Villa Colorado, USVI

03/10/2024

02/05/2024

Is It a friend? Is it a foe? Please share with us what you know!

27/12/2023

20/05/2023

We have the need for morning volunteers this weekend, Saturday and Sunday morning at 830am if anyone would like to help. We have some really wonderful, outgoing dogs who would love the attention.

You can PM our page if you are interested in helping, again its 830am this Saturday and Sunday May 20, 21.

08/05/2023

We are looking for dog walkers daily. Walks are at 830am and 3pm, with some weekend hours available too. We have had an increase in dogs coming in. With local adoptions down, and many of are partner shelters full its has been a challenge to move some of our larger adult dogs out of the shelter since the holidays.

We have a great group of dogs right now and they love spending time with volunteers.

If you are interested in volunteering please reach out to us in advance at [email protected], PM our page, or call 340 774 1625.

30/03/2023

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The ACC is currently accepting volunteer dog walkers. If you are on vacation or live on island and want to come spend some time with some wonderful dogs please let us know!!! We have a handful of great dogs that want to go for a stroll with you.

Dog walks are Monday-Friday at 830am and 3pm, with some weekend option available depending on our schedule.

If you want to come volunteer we do ask that you reach out to us in advance so we can get you on the calendar. You can call us 340 774 1625, PM our page or email us at [email protected].

15/08/2022

Today's is Doki, a sweet 22 pound adventure-seeker who was surrendered to us last month. Doki was frequently allowed to roam free on St. John, and he would always find his way to nearby villas where he could lounge with guests and join them on all sorts of adventures. He loves to hike, play with kids and other dogs, and we hear he's quite the avid paddle-boarder as well! He would prefer to be in a home without cats or other small animals.

Now Doki is looking for a family to adventure with forever! For more information about this sweet man, or to inquire about the adoption process, PM our page or email us at [email protected]!

22/06/2022

Calling all travelers! We are looking for es**rts willing to take feline friends to our partner shelters in both Boston and Orlando. If you are traveling to either of those locations and would be interested in es**rting, let us know! The link below will take you to our es**rt form, and our staff will be in touch!

https://forms.gle/pZ8zbVeiSCqrUvnD6

Flying out of St Thomas but not traveling to one of these locations? No problem! We encourage you to still fill out our es**rt form - we never know where the next adoption will take us!

Escorting is easy - we handle all the logistics, paperwork and payment - all you have to do is cuddle your new friend on the plane ;-)

14/04/2022

Before St. John had grocery stores and restaurants, fishing and small gardens were the primary means people used to obtain food. Fishermen would do the painstaking work of gathering hoop vine and teyer palm fronds from the steep hillsides and then meticulously craft these readily available materials into fish traps like the marvelous example pictured below.

Henry Samuel made this fish trap in 1963. Virgin Islanders fished the reefs around St. John and St. Thomas and fed themselves and their families with reef fish species such as Queen Triggerfish, Red Hinds, Parrotfishes, and more. Fishermen would row their boats out over the reefs, set and bait their traps, and check on them a day or two later.

On St. John, there was no market to take their catch to well into the 20th century, and so fishermen would have to haul their catch to Cruz Bay, where they would hire a sailboat captain to take their fish to the market on St. Thomas, where they could be sold, often not seeing the payment for their catch for days.

With the addition of modern marketplaces and the importation of goods from all over the world, the art of making fish traps from bush materials is disappearing. The next time you visit the grocery store and browse the seafood, consider the incredible ingenuity and craftsmanship our predecessors developed as they paved the way for the modern world.

Photo courtesy of NPS/Muller

20/03/2022

This view never gets old 😍🌅🌴

22/02/2022

Morning walk views 😍☕️🌄

21/02/2022

Monday Mood 😎🌴

26/01/2022

17/01/2022

Today would have been Betty White’s 100th birthday – let’s make it the movement she deserves! Betty White was very passionate about animal rescue and in honor of her amazing work we are partaking in the .

Please consider supporting the ACC of St. John so we can continue helping animals in need, just like Betty would want.

https://www.stjohnanimalcarecenter.com/donate/

15/01/2022

13/01/2022

We have a last minute opening from January 17th -22nd! Message here or contact Unique Island Assets with any inquiries.

01/01/2022

Happy New Year! ✨🥂🎉