Puerto Rico has suffered a lot of damage from the recent hurricanes of 2017. They have been without power, their economy has taken a hit and there are thousands of abandoned dogs roaming the streets. As the economic crisis got worse many people could not afford to care for their dogs. The total amount of strays is still unknown but there was a documentary in 2010 about the problem that was called “100,000” for a reason. Puerto Rican culture does not neuter dogs so these strays dogs continue to breed and make the problem worse. One woman rescued over 1,100 abandoned animals in Puerto Rico last year. There is a stretch of sand and jungle in Puerto Rico called dead dog beach where people go and dump their dogs. I think there needs to be a requirement to get dogs neuter and have fewer restrictions on veterinary licenses in order to help remedy the situation. I know as humans it’s easy to only care about ourselves but I feel no living entity to should have to suffer and the dogs in Puerto Rico are definitely suffering.
http://money.cnn.com/2016/03/20/news/economy/puerto-rico-crisis-stray-dogs/index.html
I do not understand how loose dogs affect a nation's economy.
ReplyDeleteWhile I agree that there is need for regulation in order to limit the number of strays, I believe that Puerto Rico currently has more important and pressing matters to attend to. Considering that the country will not have full power until February, the setback in infrastructure post hurricanes is more significant than the number of dogs without a home. Once the country is able to rebuild what it has lost, I agree that steps should be taken to help the dogs as well.
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