Životinje na Svetom Eustahiju umiru od ozbiljne suše

Mnoge su životinje žrtve velike suše na Svetom Eustahiju. Riječ je o velikom postotku smrti i zanemarivaju stoke na otoku u Nizozemskim Antilima . Lokalna vlada odbija poduzeti nešto, te Marianne Thiema poziva kabinet da o tome razgovara za lokalnom vladom kako bi izbjegli veće gubitke.

Gotovo 500 stanovnika Svetog Eustahija potpisalo je peticiju kojom moli lokalnu vladu da poduzme nešto po pitanju zanemarivanja stoke za vrijeme suše. Na otoku se nalazi mnošto lutajuće stoke. Ovim je životinjama zbog suše vrlo teško. Vrlo su mršave zbog nedovoljne njega od strane vlasnika. Čak i životinje koje se nalaze u ograđenim prostorima pate od zanemarivanja i umiru zbog suše i od gladi. Lokalna vlada do sada nije ništa poduzela kako bi zaštitila ove životinje od zanemarivanja i suše.

Dobrobit životinja je otočna odgovornost, te je prije svega u rukama lokalne vlade Sv. Eustahija. No, s obzirom da lokalna vlada za sada ne poduzima ništa, trebala bi se umiješati nizozemska vlada.

Thieme: “Zanemarivanje životinja je neprihvatljivo. Unutar Nizozemskog kraljevstva ne bi smjelo biti razlike kad je u pitanju zaštita životinja.”

Many animals are victims of the continuous drought on Sint-Eustatius. The cattle on the island of the Caribbean Netherlands are dying and are severely neglected. Because the local government is failing to take action, Marianne Thieme has submitted Parliamentary Questions to call on the cabinet to appeal to the local government and stop this neglect.

Over 500 inhabitants of Sint-Eustatius have asked the local government by means of a petition to take action against neglecting farm animals during the drought. The island has many straying farm animals. These animals have severe problems because of the drought. They are very thin and are not looked after by their owners. Also animals that are kept within fences are often neglected and die as a result of dehydration and starvation. The local government has not yet intervened to protect the animals against neglect and dehydration.

Animal welfare is an island competence and must initially be enforced by the government of Sint-Eustatius. But if the island government refuses to enforce animal welfare, the Dutch government will have to interfere.

Thieme: “Neglecting animals is unacceptable. Within the Kingdom of the Netherlands there should not be any difference in the degree of animal protection.“