Sterilization

We sterilized 215 animals at three sites during September. Read more

We registered our 24,000th sterilization case on August 20 at a campaign in the village of Valenciana. In recognition of this important event, we presented an award to a rescued female dog named Vacilic and her guardians. Altogether, we sterilized 147 dogs and cats in August, and two of our regular volunteers received their degrees in veterinary medicine during the month. Read more

Mariana Gómez Grobet has been supporting Amigos since 2002, when she was a teenager. She’s one of our most loyal friends, even though she has not lived in Guanajuato for more than two decades. Read more

During July we conducted two sterilization campaigns—in San José de Cervera and Santa Teresa, sterilizing a total of 117 animals. Read more

Beth Lozano describes her experience as a volunteer at our sterilization campaigns. Read more

Rosemarie Conde, a regular volunteer at our sterilization campaigns, describes her first experience and her observations about the campaigns. Read more

On June 11 we sterilized 75 animals—58 dogs and 17 cats—in the village of San José de Cervera. It was our 11th campaign in that community and our third one in the past three years. Read more

Keeping track of our sterilization cases can be challenging. Read more

At two campaigns, on May 7 and 20, we sterilized 110 dogs and cats in the villages of Cajones and Santa Teresa. Read more

To permanently modify male pets’ behavior, to enjoy better companionship with male pets, and to prevent diseases commonly associated with intact and vasectomized male dogs and cats, veterinarians and other animal behavior experts recommend castrating them. Read more