St. Maarten Private Eye

That would be wonderful if Government would erect a statue in honor of Heather, at least it would be something nice and perhaps show that our Commissioners cared about life. We have had a draft ordinance for laws to protect animals submitted to Government over 3 years ago and of course requesting assistance for an Animal Shelter and Education Center for the youth on being compassionate to Animals, as there is a definite link between young people abusing animals and in the grown up years they will be violent to humans as well, as of course in the long run I am sure that crime would lessen. I pray the Goverm,memt will take heed sooner than later. I continuosly hear people tell me that they will not return to Sint Maarten because of the way the animal poplulaion is uncared for and it makes there vacation depressing. " A Nation and it's people are judged by the way they treat their animals" a great quote from Ghandhi.

We are one of the most lucrative Islands in the Caribbean and yet we are the only one that does not have an animal shelter.

Larry Geer
Vice President
Animals R Friends, SXM