Article from the San Juan STAR newspaper
THE SAN JUAN STAR
Saturday October 28, 2006.
BEST FRIENDS
By Peggy Ann Bliss
Animal rights visitors got an eyeful last week in Puerto Rico, and they returned to tell the world of the horrors they saw. They also met with local animal activists and encouraged their meager efforts at stemming the brutal tide of cruelty and indifference by government and citizens alike. A delegation from the Costa Rica-based World Society for the Protection of Animals, and a representative from the New York-based American Society for the Protection of Animals hit the island like a welcome tornado, and were effusively welcomed by protectors and teachers.
Jennifer Dragotta, Manager of National Programs for Humane Education, from the ASPCA, met in Luquillo City Hall with Department of Education elementary school teachers, who will soon be introducing their students to a new weekly course in the treatment of animals.
Maximiliano Brandt, and veterinarian Monica List, representatives of WSPA, met with animal advocates in Aguadilla, and San Juan.
List, now back in Costa Rica, sent The STAR an essay about one of the hardest days of her life, a visit to Dead Dog Beach in Yabucoa, where a group of animal protectors have rescued 42 dogs and eight cats, after dozens were killed and left to die there, usually by their owners.
Her poignant observations concluded: The missing link: education. Dogs and cats will be dumped as long as responsible pet ownership culture is not instated. The rescuers agree, but for now, they continue to feed and care for the dogs and cats of Dead Dog Beach as long as their hearts and their budgets can take it.
Saturday October 28, 2006.
BEST FRIENDS
By Peggy Ann Bliss
Animal rights visitors got an eyeful last week in Puerto Rico, and they returned to tell the world of the horrors they saw. They also met with local animal activists and encouraged their meager efforts at stemming the brutal tide of cruelty and indifference by government and citizens alike. A delegation from the Costa Rica-based World Society for the Protection of Animals, and a representative from the New York-based American Society for the Protection of Animals hit the island like a welcome tornado, and were effusively welcomed by protectors and teachers.
Jennifer Dragotta, Manager of National Programs for Humane Education, from the ASPCA, met in Luquillo City Hall with Department of Education elementary school teachers, who will soon be introducing their students to a new weekly course in the treatment of animals.
Maximiliano Brandt, and veterinarian Monica List, representatives of WSPA, met with animal advocates in Aguadilla, and San Juan.
List, now back in Costa Rica, sent The STAR an essay about one of the hardest days of her life, a visit to Dead Dog Beach in Yabucoa, where a group of animal protectors have rescued 42 dogs and eight cats, after dozens were killed and left to die there, usually by their owners.
Her poignant observations concluded: The missing link: education. Dogs and cats will be dumped as long as responsible pet ownership culture is not instated. The rescuers agree, but for now, they continue to feed and care for the dogs and cats of Dead Dog Beach as long as their hearts and their budgets can take it.
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