OUR BEAUTIFUL BUBBLE

MANGOS - PLAYA CONCHAS CHINAS - PUERTO VALLARTA 

On 9/11, we understood that our lives would be different.  With the coronavirus, the world recognizes that life on this planet has been forever changed.  In Puerto Vallarta, we are inside a beautiful bubble that we hope won´t burst.

TODAS LAS FOTOS DE LOS ANIMALITOS Y SUS DUEÑOS SON DE LA CLÍNICA EN IXTAPA.

IXTAPA- This municipality is a 35-minute drive northeast of Vallarta.  Our clinics have made multiple visits to this location, and there are always many animals brought to it.  Hand soap and sanitizing wipes available for all visitors and volunteers. 

7 CACHORRITOS PARA ESTERILIZAR.  SUS 5 HERMANITOS FUERON PUESTO EN ADOPCIÓN SIN OPERARLOS. 

When I arrived at 8 AM on Thursday, 46 cats and dogs had already been registered. 

The pretty pre-teen wearing a blue print cotton dress and black leggings offered to help bag dog kibble for giveaway. She said she was "glad there were no classes." A smooth-faced woman with some broken front teeth asked for ten bags of kibble. She had just rescued five street dogs and was grateful for the help.  A tired looking woman and her plump teen-age daughter arrived after 9 AM with a large green plastic storage box filled with seven mostly tan-colored puppies.  The mama dog had been brought for spaying the day before, but there had been no space for the pups.  Five of the original litter of twelve had already been given away, unsterilized.  The mother and daughter had driven a long distance, so Dr. Poli didn´t turn them away.  Others were.

STERILIZATIONS AT CLINIC IN IXTAPA - MARCH 18-21 

Male dogs - 29 ; Female dogs - 67; Male cats - 15 ; Female cats - 28

TOTAL: 137

DONATIONS AT CLINIC IN IXTAPA - 1,220 PESOS

The clinic in Ixtapa was underwritten by the generous grant of $11,000 US from FOHA (Friends of Homeless Animals).  Roie Griego, founder and president of FOHA, is a board member of PEACEAnimals.

DONATIONS TO PEACEANIMALS: 

The Mahoney Foundation - $12,000 US
Linda and John Galston - $100 US plus 2,000 pesos 
Bill Goodloe- 6 new dog collars and 1 new dog leash (given away at the Ixtapa clinic)
Monzón Brewing - one peso for half of the total beer bottle caps collected at restaurant/bar for the month of March.   (This will not be a busy month in Vallarta).   www.monzonbrewing.com 
    

LESLIE Y CONCHA - IXTAPA

RECENT RESCUES/ADOPTIONS AT CLINICS:

4 street dogs - March 4-7 - Colonia del Mar

The tan and white female dog that I immediately fell in love with and posted in blog  - adopted by new clinic volunteer, Jordan Harris; a male Chihuahua mix now named "Latte" is being fostered by Karen Puerini-Razza of San Pancho Animales and will fly soon to his new home in Minnesota;  two white Terrier mixes - siblings that have been named  "Tito" and "Mija, " are in a MexPup foster home.  Thank you to Angela Kelleher, volunteer coordinator and advisory board member,  for contacting MexPup and San Pancho Animales to ask for help and to those two fine organizations who did.

CALLEJERA EN COL. DEL MAR. ADOPTADA POR VOLUNTARIO JORDAN HARRIS

SIBLINGS IN FOSTER HOME . MEXPUP

CALLEJEROS HERMANOS OPERADOS  EN COL. DEL MAR EN LA CLÍNICA - PARA ADOPCIÓN  -FOR ADOPTION

"LATTE," CALLEJERO RESCATADO,  OPERADO Y ADOPTADO EN COL. DEL MAR
- YA TIENE SU NUEVO HOGAR EN MINNESOATA.  IN A FOSTER HOME FOR 10 DAYS AND THEN MINNESOTA.

PANGA SUNDAYS:  Far from the undulating green foothills that tumble down to the rocky shore, the sky was filled with birds. So many birds always means fish,  and fish can mean dolphins. 

WATER COLOR BY JOYCE HARTVIGSON

As we approached, the silvery silence of the bay was broken by the loud squawks and quacks of blue footed boobies and seagulls. In the roiling, transparent water was a mega pod of dolphins competing with birds for sardines.

8 DE MARZO - FOTOS DE DELFINES Y BALLENAS -  KARLA DE LA PEÑA (BOCA DIVERS)

8 DE MARZO

We stayed in the area for an hour before motoring off to encounter whales who almost immediately showed their flukes before disappearing beneath the mirror-like water. A week later, we encountered another large pod of dolphins after motoring west for almost an hour.  Soon afterwards we found ourselves in close proximity to four nonplussed humpback whales, who leisurely lolled about on the surface. 

BALLENAS - 15 DE MARZO

We stayed with them at the required distance of 60 yards and for the time limit of 30 minutes.  Sunday, March 22nd is the last legal whale watching day.  After that, no lingering allowed.  By the end of April, the whales will have all started their long journey north, females either with their calves or pregnant.

15 DE MARZO

EDUCATION PROGRAM: In addition to Easter vacation, as a precautionary measure against coronavirus, schools closed until April 20th.  No education program until then. 

INFORMACIÓN DE LAS CLÍNICAS EN ESPAÑOL:

http://peaceanimals.org/espa_ol

In 2019, PEACEAnimals sterilized 5,892 cats and dogs. 

(Unfortunately, this dog with 10 puppies was not one of the dogs).

LA MAMÁ DE 10 CACHORRITOS Y EL DUEÑO DEMASIADO ENFERMO CUIDARLOS.

RESCATADA CON 8 BEBÉS

A slightly mysterious dog story:  The mama dog has an owner who is too ill and too poor to care for the German Shepherd/Pit Bull puppies.  He posted a "free puppies" sign, and on March 15, someone described as a "gringo" picked up two of them. The puppies were 19 days old.  Then the mother and eight puppies disappeared.  After two days of phone calls and emails trying to find out what had happened to the dogs, the mama and her eight puppies showed up at Mascotas vet clinic.

Thank you to Claudia Gallegos, rescuer, for picking up the dog family and taking them the vet; to Barb Drucker and her husband Louis Drake for pledging 5,000 pesos for their vet care;  and to Ada Goldberg for offering a foster home.  Adoption information will be posted in this blog in approximately one month.

.SCHEDULE/HORARIO: MARZO

25-28 - Talpa - en la oficina de DIF (organized by Laura Chavez-Halberg) ABRIL April 1-4 - colonia las aralias.. frente del parque los sauces.. calle colibri sin número-en la bodega de sofi gonzalez VACACIÓNES DE PASCUA - EASTER VACATION 22-25 - Col 5 de diciembre -  "New Animal" store -  calle Colombia 1377 ¡¡27-30 (LUNES-JUEVES/MON-THURS)!! colonia Infonavit (PRIMER DÍA DE MAYO ES FESTIVO) MAYO May 6-9 - Punta de Mita 13-16 - Ixtapa 20-23 - Mojoneras May 27-30 - San Juan, Nay. JUNIO June 3-6- Nayarit - clínica organizada por Linda Stewart 17-20 - Nayarit - clínica organizada por Linda Stewart

INFORMACÍON DE LAS CLÍNICAS EN ESPAÑOL:   http://peaceanimals.org/espa_ol

Sí no está una dirección, es porque todavía no tenemos.

DOGS AND CATS FOR ADOPTION AT THE CENTRO DE CONTROL ANIMAL Y SALUD (ACOPIO)   ALL ANIMALS TESTED FOR DISEASE, VACCINATED AND STERILIZED.  CLICK LINK FOR PHOTOS AND DESCRIPTIONS.

  (322) 293-3690

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PERROS Y GATOS EN ADOPCIÓN EN EL CENTRO DE CONTROL ANIMAL Y SALUD (ACOPIO). TODOS TIENEN PRUEBAS PARA ENFERMEDADES Y ESTÁN VACUNADOS Y ESTERILIZADOS.  HAZ CLICK EN EL ENLACE PARA FOTOS  Y DESCRIPCIÓNES. 

                                               

TO REPORT ANIMAL ABUSE OR RESCUE NEEDED- CALL 911 AND REQUEST GREEN PATROL (PATRULLA VERDE);  OR CALL THE CITY SHELTER - (322) 293-3690  FOR WEEKLY CLINIC DIRECTIONS TO CLINICS: (SPANISH ONLY)  (322) 113-3955   PARA REPORTAR ABUSO A LOS ANIMALES  O PARA ANIMALES QUE NECESITAN  - LLAME  A LA POLICIA - 911 -  Y PIDE LA PATRULLA VERDE - o marca al albergue  (322) 293 3690 LINEA DESIGNADA PARA DIRECCIÓNES EN ESPAÑOL Y COMO LLEGAR A LAS CLÍNICAS CADA SEMANA:   (322) 113 3955         http://www.peaceanimals.org/ MI CAFE, PTO VALLARTA PLEASE DONATE LUNCHES to our vet team.DONATIONS OF LUNCHES MEAN MONEY SAVED FOR CLINIC SUPPLIES. FAVOR DE DONAR ALMUERZOS PARA NUESTRO EQUIPO.  NECESITAMOS VOLUNTARIOS PARA LAS CLÍNICAS. PARA AVISAR:  Angela Kelleher - Coordinadora para Vallarta- kelleher@shaw.ca Linda Stewart - Coordinadora para Nayarit - hypnoticparadise15@gmail.com   http://peaceanimals.org/espa_ol

WE APPRECIATE VOLUNTEERS.   Please contact Angela Kelleher, coordinator for Puerto Vallarta: kelleher@shaw.ca, or just drop by.   For Nayarit, please contact Linda Stewart, coordinator for that state: hypnoticparadise15@gmail.com ALSO NEEDED:   USED/NEW KENNELS FOR CATS AND DOGS AND NEW/USED COLLARS AND LEASHES TO GIVE TO DOG OWNERS AT CLINICS, PLUS USED TOWELS AND  SHEETS and KIBBLED PET FOOD. $$$$$$ COST PER SURGERY WEEK CLINIC (3.5 days) IS APPROXIMATELY $1,800 USD.   PLEASE CONSIDER MAKING A DONATION VIA CHECK, CREDIT CARD, PAYPAL, BEQUEST,  OR STOCK TRANSFER.  Note:  Stocks are transferred at full value without the donating stock owner being taxed. PEACEAnimals is under the umbrella of Banderas Bay Charities, Inc., a US 501 (c)(3) charity headquartered in Portland, Oregon.  Please donate to BBC (or use full name) and donor direct to PEACEAnimals.  BBC has tax-deductible status in the U.S. and partners with other foundations in Canada and Mexico. Amy Welch, Secretary-Treasurer  amywelchpdx@comcast.net   Tel:503 285 4007 505 N Tomahawk Is Dr Portland, OR 97217 PEACEANIMALS VET TEAM - EL EQUIPO DE PEACEANIMALS   DR. ANTHONY, EMVZ LESLIE CARATACHEA,  DR. POLI Y DR. PACHECO THANK YOU TO THE FOLLOWING FOUNDATIONS FOR THEIR GENEROUS GRANTS OF $2,500 US OR MORE:                   For a list of clinic sponsors and business donors, please see our website.  THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST AND SUPPORT.                      national museum of anthropology - mexico city Gretchen DeWitt – President – Board of Directors gretchen@peaceanimals.org  www.peaceanimals.org  www.gretchen-peace-and-pv.blogspot.com   https://www.facebook.com/PeaceAnimals PEACEANIMALS, A.C.    RFC  PEA140306l12 Want to change how you receive these emails?  You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list TO SUBSCRIBE:  https://us12.campaign-archive.com/home/?

TONANTZINTLA & TLACHIHUALTEPETL

SANTA MARIA TONANTZINTLA EN CHOLULA

COLONIA DEL MAR is high up in the hills with dirt and rutted  roads and lots of homeless dogs.  The clinic took place in the donated garage space of the Chilpansingo restaurant.  Thank you to owner Rocio Ochoa,  to the volunteers who collected homeless animals and brought them to our clinic and to the two high school students who bagged donated dog kibble for distribution. 

BOLSITAS DE CROQUETAS PARA LOS PERROS QUE NECESITAN - COLONIA DEL MAR

One of the street dogs, a brown and white Pittie mix described as having had "many litters," was especially appealing.  After giving her several pats and strokes,  she stood up on her hind legs, gently put her front legs on my shoulders and began to lick my face.  The woman who feeds her hopes to find a home for this very loving dog.  She will be a great and grateful pet. Email contact below photo if interested.

CALLEJERA MUY NOBLE NECESITA CASA  CONTACTO:  PAULASHURABE2@GMAIL.COM

There was a sad sight of the beautiful, white male Shepherd mix tied to our trailer.  He was suffering from TVT (malignant venereal tumors) and would be euthanized.  There is still no chemo for animals in Vallarta.

PERRO CON TVT ESPERANDO EUTANASIA - CLÍNICA EN COLONIA DEL MAR

STERILIZATIONS AT COLONIA DEL MAR - MARCH 4-7:

Male dogs - 26; Female dogs - 59; Male cats - 21; Female cats - 34

TOTAL:  140!

DONATIONS AT COLONIA DEL MAR: 1,120  PESOS

THIS CLINIC WAS UNDERWRITTEN BY MELINDA GOLDRICH VIA THE GOLDRICH FAMILY FOUNDATION.

DR. PACHECO - CLÍNICA EN DEL MAR

DONATIONS TO PEACEANIMALS:  None this past week.

LLEVANDO CALLEJEROS A LA CLÍNICA EN COLONIA DEL MAR

CORRECTED TOTAL DONATIONS  FOR EL TUITO CLINIC: 
2,110 pesos

EDUCATION PROGRAM:  On March 3rd, Leslie Caratachea presented to 60 children at the Juan Escutia primary school in colonia Ramblases.




A VISIT TO CHOLULA AND PUEBLA:  On our drive from Mexico City to Puebla, we stopped in the town of Cholula to visit la Iglesia de Santa María Tonanzintla.   Named for the Mother Goddess Tonantzin,  the Spaniards replaced her with the Virgin Mary.

STA. MARÍA DE TONANTZINTLA - CHOLULA

Puebla, founded by the Spaniards in 1531 in order to secure the trade route between Mexico City and the port of Vera Cruz, requested that the indigenous people to build a church.  The word and the structure were unknown to the inhabitants of the New World, as were the required angels and lions. 

Construction of the church in nearby Cholula began in 1594, with the intricate stucco work beginning at the end of the 17th century and final completion of the church at the end of the 20th century. Santa María Tonantzintla is the only indigenous baroque style church not destroyed by the Spaniards.

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Photo Credit :  Getty Images (no photos allowed inside church)

Bedazzled.  Entering the church, I immediately got goosebumps. It felt like being inside an enormous, fantastically beautiful and elaborately adorned Fabergé egg. The interior is a kaleidoscopic riot of intensely bright colors, with gilded figures of animals, flowers, birds and headdresses.  Saints are both dark skinned with dark hair and dark eyes, or pale skinned with blue eyes and blonde hair.  Angels are portrayed as wide-eyed babies and children with eagle wings. There are absolutely no empty spaces here.

photo credit:  Pinterest       STA. MARÍA TONANTZINTLA - CHOLULA

Our driver said that even though he had visited this church many times, it was his first time inside.  He was visibly moved when he told me "this makes me feel very proud of my heritage."

LA IGLESIA DE NUESTRA SEÑORA DE LOS REMEDIOS - SOBRE EL GRAN PIRÁMIDE DE CHOLULA

Eight miles from Cholula and four miles outside the city of Puebla is the Great Pyramid of Cholula, also known as "Tlachihualtepetl,"  "made-by-hand mountain" in the Nahuatl language.  Approaching a large hill, one sees the the very pretty terra cotta and yellow painted Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de los Remedios perched on top.  It is the usual way of how the Spaniards in Mexico did things - build what was sacred to themselves on top of what was sacred to others.  

                                                                                 

EL GRAN PIRÁMIDE DE CHOLULA

                                                       
Inside the grass covered hill are six super mound structures that were begun in the 3rd century AD. and completed in the 9th century AD.  The pyramid was dedicated to the god Quetzalcoatl and per volume, is the largest pyramid in the world and also the largest monument in the world.  The base measures 1,480 feet by 1,480 feet, with a height of 217 feet and a total volume of 16 billion cubic feet. Covered with grass for centuries,  the adventure is to go inside the pyramid, where a series of tunnels criss-cross the middle of it.  At one location, one can gaze down to the first platform built in the third century AD, and from another, gaze high up to the most recently built ninth platform - completed twelve centuries ago.  

DENTRO/INSIDE

                                                                               

INFORMACIÓN DE LAS CLÍNICAS EN ESPAÑOL:

http://peaceanimals.org/espa_ol

DOÑA ROCIO REGISTRANDO ANIMALITOS - COLONIA DEL MAR

 In 2019, PEACEAnimals sterilized 5,892 cats and dogs. 

       

.SCHEDULE/HORARIO: MARZO

March 11-14 - la Cruz, Nayarit (Pets for Life) 18-21 - Ixtapa - en la delegación 25-28 - Talpa - en la oficina de DIF (organized by Laura Chavez-Halberg) CLÍNICA EN COLONIA DEL MAR ABRIL April 1-4 La Peñita (Pets for Life) VACACIÓNES DE PASCUA - EASTER VACATION 22-25 - Col 5 de diciembre -  "New Animal" store -  calle Colombia 1377 !!¡¡27-30 (LUNES-JUEVES/MON-THURS) colonia Infonavit MAYO May 6-9 - Punta de Mita May 27-30 - San Juan, Nay. JUNIO June 3-6- Nayarit - clínica organizada por Linda Stewart 17-20 - Nayarit - clínica organizada por Linda Stewart

INFORMACÍON DE LAS CLÍNICAS EN ESPAÑOL:   http://peaceanimals.org/espa_ol

Sí no está una dirección, es porque todavía no tenemos.

DOGS AND CATS FOR ADOPTION AT THE CENTRO DE CONTROL ANIMAL Y SALUD (ACOPIO)   ALL ANIMALS TESTED FOR DISEASE, VACCINATED AND STERILIZED.  CLICK LINK FOR PHOTOS AND DESCRIPTIONS.

  (322) 293-3690

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PERROS Y GATOS EN ADOPCIÓN EN EL CENTRO DE CONTROL ANIMAL Y SALUD (ACOPIO). TODOS TIENEN PRUEBAS PARA ENFERMEDADES Y ESTÁN VACUNADOS Y ESTERILIZADOS.  HAZ CLICK EN EL ENLACE PARA FOTOS  Y DESCRIPCIÓNES. 

                                               

TO REPORT ANIMAL ABUSE OR RESCUE NEEDED- CALL 911 AND REQUEST GREEN PATROL (PATRULLA VERDE);  OR CALL THE CITY SHELTER - (322) 293-3690  FOR WEEKLY CLINIC DIRECTIONS TO CLINICS: (SPANISH ONLY)  (322) 113-3955   PARA REPORTAR ABUSO A LOS ANIMALES  O PARA ANIMALES QUE NECESITAN  - LLAME  A LA POLICIA - 911 -  Y PIDE LA PATRULLA VERDE - o marca al albergue  (322) 293 3690 LINEA DESIGNADA PARA DIRECCIÓNES EN ESPAÑOL Y COMO LLEGAR A LAS CLÍNICAS CADA SEMANA:   (322) 113 3955         http://www.peaceanimals.org/ PLEASE DONATE LUNCHES to our vet team.DONATIONS OF LUNCHES MEAN MONEY SAVED FOR CLINIC SUPPLIES. FAVOR DE DONAR ALMUERZOS PARA NUESTRO EQUIPO.  NECESITAMOS VOLUNTARIOS PARA LAS CLÍNICAS. PARA AVISAR:  Angela Kelleher - Coordinadora para Vallarta- kelleher@shaw.ca Linda Stewart - Coordinadora para Nayarit - hypnoticparadise15@gmail.com   http://peaceanimals.org/espa_ol                                  COL. DEL MAR

WE APPRECIATE VOLUNTEERS.   Please contact Angela Kelleher, coordinator for Puerto Vallarta: kelleher@shaw.ca, or just drop by.   For Nayarit, please contact Linda Stewart, coordinator for that state: hypnoticparadise15@gmail.com ALSO NEEDED:   USED/NEW KENNELS FOR CATS AND DOGS AND NEW/USED COLLARS AND LEASHES TO GIVE TO DOG OWNERS AT CLINICS, PLUS USED TOWELS AND  SHEETS and KIBBLED PET FOOD. $$$$$$ COST PER SURGERY WEEK CLINIC (3.5 days) IS APPROXIMATELY $1,800 USD.   PLEASE CONSIDER MAKING A DONATION VIA CHECK, CREDIT CARD, PAYPAL, BEQUEST,  OR STOCK TRANSFER.  Note:  Stocks are transferred at full value without the donating stock owner being taxed. PEACEAnimals is under the umbrella of Banderas Bay Charities, Inc., a US 501 (c)(3) charity headquartered in Portland, Oregon.  Please donate to BBC (or use full name) and donor direct to PEACEAnimals.  BBC has tax-deductible status in the U.S. and partners with other foundations in Canada and Mexico. Amy Welch, Secretary-Treasurer  amywelchpdx@comcast.net   Tel:503 285 4007 505 N Tomahawk Is Dr Portland, OR 97217 PEACEANIMALS VET TEAM - EL EQUIPO DE PEACEANIMALS   DR. ANTHONY, EMVZ LESLIE CARATACHEA,  DR. POLI Y DR. PACHECO THANK YOU TO THE FOLLOWING FOUNDATIONS FOR THEIR GENEROUS GRANTS OF $2,500 US OR MORE:                 For a list of clinic sponsors and business donors, please see our website -  THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST AND SUPPORT.                      Gretchen DeWitt – President – Board of Directors gretchen@peaceanimals.org  www.peaceanimals.org  www.gretchen-peace-and-pv.blogspot.com   https://www.facebook.com/PeaceAnimals PEACEANIMALS, A.C.    RFC  PEA140306l12 Want to change how you receive these emails?  You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list TO SUBSCRIBE:  https://us12.campaign-archive.com/home/?