On March 9 our team of veterinarians and volunteers sterilized 60 animals—41 female dogs, 11 male dogs, 5 female cats, and 3 male cats—at Resplandor International, a nonprofit community center in the village of Cajones. Resplandor offers numerous activities and resources for children and their families.
The preponderance of dogs was much greater than usual. Increasingly, people are bringing male dogs to our campaigns, perhaps in part because of our efforts to increase awareness that a male dog can impregnate numerous females in a single day.
Although some of our regular volunteers were absent, several people who had brought their pets to the campaign stepped forward to fill their roles. Their participation helped to make the campaign a success.
We are grateful to Resplandor International for hosting the campaign and to community members who prepared food for our team on March 9.
On March 23, we sterilized 101 animals—53 female dogs, 8 male dogs, 26 female cats, and 14 male cats—in the Centro de Convivencia Familiar El Encino, a popular park in the city neighborhood of Pueblito de Rocha. This time we had plenty of volunteers, all of whom worked tirelessly and cheerfully. Our photos tell the story.
Liz Carranza brought a hearty lunch for our team members. Faffy Romero paid for the food, which consisted of chicken in mole sauce, flavored rice, tortillas, jamaica-flavored water, and a guava roll dessert. The delicious food was enjoyed by all.
To date we’ve sterilized 458 dogs and cats this year. The March campaigns bring the total since our program began in 2001 to 26,357.
We are grateful to our team members for their participation in this month’s campaigns. Our campaign manager, Julia Salido, and veterinarians Verónica Almaguer, Sandra Hernández, Abril Herrera, Ricardo Montes de Oca, and Arturo Rocha participated in both campaigns. We also thank Liz Carranza, Faffie Romero, and community members in Cajones for providing food for the team.
Volunteers at the campaign in Cajones were Karla Ahumada, Julie Boyles, Mary Beth Canavan, Rosemarie Conde, Carlos Donato, Carlos Muñoz Delgado, Mario Molina, and Sofía Moctezuma.
Volunteers at the campaign in El Encino were Karla Ahumada, Valentina Breslauer, Irene Campos, Mary Beth Canavan, Liz Carranza, Rosemarie Conde, Yiye Contreras, Carlos Donato, Rachel Griego, Antonia López, Beth Lozano, Vero Mares, Adhán Mata López, Beth Mingledorff, Sofía Moctezuma Estrada, Jacquelin Ortega, Dulce Sandoval, and Suzy Thompson.
