ACTIVITY REPORT - COMMITTEE MEETING - 13TH FEBRUARY 2008

The last meeting of this Society was in November 2008. Since that meeting to date there have been very few cases dealt with due to the busy time of year.
The few cases reported have mostly been goats causing an annoyance as their owners have neglected to secure them properly. Advice on best way to deal with this was given. In some instances, the aggrieved persons preferred to report the matter to Police for investigation rather than approach the responsible person themselves. Mainly this occurred in the St Pauls area.
Also in St Paul’s area there was a case of a dog being left alone on premises by itself which resulted in the dog howling and annoying neighbours. It was fed and watered and was in good health just Lonely. The owners of the dog had left St Helena. Those looking after the dog were told to remove the dog to their residence and the problem seems to have been solved.
Another case of a sheep being killed by dogs was reported and advice was given to report the matter to Police, which was done.

MICROCHIPPING

18 dogs and two cats have been micro-chipped since our last meeting. Still outstanding are seven dogs and one cat which hopefully will be dealt with over the next week.
Thanks to Kerry Sim from A&NRD who has been a great help in two cases whereby a dog had to be micro-chipped and proved an unwilling candidate! With the assistance of Kerry the said animals were temporarily drugged in order for the procedure to go ahead without stressing the dog unduly.