Stimami Sterilisami Sterilizes Over 46,350 Dogs and Cats and Continues Offering 100% Free Sterilizations for Dogs and Cats in 2026

Stimami Sterilisami marked another year of significant impact, continuing its unwavering mission to reduce animal suffering in Aruba through sterilization. In 2025 alone, the foundation successfully funded the spaying and neutering of 6,405 dogs and cats, a powerful achievement that brings the organization’s total number of sterilizations since 2016 to 46,352. 

The 2025 milestone was reached through a collective effort, resulting in the following breakdown of surgeries:

• Caduary Veterinary Clinic, in partnership with Luna Foundation: 2,424 sterilizations

• Animal Welfare Alliance Aruba (AWAA), focusing on low-income households: 1,652 sterilizations funded by Stimami Sterilisami however they did 4,687 sterilizations in 2025.

• Veterinary Specialty Hospital (dogs and cats brought in through rescue foundations): 1,322 sterilizations

• Veterinary Specialty Hospital (dogs and cats brought in by individual pet owners): 859 sterilizations

These are not just numbers; they represent lives changed, suffering prevented, and a safer, healthier future for animals, our community, and public health.

Gratitude to Our Donors and Partners That Make This Possible

Our heartfelt thank you goes out to our donors and volunteers who support our mission, including Bucuti & Tara Beach Resort, Tourism Product Enhancement Fund (TPEF), Aruba Tourism Authority (ATA), One Love Foundation Inc., Setar N.V., Aruba Hotel & Tourism Association (AHATA), and every organization and private donor who has supported this mission in 2025 and the years before. Your belief in prevention, compassion, and responsibility makes this meaningful work possible. 

We are also profoundly grateful to the partners who made this impact possible, including our dedicated veterinary clinics, VSH Veterinary Specialty Hospital and Caduary Veterinary Clinic, whose collaboration with Luna Foundation has been instrumental. We are also grateful for our partnership with the Animal Welfare Alliance Aruba (AWAA), a no-cost spay and neuter clinic dedicated to helping cats and dogs of low-income families. In total, AWAA performed 4,687 surgeries in 2025, of which 1,322 were subsidized by Stimami Sterilisami.

We further thank the rescue organizations that worked tirelessly to bring animals to the clinics, and the Aruban community and pet owners who chose to spay and neuter their pets, protecting their health and preventing unwanted litters.

We are also grateful to partner with and support the Snoop Doggy Foundation, whose educational books on responsible pet ownership help inspire the next generation to care for animals with compassion, responsibility, and respect.

A Proven, Humane Program Aruba Cannot Afford to Stop

The impact of sterilization is cumulative, and the risk of overpopulation grows rapidly if the work stops. In Aruba’s year-round breeding climate, even one unsterilized animal can lead to exponential population growth. In just six years, one unspayed female cat and her offspring can produce over 11 million kittens, while a single unsterilized dog can result in more than 67,000 offspring. These figures clearly show how quickly overpopulation can spiral out of control without timely and widespread intervention.

Without sustained sterilization efforts, thousands of new litters would be born each year, overwhelming shelters and rescue organizations, increasing animal suffering, and negatively impacting our community and Aruba’s tourism-driven economy. While stronger laws, enforcement, and responsible pet ownership are essential, animal overpopulation is largely a prevention challenge. Sterilization remains the most effective, compassionate, and sustainable solution within our control to reduce suffering, protect public health and the environment, and safeguard the well-being of our community.

Keeping Sterilization Free and Accessible in 2026

In 2026, Stimami Sterilisami is proud to confirm that sterilization procedures within its national program will remain 100% free, ensuring that sterilization remains accessible in every corner of the community. As always, our subsidy at qualifying vets VSH Veterinary Specialty Hospital and Caduary Veterinary Clinic include antibiotics, anti-inflammatory medication, anesthesia, and a complimentary microchip with professional installation.

To register your pet for our subsidy, please visit www.stimamisterilisami.com and follow the instructions.  

With your continued support, we are committed to making 2026 another groundbreaking year in our efforts to promote animal welfare in Aruba. Join us in this noble cause.

For more information or to contribute, visit www.stimamisterilisami.com.

About Stimami Sterilisami

Stimami Sterilisami is a non-profit organization dedicated to humanely and effectively reducing the number of abandoned dogs and cats in Aruba through its national spay and neuter program. Every donation is used to cover the costs of spaying and neutering of dogs and cats for individual pet owners and rescue organizations, including Luna Foundation, AWAA, Nine Lives Foundation, and many others. Our books are audited and open to the public. To contribute to this important cause, you can make a direct contribution to Stimami Sterilisami Foundation via bank transfer:

Bank: Aruba Bank

Account Number: 6012630190

Account Name: FUNDASHON STIMAMI STERILISAMI

Swift Code: ARUBAWAX