Georgetown: In a bid to make our roadways a much safer place for animals, the Ministry of Public Infrastructure (MoPI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Paws for a Cause-Guyana Inc (PFAC-G) on Monday.
The agreement will also seek to create a healthy and safe environment associated with appropriate ethical management and control of the animal population to the maintenance of civil infrastructure, with specific emphasis on roadways across the country.
To achieve this goal, the MoPI has provided two locations, these are Den Amstel West Coast Demerara and Paradise East Coast Demerara with applicable space for the shelter of these animals until someone feels it in their heart to adopt one of the animals.
This move was triggered by the fact that over the years, animals have been constantly run over or killed on our roadways – they are the cause for minor and/ or fatal accidents.
The MoPI along with its partner, PFAC-G, intends to minimize or at most to eradicate the death of humans and animals on our roadways by providing a place to shelter stray dogs and cats.
This MoU is expected to last for a period of two years with the possibility of renewal.
Paws for a Cause-Guyana is a non-profit company that comprises of five Directors- Ms. Marcia Tucker, Ms. Alexandra Correia, Mr. Rabin Chandarpal, Indira Mattai and Steffi Denobrega. This organisation has adopted a mandate of promoting animal rights in Guyana through the dissemination of information and awareness aimed at decreasing animal cruelty and assisting in controlling the stray animal population through spay and neuter campaigns and establishment of animal rescue centers across Guyana.
Director of PFAC-G Mrs. Marcia Tucker quipped to Minister Patterson, “We are grateful for the opportunity to partner on such an initiative as we seek to make our roadways a safer place.”
Rabin Chandarpal one of the directors of PFAC-G who played an integral part in this partnership; during the signing posited, “We are really excited about this and it couldn’t have come at a better time, we have seen many carnages over the past months, the cause of this is beyond just smooth roads, drinking and driving, there seems to be a really bad culture of driving on the road and we know that the animal issue is one that is seen as relatively small, but, we at PFAC-G really believe that there is a strong connection between humans and animals. People see animals being run over and we see it as the value of life for animals being reduced and hence, we are striving to make a difference.”
Minister of Public Infrastructure David Patterson, shared with the directors’ present that, “The Ministry is pleased to participate in making a difference on our roadways, especially as it relates to the safety of lives of the citizens in Guyana.”
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