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Becky

Rescue Operations for dogs and cats

Operations in Sal and Santiago are trying to save cats and dogs from Strychnine

Bon Amigos an Austrian charity working in Praia is now protesting the indiscriminate killing of dogs including the American ambassador`s pet dog in Praia. They are paying to bring vets to Santiago to sterilise semi-wild dogs as an alternative means of curbing the birth rate. Becky who went to live in Santiago a few years ago has organised a campaign to stop the killing in Santiago.

SOS Cats and Dogs Cape Verdes, a similar scheme was initiated in Sal in October 2010. Nicky and Patrizia two Italian sisters are organising neutering, with two German vets. It happens every January and July in Santa Maria and Espargos.

Jackie from Ireland says

"A friend of mine lost her cat this week to poisoning. She had her for 4 years and she died a horrible death. Yet another poor innocent animal succumbed to an indiscriminate awful painful needless death. This story is all too common here on this Island.It is heartbreaking for the owners who took the time to take these poor animals into their homes and give them their love only to have them killed. There are many of us here of all nationalities who have done this, but we are not the answer to a major problem here of animal neglect,cruelty, and indiscriminate culling by a cruel and senseless method. I for one want to try and change this and I am asking for your help. Many of us have spoken of various ways in which these problems can be addressed, however as far as I know nothing has yet been done about it. Firstly I am starting a petition and asking anyone who is an animal lover or anyone who wants to see some sort of humane animal control introduced to sign it.I will submit it to the mayor and hopefully with enough signatures it will put pressure on him to introduce the following measures. To provide funding for a responsible programme of neutering. To Stop the use of poison for killing animals. To introduce a heavy fine to anyone caught poisoning animals. To donate some land for an animal sanctuary This may be a tough task and many may say not a hope,but if we all work together and create a pressure group and KEEP up that pressure then something may be done. I get sick to my stomach every time I hear of someone who has experienced their pet suffering, sometimes for days from Strychnine Poisoning, so please lets change this."