This beautiful creature was left by the side of the highway either dead or left to die by at least two people, its owner and whoever left it there. 
Allowing a dog to roam untethered is against the law in the Virgin Islands, as is failing to stop when you hit any animal here. But maybe that’s not what happened.
There were entrails in the road approaching the dead body and the dog is missing a foot and appears to have had her side ripped out.
Upon reflection, this horrendous sight may be the results of a dog fight – also illegal.
But who cares, right? It’s just a dog. But what if it is not just a dog. What if it’s your dog, or what if it is a dead relative reincarnated, or what if God sees no difference between that dog and a child.
The bottom line is, I see no difference between that precious living being and a 3-year-old child. Would you leave your child out to wander the highways and streets unaccompanied? Or would you see her thrown into a ring with a vicious fighting dog to see how she made out, or worse to train the fighting dog to kill?
Do you think that dog has any less right to be safe than a child does?
I have a strong faith that as we reap, so shall we sow. Take a close look at that picture. Someone was charged with the care of that helpless dog. We were all charged with her care. Someone killed her and left her there for the rest of us to have to weep over and deal with.
This horrific image was created by human beings. Whoever you are, please look at how that makes you feel. Please consider how it makes the rest of us feel.
Take stock of those feelings and realize that we all need empathy and compassion and safety. We all need to feel we are part of a community that cares about its most vulnerable. How then, can we allow this to happen?
We need to connect these acts of terrible violence with the pain that those who are numb to such scenarios are in. We need to gather around our babies and give them the love and security we would all like to have.
I believe love and compassion are payback for having been given the gift of a human existence this time around. You may not be so lucky next time. You may end up a dog left to fend for yourself in a cruel and uncaring town. Think about it.
One day, people will OVERstand that until all are free, none of us are free, and that includes the animals. No more chaining them up, so they cannot roam free. Would you want your freedom taken? Then why take it from anything else? We must lead by example if we want to be free. We have evidence all around us that we are not living according to the Laws of the Creator, the Laws of Nature. We also have a lot of folks around here saying “One Love,” “Rastafari,” and the like that are fighting these dogs. I say, do you really believe in One Love and Rastafari, because if you did, you would know that One Love and Rastafari is about freedom to all, including all creatures and Mother Earth. You cannot have it both ways. You are either a killer or you are a saver. Which do you want to be? What do you want your karma to be? And people wonder why they struggle so much. If you want less struggle, quit causing so much pain and suffering, as it comes back to you ten-fold.
You see, many many things have changed. When I grew up during the late 70’s (not too long ago), we had to attend mass on Sundays. We sang songs praising our Lord Jesus and our glorious God Yaweh. We prayed together as a family and as a community. God blessed us with many good jobs, very low levels of crime, big big parades, fun clubs, happy people, and happy animals. Then, parents decided to remove God from the equation. Their children don’t go to church and they decided to abstain as well. Today, you get high crime, hateful attitudes, businesses closing down, kids murdering each other, and animals brutally torn apart. Sick! The bible says, ‘A house divided upon itself cannot stand.’ The only cure is to divide the VI house of devils by bringing God back big time…He is with us when we are with Him. Governor Mapp, mandate that all open prostitution be banned. What message are we sending to our young ladies? Where are our values?