– even after disciplinary action warning…

CITY councillors heard Monday that the municipal abattoir is still not in possession of a stun gun and ammunition for slaughtering animals.  Mayor Patricia Chase-Green some months ago had asked that the matter be dealt with urgently as the manner in which animals are being slaughtered currently is cruel and heartless.

She had even threatened disciplinary action against officers who are responsible if the matter was not looked into.  Months later, at this week’s statutory meeting, Deputy Town Clerk Sharon Munroe, who was filling in for Town Clerk Royston King, explained that while the gun was procured, the ammunition still has to be obtained. She also caused some councillors to be perplexed when she raised the issue of a second stun gun that is currently on its way to Guyana.

Her unsatisfactory response caught the attention of several city councillors who stood up to question the details that she was providing. Munroe then promised that a full report will be made available to them shortly.  The Guyana Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (GSPCA) said earlier this year that it was not satisfied with the manner in which the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) is slaughtering animals.  The mayor had said that should the GSPCA find reason to protest this issue, those who are guilty will be disciplined.

By the end of July, the mayor had said, the stun gun and ammunition should have been in place at the municipal abattoir, failing which disciplinary action would have been taken. In the meantime, with no stun gun in use, the animals are being slaughtered by having their throats cut.