The refugee dogs of Tobago
A refugee dog among the remains of what was once its home. - Elspeth Blanche Duncan
THERE are many homeless dogs in Tobago. Some are born on the streets and survive various diseases and human-related threats (poisoning, chopping, car accidents) to grow into homeless adult canines. Unless they are spayed/neutered, taken off the streets by animal rescuers or adopted, these canines mate continuously and produce offspring, repeating the vicious cycle. Other homeless dogs were either dumped, or scared away from home by loud fireworks and bussing bamboo. Lost, wandering, they too become street statistics.