The ascent to the cascade takes about an hour-and-a-half. It is a beautiful walk that I never tire of. Leaving the beach, one walks beside the river, passing white egrets fishing and black vultures basking on the sand spits.
VULTURES DRYING THEIR WINGS |
HOME OVERLOOKING THE RIVER |
HORSES GREETING EACH OTHER ON UPPER TRAIL TO LA CASCADA |
LA CASCADA EN YELAPA |
BELLADONNA IN FRONT OF HOME WHERE HANDMADE FRUIT POPSICLES ARE SOLD |
LAS JUNTAS is a 25-30 minute drive, mostly by freeway, northeast of central Vallarta. "Juntar" in Spanish means "to join." In this case, it is the place where two rivers join. The colonia is quiet and clean with cobbled and paved streets. The main plaza, surrounded by small shops and ice cream stores, was completely empty of people on Thursday.
The
clinic took place in the open and airy delegación, which faces directly at the
modern plaza and bandstand.
In part
because the local ayutamiento (township) sent a driver around the colonia with
a megaphone announcing the clinic, a long line of people with pets was waiting
for us. While I was there, two ranchero
types brought two completely emaciated but beautiful young Weimaraner sisters
for spaying. I asked if they had
rescued the dogs. No. They had purchased them in Pitillal. I asked why they were so skinny. They answered that the dogs didn´t like to
eat much. I asked what they were feeding
the dogs. Tortillas.
A couple of us had a brief and
friendly discussion about the importance of protein and nutrition and I bought
two bags of dog food for the two owners. On the plus side - the owners did want to spay their dogs rather than
breed them repeatedly.
Two
teen-age boys brought in dogs, but came back to retrieve them after they had told their family that this was a spay/neuter clinic. Their parents
only wanted the dogs treated for fleas.
PEACEAnimals clinics only treat animals for ticks, fleas and parasites if pets have been sterilized. As
I drove away from the clinic, I saw three very fat Pit Bulls on leashes with
their owners, heading towards the clinic. I
stopped to tell them that we were at capacity with 41 cats and dogs and to come back
tomorrow.
DELEGACIÓN EN LA JUNTAS |
VOLUNTEER REGINA NEXT TO THE STARVING WIEMARANERS BROUGHT IN BY THEIR OWNERS |
FAT (!) PIT BULLS ON WAY TO CLINIC |
I´ve
been asked how long the actual surgeries take:
Female cats: 10 minutes; Male cats: 2 minutes: Small female dogs: 10 minutes; Large female dogs – 15-20 minutes; Small male dogs – 5-10 minutes; Large male dogs – 10 minutes
These
times do not include pre-op or post-op.
Cats are operated on first, as they take longer to wake up after
anesthesia. Owners are expected to
arrive as close to 9 AM as possible and asked to come back for dogs at 1 PM and
cats and 2 PM.
A GENEROUS GRANT OF 7,000 EUROS FROM FONDATION BRIGITTE BARDOT PAID FOR 6.2 CLINICS. The clinic in La Floresta March 12-15 completed the 6th clinic sponsored by Fondation Brigitte Bardot. The remainder of the grant money (1/5 of a surgery week) paid for the sterilization of 22 more animals at Las Juntas clinic. The projected number for 6.2 clinics at an average of 90 animals sterilized per clinic was 558 cats and dogs. The realized number of animals sterilized in 6.2 clinics was 579.
A GENEROUS GRANT OF 7,000 EUROS FROM FONDATION BRIGITTE BARDOT PAID FOR 6.2 CLINICS. The clinic in La Floresta March 12-15 completed the 6th clinic sponsored by Fondation Brigitte Bardot. The remainder of the grant money (1/5 of a surgery week) paid for the sterilization of 22 more animals at Las Juntas clinic. The projected number for 6.2 clinics at an average of 90 animals sterilized per clinic was 558 cats and dogs. The realized number of animals sterilized in 6.2 clinics was 579.
STERILIZATIONS AT LAS JUNTAS CLINIC:
Female dogs: 58; Male dogs: 22; Female cats: 17; Male cats: 12 TOTAL: 109
DONATIONS
AT LAS JUNTAS CLINIC: 820 pesos
DONATIONS
FOR PEACEANIMALS CLINICS: John Klassnik
- $250 USD
Michael
Turner - $50 USD
MISCELLANEOUS
DONATIONS: Buri Gray – 1,000 pesos to
Dr. Peña towards vet costs of “Spirit.”
ADOPTIONS: The honey-colored, young female dog whose photo was in the blog last week. Fostered by artist Judith Ewing Morlan, week´s
blog, Shannon Beston found a home for
this very sweet dog.
"Fabulosa," one of eight large dogs rescued from the Acopio by Brischa Borgrevink and taken to
"Ladra" ("Bark"), the dog sanctuary built by her and husband Ted. Fabulosa´s new home is in Canada.
"Fabulosa," one of eight large dogs rescued from the Acopio by Brischa Borgrevink and taken to
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"FABULOSA" AT PUERTO VALLARTA AIRPORT |

NEED
RESCUING: Thousands of cats and dogs living on the streets and
dozens of cats and dogs at the Acopio, the no-kill pound. The Centro de
Acopio is open Monday-Saturday from 8 AM-2 PM. Telephone number is
293-3690. For shelters, please check PEACEAnimals website. Website
also contains information on clinic schedule, recommended vets, adoptions, etc.
www.peaceanimals.org
ESCORTS NEEDED: TO TRAVEL WITH RESCUED DOGS TO CALGARY, EDMONTON AND VANCOUVER. ALL EXPENSES PAID FOR DOG. THIS IS A SIMPLE PROCEDURE. PLEASE CONTACT ME IF YOU CAN HELP.
ESCORTS NEEDED: TO TRAVEL WITH RESCUED DOGS TO CALGARY, EDMONTON AND VANCOUVER. ALL EXPENSES PAID FOR DOG. THIS IS A SIMPLE PROCEDURE. PLEASE CONTACT ME IF YOU CAN HELP.
PLEASE
CLICK! Your daily clicks or direct
donations help animals, people and the
planet. www.greatergood.org; www.greatergood.com To donate to PEACEAnimals clinics, please
click on this link. http://bit.ly/1cWY0lP
or
Help End Pet Overpopulation in Mexico
or
Help End Pet Overpopulation in Mexico
PEACE
ANIMALS CLINICS OPEN Wednesday to Saturday, which is half-day only. Arrive
early. No food or water after midnight before surgery day. Animals
must be at least 8 weeks old. They will be treated for parasites, fleas,
ticks and mange, if present. Pregnancies terminated on
request. Euthanasia performed if animal critically ill or injured.
All services are free.
CLINIC SCHEDULE:
CLINIC SCHEDULE:
APRIL 9-12 opp. the airport - Colonia Guadalupe Victoria - Calle Manuel Gomez Pedrasa 351 - DRIVING DIRECTIONS:
Get in far right lane before getting close to airport. Drive past the airport. Before pedestrian bridge near orange business complex named Plaza Coral, make a right turn one block after that. (The following directions are more or less correct. The original location changed. Address is correct and location is near soccer field) Drive to the end where you will find a soccer field. Make a right again. After one block, made a left turn and you will be on calle Manuel Gomez Pedrasa. Number is 352 and you will see the red PEACE trailer in front.
DR. POLI AT LAS JUNTAS CLINIC |
Pascua (EASTER) APRIL 23-26 La Peñita (JBAR- MexiCan - PfL)

VOLUNTEERS:
PLEASE SIGN UP WITH PAULINA STETTNER.
Schedule,
inc. directions and other miscellaneous information are always on
website: www.peaceanimals.org
PEACEANIMALS
HAS TAX-DEDUCTIBLE STATUS IN THE U.S., CANADA AND MEXICO. Re Canadian
donations: NOBARS, a Canadian-based dog rescue organization, is
able to process donations to PEACEAnimals without taking a
commission. Please contact: robin.nobars@gmail.com or visit our
website: www.peaceanimals.org
COST
FOR ONE SURGERY WEEK CLINIC IS $1,500 USD.
THANK
YOU TO OUR SPONSORS:
THANK
YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST AND SUPPORT.
Gretchen
DeWitt - President - Board of Directors . PEACEAnimals
www.gretchen-peace-and-pv.blogspot.com
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El costo para nosotros de una clínica cada semana es de $ 1,500 EE.UU.
LAS CLÍNICAS NECESITAN FONDOS. Por favor, considere donar.
Para obtener más información sobre las clínicas y del rescate de animalitos:
www.peaceanimals.org
https://www.facebook.com/PeaceAnimals?fref=ts
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NECESITAN SER RESCATADOS: Los miles de perros
y gatos en las calles. Las docenas de gatos y perros en el Centro de
Acopio. Abierto lunes-sábado apartir de las 8 hasta las 2.
Tel.:293 3690.
POR
FAVOR, AVISE A PAULINA STETTNER CUANDO PUEDE SER VOLUNTARIO..
infopeaceanimals@gmail.com
El
horario, con direcciónes, está en mi blog cada semana.
www-gretchen-peace-and-pv.blogspot.com y también en el website:
www.peaceanimals.org
Miércoles,
Jueves, Viernes y Sábado (medio dia Sábado)
Llegue temprano. Los animales están tratados para
parásitos, garrapatas, pulgas y sarna, si existe. Los perros y gatos deben
tener de 8 semanas o más de edad . Favor de no dar ni comida ni
agua después de la medianoche antes del día de la cirugía. Todo es
GRATIS.
El costo para nosotros de una clínica cada semana es de $ 1,500 EE.UU.
LAS CLÍNICAS NECESITAN FONDOS. Por favor, considere donar.
Para obtener más información sobre las clínicas y del rescate de animalitos:
www.peaceanimals.org
https://www.facebook.com/PeaceAnimals?fref=ts
www.gretchen-peace-and-pv.blogspot.com
Gracias por su interés y su apoyo.
Gracias por su interés y su apoyo.
Gretchen
DeWitt - Presidente - Mesa Directiva de PEACEAnimals
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