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Yes, this is so sad, it did not had to end in this cruel way for those poor animals that had no say in being here or not , its not their damn fault! In my opinion this was just an easy way out for the CCVC after all the choices that has been offered to them by all the organizations and animal lovers on this island. Why like they put it "clean the place out" before they begin the new program in January 2014? Why couldn't it had begun NOW!!!Hello! And what if it does not work the way they planned it? WIll they just take the easy way out again? When will it be the time to say ENOUGH with this barberic way of doing things? THey could have showed the world and the rest of Belize that they know better and want to do this in a more sustainable solution. MAY ALL THESE ANIMALS RIP!!

IF THIS FORUM HAD A LIKE BUTTON DIANE , I WOULD DIFINITELY GIVE YOU A BIG HUG LIKE! YOU SAID IT ALL!

PAW: did they really say they would change their methods in Jan 2014? if so, what needs to be done to be sure they honor their words. this just should not happen again. it is just so sad. i am so thankful i was not there to see those lifeless bodies laying around this morning. RIP

I am also glad I was not there to witness the carnage from this barbaric act. I would think it would make it very difficult to ever return again, I suppose that is why they chose the slow season to torture the animals the way they did. RIP

RE; DOG ERADICATIONS;FYI
Did you know the CCHS has pills you can put in sausages instead of strychnine that will put a dog out much faster than the horrifically painful death by strychnine! The dog will pass out painlessly in about 30 minutes, .then dogs can humanly be put to sleep. Strychnine can take up to and over 8 hrs,Yet poisoning is chosen over this quicker, kinder method. Its scary that people would choose such a cruel practice over simpler kinder way.

This sounds like a reasonable solution Deb. Can it be presented to the VC as an option that has a similar cost?

It seems that the VC has their hands tied when electing to eradicate problem dogs. There appears to be only one legal choice of poison that indemnifies the VC from liability in this process. Proponents of a more humane choice when euthanizing dogs should be aware of this law. Perhaps a unified citizen and VC proposal to modify this law could help in making a more humane poison such as the one suggested by Deb an option for the VC? I suggest that "or suitable alternative" be added to the description of poison in item 2(a).

Chapter 153 of the Belize dog act states:
POISONING OF DOGS FOUND AT LARGE
18.-(1) Subject to this section, the licensing authority of any city or town may place poison in any street or place of public resort in such city or town for the purpose of poisoning any dog which is at large therein.
(2) (a)The poison used shall be a preparation of strychnine in capsule form.
(b) The licensing authority shall obtain the poison from the Government pharmacist or from a Government officer who is a qualified chemist and druggist.
(c) The Government pharmacist or such Government officer shall keep a special register of poisons supplied under this Act. He shall enter in such register the quantity of poison in stock and the date, quantity and name of the person to whom he issues the poison. He shall issue poison only to the chief executive officer or other similar officer of a licensing authority.
(d) The chief executive officer or other similar officer of a licensing authority shall keep a register and shall enter therein the date and quantity of poison received by him and also the date, quantity and name of the person to whom he issues the poison.
(e) The chief executive officer or other similar officer of a licensing authority shall issue poison only to a public health inspector who shall sign the register for it.
(f) A public health inspector and a police officer shall accompany each team of a licensing authority which is engaged on a poisoning operation. The public health inspector shall ensure that-
(i) the poison is not scattered broadcast but thrown to individual dogs which are at large in any street or place of public resort;
(ii) the operation is conducted at such times as the streets and places of public resort are likely to be unfrequented; and
(iii) any poison which is not eaten by the dog or dogs to which it was thrown is recovered
(g) On the conclusion of the poisoning operation, the public health inspector shall return all unused or uneaten capsules of poison to the chief executive officer or other similar officer of the licensing authority who shall enter the number so returned and suitable for safe storage in his register and shall sign the entry in the presence of the public health inspector.
(h) The chief executive officer or other similar officer of a licensing authority shall, in the presence of the public health inspector, destroy by fire any capsule of poison returned to him which is unsuitable for safe storage.
(3) No licensing authority shall incur any civil liability for any dog
destroyed in accordance with this section.
(4) For the purposes of this section, "street" includes any highway, and any road, bridge, lane, mews, footway, square, court, alley, passage,
whether a thoroughfare or not and any part of any such highway, road, bridge, lane, mews, footway, square, court, alley or passage.
With these laws specified; the Village Council does have the right to do what they have done. Because these laws are not enforced not every one is aware that Dog Laws do exist in Belize and they can be held accountable if they are broken. These NEED to be enforced on Caye Caulker, not only for the benefit of the Village Council but mainly for every single person living on this island. The most affected are the children who are constantly playing on the streets or any public place on or around dog feces which is the most contaminated 'product'.

The effective voices here are those who are interested the law of Belize like Mike and Cooper and some others, and suggesting ideas in that framework.
Threatening the innocent you will never return or wanting things not in the law or wasting our time debating world events makes you part of the problem.... Not part of the solution.

To anyone really interested in this issue go to facebook and search for cayecaulkerpeeps it is so now more active than the messageboard.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/227605430713921/

Opps, not caye caulker peeps, but thats a good link, go to address above for the newest news on caye caulker.