TERRIBLE CRUELTY TO ANIMALS TAKING PLACE IN REGION 6

Jun 24, 2017 Letters

Dear Editor,
Allow me some space in your newspaper to expose the mistreatment of animals. As a resident of the Central Corentyne area it is appalling to watch the inhuman treatment of animals especially cows, dogs, horses, donkeys, etc. This occurs on a daily basis in front of the police and other Guyanese, and no one reacts to this crime against animals. These animals have lives, feelings and basic needs just as we humans do.
Cruelty to animals is no big thing here in sections of Region 6. A few days ago a man beat his dog to death because the dog played with the table cloth and destroyed it. This happened in front of the family and neighbors and everyone just stood there, watched and remained silent. Also, this week I discovered that street dogs are being poisoned as a way of cleansing the housing settlement. Region 6 has the largest number of persons migrating, who leave behind their pets to fend for themselves since there are no homes or animal shelters to take them to. These animals such as dogs are sometimes strayed and they eventually become “street dogs” forming themselves into packs.
For example, I followed one particular dog because I never saw him in the area before. It has been a few months now and he is still by the roadside looking at every face and every vehicle that passes by. He travels within a one mile radius every day. Presently, he sleeps in the bus shed whenever it rains. His condition is pitiful – his frame is now emaciated, his beautiful clean fur now dingy and his face very sad.
The condition of these dogs is similar to many other dogs found lying by the roadside in the nearby town of Rosehall and other settlements in the Albion, Port Mourant area. When I was growing up my grandparents and parents ensured that not only our dogs but any others hanging around at the time were fed or at least had one meal a day. What I am trying to highlight is that animals were taken care of; not poisoned like what is occuring in the Corentyne, Berbice area presently. Then again the number of dogs around the neighborhood was far less. This is not the first mass killing of dogs. Last year around the same time street dogs were being chopped one after another (in the night) and buried in drains. One female dog had five puppies that were too young to survive despite human intervention. Some people are poisoning the “street dogs” and other dogs in the street and no one seems to care.
Also the #51 Police station has many animals that are impound and not given any water or food; usually a few days after these animals can be found dead. Also animals involved in accidents or disputes are left at the station until the case is finalised, by which time the animal is dead. It should be noted the Police are collecting $3000 per animal.
The treatment of horses and donkeys is no better. Some of the youngsters carry donkeys to the back of the scheme to “break them in”, but the method they use is horrible. Huge pieces of hard wood and ropes are used to trash them. Horses are forced to fetch loads that even a small truck cannot carry. Besides, there are no water buckets on these carts to ensure the animals have drinking water despite being forced to work all day.
A horrible uncertain fate awaits both unwanted kittens and pups which are thrown by the roadside in bags to fend for themselves. This cruelty towards animals reflects the dreadfully poor management of institutions, systems and laws of the country. The plight of these animals has reached this point because as Guyanese we choose not to do better.
Guyana has so much land space why can’t the GSPCA or the Ministry of Agriculture provide shelters that can accommodate these animals until they can be resettled in new homes. It should be noted that the GSPCA should have locations in all the regions across Guyana (not only in Georgetown) to help prevent cruelty to animals, by enforcing the law that prevents inhuman treatment towards animals. These matters should be reported – the beating to death of dogs, the poisoning, the dumping of unwanted kittens and puppies, the needless beating of donkeys and horses – but to whom? Who is responsible for limiting the weight these animals carry?
Concerned Citizen

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