No menu items!

COSTA RICA'S LEADING ENGLISH LANGUAGE NEWSPAPER

HomeTopicsEnvironment and WildlifeToo many cats at the Legislative Assembly, says Costa Rica lawmaker

Too many cats at the Legislative Assembly, says Costa Rica lawmaker

The number of street cats living near the Legislative Assembly in downtown San José is out of control, says one Costa Rican lawmaker.

Citizen Action Party (PAC) legislator Marcela Guerrero announced last Friday that the Association to Protect Animals would start a campaign to spay and neuter the clowder of cats that have taken up residence in the crenelated compound of the Legislative Assembly.

“For years now street cats have taken up residence in the Legislative Assembly, and due to the complexity of the building’s layout and access to food (trash, leftovers and feeding from people) it’s become very difficult to remove them without hurting them,” Guerrero said in a statement.

Citing the well-being of the animals, the PAC lawmaker said that the move to control the cats also would bring attention to an Animal Welfare Bill that President Luis Guillermo Solís publicly backed during a weekly press conference last Tuesday.

The captured cats will receive veterinary exams and will be safely relocated, the PAC statement said.

Popular Articles

Scams in Costa Rica: How Con Artists Prey on Investors

The first book I ever tried to read in Spanish was Robert Vesco Compra una República. It was 1991 and I was a few...

Costa Rica Clausura Update: Saprissa Tops, Santa Ana in Crisis

There are only four rounds to go in the Clausura regular season, and things are heating up at both the top and bottom of...

Bérénice Béjo Stars in “Mexico 86” as a Revolutionary Guatemalan Mother

“Mother can also fight, rifle in hand, when democracy is in danger,” declares French actress Bérénice Béjo, who plays a Guatemalan activist in “Mexico...
spot_img
Costa Rica Tours
Costa Rica Coffee Maker Chorreador
Costa Rica Coffee Maker Chorreador
Costa Rica Travel Insurance
Costa Rica Rocking Chait

Latest Articles