The Treatment of Animals

I cannot take the lack of treatment these dogs receive. I've only seen one cat! There is no vet on the island so dogs simply roam around looking busted and disgusted. The female dogs' stomachs and nipples hang to the ground. Their fur, if they have any is mangled; their legs are all bloody. I see them limping, fighting each other and even humping each other! I see them pooping on concrete, near the bus stops, everywhere! It totally turns my stomach. I saw two dogs take a dump yesterday! Often times, I must look away. Often times, you must be careful because they travel on the roads like they are driving! I was told the Samoans drown the puppies in the ocean to help control the animal population! They really do this! WOW.

I kid you not!

Once a year, some people will come on the island to either treat the stray dogs or kill them! I repeat there is NO VET here....not a one. Even if you decided to become a vet or establish a vet clinic, who is going to see you?, the dogs here are not pets! Thus, it is a wait of time to think on that level.

Well, I woke up this morning at 6am to a nightmare. I dreamt my dog, Rocky was euphonized! In the dream, I was yelling for my dad to come down stairs, where ever he was I don't know it was a dream and we were not at home. But Rocky was chained and bound. He was hollering and barking but he could not because he was gagged. I kept yelling for my dad who took forever to come. By the time he finally arrived it was way too late. Rocky was killed. I woke up crying!!!!!

This place got me all messed up in the head. I cannot stand the way dogs are treated!