Cassandra Bowers

Radar was betrayed, left behind to fend for himself, after years of "loyal service" when his owner moved. Radar was living on the street and sleeping in old abandoned buildings in Otrobanda. He survived on scrapes and some meals neighbors would provide him.

When we first heard of him we had no place to take him. Together with a concerned neighbor, we started to care for him on the streets. We provided the neighbor with dog food and medication so she could feed and medicate Radar twice daily. He was given Nexgard Spectra. As soon as he would allow us to touch him, we were able to treat his eye. We suspect he is blind in one eye.

Time For Action

Radar started to look and feel better, but the streets were still not a safe place for him. He would regularly get hit by cars in the busy, narrow street. It's a miracle he survived this long. He would be chased, spit on, and he has stones thrown at him by passersby. He had also been attacked a few times by other dogs fighting for food.

One day, as we arrived to clean his eye and provide him with pain medication, we heard that he was napping on the sidewalk when a car drove onto the sidewalk and hit him. As we were getting our supplies ready, we witnessed Radar being attacked by a dog. He had to get the dog off him twice. At that moment we knew we had to get him to safety. Radar was loaded into the car without a back-up plan.

Luckily we knew one of our regular fosters would soon be able to foster again. After a few days in emergency boarding, Radar moved to his own little corner of paradise. Radar is still being treated for ehrlichia and anemia, his skin is slowly getting better and he is on daily pain management for sore joints. Fortunately, he tested negative for heart worm (?).

A (Goofy) Treasure He Is

Radar has shown us to be extremely cuddly, loyal and goofy. He's a loving and sensitive dog. We are thrilled to see him feeling and looking better and are so happy he is now out of danger in a safe, warm and loving environment. Like all living creatures should be.

We would like to thank Chantal and JoAnn who both alerted us about Radar and who both made financial contributions to his initial medical expenses.

With so many rescues in our care and completely dependent on the generosity of our friends and followers we would like to ask if anyone is able to assist in Radar's expenses. He will be neutered and another blood test will be done to make sure he's cured of ehrlichia. Any donation is greatly appreciated.

Support CARF Curaçao

Donations are very much appreciated. You can donate to our local MCB-account: 21199501 (Maduro & Curiel's Bank), with address: Beshiweg 1, Willemstad, Curaçao. If you would like to become Radar's sponsor that is also possible. For more information on sponsor ships (virtual adoptions), please email stichtingcarf@gmail.com. On behalf of the entire team, old man Radar sends you his love.

As a non-profit organization without any government support, we fully rely on the generosity of donors and volunteers in order to fund and fulfill our rescue efforts. Thanks to your donations we were able to make some miracles happen in 2016!

We can't possibly mention all of the dogs that we have helped, but we've made a selection of CARFIES that we were able to save this year. Without your support:

Maxim
Our handsome Maxim stole hearts all around the world! He would have never known the joy of walking and running on all four paws. He was found as a puppy, wandering the streets by himself, hopping around on three legs. Once he started to feel better, he was adopted by a loving family. Today, he uses all four legs and runs around as if he's training for a marathon.

Dushi & Chopke (previously named Dushi & Manneke)
These two brothers were found on the landfill by a caring couple. We were able to secure Dushi first; he was tiny, scared and didn't trust people at all. Chopke was "rescued" and taken home by people, who brought him back to the landfill a few weeks later when they decided they didn't want to offer him a home after all. Un-be-lievable. Gladly the couple that had previously rescued Dushi, were able to also catch Chopke. Both Dushi and Chopke have been adopted (by family members of the people that found them) and are now living like a god in France... eh, Belgium. 
(Picture below: Dushi)

Bobby & Marley (previously Poeh & Piki)
Two more CARFIES who really hit the jackpot this year! The last thing this island needs is more unwanted puppies brought into the world by some "backyard breeder" who thinks it would be great to make money on each of his dog's precious offspring. Dogs should be family members, not money-making machines! Bobby & Marley were found in a backyard shed and nurtured back to health by a loving foster family. Their new family came to visit the island, fell in love with these two, and decided on the spot that they would adopt them. Bobby and Marley are living happily ever after in The Netherlands. Click here to read their story.

Rosie (previously named Roslyn)
Rosie was found wandering the streets with a long chain tied around her neck. Two of our volunteers happened to drive by and were able to catch her. She didn't put up a fight when she was carried into the car and that's pretty much Rosie; sweet, calm, and trusting. After spending several weeks at one of our foster homes, Roslyn was adopted together with puppy Josie/Joslyn. She is loving life with her adoptive parents and her favorite thing to do these days is going for walks with the fam.

Bill
We cannot not mention Bill in our list of miracles! The before and after pictures of this guy make us feel so proud and thankful of the work done by our foster families. When we first found Bill he was in bad, really bad, shape. We picked him up with his tail between his legs and his head down. When you look at him now, there is so much love and joy sparkling from his eyes. It's just incredible how loving and forgiving dogs can be.