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SAGA Humane Society
and SACNW working together In an effort to control the stray and
domestic animal population of
South Ambergris Caye SAGA Humane Society and South AC Neighborhood
Watch (SACNW) are working together to educate pet owners and provide
spaying/neutering for those animals in need.
 “It’s nice to see these two great
organizations working together for
the betterment of our community” one area resident was heard saying.
Initially, area pet owners are approached by members of the SACNW
Patrol to find out if they are interested in having their pets spayed
or neutered, later members of the SAGA Humane Society staff and
volunteers come on site to discuss the benefits of these and other
procedures with the pet owners.
 Once they have the pet owner’s permission
the animals are taken to the
clinic where the procedures are done at no cost to the pet owner. After
the procedures are complete SAGA Humane Society returns the pets to
their grateful owners. SAGA Humane Society and SACNW are also looking
into stray animals that have been seen in the area and working with
residents to catch and treat them.
 The program which began October 1st, 2009
has already met with great
success which is noted below: 5 dogs collected - 4 female, 1 male.
 If you are interested in assisting SAGA to
cover costs associated with
this or other programs please call them at 226-3266 or visit http://www.sagahumanesociety.org/
and give generously.
It
was Mahatma Gandhi who said, "The greatness of a nation and its moral
progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated." San Pedro Sun
Caye Caulker
Demands Protection
And while yesterday’s murder on Caye
Caulker has villagers
shocked and frightened –it also has some angry. Villagers say that for
some time now - crime has been increasing on the island and the police
have done nothing address it. The Caye Caulker branch of the Belize
Tourism Industry Association has written Prime Minister Dean Barrow
complaining about the spiralling crime problem.
In a letter dated August 2nd – the BTIA’s Branch Chairman Louis Aguilar described the situation as being, “impossible for villagers.” In July, the BTIA membership took up the police’s job and started investigating crimes themselves –looking into everything from robberies, burglaries, and even rape. Aguilar says they gave the information to police on the island but again nothing was done. Aguilar says police on the island have turned a blind eye to crime and today he, speaking on behalf of BTIA members, demanded action and attention. 
Louis Aguilar, BTIA’s Branch
Chairman – Caye Caulker
“We have been trying to get the government, the Police them to help we out here. From a long crimes are being committed on our island and nobody is doing nothing about it. We call, we knock on every door we could to ask for help and I am still in shock after what happened yesterday because we live in a small community and this lady is a relative of mine.” Seleny Villanueva-Pott, Neighbourhood Watch “It is sad to see that the community is shaken up by what occurred last night and it may take something like this for action to be taken now.” Louis Aguilar, “I have sent letters and letters and letters and no help. They promise us that they are going to change the police, that they are going to do this and they are going to do that but it is not happening.” Keith Swift, “So you are saying that crimes are happening on the island and the police aren’t doing anything about it?” Louis Aguilar, “Yeah.” Seleny Villanueva-Pott, “A couple months ago we had an incident where they slit another white lady’s throat in the new site area. There are incidents of theft where tourists have been robbed of all their items. There’ve been incidents of where the police know who committed the crime and they would go to the station, they would keep them in there for like about 15 to 20 minutes, a bribe occurs, and then they are out. I mean this is the worse set of officers that we have seen on Caye Caulker and this is at the point where we are at now. It is crazy, it is so crazy and Caye Caulker is such a small community, it can easily be cleaned up. We just need people who are willing to work.” Louis Aguilar, “I don’t know what to do. We try bring up the neighbourhood watch but it is very discouraging to be out there in a neighbourhood watch and patrolling and you know that the people that suppose to be help you are not helping you. It is just a fraud. We just need some help, we just need some good police officers right here that do their job. They are being paid to do a job. Just send us somebody who will come clean up our island. That is all, we are not asking for much.” The Caye Caulker Neighbourhood Watch is planning a protest to voice their dissatisfaction with the lack of police action on the island. CH7 LETTERS
TO THE EDITOR
Today, Friends of the
Humane
Society (FOTHS) will be hosting the launch of their 2010 Humane Society
Calendar at Lime Bar and Grill (opposite Tropic Air Terminal) from 12
noon until 6pm. The calendar features some of San Pedro’s most gorgeous
pet owners posing for glamorous shots with their pets to help raise
money for the SAGA Humane Society.
The calendar sells for $20, but especially for the launch, every calendar sold will include a choice of a free beer, free burger or free hotdog. Special preview copies of the calendar have been viewed and comments include ‘Wow – That’s hot!’, ‘Holy Moly!’ and ‘I’ll take ten please!’, so you are sure not to be disappointed. With lovely ladies, bare chested boys and their adorable pets featured throughout, the calendar has something for everyone. The stunning shots were taken by Conch Creative and are all glossy and beautiful black and white portraits. The calendar is tasteful and makes a great Christmas present as not only does it show off the models and their pets but shows off some of the best of San Pedro. Don’t miss this chance to have a great day out with free beer, burgers, hot dogs and the most gorgeous party crowd on Ambergris Caye. For more information or to donate a prize call Lime Bar & Grill on 226 4152. Lost
wallet (Atlantic Bank card holder). Contains Social Secuity Card,
Bz
Bank card, week's earning, several business cards. REWARD! Lost between
Marina's Store and Sunflower Street (Carole Goudreau Esthetics).Please
contact Dianne Lawrence (Quicksilver) 625-0669, 667-0669
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