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 2010 budget is $135,000. With less than 10% of that from the VI Department of Agriculture by contract to Operate an Animal Shelter and perform Animal Control duties. We have calculated the cost of these functions and note that we are seriously under funded! We depend on our members and generous donors to make up the difference. We have a long-term goal of a shelter on land where we can provide boarding and clinic services, a thrift shop, etc so that we become self sustaining and do not have to depend on the following events for our survival.

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. Memorial gifts, such as those for John Baranzano add immeasurably.

In 2010 our budget for Feral Cat Reduction (food, medical, equipment) is $26,000. 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.