Local Animal Activists met
outside Arecibo City Hall on Monday August 25th to protest the rounding up and
killing of street dogs without so much as a time for owners to claim their pet
from the pound. Activist leaders meet with the Vice Mayor to discuss a
moratorium on collecting dogs in areas where rescuers are working on trap, neuter
and release programs to curb birth rates in dog populations, and what is the
latest story about the public Arecibo Animal Control Shelter.
Inside the government
officials gave their requirements for co-operating with the activists to not
collect and euthanize colonies of dogs being cared for by the activists.
Outside a hard working
cadre of activists spoke to people passing City Hall asking if they supported mass
killing of animals living on the streets or if they supported a more humane way
such as tarp, neuter and release.
Citizens on the street supported
the humane treatment of animals by signing the petition.
The activist leaders
questioned the current status of the Arecibo Animal Control Shelter, which has
sat vacant for the last four years. Talk continues about the reopening of the
shelter.
On a personal note, I have
to tell you how impressed I was with the strength and heart of the dedicated people
I met in Arecibo on Monday. I salute you for your effort.
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