What can USVI visitors do for the animals here?

Good suggestions plus you can join the Humane Society as well. Or donate items to the shelters' Flea Market/Thrift shops.

I'll add a number 6. Pets from Paradise. The animals have a much better chance of being adopted in the States.
http://www.pets-from-paradise.com/

Either be an escort or donate money to help vet bills and airline tickets for the animals.

Additional notes for #3:

The St. Thomas Humane Society's website lists options for helping them out including sponsoring a kennel, and donating items from their wish list. Their site is http://www.humanesocietyofstthomas.com/. The St. Croix Animal Shelter have a how to help section on their site as well at http://www.cruciancritters.com/ and so does the St. John Animal Care Center at http://www.wagapalooza.com/about_acc.shtml.

--Islander

I have several off-island customers who regularly visit Sapphire and who enthuse about returning to find "their" cats still around and make plans to go and buy food for them. Although I praise them for such kindness, I do tell them the absolute kindest thing they could do for these ferals is to get a trap from the Humane Society and take at least one of the cats to the vet on each of their visits to have them spayed or neutered. The vet can notch or tattoo the cat's ear to indicate that it's been fixed.

Just in my small area the feral cat population has been drastically reduced because I set out from the get-go to do my own thing in this regard. There's still the odd female who'll pop up from time to time with kittens in tow (that invisible neon which says, "animal sucker lives here" and the food and fresh water supply are big draws!) but as soon as they're old enough and tame enough, off they go to the vet and then are brought back to still live outside but unable to reproduce.

STT, how much does it cost to have one of those little darlings fixed? Cats and dogs?

Well, because my local vet knows what I do, it's basically what the Humae Society charges which is about $45. Same for cats or dogs. Cheers, dear!

And you not only missed out on the clam chowder on your last visit but an incredible Cuban black bean soup which was to die for!

My info is running dry so forgive the brevity, The Old Tart's bed beckons bigtime. XXX

I know - I missed you and I regret it (and the Cuban Black Bean is making me really regret it much more - I make special trips to Metropol in San Juan for that stuff!)!!

Passed your spot a few times and mentioned to my little "joy" that we should say hello and have some chowder. How much does one 9 yr old really want to accompany mommy to visit grown-up friends, with whom mommy talks too much, when she could be at the beach or in the pool. I could have put my foot down, but she'd have been sulking. Maybe you could install a pool, like Indigo!! Or, get some birds, like Ronnie (didn't get to his place either). I could have lured her with your genips, but she quickly realized they were not in season.

Only people we saw were Sherri ('cus she came to Indigo) and Dex. Other than that, we were incognito.

Thanks for the info about the Humane Society and the cost. I wonder if we can send a check and sponsor a couple of "fixins".

Sleep tight, STT! Don't let the island bugs bite.

Good idea. You'll find their address here:

http://www.humanesocietyofstthomas.com/

Let's keep this at the top of the board so it gets more exposure.

Don't forget the roosters. In the name of all that is holy, take home some roosters.

Oh SOOOOOOOOOO true!!! Take the stinking roosters - and the night time barkers!!!!!

We live in a rural area but don't have any roosters. Someone near us does have a flock of pea fowl. Early one morning last summer I was awakened by what sounded like a small child being horribly murdered in our front yard. The screams were unlike anything I'd ever heard.

I rushed out to find a peahen and two peacocks, one mature adult with a spectactular tail, and one "teenage" male with a less-than-impressive show of manhood. The young one reminded me of Shaggy on Scooby-Doo. Both were trying to get the attention of the peahen. These three had evidently decided to take a stroll around the neighborhood and wound up in our yard.

But I'll never forget the sound. How can such beautiful animals make such a racket!!.

I wonder if there is a good recipe for peafowl soup???

Don't know about that but I can imagine a handful of those tail feathers in a tall crystal vase.