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Monday 5 october 2020

World Animal Day 2020:

Meet our national pet keeper

will also see wild species
like the ocelot, the python,
monkeys and caiman too.
The place is a sanctuary for
all types of creatures, from
horses to peacocks, kan-
garoos to turtles, monkeys,
goats, and many, many
more different species.
Philip’s Animal Garden was
founded in 2009 and it is the
only organization rescuing
NOORD — Yesterday was we have a man who is con- and rehabilitating exotic
World Animal Day which is cerned with their fate: meet animals in Aruba, which
celebrated this year with- our national pet keeper. has resulted in an amazing
in the circumstances of a collection. They provide a
pandemic facing mankind. Philip Merryweather is an suitable living environment
Instead of muzzled animals animal lover who rescues for all the rescued animals.
we see face masked peo- animals that are mistreat- Up until now owner Philip
ple who are limited in their ed, neglected and aban- has built this shelter with his
freedom to move around. doned. He is our national own efforts; building all the
Is Mother Earth telling us pet keeper and his place cages from scratch, de-
something? Can we imag- is heaven to animals and signing all structures and
ine for a moment how mil- animal lovers. Visit Philip’s welding them with his own
lions of animals must feel Animal garden and you will bare hands. His goal is to
in their daily life: limited in meet snakes, lizards and upgrade the facilities to a
their freedom and slaved to iguanas, donkeys, more world-class animal shelter
serve mankind? On Aruba than 200 bird species and with veterinary care and
it is not different from the an abundant marine life. round-the-clock staffs. With
rest of the world: we unfor- They are the natural in- the input from the Aruban
tunately have animals that habitants of our island, but community and visitors
are treated badly and left when you take a visit to they provide the best care
to suffer or die. Luckily for us Philip’s Animal Garden you for these animals.

Last month Philip and his port our animals while en-
crew found a wounded joying a day in a wonderful
pelican at the Divi Phoenix. place.
“As you can see she was
in a bit of discomfort with Philip’s Animal garden will
this fish hook stuck through be open from 9am to 6pm
her month. Fortunately respecting the social dis-
the hook did not have tance rule and no groups
enough time to cause too allowed. Please check out
much damage only mak- their Facebook page Phil-
ing it very uncomfortable ip’s Animal Garden and
for her to eat. She is a bit website for more informa-
skinny, but otherwise in fair tion: www.philipsanimal-
condition. We will feed her garden.com.
a good meal today and Aruba Today’s video Ask
keep her for observation for Pilar - Philip’s Animal Gar-
a couple of days and she den is worth looking at be-
should be just fine, at which cause it will tell you Philip’s
time she will be sent back story and show his amazing
home.” This is what they do place. Our Pilar, an animal
and they are good at it but lover first rank herself, will
more important: they are guide you around: #Aruba
needed. Visit the garden, #ArubaToday #AskPilar
you will not regret it. Sup- #PhilipsAnimalGarden. q