Here you can find pictures and success stories of some of the lucky dogs and cats who were adopted from the Bonaire Animal Shelter.

You may also want to adopt a cat or dog from the Bonaire Animal Shelter. Read this information and our conditions on adopting one of our pets.

• Our animals are all vaccinated against the usual infectious diseases.
• The cats have all tested negative for Feline Leukemia.
• The animals are not vaccinated against rabies, since we do not have rabies on Bonaire. However, if you want to adopt a Bonairean animal and take it back to the U.S. or Holland, the veterinarian can inoculate it against rabies and provide the proper Health Certificate for traveling.
• Our male cats and dogs are all sterilized (neutered) when they reach 6 months of age. Female animals older than 6 months are sterilized (spayed) when they are adopted. If you adopt an animal younger than 6 months, you agree to have it sterilized at an appropriate date.
• The cost to adopt an animal is very reasonable since it includes the price of sterilization.
• Cat adoption costs 75 Nafl and and adopting a dog costs 105 Nafl

Our adoption conditions

• We require the new owner to certify in writing that they will give proper care, feeding, and medical attention to their new pet.
• Animals will not be abused physically or emotionally; dogs will not be chained.
• Animals will not be isolated or locked up for long periods of time.
• The owner agrees not to resell or breed the animal and to bring the animal back in to be sterilized if it is too young for the procedure at the time of adoption.

• We reserve the right to make inquires at any time regarding the condition of an adopted animal.
• The Bonaire Animal Shelter also has the right to take back the animal immediately if any adoption conditions are not met - without obligation to reimburse the owner for any expenses incurred for the animal up to that time.

Succes Stories

Please read these wonderful stories of successful adoptions. Happy endings like these are the reason we work so hard!

These two friends have finally found someone to love and care for them after a difficult start in life.

And if you see this picture you'd have thought that Jan the cat and Pien the dog had always been together. But it's only been a few months.

Jan was the first to be adopted and soon Jan was joined by another shelter animal, Pien the dog. Pien and Jan are now part of a caring household, where they can romp and play with each other.

When Bruno (left on picture) first came to the shelter, he was very scared and nervous, exhibiting all the signs of abuse. Bruno had been neglected before the new owners took him in and much in need of some love, warmth and real comfort.

Everyone falls in love with Bruno and he is part of a happy, caring family and loving every minute of it.

Now this handsome Wiemaraner lookalike gets plenty of opportunity to rush around and meet and play with his Rottweiler girlfriend and has a chance to discover that life really is worth living for.

Here are my four rescued animals happy at home! Herman the cat was adopted from our Bonaire Animal Shelter in October '07. Annabelle, the small brindle with the BIG ears, was adopted in December '07. They absolutely LOVE each other. They wrestle together at every opportunity! Annabelle loves to sit in my lap. She was extremely shy when she first came home, but she has gotten much braver.

Herman was Mr. Anti-social at the shelter, but has totally turned around at home. He now loves attention- from me, my husband, or any of his doggy siblings. The only thing he loves more is FOOD!

My other two dogs, Amber and Bruce, were both rescued from a shelter in Virginia before we all moved to Bonaire.

Ricardo is a truly wonderful shelter success story. He arrived alone as a totally feral three month old kitten. Although he never tried to bite or scratch any of the staff, he was terrified of humans and would hide in the corner of his cage, spitting and barking almost like a dog any time a human being tried to touch him. Once he was found to be healthy and given his vaccinations (not an easy task!), he was placed in the main cat compound and got along very well with all the feline residents. However, he was still very frightened of humans and would run at the first glimpse of one.

One of the volunteers was asked to pay special attention to this beautiful kitten and try to “socialize” him to human beings to increase his chance for adoption. After some weeks of work, she was able to pick him up…but only if she approached him from behind and he didn’t see her coming! After a few more days, he would sit in her lap for petting, purring the whole time….but only if his head was buried under her arm where he didn’t have to look at the human that was making him feel so good!

After about two months of intensive “socialization” work, Ricardo no longer feared humans and actually began to seek out human interaction. He was adopted by a multi-cat household that now reports he is one of the most affectionate cats they have ever had, both with humans and other cats. He “grooms” his owners every day, licking their hair and faces in the morning or evening and insists on several intense petting sessions every day. Ricardo even performs some “circus tricks” with his humans…his owner places him on top of her head, then lets go and he balances on her head while she walks around the room! All this love and attention from a cat once terrified of any human being. Ricardo is definitely one of the shelter’s success stories!