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1,628 animals sterilized as at November 30th!

                        Free Sterilization Project very successful!


A total of 1,628 animals have been spayed or neutered this year up to November 30th. From January to November 948 animals were sterilized via the shelter and 680 animals were sterilized in a period of five months in connection with the ‘Free Sterilization Project’, financed by Oranje Casino. Local vets co-operated by operating for a reduced fee.

Coordinator Ivette Knol is delighted with the result. Ivette and her team visit neighborhoods where people obviously need help for and with their pets. They provide information about pet care, distribute food and medicine, make appointments for free spaying and neutering and explain how to treat mange. Photos of animals before and after the treatment show amazing results. Dogs that had almost completely lost their coats and had a skin full of wounds caused by continuous scratching, recovered during the treatment and regained a beautiful healthy coat.


Ivette: “The reactions of the residents of the neighborhoods that we visit are very positive. They are generally hugely grateful for the help that we offer and only approximately 1 out of 50 people reacts negatively and shuts the door in our face.


                                         Coordinator Ivette Knol invited by WSPA

WSPA (World Society for the Protection of Animals) invited Ivette to participate in training in Costa Rica. From November 29 – December 5. Ivette attended several workshops e.g. volunteers drive, project planning, sterilization techniques and the effective organization of sterilization campaigns in the local neighborhoods.

Ivette: “I learned a lot and will certainly use the experience I gained in Costa Rica in my project. It is of the utmost importance that people become aware that only they foremost have daily  responsibility for their pets. We can help them as much as possible but they also have to become involved and participate. For instance when we offer free sterilizations they can help by bringing their pets to the vet and pick them up after the operation. “Be involved! Help us to help you” says Ivette.

                       Free sterilization of dogs and cats please call 525-9544

The Board of CSPA convey their sincere gratitude to WSPA for their support and congratulates Ivette on the outstanding result of her effort


Ivette and her team deliver registration forms for free sterilization in the neighborhoods.

Students visit ‘Animals in Focus’

Children from different schools are invited to visit the exhibition ‘Animals in Focus’. In the next two weeks they are transported from school to the library by bus, sponsored by Banco di Caribe. In the library they visit the exposition where they get different questions about the photos. Also they get to see the film 'Bestia ta Nos Amigu, Trata nan Bon'.

Finally they are encouraged to sign the petition at the United Nations for the establishment of a Universal Declaration on Animal Welfare.

After the exhibition they visit the Animal Shelter and the Veterinarian Klinika at Parera.

Exhibition 'Animals in Focus' in Curaçao, a combined effort of WSPA (World Society for the Protection of Animals) and CSPA (Curaçao Society for the Protection of Animals). From left to right: Coördinator Ineke Cijntje, Maximiliano Brandt (WSPA) with students of de Pedro Louis Brion School.

Students of Kolegio San Hosé answering questions in connection with the photos of the exhibition.  

Trainee Vera Kapell motivating the students to sign the petition for the 'Animals Matter to Me' campaign.

Students studying the boards of the Stichting Dierenbescherming Curaçao.
This board gives information about the adoption program of the Animal Shelter.

Exhibition ‘Animals in Focus’ officially open

On Tuesday October 13^th the exhibition ‘Animals in Focus’, which took place in the auditorium of the Public Library at Scharloo, was officially opened by Acting Governor of the Netherlands Antilles, Mrs. Adele van der Pluijm –Vrede.
Mr. Maximiliano Brandt, Member Society Development manager of the World Society for the Protection of Animals for Central America, Mexico and the Caribbean attended this event.

The children’s choir ‘Kor kanta ku nos’, conducted by Emma Eman performed two songs about animals and added a special lustre to this event by introducing the short film ‘Bestia ta Nos Amigu, Trata nan bon’. This film was made to educate the youth on responsible pet ownership and was presented to all schools for elementary education.   

The exhibition, which is open for the public from October 14^th – 31st, features initially the work of the WSPA and its member organizations, by means of a compelling selection of stunning photography, highlighting some of the best and worst of man’s treatment of animals around the world.
Secondly there is a selection of photos illustrating local situations concerning animals on this island.
Further attention has been given to demonstrate the educational projects which the Dierenbescherming has undertaken throughout the years.

Shelter manager in the Public Library

On October 17th, shelter manager Cindy van Lieshout-Eman visited the youth department of the Public Library. Cindy brought puppies and kittens from the shelter and gave information and demonstrations about proper pet care to young children. The children enthusiastically enjoyed the encounter with the animals and the event was a big succes.

Guided tours in the Animal Shelter

During the month of October Grace Webster, secretarial assistent of the Board of CSPA, gave 20 guided tours of the Animal Shelter to children of all ages. The children enjoyed their stay at the shelter, got a lot of valuable information and played with the kittens and puppies. 

Yuda nos Asiel (help our Animal Shelter)

Annually from 1989, around the time of "Animal’s Day", the project named "Yuda Nos Asiel" ("Help our Animal Shelter") has been organized. Children aged between 4 and 14 from the local schools each bring a bag or can of pet food to school, which is then collected by volunteers to bring to the Shelter. This project is supported with much enthusiasm by parents, teachers and pupils and is always a success, proving that our children do love animals, that they absorb what they are taught and shown about the animals.

 
Students of the Santa Rosa de Lima school bring a box full of pet food to the car of one of the volunteers.

Trainee Vera Kapell helps the students to put the heavy box with pet food in the car.

This boy, who brought a box of pet food for the Shelter Animals, was interviewed by a reporter of Caribbean Kids (TV news for young people)