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Rarotonga, Cook Islands: Announcing the Jim & Jamie Foundation for Dogs With Fewer than Four Legs

October 20, 2019 Jim 1 Comment

Ever since I drunkenly (druggedly?) announced to Jamie that I wanted to move to Ushuaia, Argentina and start a foundation for homeless dogs, we’ve jokingly tried to figure out what foundation is needed wherever we visit.

Here in the Cook Islands we’ve agreed that it should be the Jim & Jamie Foundation for Dogs with Fewer than Four Legs. Why? Because the streets are full of them, three-legged dogs everywhere you look.

We mentioned this idea to the manager of our hotel and she nixed it. “No way,” she said, “You’ll be inundated.”

Apparently this is the place to be if you like tripod dogs.

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  1. Doreen says

    October 20, 2019 at 2:04 am

    When we were there in June we went to the Saturday market. Some traveling vets were collecting money to help the Raro dogs. Apparently if a dog has a severely hurt leg and needs follow up care they often amputate. The vet I spoke with said that it’s best for the dog because the dogs don’t get follow up care. They get to see the visiting vets once and the owners don’t bring them back. Crazy, eh?

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