Page 27 - AT

A27
CLASSIFIED Friday 14 december 2018
HEALTH
Congress moves to ban cockfighting Hospital

527 4000
in US territories Imsan- San Nicolas
524 8833
CASA DEL MAR FOR SALE
By DANICA COTO week 1 Presidential Unit #1313 DOCTOR ON DUTY
Associated Press 2 Br, 2 Bath, Ocean view, Oranjestad
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) Sleeps 6 Dr. Cayama Tel. 583 2772
— Congress on Wednes- $14,900 San Nicolas
day gave final passage E-mail gkoons2gmail.com
to legislation that would _________________________________210447 Women in Difficulties
shut down legal cockfights Tropicana Aruba Resort PHARMACY ON DUTY
in U.S. territories including and Casino Oranjestad:
Puerto Rico and the U.S. For Sale or rent by Owner Sta. Anna Tel. 586 8181
Virgin Islands, ending an week 7 one bed Unit #1532F San Nicolas
institution dating from the Fri/Fri $3,900 Aloe Tel. 584 4606
colonial era that gener- Week 13 Two bed Unit #4552H Women in Difficulties
ates millions of dollars each Fri/Fri $4,900 OTHER
year. Contact in Aruba Dental Clinic 587 9850
Opponents of the measure donjovi7@hotmail.com Blood Bank Aruba 587 0002
approved by the House or cell 592 0500 Mobility Equip . Gire
568 5165
said it will have a devastat- In this July 6 2012 file photo, owner of a loosing rooster pays In US sales.cpv@hotmail.com Urgent Care 586 0448
his bet as the cockfight judge removes sharp plastic spurs from
ing effect on the islands’ the defeated bird at Las Palmas, a government-sponsored or cell 978 530 6077 Women in Difficulties
economies, noting that cockfighting club in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. _________________________________210463 EMERGENCY
in Puerto Rico alone the Associated Press Police 100
cockfighting industry gen- Oranjestad 527 3140
erates some $18 million a dustry is the only source of the U.S. Virgin Islands were Noord 527 3200
livelihood for thousands of saddened by approval of
year and employs some Sta. Cruz 527 2900
27,000 people. Puerto Rican families.” the ban, which is expected San Nicolas 584 5000
Some critics reject that to go into effect in a year.
“We’re all going crazy. Police Tipline 11141
Everybody is desperate,” cockfighting has any cul- Stacey Plaskett, the U.S. Ambulancia 115
Fire Dept.
Virgin Islands’ congressio-
tural value.
said 86-year-old Angel Or- Red Cross 582 2219
tiz, who owns a cockfight- Ashley Byrne, associate di- nal representative, said she
rector with PETA, said in a would continue to fight the
ing ring in the city of Bay- TAXI SERVICES
amon. “There are so many phone interview that the bill. Taxi Tas 587 5900
bill was long overdue and “I believed it to be a tre-
people who make a living Prof. Taxi 588 0035
off of this.” will help protect animals. mendous overreach of the Taxi D.T.S. 587 2300
“Money and tradition are federal government, which
Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Taxi Serv. Aruba 583 3232
A1 Taxi Serv.
280 2828
Rossello traveled to Wash- never an excuse for cruel- has not supported other Women in Difficulties
ty,” she said. “We need to basic needs of the territo-
ington to demand that the TRAVEL INFO
island be excluded, but he make sure that business is ry,” she said in a statement. Aruba Airport 524 2424
Other opponents of the bill
keeping pace with our eth-
arrived too late. Legislators American Airlines 582 2700
unexpectedly moved up ics.” She said most people said they would struggle to Avianca 588 0059
would be appalled to learn find other types of work.
the vote and approved Aruba Airlines 583 8300
the bill, which already that cockfighting is still le- Miguel Trinidad, who owns Jet Blue 588 2244
gal in U.S. territories.
a cockfighting ring in the
passed the Senate. Surinam 582 7896
Cockfighting in Puerto “In a modern society, forc- northern Puerto Rican town Venezolana 583 7674
ing animals to fight for their of Caimito, said he was
Rico was first officially rec- Women in Difficulties
ognized in 1770, but the lives is cruel,” she said. stunned by the vote. He CRUISES
“Cockfighting is a horrific recently invested $50,000
practice was banned after
the U.S. invaded the island blood sport.” cash to rebuild his business
in 1898. It wasn’t until 1933 Many in Puerto Rico and after Hurricane Maria.q
that it was declared an of-
ficial sport and became December 14
known as the “gentle- Serenade of the Seas
man’s sport” because of December 15
its honor-based betting sys- Sea cloud ii / aidaperla
Celebrity Reflection / Star Flyer
tem. Women in Difficulties
In October 2010, Puerto AID FOUNDATIONS
Rico legislators voted in FAVI- Visually Incapasitated
favor of a resolution to Tel. 582 5051
protect cockfights, stating Alcoholics Anonymous
they are an integral part Tel. 736 2952
of the island’s folklore and Narcotics Anonymous
patrimony. Officials warn Tel. 583 8989
that the ban will lead to Women in Difficulties
unemployment on an is- Tel. 583 5400
land already dealing with Centre for Diabetes
Tel. 524 8888
a 12-year recession. Child Abuse Prevention
“It is a cultural and eco- Tel. 582 4433
nomic pillar for Puerto Ri- Quota Club Tel. 525 2672
cans,” Public Affairs Sec- Women in Difficulties
retary Ramon Rosario said. General Info
“In addition to its cultural Phone Directory Tel. 118
value, the cockfighting in-