Originally Posted by
Mark_T
This is the part that I don't understand, are there really insufficient unwanted animals available for adoption so they have to be imported to meet the demand?
This feels a lot more like a PR exercise than a genuine net improvement in the welfare of animals.
Why would the kennel in the Virgin Islands go through the hassle of setting up this programme and finding people to accompany the dogs on the plane if it doesn't improve the welfare of the animals?
As to whether it's a "net" benefit or not - most of the dogs are going to shelters in the US. You could be right, but I don't really see why those mainland shelters would be "importing" dogs if there were already too many to cope with on the mainland. Presumably although there are still unwanted dogs, they aren't at risk of being put down on the mainland but are in the Virgin Islands?