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Dog numbers reduced to 1666, only 65 strays
 "One never notices what has been done; one can only see what remains to be done." ~ Marie Curie, Polish-French physicist and chemist
Recent letter writers seem to have confused reports of undesirable dog behaviours (barking and chasing) with the actual number of dogs on the island. Contrary to popular belief, there is no longer a significant number of stray dogs on Rarotonga. The overwhelming majority of dogs are now owned dogs. The Esther Honey Foundation 2011 island-wide census confirmed that the number of dogs on Rarotonga have been reduced from 6,000 in 1995 to 1,666. Only 65 dogs - or less than 4% of the remaining dogs on Rarotonga - were stray dogs.
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How you can help: Unfortunately travelers who are annoyed by animal behavior are more likely to make their feelings known. If an animal added to your holiday, please consider writing a brief note to the editor of the local paper describing how a cat or dog enhanced your Cook Islands experience: john@cookislandsnews.com |
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Local support is critical to keeping the clinic running.
 Cook Islands lawyer Charles Little has been a frequent donor and long-time supporter of the foundation. He and his office team have provided loving homes for neglected and homeless animals and funds to support Esther Honey veterinary and education programs. During a recent visit to Rarotonga, the Esther Honey Foundation founder and CEO Cathy Sue Ragan-Anunsen and Clinic Director Gregg Young met with Charles, his partner Heinz Matysik and their clinic staff. The firm again made a generous donation and Charles made a moving and heartfelt presentation about the difference the foundation has made for Cook Islands animals.
We hope that you will consider joining the Little & Matysik firm and others in helping The Esther Honey Foundation make a permanent difference for Cook Islands animals and to provide a successful model for others who want to conduct humane non-lethal animal management programs. Donate Now |
 Your contributions at work!
Esther Honey Foundation's August clinic team treated 302 animals including 18 fish poisoning patients (Whew!) spayed/neutered 52 dogs & cats, rehomed 11 and served 1,024 meals to the animals in our care.
Thank you August volunteers! Three of our Glorious Vets and other volunteers under our new sign. Note our namesake Honey the golden dog who inspired the foundation and a handsome Cook Islands ginger cat! Read full article |
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Help EHF go digital
The human hospital on Rarotonga, whose staff has been an enormous help to us over the years, has gone digital and we need to too. We require at least two large sized Fuji digital xray cassettes. Please contact us at info@estherhoney.org if you can help. |
