JAMAICA needs more animal shelters, but livestock owners must stop abandoning their roaming, injured animals for the Government to fix, warned Dr Sophia Ramlal, director of the country’s veterinary services.

Her comments come in the wake of a recent case involving an injured cow, given the name Moo Moo by residents, that spent days at the side of a road in Spanish Town, St Catherine, after being struck by a vehicle, with no owner coming forward to claim her.

Dr Ramlal said while such cases are not common, they have occurred before and are a cause for concern given the dangers stray animals pose to motorists and the general public.