Friday, April 17, 2020

STRANGE SIGHTS SPRING BREAK



SEMANA SANTA - PLAY LOS MUERTOS - PUERTO VALLARTA
NO PEACEANIMALS CLINICS SINCE APRIL 4.  CLINICS RESUME APRIL 22ND.  DURING 2-WEEK EASTER BREAK...

Food banks established for people in need,  and some feeding locations and deliveries for cats and dogs available, i.e., Sandee´s Project and Dog for Life.  Many dogs being abandoned because pet owners can´t afford to feed them. PETCO advises us when they have about-to-expire dog food available at generously reduced prices so we can distribute small bags of kibble at our free s/n clinics. 

CALLAJERA  DEMACRADA Y CON SARANA - RESCATADA DE COLONIA LOMA BONITA - PITILLAL

A photo of a starving homeless dog completely covered in mange was posted on FB.  I re-posted and received two offers of help.  Henriette Hummel went to feed  her and Liz Gómez went to fetch her and  named the dog "Nyssa" (Greek for "beginning").  At a Pitillal vet´s office, various blood tests were done.  She was diagnosed with ehrlichia and prescribed one pill a day for 30 days.  Although the vet told Liz that Nyssa was a Xolo 
"NYESSA"
(Mexican Hairless), a visit to a second vet confirmed the emaciated dog had demodetic mange. X-rays showed an old fracture in her right rear leg, which prevented her from walking on all fours. Surgery after the dog got healthy was a possibility.  A subsequent x-ray  on April 13th revealed a diaphragmatic hernia, requiring immediate surgery, which had high risk.  Liz chose surgery over euthanasia.  There were complications, including a lot of fluid around the dog´s heart and organs. Sadly, Nyssa did not survive surgery.  The vets were amazed that she had been able to live as long as she had.

Nyssa was 12-18 months months old.  She had lived a very short, sad, hungry and sometimes painful life. She enjoyed her last ten days playing with other dogs, eating well and feeling loved.  Nyssa didn´t die forgotten in a rubble-strewn dirt lot.

A fund at PEACEAnimals has been set up for Nyssa´s vet expenses. Total charges including consultations, ehrlichia test, x-rays, blood work, antibiotics, anti-inflammatories, emergency care and surgery = 9,350 pesos less 4,000 pesos from an anonymous donor and a 700 peso donation from Maureen Minter. 

To help Liz, who rescues many dogs and will continue rescuing: www.peaceanimals.org  Select PEACEAnimals as the charity under Banderas Bay Charities and then advise our treasurer, Amy Welch, of this donation -  amywelchpdx@comcast.net  Balance owing = 4,650 pesos (approx $200 US). Donations tax-deductible in the U.S.  If additional funds are raised over this amount, they will be donated to our free mobile spay/neuter clinics.  Our mission is to prevent the future suffering of animals.  A free spay/neuter program does the most good for the most animals.  
LIZ GÓMEZ CON LA PERRA QUE RESCATÓ.  DEMACRADA Y CON SARANA Y MUCHAS OTRAS PROBLEMAS.  LA NOMBRÓ  "NYESSA." DESGRACIADAMENTE, SE FALLÓ.POR MUY MAL ESTADO DE SALUD.
  
CACHORRITA DE LOMA BONITA RESCATADA Y ADOPTADA
On our last clinic day before the two-week Easter break, I followed Henriette Hummel and her friend Rodrigo up into hills 
of loma bonita in Pitillal to the dusty empty lot where Nyssa had been rescued.  Adjacent to it were eight dogs, some emaciated, and all chained or tied up in front of two very humble homes. Money for cartons of Corona beer would have been better spent on pet  food.  A choice had been made. 

LOMA BONITA - fotos - Henriette Hummel
After giving the families kibble, we loaded up five dogs and took them to the half-day clinic in las aralias.  Henriette returned four of the dogs to their owners and took the pretty two-month old female puppy home, because the owners didn´t want to keep her. Its two siblings from an emaciated mother had both died. A week later, the puppy was vaccinated and adopted.  


DONATIONS TO PEACEANIMALS:

Bo Jarnstedt -$100 US

Bebe and David Schweppe Advised Fund
 at Aspen Community Foundation - $5,000 US

Summerlee Foundation:  $5,000 US

Maureen Minter (from faraway Winnipeg)- $30 US earmarked for Nyssa´s vet bills

STRANGE SIGHTS - SPRING BREAK:

It is spring and breezy and blue and in all its beauty, Puerto Vallarta doesn´t seem like the place that a pandemic would visit.  But the town is almost completely shuttered with very few cars on the roads. Beaches closed. Parks closed. Malecón closed. Three roads into town blocked.  All but three hotels closed - 39,000 rooms available and 29 rooms occupied.  COVID-19 is a deep wound for a tourist location in México, which has 65-70% poverty and 50% of its population working on the streets.  Wherever one is, this is a time to help others. 
QUEEN ELIZABETH, AKA DENISE O´BRIEN, IN HER HELMET AT THE COSCTO PHARMACY


Standing in line at the generously spaced line at Costco´s pharmacy, the helmeted blonde woman dressed in a sky blue straight skirt with matching short-sleeved jacket and matching long gloves gave me a royal wave.  

The message written in Spanish on the back of her helmet:  "Protect yourself to protect your children.  My son, Prince Charles, tested positive for the virus.  Be a strong man, protect your children."  The lady´s name in real life is Denise O´Brien, and she writes a newsletter entitled "Nuevo Vallarta & Beyond."
IGUANA (GARROBO) AL FONDO DE LA ALBERCA

There is large garrobo, also known as the spiny or black iguana,  living amongst the branches of our 40-foot high, perfumed ylang ylang tree.  The garrobo was at the bottom of the deep end of our swimming pool when I arrived home late one afternoon.  I didn´t know if it was alive, so quickly removed my clothes and jumped in,  holding the long-poled cleaning net.  With a swish of its tail, it swam away from me.  And it kept swimming away, back and forth across the pool.  I had once read that iguanas could stay under water for up to 30 minutes, and didn´t know how long the iguana had been in the pool.  Using the pole, I slowly pushed the iguana up to the shallow end next to the bottom stair.  It didn´t move.  Picked it up by its long tail, placed the limp body into the net and took the iguana up the steps to the garden and laid down it down.
IGUANA IN PELIGRO CON GATOS Y PERROS


Touched the iguana´s head.  Stroked its back. Lifeless.  Called loudly to my husband to please bring a shovel from the bodega so we could bury the iguana. Walked back down the stairs, sat down next to the pool and began to cry.  Not just for the dead iguana and the loss of beauty, but for the fragility and uncertainty of life. Several minutes later,  looked over and saw the iguana back in the water.  Dogs and cats fascinated.  Tied up the dogs.  Cats ran to the edge of the pool where the iguana was floating vertically with its head above the water.  Our furry grey cat, Habibi, sat quietly observing the iguana and then whacked it on its scaly head with his white paw. Locked up cats.  Saved.  Back high up in the branches of the ylang ylang tree eating its small dark berries.


GARRABO - FASTEST RECORDED LIZARD IN THE WORLD - UP TO 21 MPH


SCHEDULE/HORARIO

ABRIL

22-25 - Puerto Vallarta - .. COL. LAS ARALIAS.. FRENTE DEL PARQUE LOS SAUCES EN LA BODGA DE SOFI GONZALEZ. CANCELLED BY THE GOVERNMENT ON 4/23

¡¡27-30 (LUNES-JUEVES/MON-THURS)!! colonia Infonavit
(PRIMER DÍA DE MAYO ES FESTIVO)   CANCELLED BY THE GOVERNMENT ON 4/23.

MAYO

May 6-9 - TBA - WE NEED LOCATION WITH ELECTRICITY, WATER, BATHROOM AND PARKING FOR TRAILER.  NECESITAMOS LUGAR CON ELECTRICIDAD, AGUA, BAÑO Y PARA ESTACIONAR EL TRAILER. AVISA, PORFA.




13-16 - Ixtapa

20-23 - Mojoneras

May 27-30 - San Juan, Nay.

JUNIO

June 3-6- Nayarit - clínica organizada por Linda Stewart

10-13 - Punta de Mita

17-20 - Nayarit - clínica organizada por Linda Stewart
INFORMACÍON DE LAS CLÍNICAS EN ESPAÑOL:  
                       http://peaceanimals.org/espa_ol


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


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 mean money
saved for clinic supplies.

.  

FAVOR DE DONAR ALMUERZOS A NUESTRO EQUIPO.  

Necesitamos voluntarios para las
clínicas.

http://peaceanimals.org/espa_ol





PARA AVISAR:  Angela Kelleher - Coordinadora para Vallarta- kelleher@shaw.ca

Linda Stewart - Coordinadora para Nayarit - hypnoticparadise15@gmail.com

                               
PERRITA MUY FLACA CON SOLO UN OJO  - VECINA DE NYSSA - COL. LOMA BONITA
 foto:  Henriette Hummel




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
YLANG YLANG BLOSSOMS





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