Icod Calls for an Animal Refuge

They have only said they want one, but this is a step in the right direction, hopefully. There is really very little provision for animals anywhere on this island, but this corner - and Icod is the nearest sizable town - is more lacking than most. There is no provision at all. Icod councillors are bringing the matter up and need the support of all the town halls in the Isla Baja area; Garachico, Buenavista, El Tanque and Los Silos, to give the request the necessary weight.

Icod town hall is prepared to cede the land for the refuge to be built, if the Island Corporation agrees, which will then be run by animal protection associations.

Security for residents, drivers and the animals themselves, are the principal arguments for the construction of a refuge, as well as the sanitary problems that can be derived from numerous abandoned animals in the area's streets.

Animals associations are also calling for an agreement to be made between local vets and road maintenance, so that animals injured in road accidents can be taken to the professionals, if only for a civilized and humane end to their suffering. Apparently, the common procedure at the moment is for road maintenance staff to put an end to the animals with their tools of work.

Icod solicita un refugio de animales para la zona Noroeste de la Isla

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