Saturday, July 8, 2017

BOCA BOY AND A PUPPY


SNORKELING IN THE BAY - CARMEN DE ALBA WITH MY GRANDDAUGHTER GIPSY, 7
It was a glorious morning Sunday.  Driving south next to the malecón, for the very first time, I saw dozens of pelicans floating in clusters, perhaps waiting for the arrival of fish or simply feeling friendly.  I was with my granddaughters and one their friends and met up with others on the Boca pier for our weekly panga trip with Karla de la Peña (owner of Boca Divers and co-founder of AyudaMutt) and captain Daniel.
KARLA DE LA PEÑA Y CAPITÁN DANIEL

Nietas Stella y Gipsy y su amiga Landri 


The water was a very deep blue and very, very clear.  A large pod of dolphins raced towards us far out into the bay as the young girls shrieked with excitement and joy.  They had never seen dolphins before, and this was the very best way to see them -  wild and free, curious, breaching and curving gracefully through the water.  We could almost reach down and touch them as they raced next to the panga.



Carmen de Alba was the first to jump in, and held her arm high up with a finger pointing down to indicate that she was swimming directly above a dolphin.  The captain told me after I got back into the panga that one had been swimming two feet away from me. 
LA COSTA AL SUR DE BOCA

After perfect snorkeling in a gorgeous cove with an assortment of tropical fish, we found ourselves next to another pod of dolphins and followed them along the rocky coastline before going back to Boca.
BEAUTIFUL COVE SOUTH OF LAS ÁNIMAS FOR SNORKELING.  ENSENADA HERMOSA PARA EL BUCEO AL SUR DE LAS ÁNIMAS.

Fish we snorkeled with included (top to bottom): damsel fish,
 king angel fish and sargeant fish

MI NIETA GIPSY, 7 AÑOS

RESCUED:  An eight-week old puppy in Boca de Tomatlán on Sunday, July 2nd.  This was her second rescue.  The day before, a seven-year old boy named Jonathan Eligo Hernandez Cortez .found the tiny tan and white female puppy wandering on the street and took her home.  He named the puppy "Capuchina" and promised Karla he would take care of it and prepare the puppy for adoption. It was immediately dewormed and treated for fleas and ticks by Dr. Pamela Rojas in Boca.
PHOTO CON DR. PEMELA ROJAS SACADA HORAS ANTES DE BRINCAR DEL MUELLE.  KARLA ME DIJO QUE JONATHAN ESTABA MUY ORGULLOSO DE SUS ZAPATOS NUEVOS.  PHOTO TAKEN  WITH VET PAMELA ROJAS A FEW HOURS BEFORE JONATHAN JUMPED FROM THE PIER.  KARLA SAID HE WAS VERY PROUD OF HIS NEW SHOES.

A few hours after rescuing the puppy, Jonathan jumped from the pier with playmates and smashed his face into a boat.  He had lost a great deal of blood before being rushed to the emergency at the regional public hospital in Vallarta, where his jaw was confirmed broken. Jonathan went by ambulance with his father and step-mother to the Guadalajara Hospital Civil Guadalajara on Monday to wait for surgery, which was scheduled for Saturday, July 8th.  The Boca community raised money for the trip for this very, very impoverished family.  His father is a hard-working cleaning man and also does odd jobs in Boca.  
JONATHAN CON LA CACHORRITA QUE RESCATÓ EL PRIMER DÍA DE JULIO EN BOCA.  POCAS HORAS DESPUÉS, BRINCÓ DEL MUELLE Y SE LE QUEBRÓ SU MANDÍBULA.  LA MUY, MUY POBRE FAMILIA VIVE EN UNA BODEGA OSCURA CON PISO DE TIERRA A UN LADO DE UN RESTAURANTE  EN LA PLAYA.   SE FUÉ A GUADALAJARA EN AMBULANCIA PARA CIRUGÍA CON SUS PADRES.
Vallarta Adventures is donating all medicine for Jonathan and Karla de la Peña launched an internet fundraiser.  Social Security (Seguro Popular) will pay for the surgery, but not extra items, i.e., 3D tomography, meds, housing for family, etc.  Karla says Jonathan is always concerned about injured wildlife and cats and dogs that need help in Boca.  She describes him as an "angel."  He has the face of one.
Jonathan en el hospital in Puerto Vallarta antes de cirugía en Guadalajara.  Karla dice que es un "angel."  Tiene la cara de un angel.

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     It was after our panga outing that Karla de la Peña showed my granddaughters and me Jonathan´s home on the beach.  Next to a restaurant,  it is a dark bodega with a dirt floor and a sheet dividing the room in half.  Jonathan and his family had been in the hospital for 24 hours and the little puppy was hiding under a bed.  
LANDRI AHERN, GRANDDAUGHTERS GIPSY AND STELLA GREGOR AND CAPUCHINA
We put her in the car with us and took Capuchina to Janice Chatterton, director of the SPCAPV.  Janice e-mailed me the next morning with the unexpected and sad news that the pretty and playful puppy is blind. Capuchina will be placed in a wonderful home.

"CHAPARRO" - MASCOTA DE LA POLICÍA

INFONAVIT:  A neighborhood with mostly one-story cement homes northeast of centro Vallarta, turning east just before arriving at the municipality of Pitillal.  The clinic was held in an almost-empty police station, where "Chaparro" ("Shorty"), a short-legged, mixed-breed dog, has been living for several years.  The kibble left out in a bowl for him the night before had been soaked by the heavy rainfall.  Glad for the rain, it has been very hot and humid.
CLÍNICA EN INFONAVIT

I arrived about 8:30 with volunteer Ian Duncanson and "Nigel," an adorable kitten rescued by Anna Laurita of DavannaYoga.  Only seven animals had been registered by that time. Volunteer Cielo Vierya Romeo thought it was because of the rain the night before. A couple of young women came in with a thin, black mama dog and her four pretty 2-month old puppies.  The mama, whose teats still drooped heavy with milk and who was infected with mange, had been spayed the day before at the clinic and it was now turn for the puppies.
VOLUNTARIAS TRAERON UNA MAMÁ CON SARNA Y 4 HERMOSOS CACHORRITOS DE COLONIA INDEPENDENCIA. A LA CLÍNICA EN INFONAVIT.


While there, Cielo received a call from a volunteer at the UMA/Calle Cero massive, free sterilization day, saying that pets with fleas and ticks were being turned away.  She asked that those pet owners be sent to PEACEAnimals clinic.  As approximately 80% of owned pets spend time on the streets, it is impossible to avoid ticks and fleas.


STERILIZATIONS AT CLINIC IN INFONAVIT:
4 CACHORRITOS DE LA CALLE DE COLONIA INDEPENDENCIA - 2 NEGRITOS Y 2 CAFECITOS - RESCATADORAS LOS LLEVARON A LA CLÍNICA EN  INFONAVIT

MALE DOGS -18 ; FEMALE DOGS - 32 ;
MALE CATS -23; FEMALE CATS - 34 
TOTAL: 107

PLUS PREGNANCY TERMINATED FOR:
1 cat with 5 fetuses


DONATIONS AT CLINIC IN INFONAVIT: 980  PESOS
UNO DE LOS 4 CACHORRITOS DE LA CALLE - INFONAVIT- ONE OF THE FOUR HOMELESS PUPPIES


Troy Valens -Wednesday lunch for the team (4) and volunteers (2) from his restaurant Sea Monkey
Troy Valens - Thursday lunch for the team (4) and volunteers (2) from his restaurant Cheeky Monkey

After the clinic, I visited the massive spay/neuter campaign day sponsored by UMA (local gov.) and Calle Cero (national s/n program headquartered in Guadalajara).  Appointments had been advertised, so there was no chaos at the modern, multi-storied city hall. 
MÁSIVA CLÍNCA DE ESTERILIZACIÓN DE CALLE CERO Y UMA SÁBADO Y DOMINGO - UMA

I saw several people who have been volunteers at PEACEAnimals clinics, plus Silvia Alvarez, director of "Bienestar Animal" ("Animal Wellbeing"), a city government office.  She said approximately 200 cats and dogs had been sterilized, and expected 150 more on Sunday. Dr.Poli and vet tech, Leslie Caratachea,  were among the vets and vet techs who volunteered for the second day.
UMA Y CALLE CERO - CLÍNICA MÁSIVA SÁBADO Y DOMINGO


DONATIONS TO PEACEANIMALS:  Michael Turner - $50 USD (monthly donation)

Friends of Homeless Animals, Inc. (FOHA) Rhode Island - $2,000 USD 


EDUCATION PROGRAM - Leslie presented to 30 students on Tuesday morning at the primary school Guadalupe Martinez Villanueva.  Schools are almost all closed now for summer vacation.
LESLIE - CLÍNICA EN INFONAVIT



LAILA SOS FUND:

For  "Chevalon," a sick beach dog treated by Dr. Pamela in Boca de Tomatlán. Blood work and meds for parasites = 500 pesos.
"CHEVALON" RESCUPERANDO DE PARÁSITOS
EN BOCA´DE TOMATLÁN - CON DR. PAMELA




FOR PHOTOS/NAMES OF RESCUED DOGS THAT NEED HOMES, THE ACOPIO HAS A CURRENT ROSTER THAT  INCLUDES PHOTOS, NAMES DESCRIPTIONS.

PARA FOTOS,/NOMBRES Y INFORMACIÓN DE LOS PERROS EN EL CENTRO DE ACOPIO QUE NECESITAN HOGARES:

https://perrospv.000webhostapp.com/lista-de-perros.html


CLÍNICA EN INFONAVIT

  
VOLUNTEERING:  PLEASE CHECK OUR WEBSITE FOR INFORMATION:

http://www.peaceanimals.org/volunteer_1/volunteer_duties

RAISING FUNDS AND VISIBILITY:  Three hundred PEACEAnimals blue mesh shopping/beach bags with,extra-long straps are now available. The PEACEAnimals logo and website are on one side and the familiar mermaid on the other.  Bags are 200 pesos each and  can be purchased at:
BOLSAS DE PEACEANIMALS EN VENTA

Lucy´s CuCu Cabana -295 Basilio Badillo (AFTER OCTOBER 25TH)

Choco Museo - Josefa Ortiz de Dominguez 128 in centro (across from the malecón)

Galeria Uno - 561 Morelos

Colleción la Bohemia at Constitución and Basilio

Cork & Bottle - Los Mercados - Aquiles Serdan 265

Charlie's Sport Fishing and Tours- Local 8B -Marina Vallarta

Galeria Dante - 269 Basilio Badillo 

Macaria- Josefa Ortiz de Dominguez 129, between Morelos and the malecón.   

Puerto Vallarta Botanical Gardens (gift shop)

CALLEJERA CON SUS CACHORRITOS  Y LA RESCATADORA- INFONAVIT


DONATE WITHOUT SPENDING MONEY:  PEACEAnimals is able to receive donations from Amazon Smile under the umbrella of Banderas Bay Charities, Inc. Amazon donates 0.5% of eligible AmazonSmile purchases to the charitable organizations selected by their customers.  This is a very simple way to help fund our clinics:    https://smile.amazon.com/ch/47-4752247  Even simpler, long on to www.amazonsmile.com and type in Banderas Bay Charities, Inc. (PEACEAnimals receives all of these donations).

Troy Valens -  Owner of Sea Monkey and Cheeky Monkey restaurants - $10  USD gift certificates to Sea Monkey and Cheeky Monkey for "sharing" AmazonSmile post.



GREATERGOOD - PLEASE CLICK!  Your daily clicks or direct donations help animals, people and the planet. www.greatergood.orgwww.greatergood.com   To donate specifically to PEACEAnimals:  http://bit.ly/1cWY0lP


PLEASE CHECK OUR WEBSITE, FB PAGE OR BLOG FOR NEW DATES AND LOCATIONS.FAVOR DE CHECAR NUESTRO WEBSITE, PÁGINA EN FB O BLOG PARA NUEVAS FECHAS Y HOGARES.  

ARRIVING AT THE CLINIC IN INFONAVIT.  LLEGANDO A LA CLÍNICA.


SCHEDULE/HORARIO:


July 12-15 - Ixtapa - amplicación santo domingo  - called arroyo la virgen 119

July 20 -July 23 -  THURSDAY through half-day SUNDAY- Mismaloya   The hope is that there will be animals from boca, las juntas y los veranos and el tuito.   Pre Escolar Gabriela Mistral, Calle 5 de Mayo - frente a la iglesia - at the school in front of the church



DESIGNATED LINE WITH RECORDING ADVISING LOCATION AND DIRECTIONS – ONLY IN SPANISH –
 (322) 113 3955

CALLAJERA CON SUS 4 HERMOSOS BEBÉS TRAIDOS A LA CLÍNICA EN INFONAVIT - STREET DOG WITH HER FOUR VERY PRETTY  2-MONTH OLD PUPPIES BROUGHT TO CLINIC IN INFONAVIT.  



TO REPORT ANIMAL ABUSE, CALL THE CENTRO DE ACOPIO - 322-223-3690 OR THE POLICE - 911 -  AND ASK FOR THE "GREEN PATROL" ("PATROLLA VERDE")

  

PETS FOR LIFE  SPECIAL  ONE-DAY CLINICS ARE HELD ON THE ISLA CUALE THE FIRST SUNDAY OF EVERY MONTH.   CLINICS OPEN FOR REGISTRATION AT 7 AM.  
     
PETS FOR LIFE, A MEXICAN S.C. (BUSINESS),  IS PAID 4,500 PESOS FOR THE STERILIZATION OF 30 ANIMALS.  IF NUMBERS ARE GREATER,  INDIVIDUALS OR ANIMAL RESCUE ORGANIZATIONS MAKE UP THE DIFFERENCE.  
For each cat or dog over the number 30,  sponsors of the Sunday clinics will be charged 150 pesos.  To sponsor a Sunday clinic, please contact: shannon@bestonproperties.com

UNO DE LOS 4 CACHORRITOS DE LA CALLE - INFONAVIT


January 8, 2017 - October 2017 -  ANONYMOUS DONOR HAS PROVIDED FUNDING (SPAY/NEUTER FOR 30 CATS AND DOGS) TO PEACEANIMALS  FOR 10 SUNDAY CLINICS ON THE ISLA CUALE.  (As SPCAPV paid for 100% of the April clinic, the anonymous donor´s donation for 10 clinics of 30 animals each will include November).    


LOCATIONS NEEDED FOR CLINICS.  REQUIRED:  WATER, ELECTRICITY, BATHROOM AND PARKING AVAILABILITY.



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.  We ask that private or government groups pay those extra expenses.

"CHAPARRO" - PERRO DE LA POLICÍA - INFONAVIT




PEACEAnimals does not buy advertising or pay for posters, flyers, megaphone announcers or locations.  All monies raised go directly to actual costs of the clinics.  Dr. Poli, as director of PEACEAnimals, a Mexican AC  (non-profit) and Pets for Life, a Mexican SC (business), selects clinic locations.


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.
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INFONAVIT

Clinic schedule, including directions and other clinic information are always on website:  www.peaceanimals.org,  on this blog and on the PEACEAnimals FaceBook page.

CLÍNICA EN INFONAVIT




Please "like" PEACEAnimals on FaceBook.




LUNCH DONATIONS NEEDED FOR VET TEAM.

PEACEAnimals has a lunch budget of 70 pesos per vet team member (four persons) per day -  4 days a week. 
Please consider donating lunches for them, and please advise so we can create a lunch schedule. By having lunches donated, these savings can used for purchases of clinic supplies.

VOLUNTARIA VIEYRA ROMERO - CLÍNICA EN INFONAVIT


WE NEED VOLUNTEERS AT THE CLINICS.  We are almost always short on volunteers.  Please contact Leslie Caratachea via FB or infopeaceanimals@gmail.com - or just drop by and spend as much or as little time as you like or are able.

http://www.peaceanimals.org/volunteer_1/volunteer_duties
http://www.peaceanimals.org/espa_ol/protocolo_para_voluntarios
                                         
VOLUNTARIO IAN  DUNCANSON - INFONAVIT


WE NEED DONATIONS OF USED AND NEW KENNELS FOR CATS AND DOGS OF ALL SIZES. WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO BE ABLE TO GIVE USED OR NEW COLLARS AND LEASHES TO DOG OWNERS WHO BRING THEIR PETS TO THE CLINICS.


FERAL CAT - GATA SALVAJE DE LA CALLE - INFONAVIT

                         

If directions needed, please call our dedicated line (directions are only in Spanish) or refer to our website or this blog:   113 3955 

COST FOR ONE SURGERY WEEK CLINIC IS APPROXIMATELY $1,800 USD. 



CHAPARRO CON LA CALLEJERA Y 2 DE SUS 4 CACHORRITOS - INFONAVIT
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 VET TEAM - EL EQUIPO DE PEACEANIMALS - DR. ANTHONY, LESLIE, DR. POLI Y DR. PACHECO


PEACEAnimals is under the umbrella of Banderas Bay Charities, Inc.,  a US 501 (c)(3) charity located in Portland, Oregon.  



Please make payments payable to either BBC INC or Banderas Bay Charities, Inc.  Donations are tax deductible and should be earmarked for PEACEAnimals.


CLÍNICA EN INFONAVIT




Banderas Bay Charities, Inc (BBC, Inc) offers tax-deductible receipts in the US, Canada, and Mexico.
Amy Welch, Secretary-Treasurer amywelchpdx@comcast.net
505 N Tomahawk Is Dr  Portland, OR 97217    
503 285 4007


THANK YOU TO OUR GENEROUS SPONSORS:























THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST AND SUPPORT.


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Gretchen DeWitt – President – Board of Directors
gretchen@peaceanimals.org
https://www.facebook.com/PeaceAnimals
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Los animales no necesitan tener una camada para completar su ciclo vital, puesto que no existe una relación consciente con la reproducción como parte necesaria de su bienestar emocional.




PARA FOTOS,/NOMBRES Y INFORMACIÓN DE LOS PERROS EN EL CENTRO DE ACOPIO QUE NECESITAN HOGARES:





PARA REPORTAR ABUSO A LOS ANIMALES- LLAME AL CENTRO DE ACOPIO - 293 3690 O A LA POLICA Y PIDA LA PATROLLA VERDE  
LINEA DESIGNADA PARA DIRECIÓNES Y COMO LLEGAR (EN ESPAÑOL) A LAS CLÍNICAS CADA SEMANA:   (322) 113 3955

PARA REPORTAR ABUSO A LOS ANIMALES -  293 3690

NECESITAMOS LUGARES PARA NUESTRAS CLÍNICAS EN COLONIAS Y PUEBLOS. PRECISO:   BAÑO, ELECTRICIDAD, AGUA Y PARA ESTACIONARSE.


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

¡¡¡¡¡  POR FAVOR!!!!!!  NECESITAMOS VOLUNTARIOS, ASÍ HAY MAS TIEMPO PARA LOS VETERINARIOS ESTERILIZAR A LOS ANIMALITOS.  AYUDA, POR FAVOR.

NECESITAMOS SU APOYO.  FAVOR DE DONAR ALMUERZOS PARA NUESTRO EQUIPO. NOS CUESTA 1,120 PESOS LA SEMANA PARA NUESTRO EQUIPO DE 4 PERSONAS.   CON SUS DONACIÓNES DE COMIDA, PODEMOS USAR ESTE DINERO PARA SUMINISTROS.   FAVOR DE CONFIRMAR CUÁL DÍA DE LA SEMANA PUEDEN.  LESLIE VA HACER EL HORARIO PARA ALMUERZOS.  GRACIAS.



 TAMBIÉN NECESITAMOS VOLUNTARIOS, POR FAVOR.

http://www.peaceanimals.org/espa_ol/protocolo_para_voluntarios

GRACIAS POR SU INTERÉS Y SU APOYO.

Gretchen DeWitt – Presidente de la mesa directiva
gretchen@peaceanimals.org
https://www.facebook.com/PeaceAnimals






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