Poor animal welfare
Let me start with the good points. The resort is lovely, friendly helpful staff, clean, good food. But there is an 'animal farm' and 'dog sanctuary' which fall well below any animal welfare standard. 1 dog in very poor health been in a concrete caged area for more than a week. Yesterday 2 more dogs joined him. There have been times when the water container had no water and food is scarce. Twice I raised concerns with hotel management and offered to pay for veterinary care and to adopt one dog. They advised Mauritius Society for Animal Care take the dogs. But in a week no action has been taken. I also emailed the Society with photos and have had no response. For a hotel of this size with thousands of tourists spending vast sums of money, some of it should be invested into the animals welfare. There is a shed with many goats shut in. The fence has too large a gap in the railing enclosure, so goats have to stay locked in a shed. Fix the fence. There is a cover over the rabbits and chickens but this is not waterproof so when it rains the animals get wet. And it rained the first week of our holiday. Large tortoises in an area with no grass and little food. For a hotel to advertise a farm and sanctuary as a guest attraction they need to make changes to give food, water and shelter to the animals and provide veterinary care. When a guest raises concerns (and I'm not the only one), then management need to put procedures in place to improve the situation not report back the animals are ok and being looked after. Particularly when I've personally offered to adopt and sponsor veterinary care. What should have been a lovely holiday has been marred by the attitude and lack of care for the animals. Sort it out Maritim.