St. Maarten Private Eye - Animal Welfare

PAWS seeking escorts and donations

Sun, 27 Jul 2008 21:51:35 -0700

Dear SXM PE,
I am writing to ask for your help in spreading the news in helping us to raise some much needed funds quickly. We are in desperate need of donations to help cover our expenses in saving the island animals. We recently had an article in the Daily Herald requesting animal escorts to New York. At the time the recent article went to print we were in need of people to escort cats on direct flights to New York.

We have a long time cat loving visitor from NY who has been trying desperately to help the cat situation on the island. She has found a temporary solution to save 22 of the island cats and is able to place them for adoption through her local vet clinic where she frequents often with her own cats, one of whom she recently adopted and took home with her when she was last visiting the island. The cats will be doted on and loved in their forever homes, never again having to fend for food in the wild.

Click here to Read More
____________________________________________________________

Adopt a Furry Friend Today!

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 03:19:03 -0700

This past week a litter of puppies was found abandoned in the garbage bins by Belair, they are now at Gary Swanson's Clinic on Cay Hill waiting to be adopted. While we wait for a proper govt funded shelter and ordinances, volunteers and island vets do the best they can to save and find homes for as many abandoned pets as they can.

If you have room, in your home, and your heart, for a loving furry companion, please head on over to either Gary's on Cay Hill, Chris and Terry's on Union Road or Stephanie Virginie's behind the KFC in Cole Bay.

Click here to Read More
____________________________________________________________

Laviest - Cockfighting is Cultural.

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:46:05 -0700

Cooking over a wood fire used to be traditional and cultural, but progress bought us alternatives. Jumping off boats to catch coins tossed by cruise ship passengers at the harbor used to be traditional and some might say almost because cultural, until it was decided that it's not only dangerous, but also gave an impression of an island of beggars. Until recently we didn't have to wear seat belts, could those who get fined (are any?) not claim that their right not to wear one is traditional or cultural?

I suspect some of those who fought against emancipation and the end of slavery claimed that their right to own slaves was traditional and cultural, thankfully there were others who were brave enough to fight and struggle and as a result, move the human race and it's moral zeitgeist forward.

Today O & C - Cockfighting - 11th April 2008
Laveist opposes cockfighting ban - 11th April 2008

Click here to Read More
____________________________________________________________