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It will soon be mandatory for all animals in Barbados to be microchipped, says chief inspector at the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) Wayne Norville.He made the disclosure on Thursday, saying that new legislation to facilitate this is in the works. Norville said there will also be significantly increased penalties for failing to register animals.He was the guest speaker at the Barbados Labour Party (BLP) Food for Thought lunchtime series, at which he explored the interconnectedness of animal control and food security.Norville said the legislation would make dog o...

Police said officers at the Hastings-Worthing station were into the early stages of an investigation into claims that a man drowned a dog at a beach on Tuesday. A statement from police on Wednesday confirmed that a video clip of the incident circulating on social media networks was reported and an official investigation into the matter had started. “We are aware of the widespread public discussions and ultimate concerns,” the …

Chief inspector at the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Wayne Norville, is pleading with the relevant authorities to equip the Animal Control Centre to deal with reports of uncontrollable animals. He was speaking in the wake of 62-year-old Elton Hall, of Maynards Ridge, St Peter, who was attacked by two dogs last weekend. He underwent surgery at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital and is recovering, but is …

Wayne Norville, inspector of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA), is blaming irresponsible dog owners and a lack of policing of dog licences for the dog attack that killed a plantation’s 30 sheep today. In addition, Norville believes it is probably a pack of straying dogs, as opposed to stray dogs which have no owners, which carried out the attack. “This is the problem we …