Thanks to some very special police officers

Jun 10, 2011 Letters

Dear Editor,
It was one of those hot sticky June days when you don’t want to leave the shade. I was heading home, driving South on Cummings Street, when a well known animal lover flagged me down. She asked me to park and walk with her; she took me to the back of her home where she showed me an “L” shaped cemented passageway belonging to her neighbour.
There was a gate with three dogs standing in the sun on one side and a pit bull on a short leash tied to the metal fence in the sun (with no water) on the other. All three dogs were clearly in distress from the heat and the leash on the pitbull was so short the dog could not even sit, let alone lie down.
The animal lover pointed to its neck where the chain was embedded into the skin because it had no collar. She stooped down, not worried about being bitten, and with tears in her eyes said, “See, it so tight I can’t get my fingers under the chain.”
I took several pictures and we called out for the owners but no one responded, the place was locked up.
We decided the animals needed urgent help and the animal lover suggested we go to Alberttown Police Station to make a report.
When we got to the Station we met a helpful Corporal Luke and explained the situation. The Corporal was very kind and concerned and asked Officer Victor Mohamed to go with us to investigate the report.
These animals were blessed and could not have asked for a better Police Officer to help them. He knew the law regarding animal cruelty and was kind, compassionate and fair. When the Officer saw how distressed the animals were he immediately released them from their misery, making sure they were contained within the owner’s yard.
Only then, out of nowhere, did a woman appear and asked what was going on. The Officer, in his calm and assertive way, told her what he saw and invited her and her husband to Alberttown Police Station.
The animal lover was asked to give a statement and in the end the dog owners were given a strong verbal warning.
According to the animal lover, several reports were made to various authorities regarding the cruelty meted out to these animals; hopefully if this ever happens again there would be zero tolerance.
Many in Guyana think the Police turn a blind eye to animal cruelty but they have never met a police officer like Officer Victor Mohamed. When I watched him in action and saw the results obtained, it made me feel very proud and gave me renewed hope that someday, with more officers like Victor Mohamed, perhaps our voiceless friends will be free of the horrific abuses they undergo every single day of the week.
Syeada Manbodh

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