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TT$1m raised to improve animal welfare 4 Hrs Ago The Animals 360 Foundation’s Animal Pride Programme and its network of supporters have raised more than $1 million for sterilising socially-displaced dogs and cats and those cared for by lower-income earners. This has been used to spay or neuter 3,800 animals, the foundation said in a media release. The foundation says its supporters, comprising corporate and private citizens, including vets, have been working nationwide in their commitment to improving animal welfare. All of this is done, it said, "with the purpose of controlling the overpop...

Founder of Animals 360, Roger Marshall says the solution for the rampant stray dog and cat problem in Trinidad and Tobago is to have them spayed and neutered. Why? The fact remains that there are more pets than there are responsible homes for them, he said. The overpopulation of dogs and cats is so severe it will take a more ‘hands-on’ approach to combat the problem, Marshall said. “A lot of people in the past have focused on shelters and carrying the animals to shelters. While there are many shelters in Trinidad that do good work, it doesn’t solve the problem,” he sa...