Potcakes - Bahamian stray dogs

Potcakes are mutts that live on the various islands in the Carribean (most
specifically, Grand Bahama Island). They usually have short hair and are
medium in size.

Potcake is the Bahamian term for the congealed food that remains on the
bottom of a pot after it has been reheated several times. Dirty pots were often
left outside to be licked clean by the indigenous dogs, hence, the name
Potcake.

Over the years, the Potcake problem beame so large…tourists took notice
and encouraged the government to get involved in the welfare of the animals.
Frances Hayward, an employee at the Bahamian Humane Society, takes
pride in sponsoring a campaign that promotes kindness to Caribbean strays.
The Bahamian Humane Society also has a Potcake Adoption Program and
low cost spay and neuter services.

PAL (Potcake Adoption League) also rescues stray animals and adopts them
out to loving homes not only in the Bahamas but in the United States as well.

For more information about Potcakes, please visit:The Humane Society of
Grand Bahama

Good news for Potcakes! According to the Pegasus Foundation (www.pegasusfoundation.org) more than 80
organizations have banded together to assist with the Caribbean Potcake problem. A spay and neuter program has been
implemented and the number of strays that can reproduce has been reduced by 75%! This is wonderful news!

If you happen to be visiting the Caribbean and fall in love with a Potcake, don’t worry...it is possible to adopt these loving
dogs! The wonderful people at www.potcakeplace.com can help! They have placed strays in homes as far away as
Florence, Italy! Remember, saving one dog may not change the world, but it will change the world for that one dog! Have
a few minutes to spare? Please visit the rescue archive!