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Croix Animal Welfare Center page! Please support our mission to help the homeless and needy animals of St.

28/02/2025

It’s never truly goodbye, it’s until we meet again! Thank you Dr. Keith for all of your incredible work over the last three months! You are always welcome back! We will miss you!

28/02/2025

SEE YOU TONIGHT! This one is going to be incredible!!! Don’t forget proceeds from all Leatherback Brewing Company Soca sales and Mutiny Island Vodka sales will be donated to the St. Croix Animal Welfare Center!

28/02/2025

HAPPY BLACK HISTORY MONTH! This month, we will be highlighting and celebrating black veterinarians and animal activists who have changed the way we treat animals.

Dr. Jane Hinton was one of the two first African American women to graduate with a VMD degree (Dr. Alfreda Johnson Webb was the other). Before them, there had only been 4 other VMD graduates, and it wasn’t until almost 20 years later until there was another. Dr. Hinton paved the way for women not just in veterinary medicine, but all medicine. Through her father, a Harvard Medical School professor and, according to a piece on BlackPastby Hilda Bastian, “one of the most prominent African American medical researchers of his era,” Dr. Hinton had the opportunity to work as a lab assistant to John Howard Mueller.

Ultimately, she helped to develop the Mueller-Hinton agar, “a culture medium in which bacteria can thrive. It has become one of the standard methods used to test bacterial resistance to antibiotics,” Bastian notes. After graduating from the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Hinton became a veterinarian in small animal medicine, as well as a federal government inspector for the Department of Agriculture, where she helped progress research and response to livestock disease outbreaks. She had an early retirement and spent the rest of her days caring for her garden and household pets.

27/02/2025

Do you recognize this dog?? This dog was tied to the post next to the Barbershop in Princesse for over 2 weeks, when their staff noticed it and someone notified the shop owner. The shop owner asked around, but no one knew who the pup belonged to. This two year old male weighs 30 pounds. He is on a five day stray hold while we look for his owner.

27/02/2025

This morning we sent 12 dogs on a flight (including CARMELLO!) to our partner Pet Alliance and on to their FURever homes! Thank you to all of our supporters, who make these flights possible, whether that is donating money, supplies, or time, we would not be able to save the hundreds of animals and year after year without you!

We would also like to thank Air Cargo Carriers, Amerijet International Airlines, Flemings’ Transport Co., Inc., Centerline Car Rentals, Paradise Freight, Blas Nicky Santiago, Del Guatu Dog Training and Pet Boarding, our foster coordinators Beverly Hector, Amanda Hamner, and Stephanie Ahrens, and our AMAZING Paws from Paradise coordinator Wayne Myers!

Our Paws from Paradise cargo flights can cost between $3,500-$4,200 per flight. If you would like to help support these incredible flights, please click that donate button below!

27/02/2025

HAPPY BLACK HISTORY MONTH! This month, we will be highlighting and celebrating black veterinarians and animal activists who have changed the way we treat animals.

Dr. Wendell O. Belfield was a veterinary doctor and pioneer in promoting wholesome foods for pets. He had a successful veterinary practice in San Jose, California, where he dedicated his professional life to improving orthomolecular therapies for small animals.

Dr. Belfield’s clinical knowledge served as the catalyst for enhanced nutritional products, successfully addressing ineffective conventional treatment protocols for many animal diseases. Through trial and error, he developed combinations of nutrients that are indicated for specific disease processes, and conducted research to establish the efficacy of his treatments.

Dr. Belfield's original formulas are still available at Orthomolecular Specialties (OMS).

26/02/2025

It’s Waggin Wednesday!

26/02/2025

HELP US NAME THE SHELTER PETS!
Our team feels like we’ve run out of creative juices and we’d love to hear from you! We’re looking for unique and unusual names. What would YOU name a shelter pet? If you have some free time, and you’re looking for a fun and easy project, please send a list of names to us at [email protected].

26/02/2025

In March, SCAWC will be adding a high-volume spay/neuter relief veterinarian to the team from March 1st - March 15th. In order to take advantage of Dr. Almengual’s incredible skills, and to spay/neuter as many animals as possible, SCAWC is offering 50% off ALL spay/neuter surgery for the first two weeks of March!

Schedule your appointment HERE: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScVH8_WUHw-vaO0hdAys90DgnXad3jJyuQXeDIaqYDWwUTflQ/viewform?usp=sharing

BUT WAIT! Some extremely generous donors who volunteered at last month's four-day free spay/neuter event and wanted to make a big difference for the pet and feral population on St. Croix. They contacted SCAWC and offered to MATCH up to $4,000 in spay/neuter donations to cover the cost of spay/neuter for STRAY AND FERAL animals, and for pet owners in financial need.

The public response to this donation match has been wonderful! So far SCAWC has raised around $2,000 for spay/neuter surgeries! We are so close to the finish line on this matching donation, but we need your help! You can double your impact today by donating to SCAWC's spay/neuter program. Just click that donate button below!

26/02/2025

HAPPY BLACK HISTORY MONTH! This month, we will be highlighting and celebrating black veterinarians and animal activists who have changed the way we treat animals.

Dr. Tsegaye Habtemariam began his tenure at Tuskegee Institute (now Tuskegee University) in 1979 as an associate professor in the School of Veterinary Medicine (now College of Veterinary Medicine). He ascended the academic and administrative ranks, becoming professor of epidemiology and biomedical informatics in 1984, director of the international center for tropical animal health (1986-89), associate dean for research and graduate studies (1999-2005), and dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health (2006-2014). His honors and awards are numerous and include distinctions as the Outstanding Faculty Achievement Award, Outstanding Faculty Research Award, honorary member of the American Epidemiology Society, president of the World Association of Veterinary Educators, and vice-chair of the Association of Minority Health Profession Schools. Following his deanship, Habtemariam returned to the Department of Pathobiology as a tenured professor of epidemiology and biomedical informatics. He continued his academic work through engagement in teaching and research in the veterinary and public health programs, as well as in the college's two Ph.D. programs (Interdisciplinary Pathobiology and Integrative Biosciences) until his retirement in 2019.

25/02/2025

In what feels like a record breaking adoption from flight to final destination… Titus has found his FURever home! This kind of FURever love couldn’t be possible without our Paws from Paradise program!

If you would like to become a volunteer pet es**rt, please email us at [email protected].

25/02/2025

Thank you Marsha Mason for es**rting Titus to Orlando on Thursday to our partner Pet Alliance of Orlando. She even covered the carry on fee for her furry little passenger! Titus arrived safe and sound in the other side!

If you would like to learn more about becoming a pet es**rt for our Paws from Paradise program, please contact our flight coordinator at [email protected]

25/02/2025

While Godiva recovers from spay surgery, she gets some sleepy snuggle time with our Foster Coordinator, Beverley Hector. Godiva will be available for adoption later today!

25/02/2025

HAPPY BLACK HISTORY MONTH! This month, we will be highlighting and celebrating black veterinarians and animal activists who have changed the way we treat animals.

Dr. Kauline Cipriani, PhD, most recently assistant dean for diversity and inclusion at the Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine, joined the Gillings School on Feb. 19, 2018.Cipriani, who earned Master of Science and doctoral degrees in microbiology and genetics and food microbiology at Purdue, previously served as co-director of Purdue’s Center of Excellence in Diversity and Inclusion in Veterinary Medicine and assistant professor in the university’s departments of food science and comparative pathobiology.

Her leadership helped Purdue’s veterinary college become a national leader in diversity and inclusion, with replicable models and measurable results. In 2017, the college was named an INSIGHT into Diversity Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) award recipient.

In her previous roles at Purdue, she led the development and implementation of programs and initiatives to enhance access, diversity and inclusive excellence, both at the college and university levels, and also worked in academic affairs.

Her recent professional publications focus on the impact of gender and race/ethnicity on young people’s career aspirations, specifically related to veterinary medicine. She is co-author of a chapter on cultural competence in Veterinary Medical Education: A Practical Guide and co-editor and chapter author for Navigating Diversity and Inclusion in Veterinary Medicine, the first book on diversity within academic veterinary medicine.

24/02/2025

RESERVE YOUR APPOINTMENT TODAY!

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24/02/2025

Heyyy ! We’re Bliss Bliss & Belladonna, two playful Bengal mix sisters 🩷. We're inseparable, just like two peas in a pod. We love to chase each other's tails, play hide and seek, and have a knack for finding the most fun in any situation. Our favorite game is tag, and we're always up for a good laugh. 😂 We're not just sisters, but also best friends. 🤞🏽We're hoping to find a forever home where we can share our joy and playful energy. Adopting us means double the love, double the fun, and double the purrs. 🥳 We promise to fill your home with happiness and laughter! Stop over at St. Croix Animal Welfare Center or give us a call at 340-642-1322 and speak to an adoption coordinator today!

24/02/2025

HAPPY BLACK HISTORY MONTH! This month, we will be highlighting and celebrating black veterinarians and animal activists who have changed the way we treat animals.

Dr. Debbye Turner Bell is a veterinarian, journalist, minister, motivational speaker, wife, and mother.

Dr. Turner Bell divides her time doing veterinary public relations, youth and adult motivational and Christian speaking, and television broadcasting. Although she is not currently in clinical practice in veterinary medicine, she has promoted responsible pet ownership and proper veterinary care for pets through public service announcements, news features, and workshops. Dr. Turner Bell has carried her message of pet care and motivation as far away as Rome, Italy, and Johannesburg, South Africa.

Over the course of her career, Turner Bell has found time to serve on many local, state and national boards, including the National Council on Youth leadership, Children's Miracle Network, Missouri Division of Youth Services and Mathews-Dickey Boys and Girls Club, and the National Advisory Child Health and Human Development Council, which is an advisory council to the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, which is an institute in the National Institutes of Health.

21/02/2025

HAPPY BLACK HISTORY MONTH! This month, we will be highlighting and celebrating black veterinarians and animal activists who have changed the way we treat animals.

Patricia (Pat) M. Lowrie is the director of the Women’s Resource Center (WRC) at Michigan State University and also serves as the assistant to the dean in the College of Veterinary Medicine. As WRC director, she leads a staff in developing and implementing educational, leadership, social justice, and advocacy programs. The Center serves as a focus for coordinating resources and referrals that catalyze institutional change through understanding and valuing difference and empowering faculty, students, and staff to be effective change agents.

In veterinary medicine, Pat’s role is to enhance and increase educational and professional opportunities for underrepresented groups in the health professions. As part of a collaborative broad-based university team, she also advises university leadership on effective methods to engage various constituent groups in synergistic activity that moves beyond anti-discrimination teachings and begins to infuse social justice education more comprehensively into the institution. This team collectively addresses the issues of individuals who are members of oppressed groups, including persons with disabilities and persons who are historically victims of racism, sexism, classism, and homophobia.

A graduate of Howard University, she is the recipient of several awards, including the University Diversity Award and the All-University Distinguished Academic Staff Award. Pat chairs the executive committee of Campus Women Lead, an affiliate of AAC&U’s Office of Diversity, Equity and Global Initiatives and the Project on the Status and Education of Women.

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1C/D La Grande Princesse
Christiansted
00820

Opening Hours

Monday	08:30 - 17:00
Tuesday	08:30 - 17:00
Wednesday	08:30 - 17:00
Thursday	08:30 - 17:00
Friday	08:30 - 17:00

Telephone

+13407781650

Website

http://www.stcroixawc.org/

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It’s Waggin Wednesday!

Come meet Ursula today !! She is currently available for adoption and waiting for her furever home. 🐾 Feel free to call our adoptions department at (340)-642-1322. 🫶🏽 #SCAWC #adopt

‼️ MARK YOUR CALENDAR‼️ On March 8th SCAWC will be holding a HUGE Plant Sale in the SCAWC Flea Market parking area! Featuring fruiting plants, tea and cooking plants, ornamentals, philodendrons, ferns, plumeria, succulents, and cactus!

It’s Waggin Wednesday!

It’s Waggin Wednesday! WE’RE BACK BABY!

It’s Waggin Wednesday!

Join our friend The Host With The Most Todd Newton by supporting our shelter! Todd Newton has traveled the world, but his heart is always with the St. Croix Animal Welfare Center. We are so blessed to count him as one of our friends. Please show your support today on #givingtuesday and make a donation to help our shelter pets! Every dollar helps! StCroixAWC.org/donate

The St. Croix Animal Welfare Center has affected all of our lives on St Croix. Have you adopted a pet from us? Used our low-cost community clinic? Did we reunite you with your lost pet? Take a moment and think about the St. Croix Animal Welfare Center and all of the programs we offer our community. Now imagine, if we close our doors forever. The St. Croix Animal Welfare Center is at risk of downsizing our operations due to lack of the recent reliability in VI government contract payouts. We are in desperate need of donations. Please support the St. Croix Animal Welfare Center. Every dollar counts. You can help keep us open. You can make a difference. Please donate on our website https://stcroixawc.org/donate/