Keeping the shelter open, reducing the feral cat population through trap/spay/release, providing medical care to sheltered and treated animals are all expensive.  Our 2009 budget is $135,000. With only about 10% of that from the VI Department of Agriculture, we depend on our members and generous donors to make up the difference.

We conduct three major fundraisers each year: Wagapalooza (really fun dog show) in May, Christmas for the Animals (upscale cocktail party at a villa on St John) in December/January, and a No Fleas Please flea market in October.  Civic-minded businesses on St John like The Beach Bar, which dedicates their Bar Wars event to the ACC, help us meet our goals.

In 2009 our budget for Feral Cat Reduction (food, medical, equipment) is $21,500. Shelter operating expenses (staff, food, medical, maintenance, utilities and supplies) total $103,000.  Every volunteer hour reduces our expenses by about $10. Please help us by becoming an ACC member, donating money or materials, or most valuable - your time.