Bonny the Superdog

On Sunday, October 4th, the Animal Shelter of Bonaire is organizing a big party at the Parke Publiko – the playground of the We Dare to Care Foundation – behind the hospital. There will be a huge book market from 2 to 6 pm and from 4 pm we’re going  to party! Everyone can bring their pet and get a free consultation from a veterinarian.

There will be a live demonstration of dog training by Bon Barking and people can visit the stands of all the organizations involved in animal care on the island.
For children there will be all kinds of games and a drawing contest, and the best drawings will be printed on a T-shirt, and Magic Ed will be there with his bouncer, cotton candy and popcorn!

Every pet owner can participate in a contest. Just bring your favorite pet and a jury will tell you why your pet is the sweetest, the best taken care of and the most beautiful pet in the whole wide world! And if you favorite pet is a horse, a pig or a mouse and you can’t bring it, show the jury a picture.
There are lots of prizes to win: A trip with the Aqua Space for two persons, an hour’s land sailing for two, a kayak tour through the mangroves for two people, lots of T-shirts, a four-hour tour with a STINAPA Ranger, a try out dive for two people at Dive Friends Bonaire, a super large pizza at Pasa Bon Pizza, an animal package and two tickets for the Butterfly Farm. Warehouse Bonaire is giving away a check worth NAƒ. 200- and Cultimara offers one minute of free shopping.

You love animals? You’re invited to the party!

• Where: Parke Publiko, behind the hospital.
• When: Sunday, October 4th.
• Time: Book market from 2 to 6 pm.
• Party from 4 to 6 pm.
• Info: Animal Shelter Bonaire, phone 717-4989 or www.animalshelterbonaire.com or animalshelter@flamingotv.net

On May 15th. the Bonaire Animal Shelter started Bonny the Superdog, a free sterilization campaign for pets. As a result, 200 dogs and 20 cats have been sterilized.

Too many dogs on Bonaire.
Bonaire’s dog population is enormous and growing.  Many dogs roam loose and females often get pregnant at an early age. As a result, new puppies are born daily and many do not have a home. They often become strays–looking for food, becoming sick and aggressive, causing trouble. Because of these problems, about 1000 dogs are put to sleep annually.  We can prevent this senseless suffering.

Already 200 dogs sterilized!
In the last 3 months, the Bonaire Animal Shelter has sterilized 200 dogs and 20 cats. Potentially, each female dog can give birth to 10 puppies a year.  If 200 female dogs are sterilized, there will be 2000 fewer puppies born. 2000 additional dogs would be extremely problematic for a small island like Bonaire. Many of these dogs would end up roaming the streets, and living a terrible life of hunger and disease.

Help needed
Bonny the Superdog is a sterilization campaign financed by the Bonaire Animal Shelter. To date, the shelter has received much support from their employees, volunteers, veterinarians and others who worked hard everyday to make this campaign successful.
But to continue the sterilization campaign, we need money. You can help by making a financial donation! Read the rest of this entry »

Caribe Rent a Car, one of the pet friendliest carrental componanies on Bonaire, let the animal shelter Bonaire use one of their pickup trucks and…. free of charge!

With this car the shelter transports cats and dogs that need to be sterilized by the vet.

Thank you very much Caribe Rent a Car.

On Bonaire lots of dogs are suffering from mange. You can see them roam around the streets. It’s terrible to see these dogs: very bad skin condition, some of them almost have no hair left. Their skin to become sore and inflamed. This is causing them great discomfort. Often their skin is very tender to the touch, extremely itchy, crusty and oozing. Dogs with mange dig and bite at themselves with great ferocity. They get oozing sores and infection may set in.Sarcoptic mange is contagious to canines and humans. If the dogs share sleeping places or if the infected dog sleeps on beds or furniture, everyone will begin scratching.

The animal shelter Bonaire is providing free treatment for badly manged dogs.
The shelter already treated more than 40 dogs!

Since the free sterilization campaign began on May 15th there have been more than 100 sterilizations.  The aim of the campaign is to do 500 sterilizations per year.
All cats and dogs will be sterilized free by the Shelter. The shelter even will pick up the animal and bring it back to the owner after the operation

Look at some pictures of some happy pet owners. All dog and cat owners who make use of  this Free Sterilization Program for their pet, receive a special Bonny the Superdog T-shirt and a sticker.

These puppies were left behind in a Polar beer box on the parking lot of the Animal Shelter.

The dog owner did not sterilize his female dog and disposed of the tiny pups in this inhumane manner.

The Shelter’s Free Sterilization Program has taken off. Since the campaign began on May 15 there have been more than 60 sterilizations.

The aim of the campaign is to do 500 sterilizations per year.

Look at some pictures of some happy dog and cat owners. All dog owners who make use of  this Free Sterilization Program for their pet, receive a special Bonny the Superdog T-shirt and a sticker.

This American Dutch family brought some nice toys and gifts for the cats and dogs of the Bonaire Animal Shelter.

Thanks!

The  Bonaire Animal Shelter also picks up and returns dogs and cats to their owners after the operations.

On this picture you can see dog Kenia waiting  for her sterilization. The owner of Kenia attached owner a “sterilization tag” to the collar of the dog, so the shelter staff know where and when the dog has te be returned.

On Bonaire many puppies are born each year. One of the reasons that there are too many dogs are allowed to run loose and cause pregnacies at a young age.

On Bonaire we have to put to sleep about 1000 pets each year. These animals could make good pets.

Also this month the Animal Shelter has been populated with many more new puppies than it is used to.

This is a real problem, there are simply too many puppies being produced without a thought for their future.

The answer to the problem of too many dogs is spaying and neutering.

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