On Saturday January 14, around noon, the Bonaire Animal Shelter officially received a very brand new single cabin, long bed, heavy duty, 2.7 turbo diesel white pickup truck from the Nederlandse Stichting Dierenlot. This Dutch Foundation helps animal welfare organizations in Holland and the Dutch Caribbean (WWW.Dier.nu). This utility vehicle was the 421th project of the very active Dutch foundation. The brand new truck is very visible in every day’s traffic because of the “zebra” striping and graphics delivered by Gaia Productions, Image and Digital Design from Bonaire, saying, Yuda bestianan na peliger riba Boneiru, sostené Fundashon Dierenlot. (Help animals in danger on Bonaire, support the Fundashon Dierenlot). The Dutch foundation tries to support organizations that take care of health and protect animals in Holland and the Dutch Caribbean. The Shelter employees and volunteers will use the truck for transportation of cats and dogs, especially those who are in need of the free-of-charge sterilization project. For a long time a reliable truck was on the list of suggested gifts for the Shelter. A lack of money was always the problem. Now the Nederlandse Stichting Dierenlot solved the problem with the new pickup. The Shelter will take as good care of the pickup as they do for their animals. Some hundred citizens were there when the new truck was adopted and baptized! One of the citizens suggested the truck was equipped with a “waving light”*.

THE TRUCK

The white single cabin long bed truck was produced in September 2011 and is as new as new can be. /jb). The white work horse is fully equipped and the flat black front bumper and the artificial leather seats remind you of the enthusiasm of the vehicle to do the job. The engine is a good runner, the dashboard is complete, the odometer reads only 35 kilometers and the trip meter is reset (by me/jb) on zero. *There is just one fancy and unknown flip flap button mounted in the center of the dashboard. So I fiddle a little with the aftermarket thing. Nothing seems to happen. Then people try to get my attention: I just engaged the orange colored Hella flashing light mounted on top of the single cabin!

Congratulations, Bonaire Animal Shelter.

Huge progress.

Story & photo by Jan Brouwer/L.D.

This Dutch Foundation helps animal welfare organizations in Holland and the Dutch Caribbean (www.Dier.nu). This utility vehicle was the 421th project of the very active Dutch foundation. The brand new truck is very visible in every day’s traffic because of the “zebra” striping and graphics delivered by Gaia Productions, Image and Digital Design from Bonaire, saying, Yuda bestianan na peliger riba Boneiru, sostené Fundashon Dierenlot. (Help animals in danger on Bonaire, support the Fundashon Dierenlot).

The Dutch foundation tries to support organizations that take care of health and protect animals in Holland and the Dutch Caribbean. The Shelter employees and volunteers will use the truck for transportation of cats and dogs, especially those who are in need of the free-of-charge sterilization project. (more…)