TIMESOFMALTA.COM ...

... continued, for good measure!

I immediately contacted the editor, Mr Scicluna. But, obviously, nothing was done about the matter, for, as everyone knows, Times of Malta is prone to protect the establishment and the sacred cows within it.

So, read the following:

Franco Farrugia (1 day, 17 hours ago)
@ Mario Spiteri: It is indeed a pity, and equally disgusting, to make use of this blog in order to hit at someone who took you to task over your own words as reported by a newspaper, where it was reported that you claimed that dogs that are not adopted will be put to sleep. Once again, your words, not mine.
It is disgusting that you chose to make use of this blog for your own ends, rather than to join the chorus of those appealing for more animal-awareness.
Part of your remit should be that of encouraging ALL to join the same boat - that of fighting animal cruelty.


Dr. Mario Spiteri (1 day, 14 hours ago)
Mr. Franco Farrugia I simply replied to your disgusting inferences in this blog.

The Animal Welfare department which I run is not in business to annihilate stray dogs and cats. Quite the opposite, we promote the adoption of strays from Sanctuaries.

I invited you to join us on a typical day's work to learn at first hand experience (rather than from unreliable hearsay) what the real problems about strays are.

Without proper management stray dogs end up being poisoned, killed on the road, form packs and attack other dogs, turn cats into shreds and pulp. This is not to mention the grave public health and safety implications.

Putting dogs to sleep as unsavoury as it is, is the last resort left when Sanctuaries are full. (My bold!) Some might argue why not open more sanctuaries. In reality we could fill these and easily treble the current sanctuary population in six months time. Then it is back to square one!

That is why we run neutering programmes so in the long term there will be less strays around. In due time all dogs would have to be micro-chipped and so strays could be traced to their owners.


Franco Farrugia (1 day, 14 hours ago)
@ Dr Mario Spiteri - You did not first mention that you are the Director of the Animal-welfare Department within the Government.

You claim that you are answering my 'disgusting inferences' in this blog. Quote to me where you find such inferences.

As Animal-welfare officer, you are duty-bound to protect animals. When you adopt a no-kill policy, I will start believing it.

Go on: state whether you are in a position to adopt such a policy.


Dr. Mario Spiteri (1 day, 3 hours ago)


Still to be the odd one out you persist in your logic that in reality ALL stray dogs can be homed or put in sanctuaries! Really wish we could live in a perfect world! Well who wouldn't??

I have no time to waste with idealistic armchair critics living in fairy land... so please indulge and have the last word!