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

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.

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.

The Bonny the Superdog project started on May 15th.  So far more than 25 dogs and cats have been  sterilized in one week!  And we hope  that  every week will be as succesfull as this one. So the pets of Bonaire will all become Superdogs and Supercats!

The Animal Shelter Bonaire is offering free sterilization of dogs, but als for cats. It is the best way to keeping your pet healthy.

Look at this picture to see a proud cat owner with her sterilized cat! … A Supercat

This stray dog and her 8 puppies were found in an abondoned house in Antriol, Bonaire. The owners of this house moved and left their dog, a pregnant female, behind. Fortunately friendly neighbours rescued this dog and brought her and the puppies to the Bonaire Animal Shelter.

To reduce the overload of pet animals on Bonaire, the shelter promotes spaying and neutering of pets to prevent unwanted litters.  Adult shelter animals are sterilized before adoption. When adopting a pup or kitten, the new owner is required to sign a commitment to have that pet sterilized when it is about 6 months old.