News November 29 2025 by Tiffany Pryce - Sunday Gleaner Writer

‘Not enough hands’

Updated December 9 2025 3 min read

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Pamela Lawson, managing director of the Jamaica Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, shares a playful moment with a dog at one of the organisation’s facilities.
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Pamela Lawson, managing director of the Jamaica Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (JSPCA), has painted a worrying picture of the country’s animals in the wake of Hurricane Melissa, which struck Jamaica one month ago. Across western Jamaica, the aftermath of the storm has left pets, livestock, and their owners struggling to recover. “We just don’t have enough hands,” Lawson told The Sunday Gleaner. “We don’t have the ability to respond to all the requests for help.”