| Isla Animals worked with and ultimately took over the project started by Amigos de los Animales in 2002. We are dedicated to decreasing the unwanted pet population on Isla Mujeres, Mexico through on-going spay/neuter programs, education, vaccinations and adoption.
Goals:
- To
provide free spay/neuter clinics to help control the
animal population on Isla Mujeres.
- To provide free or reduced cost veterinary services and vaccinations
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To offer animal foster care and promote adoptions in Mexico, USA and Canada
- To
educate pet owners about humane animal treatment,
care and responsibility
- To
do all of the above in the most humane, compassionate
way possible
Here is our
reality :
Picture this: a one room shack, an outdoor kitchen and
bathroom, a mattress on the floor, 6 dogs and 5 cats
playing with the children outside. The father has a
minimum wage job that he works six days a week, the
mother cleans houses five times a week. The family income
each month is $360 U.S. dollars.
Without a foreseeable
end to the overpopulation of unwanted
and/or uncared for dogs and cats on Isla Mujeres, the
current solution that the local government has resorted
to is periodic roundups of any animal found in the street
and instant elimination of these animals.
This is the rule, not
the exception. These are the people and the animals
who need our help.
How
You Can Help!
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