Stop the breeding of puppies for sale in Guyana, South America

February 15, 2008

Dear Editor:

Stop the breeding of puppies for sale

Last week while walking along Regent Street, I observed in a side entrance leading to the back two dogs engaged in an act of reproducing and sitting not far away was a man I assumed in full awareness of this action.

I approached him and gently enquired whether he owned these two dogs and if he was intentionally breeding puppies and for what reasons as I was curious. He replied that he will be selling the puppies and if I was interested in buying one or two.

Well I got livid and to control my anger already in full gear I had to restrain myself to get his attention since I needed to continue this conversation in an appropriate manner to help him understand that what he is doing is profiting and taking advantage off the lives of innocent and voiceless dogs to benefit his pocket.

I proceeded to ask the name of his dogs to which he replied they have none, just there to serve his purpose, gone are the days of Lassie and Rover loved and justly respected by owners, is now a marketplace for business. Puppies born out of undue pregnancies instituted by a culture of people for the purpose of selling to earn a living or to subsidize their livelihood is morally and humanely wrong. Get a real job people like everyone else.

I asked him whether his female dog had produced pups before and he replied once that it was five puppies but they were stolen from his bottom house having left them in a carton box overnight or maybe they jumped out and left his unfenced yard. Well I got livid again and firmly stated that those puppies will grow up on the streets reproducing and reproducing a cycle of puppies and if he could find it in his heart to understand the sin he committed of endangering their pure lives with unwanted troubles. I pointed to homeless dogs on the street and cautioned him that he is contributing with the escape of his five pups to a serious problem all across the country of dogs having no choice but a terrible street life. Finally, I pleaded with him to stop breeding his dogs for earnings and to seek job opportunities relevant to his skills.

Let me make reference to Canada and the U.S.A. of the numerous puppy mill facilities illegally operated by unscrupulous humans is oftentimes exposed by way of informants or random searches by law enforcements. It reveals appalling conditions that puppies endure in the interim of sale which outraged animal rights activists consider as cruelty. Fortunately, the perpetrators are brought to justice, severe penalties imposed and all puppies seized are handed over to several animal shelters for adoption.

Help to prevent unwanted puppies oftentimes dumped everywhere. Make the right choice of spaying your female dogs to stop reproducing. Help to limit the over population on our streets. Stop breeding dogs for the purpose of profiting from the sale of puppies, the side effects are unwanted puppies are abandon on the streets. Have a conscience people, puppies are not stuff toys.

Yours faithfully
Zenobia Williams