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local Saturday 5 OctOber 2024
Nine Lives Aruba Foundation Has 47 Cats Available for Today’s

Adoption Day

Today is a festive day at Jaburib-
ari 8B, where Nine Lives will host its
adoption day in connection with In-
ternational Animal Day, which was
celebrated yesterday, October 4th.

This afternoon from 4 PM to 7 PM,
everyone visiting the foundation will
receive information from two clinics:
Animal Care Clinic Aruba and Veteri-
nary Specialty Hospital Aruba (VSH).
Their veterinarians and specialists will
be available to clarify any questions
that potential adopters may have.

Ms. Zoeyn Conijn from Luna Foun-
dation will also be present because
last month, they rescued a dog, and usual adoption fee is 100 florins ($55),
since Luna Foundation was already but since yesterday was International
full, Nine Lives took it in. Once space Animal Day, they reduced it to 75 flo-
became available, the dog was rins ($41). This fee includes deworm-
transferred back to Luna Foundation. ing medication for baby cats. After Regarding the situation of stray cats
six months, Nine Lives contacts the and dogs, Toro assured that the situ-

“We have all kinds of cats—babies, owner to inform them that the cat ation is improving, "but it could be
juniors, adult cats, and a variety of has reached six months, and they better." “We are seeing more reports
colors. Our doors are open so our schedule a vet appointment for ster- from older people, stating that there
cats can find a home of their own,” ilization. Once the cat is sterilized, it are at least 20 or 25 cats. The prob-
said Ms. Geraldine Toro, vice presi- receives a microchip. The fee helps lem is that when the first cat arrives,
dent of Nine Lives. cover part of the sterilization cost, they don’t sterilize it, and within a
which is usually 125 florins ($69) for year, that cat could have babies
At this moment, the foundation has female cats. “It helps us cover a bit three times. That’s why we are now
many cats, and they are eager for of the cost,” Toro explained. talking with retirees, asking them to
them to be adopted so they can please contact us when they see a
continue helping other cats from the Recently, a foundation called Paws new cat so we can sterilize it and
streets. “If someone adopts a cat, we United was created, which collabo- not wait until it becomes too large
can take another cat off the streets rates with other foundations like Ani- to handle.”
into the foundation.” mal Welfare Alliance Aruba (AWA),
Luna Foundation, and Nine Lives. There are cases where one house
Normally, Nine Lives holds its Adop- rants that didn’t want them. They Together, they go into neighbor- currently has 110 cats and another
tion Day every month, but this time are trapped, sterilized, and taken to hoods to sterilize cats and dogs. In has 75. "It becomes a lot, especially
they decided to make it special by Colony Cats. “Every night, we have August, they went to Madiki, where for retirees who might feel lonely and
inviting specialists from the veterinary volunteers, without fail, to feed the they sterilized over 500 cats and dogs enjoy the company,” she stated.
field and other foundations, as men- cats. Here we are talking about fe- in nine days.
tioned. ral cats, meaning they aren’t very To conclude, her message for Inter-
friendly, but some are calmer. They In October and November, they will national Animal Day was: “Let’s all
Currently, there are 47 cats at the live there, they’re safe, and they visit the Dakota neighborhood again respect our animals because they
foundation, and Colony Cats has have food and water.” to continue sterilizing and neutering, also have feelings. They feel too,
110. The cats at Colony Cats are helping combat the growth of the and remember, always sterilize your
those caught by hotels or restau- Regarding the adoption process, the cat and dog population. pets.”q

Dining in? Try making a local favorite

How to make “pan bati”

(Oranjestad)—If you’re 2 tbsp baking powder
ever up for an Aruban 1 1/3 cup of milk In a hot pan with oil, pour in
snack, try making another 1 pinch of salt enough batter to cover the
Aruban classic appetizer 2 tbsp of granulated sugar bottom of the pan. Just like
called Pan Bati. Similar to a Oil for cooking pancakes, flip the pan bati
pancake both in appear- when one side turns golden
ance and cooking, this is a Instructions: brown. When your pan bati
super easy meal that adults Add all the dry ingredients is ready, place on a plate
and children will both en- in a bowl first, and stir un- and cover with a clean
joy. Here’s how to make it! til well mixed. Then add kitchen towel.
the milk and beat until
Ingredients: reached a pancake-like Traditionally, pan bati is cut
2 cups of all purpose flour consistency. If more moister in triangle pieces, and is
1 cup grams of fine corn- is needed, add some water often eaten as a side dish
meal (we recommend the until reached desired con- with soup, fried fish or stews.
Harina PAN brand) sistency. However, it is also casually enjoyed with some butter and cheese on top! q