Puerto Rico: Se oponen a retiro de “gatos coloniales”
AP, 04 Nov 2022
(3 Nov 2022) STORYLINE:
Cientos de gatos se pasean por las calles del distrito histórico de Puerto Rico, y de vez en cuando conviven con turistas.
Los gatos son tan queridos que incluso tienen su propia estatua en el Viejo San Juan. Se les conoce como gatos "adoquines" o "coloniales".
Pero su población ha crecido tanto que el Servicio de Parques Nacionales busca implementar un "Plan de Manejo de Gatos Realengos".
La agencia dice que el objetivo es mejorar la "experiencia del visitante", proteger recursos culturales y naturales, reducir los problemas de salud.
Hasta ahora, las autoridades ofrecen dos opciones: Retirar a los gatos o mantener el statu quo.
La idea ha indignado a muchas personas, que temen que los gatos sean sacrificados.
SOUNDBITE - Alfonso Ocasio, alimenta a los gatos dos veces por semana
"Getting rid of them means exterminating them and they are cats that are healthy, they are cats that are sterilized, they are cats that do not bother anyone, tourists come and have fun with the cats They give them food, they ask us about them, they have even adopted cats."
Esta semana, docenas de personas se reunieron para la primera de dos reuniones públicas sobre el tema.
SOUNDBITE - Félix López. Servicio de Parques Nacionales de Estados Unidos
"The National Park Service submitted a proposed action, which is what it's called, a proposed action basically that seeks to remove the cats in a humane way".
El personal del Servicio de Parques anunció que no habría audiencia y pidió a los presentes escribir sus comentarios. La multitud estalló en ira.
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Cientos de gatos se pasean por las calles del distrito histórico de Puerto Rico, y de vez en cuando conviven con turistas.
Los gatos son tan queridos que incluso tienen su propia estatua en el Viejo San Juan. Se les conoce como gatos "adoquines" o "coloniales".
Pero su población ha crecido tanto que el Servicio de Parques Nacionales busca implementar un "Plan de Manejo de Gatos Realengos".
La agencia dice que el objetivo es mejorar la "experiencia del visitante", proteger recursos culturales y naturales, reducir los problemas de salud.
Hasta ahora, las autoridades ofrecen dos opciones: Retirar a los gatos o mantener el statu quo.
La idea ha indignado a muchas personas, que temen que los gatos sean sacrificados.
SOUNDBITE - Alfonso Ocasio, alimenta a los gatos dos veces por semana
"Getting rid of them means exterminating them and they are cats that are healthy, they are cats that are sterilized, they are cats that do not bother anyone, tourists come and have fun with the cats They give them food, they ask us about them, they have even adopted cats."
Esta semana, docenas de personas se reunieron para la primera de dos reuniones públicas sobre el tema.
SOUNDBITE - Félix López. Servicio de Parques Nacionales de Estados Unidos
"The National Park Service submitted a proposed action, which is what it's called, a proposed action basically that seeks to remove the cats in a humane way".
El personal del Servicio de Parques anunció que no habría audiencia y pidió a los presentes escribir sus comentarios. La multitud estalló en ira.
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AP video by Alejandro Granadillo
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