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Monday 8 July 2019

Fundashon Stimami Sterilisami kicks off new Spay & Neuter

Program 2019 - 2020

-Subsidized prices to Spay & Neuter dogs and cats –

EAGLE BEACH — Reorga- Fundashon Stimami Steril- Afl 35. A microchip and
nized as a foundation, the isami intends to reduce the placement of the chip,
board of Fundashon Sti- population of dogs and and simple HTC blood test
mami Sterilisami announc- cats by means of spay & are included in the price.
es the kick-off of its new neutering on Aruba, offer- Dogs and cats need to be
spay and neuter program ing subsidized surgeries to registered online at: www.
for July 2019 – June 2020. all. The prices are approxi- stimamisterilisami.com
This program was initiated, mately 50% of the normal and need to be at least 6
and mainly sponsored, by costs of a spay or neuter months to do the surgery.
Bucuti & Tara Beach Resort, surgery. The costs for sur- Fundashon Stimami Steril-
supported by the Aruba gery in 2019 is: Female dog: isami works closely togeth-
Tourism Authority and Aru- Afl 150, Male Dog Afl 85, er with the rescue foun-
ba Tourism Enhancement Female Cat 80, Male Cat dations, all veterinarians,
Fund. The program offered
subsidized and fully paid
spay and neuter opera-
tions for rescue organiza-
tions and individual pet
owners and enabled steril-
ization of roughly 11,000 lo-
cal dogs and cats between
2016 – 2018.
and the “National Plan” Biemans. The Aruba Prod-
(Problematica Kill cage, uct Enhancement Fund
ley di cacho y cacho riba pledged a contribution of
caya), introduced by Dr. Afl 125,000, and an anony-
Irene Croes & Dr. Dellanire mous sponsor Afl 100,000,
Maduro. towards the spay & neu-
“Our goal is to eliminate the ter program for the year of
suffering of dogs and cats, 2019.
improve the quality of life The board of directors of
for our local residents and Fundashon Stimami Ster-
to improve the image of our ilisami consists of: List of
island in the eyes of our visi- participating veterinarians:
tors”, says Ewald Biemans, Ewald Biemans – Chairman
Chairman of the board of of the board Animal Care
Fundashon Stimami Steril- Clinic Rik van der Berg –
isami. “Bucuti & Tara Beach Vice Chairman Animal
Resort will match contrib- Health Veterinary Hospital
uted funds Florin to Florin, Emile de Cuba Jr. – Treasur-
up to AWG 300,000 for this er Contreras Veterinary Ser-
coming year.” “We aim vices Suzanne van Grinsven
to raise at least a total of – Secretary Veterinary Clin-
AWG 600,000 to be able ics Aruba Louella Brezovar
to sterilize 5000-6000 dogs – Director at Large Yesenia
and cats within a year and Arends – Director at Large.
to be able to continue with Please visit: www.stimamis-
the plan into the future, as terilisami.com for more in-
long as it is needed,'' adds formation q