St. Maarten Private Eye

News, articles and opinions on Animal rights and welfare in St. Maarten

Both the foundations below are very active and survive on donations. Remember that poor mangy bag of bones you saw by the side of the road and make one! A donation!

Animals R Friends - St. Maarten
Animal Welfare Foundation
Spay and Neuter - Orient Beach

Related Links and documents
Dolphinarium Thread
Juvenile Justice Bulletin - Animal Abuse and Conduct Disorder - 2001

Draft Animal Regulation Ordinance - English
Draft Animal Regulation Ordinance - Dutch

Main News and stories

Daily Herald Editorial - Lest it rain cats and dogs - 27th June 2008

Puppies, kittens may be ‘put to sleep’ if homes are not found - 27th June 2008

Animal Care Center calls for temporary or permanent adoption of dogs. - 26th June 2008

SXM PE Blog Post - Adopt a Furry Friend Today! - 26th June 2008

Cockfighting debate on SXM PE - 14th April 2008

SXM PE Blog Post - Laviest - Cockfighting is Cultural. - 11th April 2008

Today O & C - Cockfighting - 11th April 2008

Laveist opposes cockfighting ban - 11th April 2008

Animal Welfare sponsors 50 spay certificates - 14th August 2007

Dead dog - 10th August 2007

Mistreated puppy found on dump- 21st June 2007

Spay/neuter campaign records good respones - 4th May 2007

Animals R Friends now member of World Society - 16th April 2007

Dogs poisoned in Hope Estate - 13th March 2007

Dog poisonings on the rise - 12th March 2007

Daily Herald - Pigs - 1st February 2007

Animal Welfare claims success in 2006- 29th January 2007

Dogs kill pig - 19th January 2007

Wandering Goats - 19th January 2007

Letter - Poisoned dog writes from doggie heaven - 17th January 2007

Dogs poisoned in Cay Hill - 12th January 2007

Animals R Friends fundraiser - 24th November 2006

Dump Dogs - November 2006

Animal Welfare concludes spay neuter - 10th November 2006

Nov 11 Animal Welfare wine tasting - 4th November 2006

Dead cow - 24th October 2006

Aggressive dog shot by police - 11th October 2006

Dangerous dog shot by police - 11th October 2006

Dogs poisoned - 7th October 2006

6 dogs poisoned in Madame Estate - 7th October 2006

Letters - Animals R Friends - Animal Day - 4th October 2006

SXM PE Blog Post - World Animal Day - 4th October 2006

Animal Welfare tackles St Dominics dog problem - 3rd October 2006

Letter - Thank you V-1907 - 27th September 2006

SXM PE Blog Post - Animal Rights fight is not over - 28th September 2006

Dogs disrupt classes at St Dominic School - 26th September 2006

Roy Marlin's dog killed by other dogs - 25th September 2006

Man mauled by pitbulls - 25th September 2006

SXM PE Blog Post - 1234, piggy poop on the floor! - 14th September 2006

Letter - Why kill the nurse shark? - 14th September 2006

Crew members catch a nurse shark and kill it - 13th September 2006

Today Editorial - SXM cats get a reprieve - 30th August 2006

Cat population back at Pelican Resort - 25th August 2006

Cat issue refuses to die at Pelican, unlike the cats - 23rd August 2006

Alley Cat Org

Animal welfare defends mass euthenasia of cats - 22nd August 2006

AWF - Euthanasia of strays an extreme measure - 22nd August 2006

Today Editorial - What did the cats do wrong? - 21st August 2006

ARF letter - What have the cats at Pelican done wrong? - 21st August 2006

SXM animal lovers outraged by Pelican killing of cats - 21st August 2006

Letter - Why kill the cats at Pelican? - 19th August 2006

TTOL - Cats killed at Palican - 18th August 2006

Letter - PETA - Who would want Suarez back in SXM? - 9th August 2006

Rumors about circus not true - 9th August 2006

Ostrich now at SXM Park - 8th August 2006

Suarez plan to return to SXM - 7th August 2006

Ruby and Ostrich photos 0 July 2006

Mr. One Eye mating dance = Short video - July 2006

SXM PE Blog Post - Dangerous friends - 6th August 2006

Ruby to leave island - 5th August 2006

Ostrich and giraffe may leave soon - 31st July 2006

SXM PE Blog Post - A rat is dog is a giraffe is a boy.- 30th July 2006

Ruby - 29th July 2006

Letter - PETA - Not taking it too far - 27th July 2006

Today Editorial - PETA - One step too far - 24th July 2006

Suarez giraffe Ruby and Ostrich still on the island - 25th July 2006

Letter - Animals R Friends - Govt, please listen to our youngsters - 11th July 2006

Livestock owners must secure animals this hurricane season - 10th July 2006

Zoo foundation receives 40,000 naf grant - 8th July 2006

St. Maarten Park gets NAf. 40,000 in funding - 7th July 2006

Forgotten Zoo - 3rd July 2006

Daily Herald Weekender - Japan's whaling shopping list - 1st July 2006

Daily Herald Weekender - Animal rights activists comment on IWC St Kiits meeting - 1st July 2006

Su Wathey to head Animal welfare - 19th June 2006

SXM PE Blog Post - Ruby - What's the story? - 8th June 2006 - Click for more on the Circus Giraffe left on SXM by Suarez Bros.

ARF - Hurricane preparedness for animals - 3rd June 2006

Future of Giraffe and Ostrich uncertain - 23rd May 2006

Animal welfare represented at regional meeting - 19th May 2006

Government inaction delays building of animal shelter - 12th May 2006

Dog bites child and mother - 26th April 2006

Giraffe and Ostriches don't mind carnival village next door says govt dept - 22nd April 2006link

Letter - Mercedes De Windt - Giraffe and ostriches penned next to Carnival Village - 22nd April 2006

Dog poisoning incidents alarm island - 29th March 2006

4 dogs poisoned in Cay Hill - 25th March 2006

Letter - Watch out for the horses - 25th March 2006

SXM PE Blog Post - Caribbean Dolphinarium Roundup - 23rd March 2006

Giraffe and Ostriches left behind by Circus - 15th March 2006

Dead Pitbull a result of organised dog fights - 14th March 2006

Man found guilty of abusing animals - 8th March 2006

Today - Animal abuser gets 3 months - 8th March 2006

SXM PE Blog Post - Crime's Abusive Reality - 6th March 2006

Animal abuser in court - 4th March 2006

Hofman new president of Animals R Friends - 11th October 2005

Letter - Equal time for Dolphins and Prostitutes - 25th August 2005