Slaps St. Lucia Animal Protection Society

SLAPS thanks the supporters who attended the Yacht Club on Tuesday for the May quiz. Even though the snowbirds have migrated back north, there was still an excellent turn-out. Players had a fun evening and we raised funds to help SLAPS continue its work. Last month this included several thousand dollars paid for a dog to have his leg amputated, so he would have mobility with three legs, rather than being permanently hindered by the badly injured leg.

The opening round was about elephants, and Team ‘Who Are We?’had a great start by answering all 10 questions correctly. Sample: What is the name for the female elephant who leads the herd? (See below for the answer.)

A round on food/drink is always popular so that was our next choice. Do you know the main ingredient of the dish Zarzuela?

The May quiz was deferred a week by the Jazz and Arts Festival so we thought it fitting to include a music round, specifically on one-hit wonders. Can you name the artiste who sang Mambo No. 5?

Our final text round was on geography. Sample: What is the smallest country in the world?

‘Who Are We?’ had been in the lead all night but after the final picture round they were matched in points by Team ‘Six on the Beach’ so we went into a tiebreaker.

Congratulations to the winning team, ‘Who Are We?’ who were the closest in guessing the age of the world’s oldest tortoise. They were delighted to each receive the prize of a bottle of wine, kindly donated by The Marketplace in Rodney Bay Marina.

We thank quizmaster Vince for his professional delivery of questions, answers and scores, including his joke about elephants communicating by “trunk calls”! We are grateful to Impy and staff at the Yacht Club for attending to the food and drinks orders. Many thanks to the SLAPS volunteers who worked hard preparing the quiz, and on the night.

The answers to the questions above are:
1. Matriarch
2. ⁠Seafood
3. ⁠Lou Bega
4. ⁠Vatican City

Wassim and Debbie were not at the May quiz as their wedding takes place this month. In lieu of gifts, some of their guests are sending donations to SLAPS. We thank the couple for this caring gesture, and wish them extreme happiness.

The next quiz will revert to the first Tuesday of the month: 2nd June. The quiz is a popular event so please book your table several days in advance by contacting Impy on 714 4824. Please also bring pens to fill in the answer sheets, and come prepared with a team name.

SLAPS thanks everyone who supports the monthly quiz. We are especially grateful to the snowbirds who pay the entrance fee even though they are not on-island.

See you on 2nd June!

Hop to see every bunny at Quiz night 🐰

St Patrick’s Day at Windjammer, but unfortunately the luck of the Irish did not produce any adoptions for our rescue dogs. Fiona, our little black dog, only rescued from being poisoned last week, was nervous but loved the attention she got from the kids.

Malinois Appolonia and her daughter Vanity were a big attraction at Windjammer this week. They got a lot of attention, especially by the young children. The dogs loved every minute of it, giving out kisses freely. We had one of Bruno Project’s Canadian volunteers join us; she’s here to es**rt 5 dogs back to their waiting homes in Ontario.