THE ANIMAL CARE CENTER OF ST. JOHN
The Animal Care Center (ACC) of St. John is located
in Cruz Bay, near the library. The ACC addresses the
problems of cruelty to, neglect and abuse of the island animals. The shelter provides kennels for homeless dogs and inside cages for a limited number of
homeless cats. The ACC has one full-time manager
and one or two paid part-time assistants plus any volunteers who are willing to
take our resident dogs for walks.
We want to know how we're doing ... If
you've visited the shelter recently, please take a moment to complete an online survey
for us.
Click Here to take survey
.
The ACC is governed by a
volunteer board of directors. For a detailed history of the ACC on St John,
click here.
The ACC has
volunteers across St John who establish and maintain feral cat feeding stations.
At these locations, feral cats are trapped and taken to the local vet who tests
for disease and if clear spays or neuters the cat. The cat is inoculated and
returned to the feeding station. The tip of the left ear is clipped to indicate
a neutered animal. This Trap-Spay/Neuter-Release program has proven to be the
most effective and humane method of reducing a feral cat population.
The ACC conducts
three major fundraisers each year beginning with Wagapalooza in May, a "No Fleas
Please" Flea Market in October and a gala for the animals in December or
January.
For details about these and other events, click on a link below or email us at
stjacc@islands.vi .
