September 2, 2011Dear Sir,Bermuda has the resources and the capacity to rescue abused and neglected animals, but does that mean anything? Apparently, it doesn’t. As usual, we have the power to make positive changes, but some of us just aren’t bothered enough to actually go ahead and make them. And so, the age-old story of the abused and/or neglected pitbull in Bermuda lives on.After three months and three separate complaints from three residents, the two pitbulls in question suffer on. Not even when a litter of illegally bred puppies were born could anyone be bothered to do something. What can I say? I am genuinely saddened, but mostly disgusted by the lack of urgency displayed by the individuals who are supposed to be protecting the animals on this island that are at the mercy of uncaring, ignorant and cruel human hands.It seems the SPCA dealt with this issue as best they could. They were mostly responsive and helpful. It wasn’t until I was strongly advised to contact a higher power within the appropriate governmental department did anyone spur to action. It is now September and we continue to await an outcome. By now, the puppies are probably long gone and surely at least a few are in the hands of new owners who will chain them up in the yard or in a kennel and leave them there to entertain themselves until they pass away.If it takes over three months to prompt an investigation into one case of animal neglect in 21 square mile Bermuda (where the dogs in question literally live dahn de road from the Department of Environmental Protection), is it any wonder that our island struggles with productivity?If the Dog Wardens’ department is hiring, I would gladly quit my day job and take a position.FRUSTRATED BEYOND BELIEFFormer Warwick resident