Dear Editor,
Yesterday I attended atop of the scenic mountain, Bells Lookout point, and saw a large pig and multiple chickens there. The Pig is unwell. Chicks are dead.
There was no water and the Pig wasn’t moving even when stimulated. I gave it water and it took the water. Other people were feeding the pig and the chicks. Even though it says not to feed.
This is a real shame and the buses of people / onlookers felt overwhelming sad about the condition of the pig and the chicks – one chick was found dead.
If this is Animal Defenders responsibility, as a volunteer organisation, it fails.
The pig needs proper placement and the top of that mountain with no water is unacceptable. The young birds / chicks also need water. One chick was found dead near the Pig.
This is heartbreaking and not what the island represents. Surely you should place the pig, chicks and animals atop this dry mountain somewhere else. Leaving the animals to be fed by the tourists is not right and they need water and a proper location.
It doesn’t take much to fix this situation. Someone has to do it. Tourists were / are disgusted that they were left in this location and position.
Please see to it that they are relocated and properly treated. Someone has to say / do something.
Concerns Tourists, – lifetime SXM travellers:
Jaimie Noel
Rita Roy
Eric Brisebois
Lilianne Roy
