Manyof you know us as the volunteer animal rescue located in the Ejido
and founded by/operated by Andy and Jen, expats from England.
Our goal is to rescue as many street dogs as possible, treat their
numerous ailments, spay and neuter, and finally re-home as many as
possible. Of utmost importance, we are a no-kill shelter. If the
rescued dogs cannot be re-homed, they will continue to live at the
shelter and become a permanent part of our doggie community. At
present, we have over 75 dogs that are finding tons of care and love.
A huge undertaking indeed….time-wise and financially.
But with our ever growing contingent of volunteers and donations we are
hoping to take much of the stress off of Andy and Jen.
Last spring we began building new kennels on a lot adjacent to Andy and
Jen’s home. Yes. The shelter was/is in their home. We so much
want to give their home back to them.
As is the custom here, nothing quite goes according to plan. Because of
financial issues and frustrating contractor issues, we have fallen
way behind in the completion of the new kennels.
However, two fundraisers in December brought a nice infusion of cash and we
are now well on our way to completing the project.
On Saturday, the 24th,
we had a great crew helping to clear vegetation and rubbish. Beer
and food was provided which was a nice plus.
Funny things happen when one attempts to eat in the midst of 75 dogs.
You become VERY popular!
This
week we received 27 tons of calica (gravel/sand mix) to spread on the
grounds. We’ve had serious tick issues and we hope that spreading
a thick coat of this material will aid in the tick problem. We will
have another work party to help spread this 27 tons. Hopefully,
this will be done by the time you read this.
The
dogs are loving these piles
Our next step is to build the gates for the 27 kennels. We are
attempting to source the construction of these gates, but, in the end
we will probably build them ourselves. It’s cheaper and right now
it’s all about the money we can save.
What do we need? Our biggest expense is bringing these pups back to
health. Since we are working strictly on donations, it is sometimes
difficult to meet their needs. Andy recently posted his most
pressing needs.
Heartworm and other internal parasites are a huge (and expensive to treat)
problem here. We have a nasty little thing called Coccidias which
tends to attack puppies and young dogs mostly and the meds for this
are incredibly expensive. Another item on our wish list is something
to sterilize equipment. We have had offers from vacationing vets to
do small ops (spay, nueter etc) but we can not do this without
sterile equipment. Also blades and anesthesia would be huge for us.
I realise that this is aimed more at locals as muling stuff like this
would be next to impossible. If anyone knows of a vet anywhere in the
area who may have closed or has surplus materials we could get from
them that would be fantastic.”
Beginning this month we will be highlighting our dog of the month.
This month we have a new resident, a three legged wonder with the
sweetest spirit.
Notice the bit of Shar-pei in him?
Peanut
Pet Shelter Dog
Of The Month: Max
And I can’t let this opportunity pass without showing off my little
wonder…Lenny, my pup from the Peanut Pet Shelter.
Adoption Needed
Troy is a wonderful dog who needs a good home. He is large and lovable but his desire to be an Alpha dog has made it too tough for him to stay at the Shelter.
For more up to the minute news on the what’s happening at the Peanut
Pet Shelter, you can visit two local forums that continue to support
the Shelter.
www.playa.info
and www.intheroo.com
If you want to financially support the shelter, you can visit:playadelcarmenpets.com/donations
More news next month. Wish us luck that we’ve moved the dogs from Andy
and Jens home into the new kennels!
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