Interview "The Importance of Sterilization"

This past week during a sad situation, we stumbled with a couple that have just gotten a dog a few weeks ago.

Interview at the vet's office

This couple is Edgardo Mercado and Santa Rodriguez got Booker their hound three weeks ago, because the women that had him could not stay with him where she lived. They decided to take him into their care. We met them in an Animal Hospital in Juana Diaz, PR, while overcoming an emergency with a kitten that was found hurt in the middle of the sidewalk.
They had taken Booker for a sterilization process because they wanted Booker to be a healthy stay at home dog, and  if he ever gets loose he doesn't impregnate any female dogs on the streets. Spaying and Neutering is one of the most important things an owner can do for his pet. Many people have pets and when they get tired of them they just leave them stranded on the streets and since they are not sterilized they impregnate other dogs and this is a really big problem because there starts the overpopulation of stray dogs and cats. This is a vicious cycle that day by day has an domino effect on all the shelters, animal rescues and amount of the abuse these animals are exposed to.  

This is what happens when people leave dogs on the streets abandoned with out sterilizing.

For more information you can visit:
http://www.essortment.com/spay-neuter-difference-22777.html
http://spaypuertorico.org/home.html

 

Tiger's Story

        As Nazhira walked to school, she saw this little kitten struggling in the street in front of our school. She approached it and noticed something was wrong with the way it was moving. She is an animal lover and knew we were working on animal cruelty. Not wanting to leave the kitten, she called our teacher and told her what she had found. Our teacher asked her to bring the kitten to her classroom and put it in a box.  We, Animal Protectors, were informed of the situation and went to check it out. The school bell rang and it was time to go to class.

        While we were in our first period our teacher called the only vet there is in our town of Juana Díaz and made an emergency appointment to bring the kitten to him and after talking to our other teachers we were granted permission to take the kitten, which we named Tiger, to the vet and off we went.

     When we got to the animal hospital it was full of caring owners waiting for their pets to be vaccinated, spayed and neutered or just to give them a check up. Our case was different, we were trying to save Tiger from injuries done to her by an insensible and heartless person.

     The veterinarian, Dr. Rivera, checked Tiger and it broke our hearts when he gave his prognosis. Tiger would die a slow and painful death if not euthanized.

Today we experienced first hand wanting to help an abused and mistreated kitten and feeling the pain of knowing it would die.



Love your pet

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dypHa1OrQlI&feature=channel_video_title

This is a video of stray dogs in different places such as the public square and a public school. This becomes a health problem because these animals are sick and people are around them. In school the children sit on the floors of the hallways where these dogs have slept and even defecated. We have to wake up and realize what we are doing to these creatures and how it'll eventually affect us. If you're not going to be responsible for them when they grow up, don't get them when they are puppies because you are just contributing to the chain of abandoned and abused dogs.

Headlines on Animal Cruelty in Puerto Rico

"Police abuse against pitbull"

Agent shoots dog in the mouth twice. Bullets lodged in skull..

13 Marzo 2011

6:00 a.m.

 Denuncian abuso policíaco contra pitbull

Agente estatal introduce arma en la boca del animal y dispara dos veces



According to the news, agents were executing an arrest warrent. While they have their suspect in custody the pitbull named Ali approached the subject and it is when one of the officers put his revolver in the canine's mouth and shot twice. They thought it was dead but the owner, Eldra Santiago Hernández,  rushed Ali to the vet where she was told that the bullets were lodged in the dog's skull, his nose was severly damaged and that the operation Ali had to go through would be very expensive. The dog can be blinded and deaf if not operated soon.   

http://www.elnuevodia.com/denuncianabusopoliciacocontrapitbull-912944.html

"Desperatly Looking for Max"
Irregularities during the placement process in animal shelter in Ponce 27 Febrero 2011 6:00 a.m.
“Buscando desesperadamente a Max”
Denuncian irregularidades en proceso de ubicación del albergue de animales de Ponce




According to the news, Mrs. Diana Babin had to leave for an emergency trip but did not want to leave her dog Max alone. She decided to take him to a shelter were the manager of this facility asured her that Max was going to be put in a K-9 Police team. Do to some isues she came back to get her dog and found out that the shelter did not have him and the K-9 Police team did not accept him because of the dogs age, this has been a difficult moment for Diana because she has no idea were her son, companion and family member is.

http://www.elnuevodia.com/buscandodesesperadamenteamax-900956.html


Impostor Veterinarian almost kills two pitbulls

viernes, 25 de febrero de 2011 03:17 p.m.
Wilma Maldonado Arrigoitía / Primera Hora
Falso veterinario casi mata a dos perros Pitbull en Arecibo



A man, who had habilitated his residence as a veterinary office, almost killed two pitbulls when performing sugery cropping their ears. It happens to be that the man was not a vet, but a nurse and had been practicing surgeries for years. Fortunately, the dogs where taken to a real veterinarian doctor and will not die but as you can see in the picture above were mutilated by this impersonator. Pet owners also have a resonsibility to check for credentials to avoid these situations.

http://www.primerahora.com/falsoveterinariocasimataadosperrospitbullenarecibo-478276.html


"Dog thrown from a third floor by students"
19 Febrero 2011
6:00 a.m.
Tiran perro desde tercer piso

Estudiantes de una escuela en San Sebastían alegadamente lanzaron al can


Students from a school in San Sebastián, Puerto Rico allegedly tossed a stray dog from the third floor. It came to the attention when teachers started calling the animal shelter and reporting what they have seen. Although the teens deny throwing the dog, some saw them saying "it's flying" while it fell. The dog suffered a hip and front paw injury. The cost of the intervention was estimated in $1,500 which the first veterinarian called to asist refused to do at a much lesser price. Another vet was called and he accepted to help this innocent dog.

There are studies that suggest a direct correlation between animal abusers and later on becoming violent against people.

http://www.elnuevodia.com/tiranperrodesdetercerpiso-895257.html


Could face up to 15 years in prison for dragging a horse
Enfrentaría hasta 15 años de cárcel por arrastrar yegua
jueves, 16 de septiembre de 2010
Leysa Caro González / Primera Hora




Lisa Embree, Horse Rescue Program of Puerto Rico, has been in charge of the care of the mare called Milagros, and is satisfied with her recovery. ( Primera Hora / Archive / Olimpo Ramos)
On February 7 of 2010 when a seven month old mare refused to walk, the owner decided to tie it to his truck and drag the animal through the streets. Neighbors saw this atrocity taking place, alerted the police and the perpetrator was caught in the act.

The twenty three year old owner, Geogie Lopez Vigo, set a precedent by being the first case of animal cruelty in Puerto Rico to reach the courthouse and was judged by 12 jurors and found guilty.

Update:

In November of 2010, Georgie Lopez was sentenced to 12 years in prison for such act of animal abuse.

http://www.primerahora.com/enfrentariahasta15anosdecarcelporarrastraryegua-420552.html

http://www.prdailysun.com/news/Mayagez-court-sets-stiff-penalty-for-cruelty

Dead dog buried on sidewalk

In front of our school a car hit and killed a dog. The school director called Emergency Management, agency in charge of disposing of dead animals, and their remedy was to dump dirt right where the dead dog was.
According to the Law 154 of 2008, Animal Welfare and Protection, this agency should have a plan for proper disposal of dead animals and to pick stray dogs and cats to take to shelters. This is not happening!!

Unacceptable Behavior

This is really an outrage!! Thousands of people witnessed this act and the owl was so badly hurt it had to be put to sleep. That action is a direct reflection of how little regard many people have for other living creatures.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrKmKSF3qLQ&feature=related

Public Announcement "Government"

A Public Announcement we speak of the lack of importance the government has towards the propper care of stray animals.

Roaming horses in public schools!!!

This video was taken at a school in Juana Diaz, PR. People don't take care of their animals and here we have proof these animals can suffer. People don't see it, but we do, and since they don't speak, we will! because "We are their Voices"!

Horses: Take care of Them

Malnourished horse- You can even see his ribs

            On February 27/2011, we, Animal Protectors went to a stable near our school in our town Juana Diaz. We interviewed some people and among them Mr. Rivera one of the caretakers and owner of the horses. It was very interesting to see the horses of movies and the real life ones. Like I say, that day we saw both sides of the story. We acquired some new knowledge that has helped us since that day. And now we can really compare and tell you about the differences about a healthy horse and one that is not.

Mr. Rivera's healthy horse

     

            Mr. Rivera is the owner of a horse that, as he told us, when it arrived it had signs that it had been abused, not treated as supposed and not even well nurtured. He told us that it took him a year for the horse to recover and be healthy as supposed to. He said that it's not easy because it takes a lot of time, money and care but if it's something you love, it doesn't matter any of that because you'll give it and more. He explained that a horse needs to be bathed once a week so that he doesn’t lose his hair. It also needs to be fed accordingly to its size. They need electrolytes, they have to be shod to protect their foot and also need to be walked, but what he said is that most of all they need, love lots of love. His horse is like another son for him he said, and we could obviously see by the way he talked and treated him. 

Unhealthy horse

          In the stable they had a horse that even though the owners went every day and fed him, it wasn't healthy. He was so skinny that you could see his ribs. Mr. Rivera told us that it probably was that he wasn't getting enough food, because obviously when it's a big horse or animal, it eats more. We also learned that you can know when a horse is dehydrated by looking at his neck. You pinch his neck and if it returns instantly he's good but if it takes seconds for the skin to return he's dehydrated, which he was. His conclusion was that for the horse to recover, it would take over 6 to 7 months and near $800.

  

          We asked him what he thought about the kids that have horses in their house or just on the streets. He said that it was really irresponsible because horses are not animals to be on the streets or on the houses. They need care, a measured diet, exercise, etc. He shared with us about an accident that he had not long ago, when he was at 5:00 a.m. driving to his house and hit a horse that was lose on the street. Mr. Rivera checked the horse and saw that he was fine, but his car was total loss.

         We just want to let you know that even though if you like an animal very much and get it as a pet, you have to know how to take care of it. Do some research, ask experts, take him to the vet. Don’t let it be like these horses. Don’t abandon it because it grew. If you make the compromise and love him when he’s little, do it when the animal grows up too. We’re the ones presenting to you the reality, now it’s up to you to defend and be the voice of your pets.

Cruelty to seals...Not right

According to the law in locations like Canada, Norway, Greenland, Namibia and Russia it's legal to kill seals. Why is that you might ask? Well according to research when these beautiful creatures are in there younger stages they tend to have a better and more attractive coat.  This is a good opportunity for a business on which the ones that hunt these poor animals sell the coat for a reasonable price.  This is not the only reason why they are being killed.
In Canada it’s been ordered by law to kill seals because of the lack of cod fish. They say that every year the population of seals increases but the cod fish decreases by the minute. We understand that this is a serious situation for fishermen because without the cod fish they can't sell, but why kill? Isn't there any other way to settle this? No! Not for the teams of hunters to kill at least 250.000 seals a year. It’s incredible and it’s an abomination.
 We need to stop killing these animals. It is not their fault that people need cod fish to survive because it is what they eat and it’s in their nature. They haven't harmed us why should we arm them. Is this in our nature? I don't think so. Instead of killing them we should be finding a way to take them some place where they can eat all the cod fish they can have and where they can be free from all the torture that humans have brought to their lives.
For these people this is actually a sport. This is not a sport! A sport is supposed to be fun and entertaining what is entertaining about killing innocent animals like them. We are acting like savages we should be finding a way to save them not to kill them.

Remember they need our help...Your silence makes you guilty as well

http://qumiranka.blogspot.com/2008_06_13_archive.html

Hakapik "Tool of death"

     The Hakapik is a Norwegian design club used for killing seals. This design is actually a long wooden stick with a hammer head used to crush a seal’s head and knock it unconscious and killing it. They say that using this tool is a good way to kill a seal because it does not damage in anyway the pelt (fur). 
    Unbelievable!  These people don't have a heart. When I see this I ask myself how we would feel if instead of them it was us!!! Let's create awareness.  This is extremely wrong and people who do this should be punished!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hakapik

Massacre in Barceloneta- the result

On October 9, 2007  more than 80 dogs and cats were thrown from a bridge by an animal control company. A year later a vigil in the town square of Barceloneta was held in remembrance of that day.

http://www.noticiasonline.com/D.asp?id=13490

This company is supposed to protect and shelter animals not discard them like trash. Unfortunately nobody was found guilty, but a new law with tougher sentences emerged from this incident. Law 154 of Welfare and Protection of Animals of 2008 replaced the weaker Law 67.

Now agencies such as police and the municipalities must enforce them, which they rarely don't. That has to change!!



Shockin but True!!!

      It's incredible how people that say they protect animals are the ones that actually hurt them. Well believe me when I say, "Not everything is what it seems".
In 2007 the Mayor of Barceloneta, Puerto Rico hired an animal control company to take the pets away from people because they were not allowed to have them in their homes according to housing rules. After the company snatched the animals, they were supposed to take the animals to shelters, but all of them ended up being thrown from a bridge in Vega Baja.
When the owners found out of this atrocity, they alerted the authorities and the news. Three men were charged because of an animal massacre of pets.

Where are our morals, our values? We need to join hands and stop this major overflow of animal cruelty.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21386121/ns/world_news-americas/
http://www.care2.com/news/member/442150667/579269

If you have an opinion or a thought about this distasteful news that has shocked us all, please leave your coment and share them with us!

Animal Cruelty "Don't do to them what you don't like be done to you" -...

Edited by: Jose Manuel Santos 

Dr. Maximo D. Sanchez High School

Got milk or abuse?

   Everyone drinks milk and eats cheese, right? People say, thanks to those beautiful cows I have something refreshing to drink. Did you ever stop to think, how is the life of those cows where ever they are? We seldom do. Well guess what?  I have been doing research and found out that in the state of Ohio a man and his company partners were going to be imprisoned because of the abuse they had in their dairy farm.

 These men would hit the cows with hard metal sticks and they would stab them with pitch forks. Is this the way we should act? Not caring, I don't think so. One other thing these cows when they had a baby cow these people would grab them and then they would start to punch them and brutally smash them to the floor! We should be aware of where our food comes from and not support any company that abuses animals.

WARNING! The images on this report are very graphic.

http://www.opposingviews.com/i/disturbing-abuse-uncovered-at-ohio-dairy-farm

Cases of Animal Cruelty in Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico