Parliament listens to animal rights activists

SURINAME – Local animal rights activists will finally get their wish as Parliament has agreed to pass legislation aimed at punishing acts of animal cruelty. Legislators on Tuesday took the first towards handing in a private member’s bill against animal cruelty.  The chairwoman of Parliament, Jennifer Geerlings-Simons, explained that a formal letter will be written in order to turn  the wish of the animal rights activists into a private member’s bill…[+]