The Editor
The Anguillian

Dear Mr. Editor,

HOW MANY MORE
MUST DIE?

I share in the grief and bitterness of all Anguillians over the tragic killing of little 3-year-old Amoreé Nwokejiobi by some dangerous dogs that we continue to allow to enter our country. Innocent little Amoreé should never have had to die that way.

Some years ago there was much public outcry about the presence on the island of Rottweilers, pitbulls and other dangerous dogs, and it appears that nothing has been done about it except the passing of The Dogs Act 2001 which was never implemented. If it was implemented, it was of no effect because the dogs are all still here, and in much larger numbers. They continue to be trained to fight and kill. They are still fighting and now they are killing.
My questions to our Ministers of Government are: How many more of our people must be brutally killed by these vicious dogs before you all do something about it? Must some Minister’s child, or some other relative, be similarly mauled before meaningful action is taken to protect the lives of our people?
These breeds of dogs should be totally exterminated. They pose a serious threat to the safety of our people. The dogs are just like guns in the hands of the many bandits in our midst. To make matters worse, a lot of the bandits also have Rottweilers or pitbulls all for the same purpose: to maim or kill people and to protect their illegal activities. Some of the dog owners can’t even afford to feed their dogs and therefore resort to breaking into people’s homes and business places to get money to buy food for them.
I am expecting to hear soon about the arrest, on a charge of manslaughter, of the owner of the dogs who killed little Amoreé. I am also expecting the four Ministers of Government to be arrested and charged for negligence and dereliction of duty in the death of Amoreé. They have failed to ensure that the island was rid of all dangerous dogs.
Incidently, the Anguillian people as a whole are not without blame in the death of Amoreé because when many of us had cried out for something to be done about the vicious dogs others made noise saying, “Not my dog!”
I ask again, how many more of our people must die by the teeth of Rottweilers, Pitbulls and other vicious dogs before our Government puts in place the machinery for their extermination?

Yours Respectfully
A very bitter Anguillian (Name Withheld)

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