The story of The Wedding Puppies
went around the world. “Someone shared an article with me from India and another one from Australia,” said Andee. “And on a television broadcast, a German voice was dubbed over for mine,” she added. With an important message so far-
reaching, Andee and Tina thought about what to do next to keep the momentum going. They found their answer, once again serendipitously, during their hon- eymoon on a beach in Haiti. There were three stray dogs walking on the beach. The dogs passed everyone else and walked up to Andee and Tina. “They were begging – not for food but for water,” said Andee. There are homeless dogs every-
where in Haiti: under parked cars, dead on the roadside, roaming the streets. They’re hungry and thirsty. On the island, they are referred to as chien peyi or “country dogs.” Street vendors throw rocks at the dogs when they come look- ing for food. The street dogs don’t bark and their tails don’t wag. “In a country where human health
needs cannot be met, an animal’s welfare becomes even less of a priority,” said Dr. Wousvel Jean Jacques, a veterinarian working with the Haiti Street Dog Project. “People on the island don’t see the urgency to help the dogs. They don’t develop the love relationship with the dogs and they don’t see that if they take care of them, a lot of the island’s prob- lems could be resolved.”
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The dogs aren’t vaccinated and are
exposed to bacteria in the dirty water they drink off the street. They are infested with parasites which can eventually be transmitted to people. “We have communicated with the people from the Ministry of Agriculture
Above: Claire, the mama dog. All of the puppies and Claire have been adopted.
who should be handling these issues. However, they don’t have the resources - money or people – to help solve the problem,” said Dr. Wousvel. Diane Gillard founded the Haiti
Street Dog Project in 2015 after seeing the conditions of the dogs.
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