| Serving the community by protecting our companion animals |
| Mission We strive to reduce the suffering of homeless, neglected, and abused dogs and cats in the municipality of Guanajuato,Mexico. We focus on education, rescue, and spay/neuter. By improving the animals’ welfare, we also help protect the health and safety of the community. Why we exist In the city of Guanajuato and its surrounding villages are hundreds of dogs and cats living on the streets. Many of them have owners but are compelled to live outdoors. Some dogs spend their lives chained or isolated on rooftops. The street animals are exposed to cold and rain, hot sun, hunger, thirst, the occasional kick or thrown rock, and the risk of being injured or killed by motorists or captured by animal control personnel. Many are ill with contagious diseases that can be transmitted to the human population. Amigos de los Animales was formed to combat the ignorance, indifference, and cruelty that cause these animals’ suffering. Who we are Amigos de los Animales de Guanajuato was established in 2002 as a voluntary, nonprofit association in Guanajuato, the capital of the state of Guanajuato, Mexico. Our volunteer board of directors works closely with city and state health authorities and with other volunteers to increase public awareness of the needs of companion animals and to promote responsible pet stewardship. Our US counterpart organization, Amigos de los Animales de Guanajuato, Inc., in the State of New York, is a nonprofit corporation that the Internal Revenue Service has designed as a 501(3)c humanitarian organization. Donations to the corporation are deductible from US federal taxes. |
