Hi Domnic, I remember Mr.Lisboa very well. Way back in 1991 I saw him in action. He was in the process of readying himself to shoot a stray dog which used to frequent and roam on the parapet of our building "Natalina Apartments", at Altinho, Mapusa. When the dog came into his sights he first touched the barrel of the gun to the dog's head and sent it to thy kingdom come with a single bullet. All clinically done and without so much as a whimper.
Nowadays the streets and bylanes of Mapusa are full of stray dogs but none dare to kill them as that would invite more trouble from NGOs dealing with animal rescue. Silvan M. DeSa Mapusa/Socorro. From: Domnic Fernandes <[email protected]> "(Does anyone remember Mr. Lisboa, the stray dog-shooter hired by the Bardez Municipal Council in Mapusa? He roamed the town on a bicycle armed with a gun on his shoulder. He wore khaki shorts (flare), khaki short-sleeve shirt and gumboots. He sometimes crossed Mapusa borders and went into villages like Assagao, Parra, Bastora, Sucorro, Moira, Guirim, etc. to kill dogs. He was also summoned privately to kill stray/mad dogs. He was a sharp-shooter!"
