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To: The Right Honourable Pravind Kumar Jugnauth, Prime Minister of the Republic of Mauritius.

Sir, for more than a decade, the Government of Mauritius has pursued an outdated, indiscriminate, ineffective and inhumane dog control policy known as ‘Catch and Kill’. Dogs are caught in nets, then flung into a van with other terrified dogs and driven to the Pound, operated on behalf of the Government by your surrogates, the Mauritius Society for Animal Welfare (MSAW).

Secret filming over the years of the conditions inside the Pound have revealed shocking cruelty. Dogs crammed together, left for days to fight for scraps of food, so inadequate, that a number turn to attacking and eating their kennel mates.

Another example includes the brutal mass killing of unanaesthetised dogs by lethal injection into the heart, which is notoriously painful and unethical. Clearly a ‘hit and miss affair’, a small number of dogs seem to die immediately, whilst others helplessly and pitifully stagger about, fall over and then try to get up again. A number had to be given a second injection.

Please sign this letter calling on the Prime Minister of Mauritius to end the outdated, indiscriminate, ineffective and inhumane dog control policy known as 'Catch and Kill'.

Your signature today can help save thousands of dogs from suffering and a cruel death.

Mauritius presents itself to the world as a Paradise Island, yet hides a brutal secret.

Dogs are caught in nets, flung into a van with other terrified dogs and taken to the Pound. Covert filming over the years has shown dogs crammed together, left for days to fight for scraps of food, and most shockingly attacking and eating their kennel mates. Without anaesthetic, dogs are brutally killed by lethal injection into the heart – it is such a hit and miss affair, that some die immediately, whilst many others pitifully stagger about bewildered, fall over and try to get up again. Such painful torment is unimaginable!!

Despite calls for tourist boycotts by some groups and offers of help to change the situation by others, the Mauritian Government shows no remorse or any willingness to change its inhumane ‘Catch & Kill’ policy.

In spite of recent comments made by Minister Gobin which have been cautiously welcomed, due to our previous experiences with the Government, the Soi Dog Foundation will be continuing with the Petition until we see signs of actual changes for dogs in Mauritius. Therefore, we continue to seek and very much need your support. We call on citizens from all nations of the world to sign this letter and make it clear to this uncaring Government ‘NO MORE – STOP THE ABUSE AND CRUELTY’!!

This letter has been launched by the Animal Lovers of Mauritius, with the support of Soi Dog Foundation.

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