Chapter Nineteen To the surprise of at least three residents of Dromos, the interest in the ‘Dog Paw Gang’ didn’t die down as quickly as the Dromos Animal Liberation Front had envisaged it might, and after some cryptic texting, because it paid to be careful, a meeting of the three founding members, who were in fact the only members, brought unanimous agreement that they should “keep the f**k out of the way” for a little while longer. Emilia was chairing that particular meeting. While everyone agreed that the publicity was gratifying, they also found it exasperating because while everyone appeared to be talking about animal welfare and the need for steeper fines and harsher punishments for abusers, as well as the implementation of more stringent laws, nothing appeared to be getting done.

