1,080 animals impounded in 1st quarter

The Ministry of Home Affairs has reported that its stray catching programme impounded a total of 1,080 animals for the first quarter of the year. This comprised 87 horses, 434 cows, 291 goats and 268 sheep.

The Georgetown unit impounded 450 animals from the following Divisions, A (69), C (198) and D (183), while the Berbice unit – B Division, accounted for 630 animals.

A press release also said that in March, the Georgetown and Berbice units conducted operations on the main roadways along the East Bank of Demerara in ‘A’ Division, the West Coast Berbice and Corentyne in ‘B’ Division, the East Coast of Demerara in ‘C’ Division, the West Bank and West Coast of