Santo Domingo.– More than 140 individuals from 70 organizations and governments will attend the 2008 Caribbean Animal Welfare Conference which will take place between April 21 and 24 in the Dominican Republic.
The conference, to be held at the Hotel Melia, will cover critical issues in animal welfare, such as disaster preparedness, organizational development, animal welfare education and marine species protection.
Among the sponsoring organiozations are Sosua Friends of the Animals Association, Inc., Dominican Marine Studies Foundation (FUNDEMAR), Animal Protection Foundation (FUPRODAN), Dominican Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SODOPRECA) and the Animal Friends Trust (PADELA).

A picture of Josean and ? waiting for the METRO to the Book Fair!
Oh yes, I had my rabies shot and I am wearing my flea collar!
The inmate on the our left has long nails of its right paw and his companion on our right has had its nails done on its left paw. Note that the more innocent-looking companion on our right has a streak of white hair that runs up the center to top of his head, proof that it bites.
I take comfort that the agenda for the conference includes "disaster preparedness" and "animal welfare education," because the twins appear to be in real trouble.
I hope that the yellow ribbon dangling from the top of their cell doesn't signify anything unpleasant. In the reactionary German concentration camps in the 1930s and '40s, yellow meant prepare for the oven.
Today, in the US concentration camps, yellow means prepare for torture.
The Hotel Melia Cohiba just may be the finest of Havana's many 5-star hotels which are independently assessed by international hotel experts.
Many guests think so! Including tens of thousands of US tourists.
[This Havana hotel is ranked not by the AAA, a US car driver group, as is many US hotels. The US car drivers rank by "diamonds" rather than "stars"].
Hotel Melia Cohiba is world class! In total there are 401 rooms and 61 suites.
Occupancy averages about 95% at any given time.
http://www.cubatravelusa.com/The%20Hotel%20Melia%20Cohiba.html
I don't know if the Melia in Havana, like its namesake in Santo Domingo, lets dogs register.
There is one nuisance that guests at the Havana Melia must put up with; the US imperialists send terrorists to Havana's hotels to plant bombs in them and when the terrorists return to the USA, the GOP regime protects and honors them.
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