Donna, I hope that you do not mind my responding here.....Jim certainly DOES have a valid point. I have volunteered for our local City animal shelter, animal rescue & cruelty/neglect/hoarding investigation for many years here in Arkansas. I will say that working with your country/society, region & community is a PROCESS..... Most of the United States is actually far ahead of where Jamaica is in terms of the process. Places like the Northeast, upper Midwest & West Coast actually receive sheltered animals from places like my backwards Southern state, which has "risen" to "only" a 50% euthanasia rate. Of course, that 50% looks better if you have been here working in the field & have seen the rate go from 80% all the way down to "only" 50%!! Our local shelter partners with organizations that transport dogs to those more enlightened states, that are further along in the process, through a "Going Home" program. There, due to education, spaying/neutering & adoption rates, they actually don't have animals languishing in shelters! And every dog that leaves our shelter opens up another space for a dog that would otherwise have to be euthanized!
I think the reason that I'm so wanting to help Jamaican dogs is because their "process" is in its infancy. They have BARELY started the "process" of spaying/neutering, educating the public about humane animal practices & adoption of homeless animals. I'd say that they're like 5% along in the process now! And so want to support them. Here is a link that'll help you understand where they are, courtesy of International Spay/Neuter Network - Jamaica:
(I just brought this up in YouTube & couldn't get the sound on it, I hope it works bc it really shows where Jamaica is in this process!)