Dear Editor,

I don’t know much about religion but a few years ago I met a wonderful woman, her name is Sandra, who preaches the word of God and belongs to the Jehovah Witness Church.

Sandra is a very special person; she goes house-to-house spreading the teachings of our maker and sees unspeakable cruelty to animals. Animals tied or locked up all day without a drop of water; food thrown at them; a dog with three legs made to reproduce over and over; animals sick and dying; a female tied to a tree with her puppies dumped in boxes. Sandra would not accept what she saw and started taking action.

I have helped Sandra pick up numerous animals in distress and educate poor folks about responsible ownership. Though she hates the idea of animals having to be “put to sleep,” she now realizes it is a necessary evil. Sandra has become a firm believer in spay and neuter. She has been instrumental in getting dogs that make their homes at schools on Woolford Avenue spayed (these dogs have become incredible watch dogs).

Sandra now has two stories to preach; the Good News of our Lord and thou should spay and neuter thy dogs and cats, everywhere she goes. While Sandra goes around on her daily service to the Lord, she also feeds over 20 dogs (she is not a rich person and gets most of the dog food from what is thrown away by students and others). She says that some of the animals have owners who don’t give a damn (oops “darn”), so she plays with them, showing owners, who hardly touch their animals, that they have feelings just like humans. She donates plastic bowls to the owners for the dog’s water.

Because of people like Sandra, a lot of animal owners are beginning to look at dogs in a more humane way.

Why don’t you join us in speaking up for the animals? They need you!

Pretend that what you do makes a difference and it will!

Yours faithfully,

Syeada Manbodh