Story of woman breastfeeding Saudi puppies heartbreaking

This is in response to a video of a young Kenyan woman that shocked the world, in which the woman, after two months of giving birth to her baby, was offered a job by a wealthy Saudi couple to provide her breastmilk for their four or five puppies.

In the video, she was seen obligingly breastfeeding the puppies, with them suckling on both her breasts at the same time just in the same fashion as they would breastfeeding from a dog.

It is assumed that someone who could not bear to witness such brutal abuse, shot and circulated the video on WhatsApp. I am writing this letter today to thank the person who exposed this dehumanising abuse; and I ask all those who saw the video to imagine what trauma the incident could have on the child if he got to learn that the mother, for whatever reason, deprived him or her of a natural God-given nutritional support for evil money.

I thank Kenyan President William Ruto for showing concern in this matter and sharing with the world what improvements his government is undertaking to improve economic conditions in his country.

It would be great to know what corrective measures have been implemented to offer relief to the poor woman and restore her dignity, and whether or not she has been reunited with her baby.

A very heart-wrenching experience.

Cometh Dube-Makholwa, Midrand

There are people who pretend not to appreciate your contribution at the workplace, at home, in church or within the community at large.

However, the same people mean the opposite, they hold you in high regard, and highly value your input. You only realise this when they are close to you that they really need you. There are hard workers who have never received a certificate of appreciation.

Some top companies scoop awards for being the cleanest, yet instead of praise going to the aunt who scrubs the floors, it goes to the boss who has never touched a mop or broom in his life. It now hinges on the same boss whether he appreciates his employees’ efforts.

And if you are an editor who ignores your scribes when your publication gets nominated for awards every year, then you have failed in your duty.

Samuel Radebe, Heilbron