March 20, 2007
Ear and tail clipping of dogs is cruel
Dear Editor:
I respond to a troubling matter written by Ms. Manbodh, a dedicated protector of animals, who expressed yet another act of cruelty impose on dogs that have no voice and no choice.
The act of individuals clipping the ears and tails of certain dogs is clearly inhuman and cruel. This practice is a public outrage and outcry to firmly warn offenders to stop the wanton bodily abuse of animals. They are committing a moral wrong and a violent act toward these dogs, leaving them disfigured with infectious wounds that are medically unattended and endangering their lives. This is an unforgiving crime that must be investigated by the law to prevent further and fatal injury to other dogs.
If these callous people who commit such a crime try to feel or imagine the trauma and immense suffering animals endure and surrender to, surely, is reason for remorse and to pay the penalty for this terrible act on dogs.
I say to insensitive people try to become submissive, like the animals, to grasp a deeper and higher understanding of their struggle to be free or be consistently enslaved by humanity resulting in continuous punishment and a betrayal of faith time after time.
When Dogs wag their tail, it is their way of smiling at you and when their ears flap, it is their way of thanking you. Do not compromise these vital senses and deprive them the right to live a normal functioning life. People need to be taught to leave all dogs alone the way they are, let them be who they are, do not expose their innocent lives and health with force and brutality.
Yours faithfully
Zenobia Williams
Animal Advocate
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Answering the call to help animals in Guyana, South America
March 5, 2007
Answering the call to help animals
Dear Editor
It is exemplary to note and give thanks to people who write letters on animal issues with respect to the ill-treatment and neglect of animals in our subculture, and heartening when readers respond in kind.
The key to changing the attitude of people’s mistreatment to animals is to NOT turn your face the other way, but to make a conscious effort to understand the actions of such individuals. When abuse occurrences are noticeable we must reach out with empathy and dignity to gently counsel in an attempt to pinpoint that this wrong does not make it right.
The anti-social behavior of people toward animals is a state of mind, what we think is what we are that connect illiteracy with poverty and desolation. Let us not criticize or pass judgment on these non-achievers but show goodwill by using role models in our society, i.e. scholars, athletes, artists, various professions and the educated.
By humanely expressing good teachings of ethics to neighbors, associates and others that involuntarily cultivate habits to mistreat animals. Perhaps these very people could someday come to terms with their actions and realize that it was never the fault of the animal but their own.
It is harmful to the well-being of animals to endure constant mental and physical ill-treatment that will produce anger, fear and mistrust toward people. Also the dreadful conditions domestic animals live through couple with an enormous lack of care is typical of some people to warrant it a burden thus ignoring their responsibility.
Please be sympathetic to ‘stop and notice’ the tragic wrongs on the freedom of animals and answer the mercy call from your heart. You will have proven your full human potential.
Yours faithfully
Zenobia Williams
Animal Advocate
Answering the call to help animals
Dear Editor
It is exemplary to note and give thanks to people who write letters on animal issues with respect to the ill-treatment and neglect of animals in our subculture, and heartening when readers respond in kind.
The key to changing the attitude of people’s mistreatment to animals is to NOT turn your face the other way, but to make a conscious effort to understand the actions of such individuals. When abuse occurrences are noticeable we must reach out with empathy and dignity to gently counsel in an attempt to pinpoint that this wrong does not make it right.
The anti-social behavior of people toward animals is a state of mind, what we think is what we are that connect illiteracy with poverty and desolation. Let us not criticize or pass judgment on these non-achievers but show goodwill by using role models in our society, i.e. scholars, athletes, artists, various professions and the educated.
By humanely expressing good teachings of ethics to neighbors, associates and others that involuntarily cultivate habits to mistreat animals. Perhaps these very people could someday come to terms with their actions and realize that it was never the fault of the animal but their own.
It is harmful to the well-being of animals to endure constant mental and physical ill-treatment that will produce anger, fear and mistrust toward people. Also the dreadful conditions domestic animals live through couple with an enormous lack of care is typical of some people to warrant it a burden thus ignoring their responsibility.
Please be sympathetic to ‘stop and notice’ the tragic wrongs on the freedom of animals and answer the mercy call from your heart. You will have proven your full human potential.
Yours faithfully
Zenobia Williams
Animal Advocate
The gloomy tale of street dogs in Guyana, South America
January 18, 2009
Dear Editor:
The gloomy tale of street dogs
I refer to an article 01-07-09 GC titled “The stray dog nuisance needs to be focused upon” is not a matter of choice but a matter of circumstances for the multitude of dogs that roam the streets in search of something because they have nothing.
A narrative of street dogs forsaken and abandoned by long ago owners that have migrated. We have been roaming the streets for years mixing and meddling with our other homeless street buddies. We wished to escape a life of not producing puppies but trouble was everywhere and we could not run, so you know the end result. We gave birth to scores of babies over and over thus populating the streets. We are heart-broken looking for our lost or stolen babies. I dread to think they are slain or hit by vehicles left alone to suffer in silence. Or our babies are all grown and they too have given birth over and over only to worry about a horrible street existence while oftentimes run over by vehicles.
We raise our unhappy heads and suffering eyes up to the sky praying for rain to wash our itchy scruffy bodies because society scorns us. It did rain and pour. Oh wow what a beautiful feeling we could become man’s best friend again but we are not holding our breath for we are outcast dogs, voiceless, helpless and always at the mercy of cruel human hands.
How we long to beg for owners, our best friends, but we have no voice and our sad weary crying eyes are shunned. Our scornful life is a daily struggle for basic food and water. But let me tell you that our food and water are not nice and tasty like yours. Our daily intake to satisfy hunger and thirst is contaminated with infectious diseases having to eat from street garbage washed down with dirty water. But we cannot protest our contempt, since we have no voice or a choice.
Permit me human race to jolt your absent-mindedness to notice our troubles. We are dogs with vital organs as we too are living entities like you. We can contract chronic contagious diseases, only difference is, if you are diagnosed with such ailments you will get treated. But we are street dogs and could never dream of such a privilege so we mercifully request your table scraps that could lessen our malnourishment before the gates of doggie heaven open to accept us. Happy days are here again.
We are dogs with a fundamental right to life, just like you, so please do not judge us by our misfortune. It was our masters who committed us to a lifetime sentence on the streets but here are some initiatives to expand and built on. Encourage people to fence their yards to contain and enclose their dogs. Spay and neuter your dogs to minimize population. Vacant plots of lands with barriers and sheds can be utilized as sanctuaries for your dogs. Provide shelter to control and over-see your dogs. To reduce their suffering, do not add to street population.
Sincerely
Zenobia Williams
Animal Advocate
Dear Editor:
The gloomy tale of street dogs
I refer to an article 01-07-09 GC titled “The stray dog nuisance needs to be focused upon” is not a matter of choice but a matter of circumstances for the multitude of dogs that roam the streets in search of something because they have nothing.
A narrative of street dogs forsaken and abandoned by long ago owners that have migrated. We have been roaming the streets for years mixing and meddling with our other homeless street buddies. We wished to escape a life of not producing puppies but trouble was everywhere and we could not run, so you know the end result. We gave birth to scores of babies over and over thus populating the streets. We are heart-broken looking for our lost or stolen babies. I dread to think they are slain or hit by vehicles left alone to suffer in silence. Or our babies are all grown and they too have given birth over and over only to worry about a horrible street existence while oftentimes run over by vehicles.
We raise our unhappy heads and suffering eyes up to the sky praying for rain to wash our itchy scruffy bodies because society scorns us. It did rain and pour. Oh wow what a beautiful feeling we could become man’s best friend again but we are not holding our breath for we are outcast dogs, voiceless, helpless and always at the mercy of cruel human hands.
How we long to beg for owners, our best friends, but we have no voice and our sad weary crying eyes are shunned. Our scornful life is a daily struggle for basic food and water. But let me tell you that our food and water are not nice and tasty like yours. Our daily intake to satisfy hunger and thirst is contaminated with infectious diseases having to eat from street garbage washed down with dirty water. But we cannot protest our contempt, since we have no voice or a choice.
Permit me human race to jolt your absent-mindedness to notice our troubles. We are dogs with vital organs as we too are living entities like you. We can contract chronic contagious diseases, only difference is, if you are diagnosed with such ailments you will get treated. But we are street dogs and could never dream of such a privilege so we mercifully request your table scraps that could lessen our malnourishment before the gates of doggie heaven open to accept us. Happy days are here again.
We are dogs with a fundamental right to life, just like you, so please do not judge us by our misfortune. It was our masters who committed us to a lifetime sentence on the streets but here are some initiatives to expand and built on. Encourage people to fence their yards to contain and enclose their dogs. Spay and neuter your dogs to minimize population. Vacant plots of lands with barriers and sheds can be utilized as sanctuaries for your dogs. Provide shelter to control and over-see your dogs. To reduce their suffering, do not add to street population.
Sincerely
Zenobia Williams
Animal Advocate
The danger of squibs and fire crackers to people and animals in Guyana, South America
November 1, 2008
Dear Editor:
The danger of squibs and fire crackers to people and animals
Both people and animals are fearful of high pitched noises but animals in particular have an extremely sensitive sense of hearing for high pitched sounds better than humans. Such noise pollution from squibs and fire crackers not only hurt the ears of animals but it also frightens and excites them to run wildly endangering the safety of them and people who may be in their path.
Other forms of loud noise that terrify animals is the rumbling of thunder and lightening, a natural force of nature, the regular and constant honking horns from vehicles, an impulse carved in drivers. But since we have no cure for the two outlined and to stop the addition of squibs and fire crackers to becoming yet another menace to an already social disorder, it should be prohibited.
Some side effects on people from fire crackers is the inhalation of sulphur, hearing loss, sleeping disturbances and sudden exposure to loud noise can cause temporary or permanent deafness. The effects on animals is even more severe because of their sensitive ear drums, they break loose from their environs and run aimlessly and far away from the piercing noise. Many pet owners loose their dogs this way never to see them again. All dogs will bark hysterically upon hearing squibs and fire crackers.
It is important for each one of us to act as responsible citizens and discourage the use of fire crackers and squibs. Parents and children should be educated and need to understand that bursting fire crackers is risky, harmful and dangerous. Fire crackers have injured people in the past and it is important to understand that prevention is better than cure.
The recent use of fire crackers and squibs should never have taken place in areas where people and animals co-habitate for the safety of either one. The Government must get involved to ban this dangerous practice and impose severe charges against all individuals who promote this threat. This is an unconscionable act of selfishness and self interest for those looking for fun without a thought for respecting decent people and the welfare of animals.
Yours faithfully
Zenobia Williams
Dear Editor:
The danger of squibs and fire crackers to people and animals
Both people and animals are fearful of high pitched noises but animals in particular have an extremely sensitive sense of hearing for high pitched sounds better than humans. Such noise pollution from squibs and fire crackers not only hurt the ears of animals but it also frightens and excites them to run wildly endangering the safety of them and people who may be in their path.
Other forms of loud noise that terrify animals is the rumbling of thunder and lightening, a natural force of nature, the regular and constant honking horns from vehicles, an impulse carved in drivers. But since we have no cure for the two outlined and to stop the addition of squibs and fire crackers to becoming yet another menace to an already social disorder, it should be prohibited.
Some side effects on people from fire crackers is the inhalation of sulphur, hearing loss, sleeping disturbances and sudden exposure to loud noise can cause temporary or permanent deafness. The effects on animals is even more severe because of their sensitive ear drums, they break loose from their environs and run aimlessly and far away from the piercing noise. Many pet owners loose their dogs this way never to see them again. All dogs will bark hysterically upon hearing squibs and fire crackers.
It is important for each one of us to act as responsible citizens and discourage the use of fire crackers and squibs. Parents and children should be educated and need to understand that bursting fire crackers is risky, harmful and dangerous. Fire crackers have injured people in the past and it is important to understand that prevention is better than cure.
The recent use of fire crackers and squibs should never have taken place in areas where people and animals co-habitate for the safety of either one. The Government must get involved to ban this dangerous practice and impose severe charges against all individuals who promote this threat. This is an unconscionable act of selfishness and self interest for those looking for fun without a thought for respecting decent people and the welfare of animals.
Yours faithfully
Zenobia Williams
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
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
Sharing Animal Care Expo 2009
April 14, 2009
Sharing Animal Care Expo 2009
Dear Editor:
The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) jointly with The Humane Society International (HSI) held their annual global educational and training conference from April 6 – 9 on animal care and protection in Las Vegas. We attended as animal advocates.
The four days of comprehensive and interactive workshops consisted of emergency service professionals, responders, veterinarians, shelter organizations, field and medical workforce for rural communities in poor countries and slid presentations narrated by experienced and qualified personnel of various animal associations.
The HSUS slogan: “Celebrating animals/confronting cruelty. We strive to foster respect and compassion for animals and to prevent their suffering; to create a more humane world by educating the public about animal issues, by pushing for the passage of laws to protect animals. We celebrate the human-animal bond and all of the richness that animals bring to our lives. They are unable to speak and feel pain the same way as you”
The enormous global issues on animal welfare and preservation provided a deeper understanding of the constant tasks and challenges that confront the HSUS and HSI. A brief overview is as follows for some topics relevant to Guyana’s animals and the manner of mistreatment from a sector of a culture.
The HSUS condemn the sadistic practices from people in some countries that profit off the underground dog fighting rings. Dogs, usually pit bulls, are bred and trained to fight each other to the death even after serious wounds they are allowed to continue all for the amusement of spectators in a bid to win the highest wage. A bloody and cruel sport will leave many abandoned or mercilessly killed by gunshot. This has been outlawed in the USA and Canada as inhuman and a crime against dogs.
Dog fighting not only hurts animals but also endangers a community’s safety, illegal drugs and firearms are commonly found at the scene of animal fighting events. Young children brought to events are desensitized to violence and taught that cruelty is “acceptable”.
The HSUS and HSI world campaign on the benefits to society and the beautification of developing countries to boost tourism is to spay and neuter your pets to reduce unwanted litters being dumped onto the streets. Tourists view the people and Government of a country negatively to see many street roaming animals neglected and abandoned. Spaying is an operation involving the complete removal of both ovaries and the uterus of the female animal. Neuter (castration) is an operation involving the surgical removal of both testicles of a male animal. If this is practiced, it will control over population.
The HSUS sustainable programs in rural communities of poor countries is to control the mistreatment of working animals, animal trafficking and poachers that mutilate animals for commerce. Free outreach field spay/neuter clinics are setup to handle the in-pouring of dogs for surgery. All the dogs are released back on the streets to live out their natural life with no chance of reproducing.
Establish a humane educational program in developing countries in the principles of justice, goodwill and humanity towards all life and the cultivation of the spirit of kindness to animals. The habit of using animals in attendance in workshops will forge a bond that will touch people to think differently and could see a sharp decline in animal oppression. Some topics should include public awareness with the use of radio and TV, flyers, billboards and posters illustrating animals and people with words of compassion. A program will help children develop empathy and understanding of fellow creatures and responsible animal guardianship.
Many sectors of cultures need to understand that animals are sentient beings and are not our enemies. They should be allowed to live out their natural life whether in their own habitat or free roaming without compromise of pain and suffering.
Sincerely
Zenobia Williams (Toronto)
Joyce Gomes (Vancouver)
Sharing Animal Care Expo 2009
Dear Editor:
The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) jointly with The Humane Society International (HSI) held their annual global educational and training conference from April 6 – 9 on animal care and protection in Las Vegas. We attended as animal advocates.
The four days of comprehensive and interactive workshops consisted of emergency service professionals, responders, veterinarians, shelter organizations, field and medical workforce for rural communities in poor countries and slid presentations narrated by experienced and qualified personnel of various animal associations.
The HSUS slogan: “Celebrating animals/confronting cruelty. We strive to foster respect and compassion for animals and to prevent their suffering; to create a more humane world by educating the public about animal issues, by pushing for the passage of laws to protect animals. We celebrate the human-animal bond and all of the richness that animals bring to our lives. They are unable to speak and feel pain the same way as you”
The enormous global issues on animal welfare and preservation provided a deeper understanding of the constant tasks and challenges that confront the HSUS and HSI. A brief overview is as follows for some topics relevant to Guyana’s animals and the manner of mistreatment from a sector of a culture.
The HSUS condemn the sadistic practices from people in some countries that profit off the underground dog fighting rings. Dogs, usually pit bulls, are bred and trained to fight each other to the death even after serious wounds they are allowed to continue all for the amusement of spectators in a bid to win the highest wage. A bloody and cruel sport will leave many abandoned or mercilessly killed by gunshot. This has been outlawed in the USA and Canada as inhuman and a crime against dogs.
Dog fighting not only hurts animals but also endangers a community’s safety, illegal drugs and firearms are commonly found at the scene of animal fighting events. Young children brought to events are desensitized to violence and taught that cruelty is “acceptable”.
The HSUS and HSI world campaign on the benefits to society and the beautification of developing countries to boost tourism is to spay and neuter your pets to reduce unwanted litters being dumped onto the streets. Tourists view the people and Government of a country negatively to see many street roaming animals neglected and abandoned. Spaying is an operation involving the complete removal of both ovaries and the uterus of the female animal. Neuter (castration) is an operation involving the surgical removal of both testicles of a male animal. If this is practiced, it will control over population.
The HSUS sustainable programs in rural communities of poor countries is to control the mistreatment of working animals, animal trafficking and poachers that mutilate animals for commerce. Free outreach field spay/neuter clinics are setup to handle the in-pouring of dogs for surgery. All the dogs are released back on the streets to live out their natural life with no chance of reproducing.
Establish a humane educational program in developing countries in the principles of justice, goodwill and humanity towards all life and the cultivation of the spirit of kindness to animals. The habit of using animals in attendance in workshops will forge a bond that will touch people to think differently and could see a sharp decline in animal oppression. Some topics should include public awareness with the use of radio and TV, flyers, billboards and posters illustrating animals and people with words of compassion. A program will help children develop empathy and understanding of fellow creatures and responsible animal guardianship.
Many sectors of cultures need to understand that animals are sentient beings and are not our enemies. They should be allowed to live out their natural life whether in their own habitat or free roaming without compromise of pain and suffering.
Sincerely
Zenobia Williams (Toronto)
Joyce Gomes (Vancouver)
Proper breeding methods of dogs is not the answer in Guyana, South America
February 19, 2008
Dear Editor:
Proper breeding methods of dogs is not the answer
If Mr. M. Xiu Quan-Balgobind-Hackett is in agreement with the breeding of dogs then he should take the time to look around the environs other than Georgetown and observe the countless strays or homeless dogs populating the roadways.
He should also observe with empathy their daily struggle dodging in and out of heavy traffic needless to say many are hit and left to die on roadways. I have seen dozens of dead dogs all across our roadways yet we need to encourage people to breed puppies for their livelihood with no humane thoughtfulness for the welfare and protection of such animals.
Here is the answer Mr. Hackett for your approval of proper breeding methods of dogs, standby, while many people are breeding special breed dogs such as pitbulls to wager them in the bloody underground dog fighting circle while human beings stand around cheering, laughing and applauding the dogs to viciously rip each other apart. Is that humanely acceptable?
What about the breeding of foreign small dogs to sell the puppies because now everyone in Guyana wants a special type puppy. Then the cycle of reproducing these small breed fancies to profit off their innocent lives for personal gains becomes a business. Puppies are not commodities to sell like stuff toys in a store. They are “a life and voiceless” and can face a fate of suffering by neglectful people.
Now we have the common breed dogs to deal with that are discarded on the roads by many people to now accommodate the newly bred dogs, the likes of Doberman, pit bulls and cute small dogs to mention a few. Our common breed dogs are now at the mercy of abandonment yet pavement dog breeders should be schooled on proper methods to reproduce their dogs. I will not endorse dog breeding of any type whatsoever. There is an over-population of dogs on planet earth.
Perhaps Mr. Hackett should peruse the websites of the Toronto Humane Society and the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals International to get an idea of the thousands of dogs euthanized every year for lack of space at shelters and lack of adoption. These renowned establishments in North America preach spaying and neutering to stop world over population.
Even here at our own GSPCA, lack of space is a problem to accommodate the numerous common breed dogs taken in everyday. Go figure what is done with them. Sad but true.
Stop breeding puppies for sale they are not toys. Guyana has an over-population of street dogs
suffering, abused and helpless.
Yours faithfully,
Zenobia Williams
Dear Editor:
Proper breeding methods of dogs is not the answer
If Mr. M. Xiu Quan-Balgobind-Hackett is in agreement with the breeding of dogs then he should take the time to look around the environs other than Georgetown and observe the countless strays or homeless dogs populating the roadways.
He should also observe with empathy their daily struggle dodging in and out of heavy traffic needless to say many are hit and left to die on roadways. I have seen dozens of dead dogs all across our roadways yet we need to encourage people to breed puppies for their livelihood with no humane thoughtfulness for the welfare and protection of such animals.
Here is the answer Mr. Hackett for your approval of proper breeding methods of dogs, standby, while many people are breeding special breed dogs such as pitbulls to wager them in the bloody underground dog fighting circle while human beings stand around cheering, laughing and applauding the dogs to viciously rip each other apart. Is that humanely acceptable?
What about the breeding of foreign small dogs to sell the puppies because now everyone in Guyana wants a special type puppy. Then the cycle of reproducing these small breed fancies to profit off their innocent lives for personal gains becomes a business. Puppies are not commodities to sell like stuff toys in a store. They are “a life and voiceless” and can face a fate of suffering by neglectful people.
Now we have the common breed dogs to deal with that are discarded on the roads by many people to now accommodate the newly bred dogs, the likes of Doberman, pit bulls and cute small dogs to mention a few. Our common breed dogs are now at the mercy of abandonment yet pavement dog breeders should be schooled on proper methods to reproduce their dogs. I will not endorse dog breeding of any type whatsoever. There is an over-population of dogs on planet earth.
Perhaps Mr. Hackett should peruse the websites of the Toronto Humane Society and the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals International to get an idea of the thousands of dogs euthanized every year for lack of space at shelters and lack of adoption. These renowned establishments in North America preach spaying and neutering to stop world over population.
Even here at our own GSPCA, lack of space is a problem to accommodate the numerous common breed dogs taken in everyday. Go figure what is done with them. Sad but true.
Stop breeding puppies for sale they are not toys. Guyana has an over-population of street dogs
suffering, abused and helpless.
Yours faithfully,
Zenobia Williams
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