* The Antigua and Barbuda Humane Society has placed a sign at the cruise ship dock inviting tourists to visit its T-shirt shop at the local casino.
* The Vieques Humane Society in Puerto Rico holds an art auction at a local restaurant during tourism season to raise operating funds for the shelter.
* PADELA, a Dominican Republic animal welfare group, receives support from the city council because the organization is located in Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone, a tourism destination.
Read more:
April 2008 Caribbean Animal Tourism Support E-newsletter

From March 2008 E-newsletter:
Follow-up: Tourism-sponsored animal ambulance helping Bahamas street dogs

The CATS December newsletter reported on the Bahamas Humane Society acquisition of a new animal ambulance. The ambulance donation was made possible by support from the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism, a local car dealership, a sign company and an insurance company. Since the ambulance was acquired, it has been used every day as part of the Bahamas Humane Society 24-hour emergency animal ambulance service. An estimated 340 animals have been transported in the ambulance to the Bahamas Humane Society for spay/neuter, adoption, or, when necessary, humane euthanasia. The ambulance has also been used to rescue wildlife.



Read more:
March 2008 Caribbean Animal Tourism Support E-newsletter

From February 2008 E-newsletter:
St. Lucia tourism companies partner with St. Lucia Animal Protection Society and International Veterinary Assistance to support volunteer visiting veterinarians

Since 2001, the St. Lucia Animal Protection Society (SLAPS) and International Veterinary Assistance (IVA) have joined forces to provide free spay/neuter and animal wellness clinics on the island of St. Lucia in the southern Caribbean. Local hotels contribute lodging for visiting veterinary volunteers. Local restaurants and concerned citizens provide free meals to the vet teams. More than a dozen spay/neuter clinics have resulted in well over 1,000 sterilizations of cats and dogs. The value of the in-kind donation from tourism and local volunteers usually exceeds US$10,000 per clinic. SLAPS and IVA hope to revitalize and leverage the relationship with tourism sector and visitors to St. Lucia and help brand St. Lucia as a responsible and animal friendly Caribbean island.

For more information:
St. Lucia Animal Protection Society http://www.stluciaanimals.org/
International Veterinary Assistance http://www.dvmassist.org/

From January 2008 E-newsletter:
St. Thomas hotels and resorts work with Humane Society of St. Thomas to support Cat Cafés

The Humane Society of St. Thomas’ Cat Café program begins to address the feral cat overpopulation on St. Thomas, one of the U.S. Virgin Islands. The program was originally adapted from the Cat Café program of the McKee Project in Costa Rica. Designed for tourist locations and resort properties, the Cat Café program provides spaying or neutering, feeding and veterinary care for small colonies of cats (typically no more than 6-20 animals). Participating tourism properties include: Bluebeards Beach Properties, Magen’s Bay Beach, Island View Guest House, Magen's Point Resort, Bolongo Bay Beach Resort, Emerald Beach Resort, Sapphire Beach Resort, and the Old Mill Nightclub.

Read more about St. Thomas

From December 2007 E-newsletter:
Bahamas Ministry of Tourism helps Bahamas Humane Society purchase animal ambulance

The Bahamas Humane Society in Nassau, The Bahamas, recently received a donation of a new animal ambulance with support provided by the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism, a local car dealership, a sign company and an insurance company. The animal ambulance will be used to pick up sick and injured dogs throughout Nassau, which has an estimated 30,000 free-roaming dogs. The van will also be used to deliver traps and dog kennels throughout the community as part of the Humane Society’s Who Let the Dogs Out spay/neuter campaign. The total value of the donated van is US$36,000.

Read more about The Bahamas:
December 2007 Caribbean Animal Tourism Support E-newsletter

From November 2007 E-newsletter:
U.S. National Park Service cooperates in management of Puerto Rico feral cat colony

Save a Gato (gato means cat in Spanish) works closely with the National Park Service of the United States through a unique partnership to manage a feral cat colony at the San Juan National Historic site in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. While the park service provides no direct funding to Save a Gato, it does provide many services, including a sign announcing the partnership between the park service and Save a Gato, and use of a small building in which Save a Gato can store supplies and temporarily house cats needing veterinary care.
The park service also cooperates fully in giving Save a Gato the necessary access to the park for the feeding program. In three years, Save a Gato has successfully reduced the feral cat population on park service property from 250 cats to fewer than 100.

Read more about Puerto Rico:
November 2007 Caribbean Animal Tourism Support E-newsletter

Caribbean animals featured in MACO and New York Daily News

Caribbean Animal Welfare and Caribbean Animal Tourism Support were featured in two publications in 2007: MACO Caribbean Living magazine and the New York Daily News’ Escape to the Caribbean magazine. The combined readership of these magazines is estimated to be over 3 million people. Click on the links below to see the ads and the New York Daily News article.

New York Daily News ad:
http://tinyurl.com/yuyxkd
New York Daily News article:
http://tinyurl.com/3b7dal
MACO Caribbean Living ad:
MACO_ad.pdf