Animal Welfare Curaçao Project #73964

Save Curacao's Stray Dogs - Prevention & Rescue

by Stichting Rescue Paws Nederland

Project Report | Sep 16, 2026
Rescue Paws Curacao 2026 Q3 update

By Bram Creemers | Project Leader

The positive impact your donations had on Libby

Thanks to your generous support, more dogs across Curaçao are receiving care and finding homes. Through the end of August, 276 dogs have been adopted through Rescue Paws Curaçao in 2026. Alongside these adoptions, 1,275 dogs were sterilized through RPC this year by 1 August, helping prevent unwanted litters and reduce future suffering. These two sides of our work belong together: giving dogs already in need a second chance, while preventing more puppies from being born into the same difficult circumstances.

Today, 198 dogs are in our care: 87 at the rescue center and 111 with foster carers. Another 78 dogs are waiting for a place, and we try to support many of them where they are until space becomes available. Beyond our shelter and foster network, we work to regularly support 20 feeders who care for groups of street dogs, as well as more than 25 local owners who struggle to afford food for their dogs at home. We also receive many one-off requests for help. This community network extends our reach beyond the rescue center, helping dogs who might otherwise go without food or care.

For the dogs staying at the center, we have purchased four new mobile puppy pens for our youngest pups. We have also fitted solid partitions between all enclosures so dogs in neighboring runs can no longer see one another, reducing visual stimulation and helping create a calmer environment. While the dogs wait for homes, their everyday comfort and wellbeing remain an essential part of our work.

Your support helps sustain the food, shelter, medical care, and prevention that give these dogs a better chance. With 78 dogs still waiting for a place, the need remains enormous. Every adoption creates room to help another dog, and every sterilization helps prevent future unwanted litters. Thank you for being part of this mission and for helping us care for dogs both inside the rescue center and across Curaçao.

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May 8, 2026
Rescue Paws Curacao 2026 Q1 update

By Bram Creemers | Project Leader

Some of the dogs who found their forever homes

Thanks to your generous support, 2026 has already been a remarkable year for the dogs of Curaçao. So far this year, 108 dogs have found their forever homes through Rescue Paws Curaçao, with another 42 adoptions already reserved. Every single one of these dogs received a full medical check-up, flea and tick treatment, vaccinations, microchipping, and blood work before being placed. Your donations make this possible — because while adoption fees cover the basics, they don't stretch far enough when a dog needs extra care. Two of our current foster dogs are facing significant surgeries — one for a kneecap issue and one for anal gland problems — and a dog adopted just two weeks ago was found to have an underlying hip condition that we are continuing to support. These are the unexpected moments where donor funding truly makes the difference between a dog suffering and a dog healing.

Beyond our shelter and foster network, we have helped more than 150 dogs living on the streets or with local families who lack the financial means to provide proper care. These dogs received flea and tick treatments and deworming — small interventions that dramatically improve a dog's daily quality of life and prevent the spread of parasites. We also purchased and fitted out a dedicated food storage container, properly insulated to keep out rats and pests. This allows us to safely store bulk food donations and distribute them efficiently to our network of feeders and community members who are caring for dogs but struggling to provide for them. Finally, we have ordered three new catch cages, currently on their way to the island, which will allow us to reach and sterilize dogs that have so far been impossible to trap — a crucial step in reducing the stray population at its root.

Every donation to Rescue Paws Curaçao goes directly to the dogs — their food, their medicine, their surgeries, and their second chances. As we head further into 2026, our sterilization campaigns, street care outreach, and adoption work continue to grow. The need on the island remains enormous, but so does the impact of your support. If you are able to give again — even a small amount — it goes directly toward treatments, food, and the kind of care that turns a suffering street dog into a happy, healthy companion. Thank you for being part of this mission.

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