Dear Editor,
Last Tuesday morning, at Hampshire, Corentyne, in a very bloody, savage, manner, the life of Latchminen Permaul was taken by a trio of pit bulls. There is no evidence that Mr. Permaul had provoked these dogs. Indeed he could not have done so, since he was drunk and asleep. A not uncommon thing around rural Guyana. For too long editor, the owners of these voracious killing machines have been allowed to get away with a fine, or perhaps in rare cases, imprisonment.
Meanwhile, the relatives of this hapless victim, if he had any, must come to terms with his loss. He was unemployed, but perhaps a father and certainly a fellow human being and one of us. My question is why are these animals allowed in this country and if a case can be made for their admission, why are they allowed on the public thoroughfare? People’s lives should not be measured in terms of money, but are such dog owners forced to buy hefty insurances? If not? Why not?
Sincerely,
Colbourne Wilson
