Barbados Minister of Agriculture and Food Security Indar Weir has defended the Government against charges that it is dragging its feet in implementing measures to stamp out animal cruelty.
He said not only have some issues been addressed, but the Mia Mottley administration remains committed to further improvements.
Weir’s comments follow claims by the founder of the Humane Organisation for the Relief of Suffering Equines (HORSE) Charity, Monique Archer, that Government had not followed through on several of its promises.
In an interview with Barbados TODAY last week, she pointed out that Government’s plan to launch a public service campaign and amend the Animal Cruelty Act to provide stiffer penalties had not materialised.
However, Weir said the Government was not wavering.
He explained that money for the public service campaign has to be allocated in next year’s budget but if funds could be sourced outside of that, it would be welcomed.
