Gary Weitzman wawona chilichonse kuyambira nkhuku mpaka iguana mpaka ng'ombe zamphongo. Kwa zaka zoposa makumi awiri monga veterinarian, adapanga njira zochizira matenda wamba ndi zovuta zamakhalidwe kwa nyama zoyanjana nazo, ndipo adalemba buku lomwe amawulula zomwe akudziwa ndikuyankha mafunso otchuka kwambiri okhudza ziweto. Tsopano mkulu wa bungwe la San Diego Humane Society a Gary Weitzman akuyembekeza kutsutsa nthano zodziwika bwino za ziweto, monga kuti amphaka ndi osavuta kusunga ngati ziweto kuposa agalu komanso kuti malo obisala nyama si "malo achisoni."
Kodi cholinga cholemba buku lanu chinali chiyani?
Kwa zaka zambiri, ndakhala ndikuvutika kwambiri ndi mavuto amene anthu amakumana nawo posamalira ziweto zawo. Sindikuyesera kuti ndilowe m'malo mwa veterinarian ndi bukuli, ndikufuna kuphunzitsa anthu momwe angayankhulire za ziweto kuti athe kuthandiza ziweto zawo kukhala ndi moyo wabwino.
Kodi pali mavuto otani posamalira ziweto?
Choyamba, kupezeka kwa chisamaliro cha Chowona Zanyama malinga ndi malo ndi mtengo wake. Anthu ambiri akapeza chiweto, mtengo wosamalira ziweto zawo nthawi zambiri umaposa momwe anthu amaganizira. Mtengo ukhoza kukhala woletsa pafupifupi aliyense. M'buku langa, ndikufuna kuthandiza anthu kumasulira zomwe madokotala awo amanena kuti athe kupanga chisankho chabwino kwambiri.
Thanzi la nyama si chinsinsi. N’zoona kuti nyama sizitha kulankhula, koma m’njira zambiri zimakhala ngati ife zikakhumudwa. Amakhala ndi kusadya bwino m'mimba, kuwawa kwa miyendo, zotupa pakhungu, ndi zambiri zomwe tili nazo.
Nyama sizingatiuze kuti zinayamba liti. Koma kaŵirikaŵiri amawonekera pamene akupitirizabe kuipidwa.
Palibe amene amadziwa chiweto chanu kuposa inuyo. Mukamuyang'anitsitsa, mudzadziwa nthawi zonse pamene chiweto chanu sichikumva bwino.
Kodi pali malingaliro olakwika okhudza ziweto?
Mwamtheradi. Anthu ambiri amene amakhala otanganidwa kwambiri kuntchito amasankha kutengera mphaka m’malo mwa galu, chifukwa safunikira kuwayenda kapena kuwatulutsa. Koma amphaka amafunikira chidwi chanu ndi mphamvu zanu ngati agalu. Nyumba yanu ndi dziko lawo lonse! Muyenera kuonetsetsa kuti chilengedwe chawo sichiwapondereza.
Ndi zinthu ziti zomwe muyenera kuziganizira musanatenge chiweto?
Ndikofunika kwambiri kuti musathamangire. Yang'anani m'misasa. Osachepera, pitani kumalo osungiramo anthu kuti muyanjane ndi nyama zomwe mwasankha. Anthu ambiri amasankha mtundu malinga ndi malongosoledwe ake ndipo samaganizira momwe zinthu zilili. Malo ambiri ogona angakuthandizeni kusankha chiweto chomwe chili chabwino komanso zomwe muyenera kuchita kuti mukhale wosangalala komanso wathanzi. Kapena mwina mudzapeza chiweto chanu kumeneko ndipo simubwerera kunyumba popanda iye.
Inu nokha munatengera nyama yokhala ndi zosowa zapadera. Chifukwa chiyani?
Jake, German Shepherd wazaka 14, ndi galu wanga wachitatu wamiyendo itatu. Ndinawatenga ali ndi miyendo inayi. Jake ndi yekhayo amene ndamuvomereza ndi atatu. Ndinamutenga nditamusamalira ali mwana.
Kugwira ntchito m'zipatala ndi m'malo ogona, nthawi zambiri sizingatheke kubwerera kunyumba popanda nyama yapaderayi. Agalu anga awiri omaliza, omwe ndidakhala nawo nditatenga Jake (kotero mutha kulingalira momwe ndimawonekera ndikuyenda agalu awiri amiyendo isanu ndi umodzi!) Izi ndizodziwika kwambiri mu greyhounds.
Pambuyo pokhala nthawi yochuluka m'malo osungira nyama, kodi pali chilichonse chimene mukufuna kuti owerenga adziwe ponena za malo osungira nyama?
Zinyama zomwe zimakhala m'malo obisalamo nthawi zambiri zimakhala zokhazikika ndipo zimapanga ziweto zabwino kwambiri. Ndikufunadi kuchotsa nthano yoti nyumba za ana amasiye ndi malo achisoni pomwe chilichonse chimanunkhiza chisoni. Kupatulapo nyama, ndithudi, mbali yabwino ya malo okhalamo ndi anthu. Onse ndi odzipereka ndipo akufuna kuthandiza dziko. Ndikabwera kuntchito tsiku lililonse, ndimaona ana ndi anthu ongodzipereka akusewera ndi nyama. Awa ndi malo abwino!