It is up to Peruvians to demand that dog and cat poisoners be held accountable by the law, as they are in European countries and the United States. This is what I hope for Peru because until the day that such laws are enacted and enforced, any dog or cat is vulnerable to being killed by a spiteful neighbor or stranger.

Just to update those who care about abuse of animals in Peru: Recently Salomon Lerner Febres, the philosopher who ran Peru’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission, lost two of his dogs to veneno. Salomon Learner has received many death threats over the years, and his two Labradors were poisoned and killed by people who warned that he faced the same treatment.

Were these people charged with any criminal act? No.

Should they have? Yes.

Story here: http://www.independent.org/newsroom/article.asp?id=2630

How can you not expect people to react bad when you’re saying things such as “I cannot stress enough how appalled I am at how routinely pets are poisoned in this country and, no, this situation is not the norm in the United States, as a couple of Peruvians who’ve left comments have blithely asserted.”

http://www.asppa-peru.org/

I have taken my time to read all those recent news I posted as well as many others a bit far behind and so on. There have been many cases where people have been left behind, and really justice did not occur. But, the US mainstream media will probably never show it on the news as in Peru, since they are more worried about famous people (like Paris Hilton, Britney Spears, etc) and things that are really not important, etc. At least in Peru you can hear about it.

And here in Peru many people do not consider socially acceptable to poison dogs. In fact, many people would be sadden and upset if their dogs die from poisoning. And, many cases in Peru have had prosecution thanks to ASPPA Peru. I’d suggest you visit their link here

http://www.asppaperu.org/noticias/index.1.html

As you can see in many of the links you have posted, animal cruelty may happen in the US and elsewhere, but is not socially acceptable and will often result in prosecution. There was the case of a famous NFL American Football player, Michael Vick, who ran dog fights and went to jail for it!

Could you imagine anyone in Perú going to jail for a similar offense?

Bad things happen everywhere, but it’s how we deal with those bad things that makes the difference. It’s the general attitude towards the offenders that needs to change in Perú. Did you read the comment that “caballero” made on the RPP article link?

With regards of the doves, we are all shocked about this news, since this has never happened in Peru, I was talking with a lot of friends about it, and we agree that only an insane person could have done this. People in Rimac and the historic Centre of Lima protect the doves, since they are part of the patrimony of the area since Colonial Times.

abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/bizarre&id=6926543

mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2009/07/grandville_man_pleads_guilty_t.html

kmox.com/pages/4259010.php?

blueridgenow.com/article/20090724/NEWS/907249985/1017/OPINION02?Title=Where-s-justice-for-dog-shooter-

wfaa.com/sharedcontent/dws/wfaa/latestnews/stories/wfaa090713_mo_poisoned.3961d1ab.html

kauz.com/news/local/50148022.html

wsls.com/sls/news/local/southside/article/patrick_county_deputies_investigate_dog_poisoning/27511/

cbs12.com/news/bear-4714759-skel-anti.html

Does your Lola jump in puddles and fountains? Our Lola can’t stay away from them. She also swims in the ocean when we bring her.:)

Camila — good ideas about the schools. It’s a project that so many people can get behind because most people love pets and it’s not a political thing.