Destino Posted October 13, 2007 Share Posted October 13, 2007 SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Animal control workers seized dozens of dogs and cats from housing projects in the town of Barceloneta and hurled them from a bridge to their deaths, authorities and witnesses said Friday. Mayor Sol Luis Fontanez blamed a contractor hired to take the animals to a shelter. ADVERTISEMENT "This is an irresponsible, inhumane and shameful act," he told The Associated Press. Fontanez said the city hired Animal Control Solution to clear three housing projects of pets after warning residents about a no-pet policy. He said the city paid $60 for every animal recovered and another $100 for each trip to a shelter in the San Juan suburb of Carolina. Raids were conducted on Monday and Wednesday, and residents told TV reporters they saw the animal control workers inject the animals. When they asked what they were giving them, they said they were told it was a sedative for the drive to the shelter. "They came as if it were a drug raid," said Alma Febus, an animal welfare activist. "They took away dogs, cats and whatever animal they could find. Some pets were taken away in front of children." http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071012/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/puerto_rico_pet_massacre_2;_ylt=AioSe7pk5RF73TFx.vt9Z58E1vAI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wantarace17 Posted October 13, 2007 Share Posted October 13, 2007 i'd throw them off a bridge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMike619 Posted October 13, 2007 Share Posted October 13, 2007 i'd throw them off a bridge somebody had to be the smart ass... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyf316 Posted October 13, 2007 Share Posted October 13, 2007 Think PETA will protest down there or up here? I don't think the PR government will listen to a word from PETA, whereas our government would vote to write a letter discussing how bad it was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMike619 Posted October 13, 2007 Share Posted October 13, 2007 Think PETA will protest down there or up here? I don't think the PR government will listen to a word from PETA, whereas our government would vote to write a letter discussing how bad it was. they may kill PETA if they are too out of hand down there. most countries outside of the US dont really tolerate people protesting too well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CandaceM23 Posted October 13, 2007 Share Posted October 13, 2007 Things like this make me sick to my stomach. Not right .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spjunkies Posted October 13, 2007 Share Posted October 13, 2007 Think PETA will protest down there or up here? I don't think the PR government will listen to a word from PETA, whereas our government would vote to write a letter discussing how bad it was. They can just go to DC and protest in front of the white house :2cents: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wantarace17 Posted October 13, 2007 Share Posted October 13, 2007 somebody had to be the smart ass... damn right i have three alaskan huskies and i would kill anyone who would hurt my dogs. It makes no sense to throw harmless pets off a bridge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMike619 Posted October 13, 2007 Share Posted October 13, 2007 damn right i have three alaskan huskies and i would kill anyone who would hurt my dogs. It makes no sense to throw harmless pets off a bridge oh my bad man, i thought you meant you would throw the animals off the bridge too. sorry.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wantarace17 Posted October 13, 2007 Share Posted October 13, 2007 lol no problem bigmike i probably should of clarified what i was talking about Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgun88 Posted October 13, 2007 Share Posted October 13, 2007 I hope all those dogs looked like this: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted October 13, 2007 Author Share Posted October 13, 2007 they may kill PETA if they are too out of hand down there. most countries outside of the US dont really tolerate people protesting too well. Protests are far more common in latin american then in the US, especially south america (not counting Chavez) where protests are a weekly event for seemingly anything at all. I don't know about Puerto Rico, being that it's a US territory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LD0506 Posted October 13, 2007 Share Posted October 13, 2007 Well the cats landed on their feet anyway, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerPacker Posted October 13, 2007 Share Posted October 13, 2007 I hope all those dogs looked like this: fixed that for ya edit: hey, that's not very nice! :mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgun88 Posted October 13, 2007 Share Posted October 13, 2007 fixed that for ya edit: hey, that's not very nice! :mad: oh thanks. haha I hate little poofy white dogs that never stop barking, sorry. :whoknows: :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enter Apotheosis Posted October 13, 2007 Share Posted October 13, 2007 they may kill PETA if they are too out of hand down there. most countries outside of the US dont really tolerate people protesting too well. It'd be awfully hard for a US territory to get away with killing protesters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prosperity Posted October 13, 2007 Share Posted October 13, 2007 Think PETA will protest down there or up here? I don't think the PR government will listen to a word from PETA, whereas our government would vote to write a letter discussing how bad it was. absolutely right! this thread is about pETA and how hypocritical those dumb leftists are! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huly Posted October 14, 2007 Share Posted October 14, 2007 As awful as this is in all honesty it happens on a regular basis (just not in so many numbers). I had to investigate many cases of cruelty where people threw unwanted pets kittens or puppies off the Cooper River Bridge in SC. For those that do not know most humans jump from this bridge to commit suicide. In one case we had a 5 week old kitten survive that was pulled out by a boater. We named the cat Cooper fixed its broken leg and adopted it out to a good family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prosperity Posted October 14, 2007 Share Posted October 14, 2007 Huly, I got a question for ya around my apartment complex there have been these baby kittens. We as a building have decided to take care of these strays because we think that if we call the spca that they will pick them up and take them away to a gas chamber. What do you recommend? I am not going to do anything that will result in the kittens getting executed, but I would like to know how to better take care of the situation. Haven't seen the momma cat, we suspect she died recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huly Posted October 14, 2007 Share Posted October 14, 2007 Huly, I got a question for yaaround my apartment complex there have been these baby kittens. We as a building have decided to take care of these strays because we think that if we call the spca that they will pick them up and take them away to a gas chamber. What do you recommend? I am not going to do anything that will result in the kittens getting executed, but I would like to know how to better take care of the situation. Haven't seen the momma cat, we suspect she died recently. Kittens are a hot commodity for the SPCA and rescues. If you are not comfortable calling the SPCA try calling one of these: http://www.sos-penpals.org/ Peggy@saveourshelters.com or call 804-514-7463 Cats Cradle of Greater Richmond Inc. P.O. Box 70040 Richmond, VA 23255 Phone: 804-282-3833 Cat's Cradle's Website: www.catscradle-richmond.org Cat Adoption Rescue Efforts Inc. P. O. Box 2934 Richmond, VA 23228 Phone: 804-288-9797 http://www.care-cats.org/ S.A.F.E. P.O. Box 2483 Chester, VA 23831 Phone: 804-751-4501 Email: savinganimals@hotmail.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSF Posted October 14, 2007 Share Posted October 14, 2007 Some people in Puerto Rico do not spay or neuter their animals. This has been going on for years. I grew up seeing stray dogs and cats roam my hometown streets all the time. SPCA or Animal Control are not as prominent as here in the US. Not all people there are cruel to animals. This is an isolated case. Nonetheless, there should be more action taken to spay/neuter the pet population on the island and only then can there an end to the neglect and abuse as reported last week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyf316 Posted October 14, 2007 Share Posted October 14, 2007 absolutely right! this thread is about pETA and how hypocritical those dumb leftists are! What are you talking about? PETA is supposed to be an organization without borders, meaning that they care about the treatment of animals regardless of the country of origin. My question was whether they would protest up here for the US government to get involved or they would have representatives protest in Puerto Rico. As is evident by the number of resolutions and formal positions that the US Congress adopts about THOUSANDS of events across the world (see: the most recent statement about Armenian Genocide which has Turkey all spun up), it is realistic to believe that Congress is already being lobbied to talk to the Ambassador from Puerto Rico about the event. Nobody said anything along the lines that you referenced. Get a grip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LD0506 Posted October 14, 2007 Share Posted October 14, 2007 You know you can't trust the media to get the story straight, for all we know this was a case of BASE jumping gone bad :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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