Guest guest Posted February 19, 2004 Report Share Posted February 19, 2004 >Envelope-to: anpeople > " Fenua Animalia " <fenua.animalia > Bora-Bora Sterilization Campaign >Wed, 18 Feb 2004 12:57:30 -1000 > " Fenua Animalia " <fenua.animalia > >Dear All, > >Fenua Animalia is a tiny Pet Protection Association but the biggest one in >Polynesia (200 members, less than a dozen active members, no vet, no shelter). >After two years of a big struggle we are starting today the Sterilization >Campaign of all Pets on Bora-Bora Island with the Esther Honey Foundation >volunteers vets team. >Bora-Bora is the most touristic Island in French Polynesia. >There are about 4000 Pets for about 10000 inhabitants. This leads, like >eveywhere in Polynesia, a huge amount of abandons and all the shame which goes >with. You surely know/understand. >This mass action for Pets is the very first one in Polynesia. >Its first mission starts today and will last after one month. >We expect to make 400 to 500 sterilizations this time. >We got, after years of discussions, the support of Bora's unique >commune and of >our Agriculture Ministry, even if, up to now, none, never granted us >for a coin. >We are going to face a bill of about US$30-50,000.00 for these 400-500 >sterilizations. This amount will put us at risk but we don't care for now >because the top most thing is to start the process, to open a new >hope history. >We hope that, after, authorities will help us financially but it is still not >awfully obvious today. >However, to reach this point is a big victory in a coutry where there are dog >meat eaters and we are proud to share this victory with you all: It >is one more >example to give to convince those who are in a very difficult situation, like >ours at start, that obstination and patience pays and that, with >Internet, even >on the remotest part of our Earth, you are not alone. > >Our aim is to be able one day to do the same on Tahiti, the main Polynesia >Island, where there are something like 60-70,000 Pets with the same life >conditions. >Our fear is that once cleaned the Polynesia tourism display window (e.g. Bora) >we will be pushed back in our endless hopeless dark nightmare. >Our demand, for now, is to broadcast this new around you. >Of course, any help of any kind is welcome but we know that you are >all with the >same needs. > >Thanks for your attention. >Sincerely, >Eric. > > >Mr.Eric Loeve >President >Fenua Animalia >BP 9075 >98715 Motu Uta >Tahiti >French Polynesia >Phone/fax/answ: (689) 423 423 >Email: fenua.animalia >Web: http://fenua-animalia.org/ > >--- -- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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