Charles Robert Darwin, the famous British naturalist who formed the theory of evolution wrote -...there is no fundamental difference between man and animals in their ability to feel pleasure and pain, happiness and misery.
Jamaica has countless abused, abandoned and hurt animals. Poisoning them has became a regular practice. For those suffering souls, Jamaica land we all love is a place of misery, distress and dread.
Animals are voiceless, and for the most part defenseless beings who cannot speak for their own protection. That is why it is so important that people like you and me stand up to protect them.
Dogs and cats being companion animals are especially connected to us and in need of our protection. They have feelings and feel pain just like we do. They have personalities just like we do.They can also be rehabilitated with love and caring just like we can. And if they could only talk we would learn so much.
There is a saying which emphasizes the point of this petition ...how you see a human treat an animal is indicative of how we treat our fellow man. It's something to think about. We all have a place in this universe that nobody has the right to violate or take away. Human beings should get to understand and look at our great potential to heal our planet not destroy it and those who live on it.
The time to break the culture of silence is now as the pets continue to experience hurt from people who only hurt them because they know they can. Mahatma Gandhi said -the greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.
The Government needs to demand stricter animal cruelty laws and punishments in Jamaica. Like child abusers and sex offenders, those who abuse, poison, neglect animals should face serious, lifetime consequences.
Jamaica needs an animal cruelty registry to keep offenders not only in check but also provide for the future protection of animals and maybe people, since violence against animals is often a precursor to violence against humans.
The Government needs to support humane animal shelters dealing with countless pets on regular basis.
Ban on Gramoxone, the poison that is used most often to kill pets.
Life is life. There is no difference between a cat or a dog and a man. The idea of difference is a human conception designed for mans own advantage. Lets not keep creating hell on earth which appears as death and destruction. Lets choose life and honour and respect it.
