Ministry pledges aggressive campaign against stray animals

Cattle roaming near the Berbice River Bridge Access Road on Saturday. Several vehicles had to approach the structure with extreme caution to avoid an accident.

The Ministry of Home Affairs says that from June 1 it will be undertaking a campaign to rid the public spaces of stray animals, noting that the exercise is being undertaken as a result of the danger these animals pose to road users.

The Ministry in an Advisory published in yesterday’s Sunday Chronicle said that it will be aggressively tackling stray animals that are found roaming on and along the public roadways.

These animals include horses, mares, geldings, ponies, mules, asses, bulls, cows, oxen, heifers, steers, colts, fillies, buffalos, kids, calves, sheep and goats. The advisory noted that Section 6 of the