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ST.MAARTEN PO Box 966 Contact person: Su Wathey: suwathey@yahoo.com
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THE
ST. MAARTEN
ANIMAL WELFARE FOUNDATION
IS MAKING LIFE BETTER
FOR OUR RESIDENTS AND VISITORS
AS WELL AS
FOR THE ANIMALS
Board-director
& members:
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President/chairman:
Susan Wathey
Treasurer:
Pamela Sims
Board-member:Press /Media
Heather Caputo
Board-member:Shop
Creator
Susan Parsons
Board-member:
Kathy Deher
Board-member: Christine Plas
Education Director:
lnez Folkers
Animal Team:
Celine van den Eynde / Susan Wathey /
Maria Scot/Pamela Sims
The
St. Maarten Animal Welfare Foundation was re-activated in September 1992 as a
non- profit organization dedicated to promoting humane treatment of animals.
“Just
as education is the answer to violence, education is also the answer to caring
for animals.” For the past
eleven years, the Animal Welfare Foundation has distributed a colorful newspaper to more than 8,000 children. The paper is called KIND (Kids
In Nature’s Defense) NEWS and is published monthly by the National Association
for Humane and Environmental Education, a division of the Humane Society of the
United States. Available in three reading levels, KIND NEWS teaches respect for
people, animals and the earth. The Foundation also encourages children to think
about the responsibility of pet ownership and the humane treatment of animals
through sponsoring school-wide creative competitions. The Foundation collects
and donates videos, lesson plans, and brochures about humane education to
schools on the Dutch-side of the island.
“It
is more humane to prevent reproduction, than to destroy offspring.”
Based on this philosophy, the Animal Welfare Foundation encourages the
sterilization of animals,
while the Foundation’s adoption policy mandates spay/neuter
treatment for all adopted animals.
“The
welfare of animals concerns us all, every day of the week.”
The Animal Welfare Foundation operates and funds a Volunteer Ambulance
Team and two Adoption Centers, a Free Taxi Service to local vets for residents
and pets without transportation and Free Mange Treatments for people without the
means to provide care for their pets.
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Dutch St. Maarten does not have the luxury of a well-funded Animal Shelter -
What we do have, however, is the invaluable support of 3 local
veterinarians, a wonderful team of volunteers to help us with our projects and a
dedicated board of the Foundation, constantly developing new and innovative ways
to address and fund animal welfare on our island.
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