Dear Editor,

For a few days a dead dog lay (on the grassy area) at the corner of Middle and Waterloo Streets opposite the Promenade Gardens. I was told about it on November 2/09 around 5pm. The next morning I went by the area and saw the dog swollen ready to burst. I wonder how many people passed, saw it but took no action for the animal to be removed, eg all that is required is a call to Solid Waste Management at 223-5123 giving them the correct location.

I did not have my cell phone at the time so I made my way to the office at the Promenade Gardens and asked the person in charge to make a call to the solid waste dept. I spoke with Mr Ishreee, told him the urgency of the situation and sure enough within a few hours the dog was picked up. It seems we have a lot of people in Guyana who don’t care enough to take action. Do they think by just complaining the problem would go away?

I remember not too long ago in the middle of the intersection of Camp and New Market Streets a dog died. Vehicles were driving around it. I stopped my car put on a pair of disposables gloves and moved it to the side of the road then proceeded to call Solid Waste Management.

Please remember that Solid Waste Management does not have eyes and ears everywhere so we have to remember to make that call ( telephone #223-5123) when we see dead animals on the road.

Help keep our city clean, do the right thing!!

Yours faithfully,
Syeada Manbodh