Topic: shelter

The charity is about to kickstart a major fundraising campaign to get the remaining $450,000 out of the $750,000 in total needed to fit out the buildings and landscape the surrounding areas in the site off Captain Reginald Parsons Drive in West Bay.

Organisers spent Wednesday afternoon preparing 20-some hurricane shelters for residents as Hurricane Beryl approaches the Cayman Islands.

The Compass has compiled 10 possible solutions to issues facing people in crisis in Cayman, including homelessness and its underlying causes, ranging from mental health and drug challenges to broken families and a lack of community support.

A 15-acre plot in West Bay will be the home of a modern new animal shelter featuring an in-house veterinary surgery centre, outdoor recreational areas and a dog walking trail.

A new shelter and a a fully-funded national spay and neuter programme are needed to help curtail Cayman's pet animal overpopulation crisis.