Hey, people do not need to reply to Toad.

Turn off your vision, while I keep mine turned on.

Stay.

Where are the dog's owners? Are they strictly strays? ALL of them, some of them, what? Anybody know?

[This message has been edited by trina (edited 06-29-2002).]

from a friend...
I have lived in San Pedro all my life and the stray dog problem is not new
to us. We were able to control our stray population without any controversy
some years ago but I believe that foreign influence is now depriving us from
what you could call "an old way of doing things". I strongly believe that
dog lovers should keep their dogs at home, and that dog owners should be
fined for leaving their dogs to go astray. At this point, it will be the
same dog lovers in this board that will condemn the Town Council if rabies
or some other sort of disease start spreading on the Island. My pet is at
home and does her thing in the yard, not on the street or beach and is not
begging any tourist for food and hugs.

Einer Gomez

notice i stayed outta this one too.

guys...it just isn't really our business. it isn't our country.

whether i agree or not isn't the issue.

and lighten up on toad. is is just amusing himself. he is my new buddy.

Jane,See if you can get your "new buddy" to
"SHUT-UP"

He needs to GO!!!!!
And Marty Thanks, I agree!!!!!!
Rick

Go, if ya want...stay if ya want..no matter to me!!! Cheri'.....I personally have never had a problem with the dogs on AC! They have their life, we have ours! Rick and I treat our dogs as if they were our children. Besides, those crocs will take care of most the strays in due time. And Jane is right-it's not our country. Not much we can do from here. But if this HAS to be done..can't Dr. Bron just put them to sleep??? Instead of poison??

Cheri,

I agree with you. While I don't necessarily agree, I do understand why the population of dogs needs to be controlled. My biggest issue remains the means in which they are killing these dogs.

"The first signs of strychnine poisoning are agitation, excitability, and apprehension followed by painful seizures and cessation of breathing. Later symptoms are tremors, drooling, muscle spasms, leg paddling, and collapse."

Euthanasia by Dr. Bron would be a far more humane means of control.

And save the Strincnine to someone who really deserves it, perhaps a spouse.

The "old way of doing things" (don't spay and neuter your dogs, let them have puppies, enjoy the puppies and then when they reach adulthood dump them and send out the hit teams when there are too many of them to do the poison thing) SUCKS BIG TIME!
There is a simple answer to the clear problem of dog overpopulation: SPAY AND NEUTER ALL DOGS. Just in case you didn't get it I will say it again: SPAY AND NEUTER.
They are doing it now for FREE. The "I can't afford it" excuse no longer works.
If spaying and neutering and getting your dog innoculated for things like parvo and rabies is "foreign influence," well bring on MORE. We all have things to learn from one another. You can learn a lot from Belizeans aboutall kinds of things. And there is one thing that Belizeans can learn from us: SPAY AND NEUTER.
It is heart rending to see the abused, neglected dogs (and cats).
And yes, packs of dogs ARE a danger as well as a nuisance. Male dogs pursuing a female in heat can be vicious.
Once again with feeling: SPAY AND NEUTER. SPAY AND NEUTER. SPAY AND NEUTER.
If this bothers anyone's cultural sensitivity, get over it.
The town board should pay people to help round up strays for SPAYING AND NEUTERING instead of for killing.