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Translation of the text ""En
Hermigua debate sobre la problemática de los animales en La Gomera!",
published in Gomeraverde.com and Gomeranoticias.com on 28 February
2009
Debate in Hermigua over the Animal Problem on
Gomera!
A meeting was held in the
Community Center of Hermigua ast Friday, the 27th of February,
with the theme of “Animals on Gomera”.
The Animal Protection
Association, Pro Animal Gomera, thanked the community of Hermigua
and especially Mr. Antonio Febles, for calling organizing the
meeting.
According to the Association,
present were representatives of the Island government, the
Communities of Hermigua, San Sebastian, Valle Gran Rey, and
Alajeró, the National Park, the SEPRONA (a division of the Guardia
Civil), the Association “Tagaragunche”, the Vererinarian Clinic of
San Sebastian, as well as Pro Animal Gomera. Unfortunately, the
Association (PAG), stated that the Communities of Valle Hermosa
and Agulo, were not represented.
All those present agreed that an
Animal Shelter would go a long way towards solving the problem of
abandoned house pets and half wild farm animals on the Island.
The representative from the
community of San Sebastian, presented the recommendation of the
community to allow the use of land to build an Animal Shelter to
which the representative from the Island government, Mr. Sarafin
Suarez, promised to pass this information on to the responsible
person of the Nature Protection Authorities, Mr. Juan Alonso
Herrera, as well as the Island President, Mr. Casimiro Curbelo.
Besides that, he promised, in
short, to call another meeting in order to finalize the Animal
Shelter building project.
Pro Animal Gomera again reminded
the responsible organizations of the necessity to continue with
sterilization actions as well as education of the population in
the near future.
Pro Animal Gomera further stated
that we have a lot of work and effort before us , but we value the
fact that this meeting was called and we are convinced that when
we work together, we can offer the animals of La Gomera a better
future.
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