Izinja Zizwa Umdlavuza: Lokhu noma Lokho

Akuyona imfihlo ukuthi izinja zinamakhala azwela ngendlela emangalisayo. Abanye ososayensi bakholelwa ukuthi izinja zingase zibe nomuzwa wokuhogela onamandla izikhathi ezingaphezu kwezingu-10 kunomuntu, ngokusho kwe-PBS. Umuzwa onamandla kangaka wokuhogela izinja uye wavumela umuntu ukuba aziqeqeshe ukuze athole abantu abalahlekile, abone izidakamizwa neziqhumane, nokunye okuningi. Kodwa ingabe izinja ziyakuzwa ukugula kwabantu?

Sekuyisikhathi eside kunezinganekwane mayelana nekhono lezinja ukuthola umdlavuza ngisho nangaphambi kokuhlolwa okudingekayo. Okushiwo idatha yesayensi mayelana nalokhu kusihloko.

Ingabe inja iyawubona ngempela umdlavuza kubantu?

Emuva ngo-1989, iphephabhuku i-Live Science labhala ngemibiko nezindaba zezinja ezithola umdlavuza. Ngo-2015, I-Baltimore Sun yashicilela isihloko mayelana nenja u-Heidi, ingxube engumalusi-Labrador eyayinuka umdlavuza emaphashini omnikazi wayo. I-Milwaukee Journal Sentinel yabhala ngo-Husky Sierra, owathola umdlavuza wesibeletho kumnikazi wakhe futhi wazama izikhathi ezintathu ukumxwayisa ngawo. Futhi ngoSepthemba 2019, i-American Kennel Club yashicilela isibuyekezo sikaDokotela Izinja, incwadi ekhuluma ngezinja ezisiza ukuxilonga izifo ezahlukahlukene, kubandakanya nomdlavuza.

NgokweMedical News Today, ucwaningo lubonisa ukuthi izinja eziqeqeshiwe ziyakwazi ukubona izinhlobo ezihlukahlukene zezimila kubantu, ngisho zisencane. “Njengezinye izifo eziningi, umdlavuza ushiya iminonjana ethile, noma amasignesha ephunga, emzimbeni womuntu nasekuphumeni kwawo. Amangqamuzana ahlaselwe umdlavuza akhiqiza futhi akhiphe lawa masignesha.” Ngokuqeqeshwa okufanele, izinja zingakwazi ukuhogela i-oncology esikhumbeni somuntu, ukuphefumula, ukujuluka, nokuchithwa futhi zixwayise ngokugula.

Abanye abangani abanemilenze emine bangakwazi ngempela ukubona umdlavuza, kodwa ingxenye yokuqeqesha izoba yisici esibalulekile lapha. I-In Situ Foundation yinhlangano engenzi nzuzo ezinikele ekuqeqesheni izinja ukuze kutholakale umdlavuza kubantu: noma iyiphi yalezi zinhlanganisela. Ngezikhathi ezithile, sihlola izinja zezinye izinhlobo, futhi kuvele ukuthi ezinye zazo zingawubona kahle umdlavuza. Ingxenye eyinhloko yisimo sengqondo namandla enja.

Zenzani Izinja Uma Zinuka Umdlavuza?

Kunezindaba ezahlukene mayelana nendlela izinja ezisabela ngayo ephunga lomdlavuza. NgokweMilwaukee Journal Sentinel, lapho uSierra the Husky eqala ukuthola umdlavuza wesibeletho kumnikazi wakhe, wabonisa ilukuluku lokufuna ukwazi wabe esebaleka. “Uvale ikhala lakhe esinqeni sami esingezansi wasihogela ngaze ngacabanga ukuthi kukhona okuchithile ezingutsheni zami. Waphinda futhi, waphinda futhi. Ngemva kwehlandla lesithathu, uSierra wahamba wayocasha. Futhi angenzi ihaba uma ngithi “cashile”!

I-Baltimore Sun yabhala ukuthi u-Heidi "waqala ukufaka ikhala lakhe esifubeni senkosikazi yakhe futhi wambamba ngenjabulo" lapho ezwa ukuba khona kwamangqamuzana omdlavuza emaphashini akhe.

Lezi zindaba ziphakamisa ukuthi ayikho indlela eyodwa izinja ezizosabela ngayo ephunga lomdlavuza, njengoba iningi lokusabela kwazo kusekelwe ekuziphatheni komuntu ngamunye kanye nendlela yokuqeqesha. Okuwukuphela kwento efanayo kuzo zonke lezi zindaba ukuthi izinja zizwa izifo zabantu. Ushintsho olucacile ekuziphatheni okuvamile kwesilwane kwashukumisela abanikazi: kukhona okwakungalungile. 

Akufanele ubone uhlobo oluthile lokuxilongwa kwezokwelapha nganoma yiziphi izinguquko ekuziphatheni kwenja. Nokho, ukuziphatha okungajwayelekile okuphindaphindiwe kufanele kubhekwe. Uma ukuvakashela udokotela wezilwane kubonisa ukuthi inja iphilile, kodwa ukuziphatha okungavamile kuyaqhubeka, umnikazi angase afune ukuhlela ukuvakashela udokotela.

Ingabe izinja ziyakuzwa ukugula kwabantu? Ngokuvamile kunalokho, isayensi iphendula lo mbuzo ngendlela eqinisekisayo. Futhi lokhu akuyona into engavamile - emva kwakho konke, sekuyisikhathi eside kwaziwa ukuthi izinja ziyakwazi ukufunda abantu ngendlela engakholeki ngokuphelele. Izinzwa zabo ezibukhali zibatshela lapho umuntu edabukile noma elimele, futhi ngokuvamile benza konke okusemandleni abo ukuze basixwayise ngengozi ngendlela enobungane. Futhi lokhu okunye nje ukubonakaliswa okumangalisayo kwesibopho esiqinile phakathi kwabantu nabangane babo abakhulu abanemilenze emine.