YAY RAIN!

PUNTA NEGRA DESPUÉS DEL HURICÁN BLANCA

During the last two weeks of oppressively high temperatures and humidity, we finally turned on the ac in our bedroom on two different nights.   The first night was when I sat downstairs at my desk at ten o´clock with the fan blowing warm air on my face.  I checked the weather on the internet -  88 degrees with 70 percent humidity -  and succumbed that night to the unwelcome heat wave.  Hurricane Blanca, blowing hard in the Pacific next to La Paz in Baja California, brought high waves to Puerto Vallarta.

PLAYA DEL MALECÓN DESPUÉS DEL HURICÁN BLANCA

  Large stones were thrown against and over the malecon, knocking down capstones,  dragging sand out into the bay and blanketing beaches with rocks.  Surfers were thrilled with the six meter high waves.

PIEDRAS EN EL MALECÓN - RESULTANDO DEL HURACÁN BLANCA

The longed for rains arrived a few days ago, breaking the heat and humidity.  Puerto Vallarta is extremely beautiful with blue skies and blue-green bay.  It is as beautiful when the skies are grey.  The intense greens of the jungle and the flowering trees,

FRAMBOYAN EN EL LIBRAMIENTO

especially the framboyan with its deep orange blossoms, are in dramatic contrast with the sky and sea.  The libramento, also known as the "tunnel road," has several of these gorgeous trees, known as "flames of the jungle."  

OTRO FRAMBOYAN EN EL LIBRAMIENTO

I got out the car to take a picture of one of them, and was as pleased and surprised to see the burro standing under the framboyan as I would be to discover a beautiful church once I had turned a corner on a forgotten street.

COLONIA PALMAR DE PROGRESO is about a thirty-minute drive northeast of centro and filled with cinder block stores and homes.  A ranchero wearing levis a wide-brimmed hat rode by on his horse as I arrived at the location.

CLÍNICA EN PALMAR DE PROGRESO

The clinic took place in a donated empty storefront next to a small convenience store that was selling frozen juices in little plastic bags.  Fans strategically placed in the room helped keep the animals and people at bearable temperatures.  I was there when a woman in bright pink brought in a small, shaggy white dog that she thought might be pregnant.

PERRITA PRENADA POR SEPTIMA VEZ - CLÍNICA EN PALMAR DE PROGRESO

The little dog had already given birth to six litters, and each time two or three of the puppies were born dead.  There was no more space on Thursday, but after explaining that it was for the dog´s health and to avoid the future suffering of the puppies the dog would give birth to, the owner said she would return the next morning with the the dog plus three others.

THREE LITTLE KITTENS..AND WE RECITED THE NURSERY RHYME

STERILIZATIONS - Colonia Palmar de Pregreso - June 10-13

Female dogs:  54; Male dogs: 12; Female cats: 42; Male cats: 212;TOTAL :129
PLUS:  1 euthanasia of a female dog too critically injured from a fall to survive
AND pregnancies terminated for:  2 dogs with 11 fetuses each; 1 dog with 8 fetuses; 1 dog with 7 fetuses;  1 cat with 4 fetuses; 1 cat with 3 fetuses

LESLIE CARATACHEA, VET TEC Y DIRECTORA DEL PROGRAMA DE EDUCACIÓN

All pet registration forms with signatures of owners or rescuers are submitted by Dr. Poli to the local department of health, with copies to PEACEAnimals.

DONATIONS AT CLINIC in Palmar de Progreso - 1,180 pesos

DONATIONS TO PEACEANIMALS: 

Hadene and John Klassnik - $100 USD -  This was in honor of Nancy Bates´dog,  "Emma" ...  "such a brave dog."

Maré Hansen - $1,000 USD
Thomas Simon - 100 pesos - earmarked for the recent Volcanes education project clinic - http://www.volcanesproject.com/
Guillermo Rivera - Director General of Mano a Mano - 12 weeks of free ads for PEACEAnimals clinics - Manoamanoventas@hotmail.com

EDUCATION PROGRAM:  Leslie Caratachea presented to 123 teenagers at Secundaria Forarrea Antonio Caso Andrade in the nearby colonia of Magisterio.

DR. ANTHONY LIMPIANDO EQUIPO DE CIRUGÍA

RESCUED AND ADOPTED:  Kathy and Clark Waycaster found a beautiful female Australian Blue Heeler in Sayulita and took her immediately to a vet.  Infested with ticks and fleas,

RESCATADA... AUSTRALIANA BLUE HEELER

she tested positive for erlichia, but otherwise is very healthy and estimated to be 1 1/2 years of age.   Sara of SayulitAnimals contacted Michel Loyd, who lives in nearby San Pancho.  Michel adopted the sweet dog two days after being rescued and will have her spayed.

PIT BULL RESCATADA CERCA DE LA CARRETERA 200 Y ADOPTADA

Soraya of Puro Gato found an abandoned female Pit Bull by the pedestrian bridge on the tunnel road and found a good home for her with the owner of the nearby chicken stand who had been feeding the dog.  The dog will be spayed at a free clinic.

RESCUED AND NEEDS HOME:  "OSO"is a three or four year- old Lab mix and weighs almost 30 kilos.  Soraya met him at a PEACEAnimals clinic in April. Because Oso was looking for food in garbage heaps and was at risk for being poisoned and was suffering from mange, Soraya took him home with her.  Oso is neutered, cured of manage and healthy.  Soraya says he is a smart and loyal dog,  gets along with other dogs, children and cats, and will be a protective companion.  If interested, contact Soraya via Puro Gato page on FB.

EXTRAORDINARY ATTEMPTED RESCUE:  I wish this story had had a perfect ending.  Hilary Blythe Cymoszinski emailed PEACEAnimals a couple of weeks ago saying that she had been traveling in Mexico and seen a sweet and sad looking black female Pit Bull outside the main bus station in Guadalajara one night.  Hilary was unable to take the dog with her at that time.   Back home in Los Angeles, she emailed me again, saying that she had 36 hours in which to find the dog and give her a better life.  Hilary then took a red eye flight to Guadalajara, arriving at dawn this past Saturday.  She and her friend Prabhakaran spent four hours walking the grid  and showing the dog´s photo to taxi drivers and vendors at the bus station.    One person said he had seen the dog collared and taken away a few days before.  The main pound was closed and dogs don´t survive there for more than about three days.  Hilary and Prabhakaran visited a small refuge and decided on a mini-Dobi to adopt.  When Prabhakaran went back on Tuesday, the dog had been adopted, along with a couple of others.  And that is the happy ending for those three dogs.  The black Pit Bull may not have had the same good fortune.  Prabhakaran is now trying to help Cheryl Russell, who had also emailed PEACEAnimals from Guadalajara.   Cheryl had noticed a friendly dog near Walmart several times and is now trying to locate the dog,  take it to a vet and then to Canada.

POUNDS - The usual way to kill cats and dogs in Mexico is by electrocution.  Other means also used include drowning, strangling, hanging, shooting and poisoning.  Our pound is currently a no-kill one, with the few exceptions of vicious dogs or animals too critically injured or ill to save. The staff at the Acopio (pound) has gone to great lengths to save all sick animals, including those suffering from distemper.  Cats and dogs that cannot be saved are euthanized, which means "good death."   The sadness at the Acopio is seeing dogs that have been in cells or chained up outside for as long as two years.  They are only walked twice a week and no one has time to give them the companionship and exercise that they crave and need.  Please consider visiting our Centro de Acopio and adopting a cat or dog.

DIRECTORY OF RESCUED ANIMALS created by Mateo Jorge - for a three-minute tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfJvn1wTkWs 
http://gooddog.pw/my-account/

DR. POLI - PALMAR DE PROGRESO

DESIGNATED LINE WITH ADDRESS AND DIRECTIONS FOR WEEKLY CLINIC (SPANISH ONLY) (322) 113 3955 

PALMAR DE PROGRESO
CAPTURED!  Three abandoned female cats trapped Tuesday on the Isla Cuale by Soraya and her sister Almendra of Puro Gato.  The cats were taken to the PEACEAnimals clinic on Wednesday for spaying.  They will recover at the family´s home for four days, and if not adopted, will be returned to the island.  If interested in adopting any of these, contact Puro Gato via FB. GRACIAS A ALEMENDRA Y SORAYA DE PURO GATO, 4 GATAS CAPTURADAS EN LA ISLA CUALE ESTA SEMANA Y ESTERILIZADAS EN LA CLÍNICA DE PEACEANIMALS .  TIENEN QUE  REGRESARLAS  A LA ISLA SI NADIE QUIERE ADOPTARLAS.

HOMES NEEDED:  For the thousands of dogs and cats on the streets here, for hundreds of cats and dogs in refuges and in foster homes,  and for dozens of healthy and beautiful dogs and cats at the Centro de Acopio, the city´s pound.  

PALMAR DE PROGRESO

Please check our website on the "resource" tab for names and contacts of refuges, vets, etc.

RSECATADO Y EN ADOPCIÓN CON PURO GATO (CONTACTO:  FB)

Dogs at the Centro de Acopio are only walked twice a week by volunteers organized by Friends of Puerto Vallarta Animals. 

LOS VOLUNTARIOS DICEN QUE NADOR YA SE VE TRISTE.  TIENE 2 AÑOS EN EL CENTRO DE ACOPIO ESPERANDO HOGAR - 222 2692

Food is always needed. The government contributes two weeks of food annually.

TIENE 18 MESES EN EL CENTO DE ACOPIO ESPERANDO HOGAR

FOSTER HOMES ARE NEEDED FOR CATS AND DOGS.  PLEASE CONTACT THE ANIMAL RESCUE ORGANIZATIONS ON OUR WEBSITE IF YOU CAN HELP.

OTRO PERRO ESPERANDO 18 MESES EN EL CENTRO DE ACOPIO

RIDES FOR RESCUE DOGS NEEDED for Edmonton, Calgary and Vancouver.  All expenses for dogs paid for.  Please contact MEXPUP or NOBARS -  patty@mexpup.com; robin.nobars@gmail.com

GREATERGOOD - 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

SMILEAMAZON– When ordering on Amazon, if you click on the following link you can designate PEACEAnimals as a recipient of Amazon´s donation of  0.5% of some of your purchases.  http://smile.amazon.com/ch/20-3726038

SHEDULE/HORARIO  

JUNE 17-20:  Colonia Villas del Puerto -  Calle Faro #526  esq-  Yelapa. 
Se va camino a Sams, da vuelta a la izq. entrando por la aurora, llega a la glorieta,  sigue y lugo vuelta a la izquierda por donde se van los camines.

Thank you to Jhovanee Monge for this location. 

June 24-27:  Colonia 5 de diciembre -  restaurante La  Palata Consentida - calle  San Salvador between Costa Rica and Ecuador JULY 1-4 - Colonia 5 de diciembre ¿Qué Pasa? (restaurante) Aquiles Serdan # 625 (Se puede estacionar en el camino directamente atrás del río cuale.   Parking available in back of the restaurant on the dirt road next to the río cuale.)

NOTE:  PEACEAnimals, per our agreement with independent contractors, Pets for Life, is obliged to pay extra for driving time and gasoline for areas outside Puerto Vallarta.

Clinic schedule, including directions and other clinic information are always on website:  www.peaceanimals.org and on this blog:  www.gretchen-peace-and-pv.blogspot.com

Please "like" PEACEAnimals on FaceBook.

LUNCH DONATIONS NEEDED FOR VET TEAM:  PEACEAnimals has a budget of 70 pesos per vet team individual (three persons) per day for 4 days a week for lunches. 

Please consider bringing lunches for our vet team to the clinics. If you can do this, please let me know so we can create a lunch schedule. By having lunches donated, these savings can used for purchases of supplies and medicines.  

VOLUNTARIOS - PALMAR DE PROGRESO

WE NEED VOLUNTEERS AT THE CLINICS.    Please sign up:  infopeaceanimals@gmail.com

If directions needed, please call our dedicated line (directions are only in Spanish) or refer to our website or this blog.

COST FOR ONE SURGERY WEEK CLINIC 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.   Name of recipient of donations  for all donations is simply "PEACE."

FRAMBOYAN ("FLAME TREE") EN PLAYA GEMELAS

PLUMERIA - PLAYA LAS GEMELAS - ANTES DE LA LLUVIA

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS:

  

Thank you for your interest and support.

Gretchen DeWitt – President – Board of Directors

www.peaceanimals.org 

www.gretchen-peace-and-pv.blogspot.com

https://www.facebook.com/PeaceAnimals

     

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LINEA DESIGNADA PARA DIRECIÓNES Y COMO LLEGAR (EN ESPAÑOL) A LAS CLÍNICAS CADA SEMANA:   (322) 113 3955

 DIRECTORIO PARA ANIMALITOS RESCATADOS - creado por  Meteo Jorge - para aprender como usarlo en 3 minutos - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfJvn1wTkWs             
http://gooddog.pw/my-account/

INFORMACIÓN EN ESPAÑOL SOBRE LA ESTERILIZACIÓN PARA MASCOTAS Y LAS CLÍNICAS GRATIS EN NUESTRO WEBSITE - www.peaceanimals.org

FAVOR DE DONAR ALMUERZOS PARA EL EQUIPO. NOS CUESTA 210 PESOS 4 DÍAS LA SEMANA Y CON SUS DONACIÓNES DE COMIDA, PODEMOS USAR ESTE DINERO PARA SUMINISTROS.  GRACIAS.

¡¡¡¡¡NOS URGEN VOLUNTARIOS!!!!! 

GRACIAS POR SU INTERÉS Y SU APOYO.

Gretchen DeWitt – Presidente de le mesa directiva

www.peaceanimals.org 

www.gretchen-peace-and-pv.blogspot.com

https://www.facebook.com/PeaceAnimals