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                      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
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