OPERATION DOG - Ile des Pins - Sailing New Caledonia

LAST PART OF VIDEO NOT FOR SENSITIVE VIEWERS
Sailing around the world and having been at sea for 6 years now, I would say the island ‘Ile Des Pins’ is a jewel in the crown of the best islands to be found anywhere in the world.
Sadly – this is not paradise for the dogs on the island – the local folks do not have the means to control their numbers through medical resolve, so puppies are drowned, dogs driven over and annual shooting events are techniques employed.
Those who follow us will know of our involvement with animal welfare and care solutions in New Caledonia, the project having started out by followers on You Tube funding the medical help to ‘Moose’, the abandoned island dog.
Well, in this video, we join our favourite flying and sailing vet, GUY KANE, for the first ever operation to sterilise dogs taking place on Ile Des Pins.
This project is an attempt to prevent the suffering of animals, reduce the stress of inhabitants around their animals – a program to control the dog population on the island.
Sadly, and in order for the program to have a future and success rate, many little pups had to be ‘put down’, at least humanely for otherwise their last day would have been by drowning, being driven over or by shooting. These methods have been the means locals have used to control their dog population, and whilst initially one want to judge them for it, it becomes obvious fairly soon that due to a lack of finances the people have little to no means of medical assistance and care for changing this.
Well – all that stops hopefully with a proper sterilisation program having been put in place !!!

In this video, we share a little about Ile Des Pins beauty, we share the historical aspect of the island by visiting its prison cells which mostly now lie in ruin and we tell a story or two around this.

How can it be that such a gem of an island could have seen such hostile acts throughout the ages!

We send up the drone for a spin through the skies – it soothes the soul and reminds us of how majestic this island really is.

The really good news to us, is that this island is healing – the prison in ruins, the natural beauty protected and now with a new care for animals on the islands, we hope this will be paradise for all – humans, nature and animals combined.

So folks – we ask for some generosity here not one cent for our own pockets but a few dollars (even $2 or $5 would be hugely appreciated) to help the local folks on these islands to be better able to turn the plight of its animals around … please support the program by donating at our ‘Go Fund Me Account’ – right here in the link below:

https://www.gofundme.com/help-us-to-help-animals

For sailors sailing from Australia to New Caledonia – Did you know that if you join the ‘Go East Rally’ (Part of The Down Under Rally Group), that for every boat sailing in the fleet, a donation is made toward our animal welfare initiative in New Caledonia.

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Little Cooler by Uncle Dox

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Oh North By Blue Rose Code:
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