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Taking Care Of Stray Dogs

The small island of Curaçao, a paradise is the sun but also home to many stray dogs. They are either born on the streets or dumped by their owners, in both cases left to fend for themselves. Because of the many stray dogs and the big shortage of fosters and people willing to adopt, Feed Friends Foundation was founded in 2015 with the goal to care for these stray dogs on location, meaning on the streets. This was the only option to care for so many dogs that were “left out” because the local shelter and other fosters are full and cannot take in any more dogs. Currently, there are a little more than 100 stray dogs in the feeding program. You might ask yourself, how can more than 100 stray dogs be fed every day? This is done through a great network of feeders, volunteers willing to use a little time to feed one or more stray dogs via a feeding schedule. This means that the foundation provides the food and the volunteer feeds one or more days per week on a specific location. As soon as it becomes possible, the dogs are spayed or neutered and placed back on their original location. If possible, the dog is put up for adoption as well. This happens when it is a very friendly dog and when the foundation thinks that the dog can still get used to living at a home, but also when a recently dumped dog is found that is not used to living on the streets. These dogs are cared for by fosters until they are ready to go to a forever home.

The dream of Feed Friends Foundation is to start a big dog sanctuary where these dogs can lead a happy and healthy life in a safe environment. A big goal but it would help the stray dogs so much!

The foundation depends on food and monetary donations to be able to continue with their work.

In the video you will see a couple of locations where stray dogs are fed through the feeding program. Feel free to let us know what you think or contact us through Facebook if you have any questions. Enjoy the video!