Topic: Department of Agriculture
Investigation pending in dog burning case
The wheels of justice are turning for Dora, the dog burned in last week’s animal cruelty case. Representatives of the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service and the Department of Agriculture have contacted the Cayman Islands Humane Society in the interest of furthering their investigation.
Animal cruelty cases: Charges laid in one of 225 reports
Out of 225 cases investigated by animal control and welfare officers at the Department of Agriculture this year, one is moving forward with criminal charges.
Green thumb alert: free seedlings
The Department of Agriculture is offering a limited stock of free cabbage, cucumber, bok choy (Chinese cabbage), cauliflower, broccoli and other seedlings to the public.
‘Not enough is being done’: Burned dog prompts call for action
The charred carcass of a dog found dumped on a construction site in Prospect has prompted new concern about the level of animal abuse in the Cayman Islands and calls for the Department of Agriculture to do more to enforce the law on animal cruelty.
New policy for vetting genetically modified imports
Future applications to bring alien species, including genetically modified organisms, into the Cayman Islands could face environmental impact assessments, similar to that required for major developments, under a new policy being devised by the National Conservation Council.
Agriculture bulldozer available for land clearing
A land-clearing bulldozer service offered by the Department of Agriculture that was suspended last year when the bulldozer operator retired is now running again. The service, which had been offered by government for more than 20 years, is again under way after a new operator was hired, the department said in a press release this week.
Government acts on 22 percent of audit recommendations
The Cayman Islands government has implemented just 22 percent of the recommendations made by its auditors for improving financial reporting and management processes in various public sector entities over the past five years.
When will animal cruelty laws ever be enforced?
When are the agriculture department, the police and the prosecutors going to start to enforce the law? Unfortunately, I expect, never.
Editorial – On litter, and litters: Our problems with garbage and dogs
Grand Cayman’s most obnoxious problems — our out-of-control garbage situation and runaway feral dog population — may actually be one and the same.
Compensation ordered after dog bites boy
A woman was ordered to pay $350 compensation for medical bills and lost earnings after her dog got loose and bit a child.
