Posted by Norma on February 24, 2016, 5:33 am 189.164.114.209
I arrived a week after the hurricane and I immediately noticed a lot of homeless animals. I've heard that some of them showed up as a result of fleeing from somewhere else. I knew it would be impossible for locals to afford to feed them when life was so devastated for people when they'd lost everything. As I am a known dog lover people asked me to help spay animals. Three people chipped in for the first 2 beach dogs who were fed at Figaro's restaurant during the summer. Then another friend told me about 5 dogs that were dumped off at Rudy's. There were 3 females there and 2 males. Pro Animal Melaque provided funding for 4 dogs, so I had the two females spayed. The other female was pregnant and had 5 puppies immediately. Another 5 dogs had been left, so one of those was spayed. Two of that litter died. And the 4th dog was from a low income family and at great risk of gettiing pregnant as she was on the main street of town. Since there wasn't a Cisco's Amigos clinic this year, I felt very strongly that animals would continue to suffer, and with a huge population explosion all the good work that Cisco's did would be undone. So I decided to have a fundraiser to raise funds for a spay and neuter project. A couple of people offered to help me and I invited Lauren who I'd worked well as at eam at Cisco's Amigos. Having a clinic here was hugely problematic without supplies and expertise. The hardest part of this has been being the power struggle and obstruction with one of the people who offered to help me. In retrospect I should have gone it alone like Julie does with Cisco's with the assistance of trusted and friends I'd known for a long time. I feel very proud that I have spayed 51 dogs pretty much on my own. I love the Mexican people and have used to services of the most excellent vet in Melaque, Beto Vigil. And the dogs! And the dozens of wonderful friends who have supported me. I've been in this community for 18 years and it feels so good to help! I am taking 4 extra dogs home with the help of a couple of folks who offered to take them on the plane and I will meet them and bring them to my place for rehoming. I did this for the dogs and they are the ones I feel thanked by. I would like to thank Lauren, Valerie, David Strand, Cathie M for the help with the cats. I gave a list of 19 more dogs and cats to Lisa and Jeanne that they will have spayed by Rocio, when she comes here at Easter. There will still be 4500 pesos remaining. I will be gone and my hope is that they use this money to spay another 5 dogs through Beto and reimburse Pro Animal Melaque as they help La Manzanilla dogs all year long when they've been hit by a car and need an amputation, have difficult pregnancies and all sorts of emergencies.
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Re: How much I love these Dogs
Posted by Judy wheeler on March 20, 2016, 6:55 pm, in reply to "How much I love these Dogs" 189.164.68.40
Hi Norma, l Iive in North Vancouver , am here for a week and have been thinking about adopting a La manz dog for many years. Who do i contact if you are gone? Thanks so much
Hi Jude, The rabies shots need to be 10 days before the flight, so if you only have a week..... Of utmost importance if you're flying would be to check whether there is room on the plane, locate a crate or carry on depending on what size of a dog you're interested in. Rudy up near the crucero has 3 females and 2 male puppies. I will try to find a contact number if you're interested.
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Rabies shots unnecessary if puppy is under 3 months of age.
I know of some puppies who are ready to be adopted. If you're interested, do as Norma said--check with the airline to see if there's room and to see what their requirements are. The pups I know of are very young and would probably qualify to go in the cabin in a soft-sided carrier. Call me at 351-5096, or email me using the white envelop above.
Norma/Jeanne/Lisa I got Lisa's note on my door thank you. I contacted Animal pro Melaque and adopted a dog from there, a lovely male named Hector. I work full time and couldn't devote the time a puppy deserves, and the dog i got is older, thanks for everything.