Dear Editor:

It is time for national public awareness to stop the sins of cruelty against selfless voiceless animals primarily dogs, supposedly man’s best friend, and time for authorities to establish strict laws to prosecute people who viciously abuse animals.

Just recently a distressing article in your dailies brought attention to readers about a dog imprisoned and placed in solitary confinement in a chicken pen for three years. (This might not be an isolated case throughout our nation).

With coconut shells tossed in his cage for food after his persecutor drank the water, was a bare necessity for survival that shrunk him to skin and bones. He was deprived of basic food and water. Needless to mention, his confine was contaminated. How cruel can the human heart sink to a heartless heart.

Our humane capacity to feel hunger and thirst, to undergo enormous pain and misery bear no difference for animals who share the exact same capability.

In the name of humanity with a living conscience, this helpless creature was condemn to captivity and solitary confinement for years. What was his crime? Barking and in need of water, a little food, kindness and consideration. This creature was denied the supreme human law of kindness that systematically reduced him to mental and physical illness. Eventually his demise; he is now in doggie heaven.

How many times this broken spirited creature looked in the eyes of his cruel captor and asked in silence, why, what is my crime to deserve your wicked oppression; I have been loyal and obedient but you have dishonored my innocence with persecution.

Far beyond the worse nightmare of animals who realize their fate as one of severe punishment and brutality by their cruel oppressors is the fact that they are defenseless, voiceless and feeble against the might of man. It is the power of the mighty man over the vulnerable and weak for dominance but yet it remains a terrible unforgiving crime for anyone who abuse animals.

I appeal to all to expose people who harm animals with neglect of starvation, solitary confinement and other forms of punishment by immediately calling the animal clinic (GSPCA) at 226-4237. Any form of physical cruelty on animals is a human crime. Every criminal act is a conscious person who is conscious of the act.

Yours faithfully

Zenobia Williams

Animal Advocate