Global Paw Prints – Animal Welfare

YAP – A paradisiacal island encircled by manta rays and situated in the remotest of the Federated States of Micronesia, Yap remains largely untouched by modernity. Along with its distinctive stone money and preservation of indigenous culture, Yap is home to a profusion of homeless animals, particularly dogs, who suffer frequent abuse, many at the hands of locals uneducated in human treatment of animals. This island is also without a resident veterinarian. Without a veterinarian, the feral dog population cannot be controlled, and those who do adopt stray dogs cannot vaccinate them or treat their illnesses.


Source: Wiley, Melissa. “Global Paw Prints – Animal Welfare One Country at a Time.” St. Louis Tails. Feb. 2010: 7.