Animal welfare advocates are demanding answers from Royalton Antigua over the fate of a mother dog and her puppies believed to have been born on the resort’s property.
Activists issued a public call on Thursday for the hotel to provide proof that the animals are alive, saying the dogs knew no home other than the resort grounds. The appeal circulated widely on social media, prompting supporters to mobilize.
Advocates also called on members of Dogs and Cats of Antigua and other animal lovers to gather outside the resort’s gates at noon, carrying signs and placards to draw attention to the issue.
Organizers urged the public, including international travelers considering the hotel, to share the call for accountability, arguing that vulnerable animals deserve protection and transparency. As of publication, Royalton Antigua had not publicly responded to the claims.
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Busybodies in action again! The resort doesn’t owe anyone an explanation for stray dogs on their property. If someone saw the hotel mistreating the animals or harming them, that is another matter. This seems like a calculated attack on the Resort. What y’all need to focus on is the practice of stealing dogs that belong to residents and exporting them for cash.
The same advocates if they knew the dog was on the premises should have found suitable shelter for it already. Hotel premises are not a suitable shelter for the dog especially with the risk of fleas and ticks to human personnel. They need to take their outrage somewhere else!!!!
This arise from couple guests staying at Royalton, they were told the dogs n puppies are in a shelter, they even called the shelter n was told the same thing n that they’re ok but still find the need to create problems here. Why dont they collect n take them with them to there country if they felt that harm will come to the dogs.. what , they think caribbean ppl are that cruel to take dogs n kill them.
What if these dogs bite someone? It seems like they have been monitoring the dogs but have they made any effort to get these animals treated against any of the common diseases to which dogs are susceptible? This is going to end much like the donkey-for-profit program.
Royalton belong to you. If uou know the dog was there why you didnt take up the dirty day and its pups and go.
You people some badmind nasty dragdung
Oh for goodness sake, here we go again!
Whilst there’s genocide; starvation; and the world on the brink of armageddon; you’ve got certain types of hypocritical “so-called” animal lovers who show fake welfare for them; and yet, when animals are being continually slaughtered in land wars – and let’s not forget those beautiful sea creatures being decimated when being blown up from the air in recent times in our Caribbean waters.
These hypocrites utter silence on all the above is baffling to say the least!
They concern themselves on the welfare of a couple of dogs, whilst thousands have been brutally slaughtered in recent times.
These people continually throw stones at us at how we treat our animals, but say zilch to their own leaders who cause much more devastation ot the lives of sea creatures and animals.
Sooo selective on animal welfare.
I CAN’T WAIT FOR THEIR EXCUSES ON THIS…
Remember, I’ll always show the bigger picture on all issues. That’s why I’m the best of the best! 👌🏾
Some of these comments are deplorable!!
As a tourist I know first hand at the extreme cruelty that people think is acceptable towards the animals on island!
Tourists saw the dogs getting abused and then manhandled as someone removed them – they never made it to the sanctuary or vets so clearly the hotel saw fit to just kill them – absolutely sickening!!
For those of you who are saying that animals are not important as there is so much more going on in the world – I say this / if you would condone the killing and torture of animals on your island you are void of humanity!
Over the past 25 yrs I have witnessed so many acts of violence against animals and instead of standing up for them you condone it – shame on you Antigua!! Instead of labelling these people as activists look at them as the only voice that rings out against the island’s abhorrent behaviour
So…..Govt went and pushed down a 40yrs old locally owned establishment and not a peep. But for a stray dog on a private resort we should come out in numbers with placards to protest?? Something seems a bit ODD!!
Teach them proper. Show them the bigger picture. Well said.
I knew they couldn’t respond to the bigger “factuall” picture that I held up to their hypocritical faces. I have dogs that guard my land that are very well looked after. I love them, but I don’t let them sleep in my bed 😉
But these duplicitous basket cases will not speak out on the universal slaughter – by their own governments of animals in all manner of wars
Now who is “…void of humanity?”
Looking forward to more hypocrisy and excuses.
CAN’T WANT…
Complaining an want to protest over dogs when near craft market got humans that homeless an need attention, only concern bout you all selves guess u were eying the pups to make money but someone beat u to it, why didn u show u care before it was pregnant or or during it’s pregnancy
@Brix
Who’s to say the same people that are protesting this Animal cruelty case are not the same people who are protesting the genocide and mass murders that have taken place all over the world?
I think you are a little harsh here..I get your passionate position, but I don’t think you should make a broad assumption that they do not care about humans or have indeed protest the killings of fishes and animal life in the act of war.
My observation of this, is that compassion is compassion, regardless of who or what it’s shown to. I think you should look at it in its isolation. The people just want to know why they killed the dogs if they indeed did.
That’s just wrong.. remember the dog was just living, it does look at things the humans do. We are the ones who think the dog is a stray dog, and can spread diseases, but in the dogs mind, it’s just living. Don’t look at the hypocrisy of the humans, but look at the innocence of the mother dog. That’s all.
I only commented to your comment because I respect you as a person, and I know you can see it from all sides. Blessed my brother.
I hear you @Islanman26, but my stance has always been that the odd visitor that highlights our perceived cruelty of animals. You never EVER hear from these same people about the cruelty to animals in the time of wars.
If as you mention, they are “protesting”, I’ve yet to hear or read about it.
I’m just highlighting the hypocrisy on animal cruelty on the whole boss…
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