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a32 local
Friday 7 august 2020

Three Aruban puppies got a home with a heart

ORANJESTAD — Lois Landau Leeds from New
Jersey, U.S. started helping the animal res-
cue organization New Life for Paws in 2015
and has transported more than 20 puppies to
the U.S. and fostered many. After spending
her vacation in July this year she took three
Aruban puppies back to the United States to
bring them to their adoption families.

Leeds is a loyal visitor on our island for over
30 years. “Here on the island many animals
are treated very badly and most visitors do
not see this while going to their fancy dinners
and out shopping at Louis Vuitton or other
upscale stores. My wish is to create aware-
Lois, her son-in-law and her daughter with two puppies
ness for the animal foundations on the island.
Rescue is a top priority with me, the goal is
to have visitors help out, spend the morning
or afternoon with one of the organizations.
The puppies need you.” She drives puppies
to their new homes in the U.S. or fosters them
herself, pays for the puppy’s airline ticket
and assists in many more ways.
“The three puppies we took home now are
all adopted. They are almost four months
old. In the picture we see puppy Walter
who was fostered for four days by this amaz-
ing couple before he went to his adoption
family. These dogs are amazing, they learn
quickly and when they fly they are already
The foster couple for puppy Walter microchipped and had their first groups of
Lois with one of the puppies shots.” q