STRAY ANIMALS CONTRIBUTE TO ROAD HARZARDS

Stray animals are  defined as animals without ownership. However, in rural areas there are some cases where these animals have owners but these very owners are considered to be very irresponsible. They do not restrict their animals within their compound. Instead these animals are given the right to freedom of movement. This eventually leads to numerous accidents. Take for instance, road accidents whiles damaging someone else vehicle or even resulting in the server injuries or death and they also destroy the land along with crops.
Road safety is assuming ever greater importance and attention as the world grapples with heavier traffic due to the dramatic increase in vehicles that are now on the roadways in almost every country. Consequently, the number of road accidents and fatalities are steadily climbing due to the increase of stray animals on the roadways. Data collected over the past two weeks showed that most of these accidents occurs along the our Highways, the West Demerara Coast, the East Coast and even in the Essequibo Islands. The animals usually come out on the roadways to rest at night. However, due to the lack of proper enforcement of the laws, most of these animals do not have ownership brands to provide the police with information about the owner.
In the evenings it is very difficult to have a clear vision of the road. It is only when you are close to the object then one realized theirs no other alternative but to proceed or sway off the road. Likewise, dogs and cats suddenly runs out into merging traffic which can caused massive corruption.
Data collected from the research showed that citizens were very dissatisfied by the stray animals and they fear for their love ones who can drive or travel in any transportation. However, the amount of stray catchers reduced tremendously since the salary did not meet their necessities. Therefore, a Pounds (Amendment) Bill 2010, which seeks to increase the fee paid to a stray catcher or any other person, for every animal taken to a pound, from $1,000 to $5,000 is welcome but long overdue. It amended Section 4 of the Pounds Act, Chapter 71:04, to raise it because the present fee is too low.
Minister of Home Affairs, Mr. Clement Rohee, in moving the second reading said: “I do not believe that this amendment should attract any significant controversy.” He is definitely correct because the problem of stray animals being on our roads has been with us for a long time and is getting worse almost on a daily basis, particularly in certain parts of the country.
In an interview with one of City Hall representative, superintendent of the City Hall administration David Baily, He claims that the city hall pounds are currently open but there's a low number of staffs employed but they are doing there best to keep the animals of the streets and roadways. He agreed that these stray animals do contribute to road accidents but he noted that the driver must take precaution whiles driving.
Therefore, it can be concluded, that stray animals contribute to traffic havoc. However, the new law has been put in place to ensure the animals owners had to brand there animals and if the animal is found without a brand then they will be termed as government property. Officials also urge citizen to take precaution and keep alert in order to prevent any further accidents.