Saturday, October 28, 2017

PLACE OF FROGS



GUANAJUATO.  "PLACE) OF FROGS."  The name in the language of its original inhabitants, the Púrépecha (also known as Tarrascans), was "Quanaxhuato."  The frogs I saw, and there were many, were at the Plaza de Ranas ("Plaza of Frogs"). They were made of stone and designed by CAPELO, well-known Mexican architect, sculptor, painter, ceramist.


PLAZA DE RANAS - GUANAJUATO
MINA DE PLATA DE GUADALUPE EN GUANAJUATO - SMELTER FOR THE SILVER MINE.  FLYING BUTTRESSES WERE SUPPOSEDLY REPRESENTATIVE OF ELEPHANT TRUNKS


I had very recently opened up 1,000 Places To See Before You Die, and was happily surprised that the Cervantino (Cervantes Arts Festival in Guanajuato) was listed as one of them.  My friend, Joyce Hartvigson, had invited us to stay with her in the splendid colonial city of churches, parks, plazas, gardens, theatres, fountains, museums, former haciendas, former silver mines and  still-working silver mines.
Guanajuato has an elaborate warren-like tunnel system, originally built to divert the Río Guanajuato, which would flood the mining town during rainy season.  The busy tunnels are primarily used by vehicles, although there are sidewalks in them for pedestrians.   The sky in high desert is very big, with snowy white and grey clouds evocative of scattered sheep.  Houses on the cobble-streeted hillsides are often splashes of intense colors, and bougainvillea is everywhere - the colors of Mexico.
BASILICA DE NUESTRA SEÑORA DE GUANAJUATO

LOS MINEROS COMENZARON A CONSTRUIRLA EN 1671 Y FUÉ TERMINADA 25 AÑOS DESPUÉS.  MINERS BEGAN WORK ON THE BASILICA IN 1671.  IT WAS COMPLETED 25 YEARS LATER.
   
UNO DE MUCHOS TUNELES - GUANAJUATO - ONE OF MANY TUNNELS


HERMOSAS PLAZAS - GUANAJUATO

This October celebrated the 45th Cervantino festival, which is one the most important of its kind in Latin America.  Performing artists from all over the world enthrall audiences for eighteen days in a variety of temporary and permanent venues, including gardens of former haciendas and in the opulent, turn-of-the-century Teatro Juárez.   The great opera star,  Enrico Caruso, considered the theatre in Guanajuato to be one of the finest in the Americas.
TEATRO JUAREZ - GUANAJUATO
TEMPLO LA VALENCIANA - GUANAJUATO -  BUILT AT THE SITE OF THE LARGEST SILVER MINE EVER FOUND IN MEXICO,  AND FAMED FOR ITS GOLD LEAF ALTARS - CONSTRUIDO EN EL LUGAR DE LA MINA DE PLATA MAS GRANDE ENCONTRADA ALGUNA VEZ EN MÉXICO Y FAMOSO PARA SUS ALTARES DE PAN DE ORO.  

The Cervantino program we attended offered choices of jazz combos, guitar players, modern dance,  classical music ensembles, rock concerts accompanied by an orchestra,  avant garde theatre, films, academic lectures and conferences, harpists, gypsy musicians and singers, etc.
ALFREDO ROLANDO ORTIZ - TOCÓ PARA 2 HORAS EN LA EX-HACIENDA SAN GABRIEL
Favorites for me were a two-hour performance in the ex-hacienda San Gabriel by the famed Paraguayan harpist, Alfredo Rolando Ortiz,  and the Guangdong Modern Dance Company from China, which performed the amazing "Más Allá de la Caligrafía ("Beyond Calligraphy") in the impressive convention center located high on a hill.

"MÁS ALLÁ DE LA CALIGRAFÍA"- CHINA - FESTIVAL CERVANTINO - GUANAJUATO
GUANGDONG MODERN DANCE COMPANY - CHINA
CANTANTE GITANA DE ÚNGRIA - SU CABELLO MAGNÍFICO CAÍA HASTA LAS RODILLAS  - GYPSY SINGER FROM HUNGARY, WHOSE WONDERFUL HAIR SPILLED DOWN TO HER  KNEES.


With free time between performances, we drove to the still-working Cata mine, where Joyce, an artist, presented the gordita maker with a watercolor of the smiling woman, visited a potter who turns out 200 small tequila jars in 40 minutes, and I chose a cricket from three large baskets of crickets for sale on the sidewalk and ate my first one...  crunchy protein with a slight flavor of salt and lime.
ARTISTA JOYCE HARTVIGSON PRESENTANDO EL CUADRO - FRENTE DE LA MINA CATA - GUANAJUATO
CRICKETS/GRILLOS PARA COMER - GUANAJUATO

EX-HACIENDA SAN GABRIEL - LUGAR PARA CONCIERTOS.  LOCATION FOR SMALL CONCERTS- FESTIVAL DE CERVANTINO - GUANAJUATO

IXTAPA- A municipality 30 minutes northeast of Puerto Vallarta The clinic took place in the same
location we used several months ago - in empty building next door to the offices of the municipal headquarters.  Volunteer Frank Ohly sent photos (I was out of town that week) and reported that a couple of trucks loaded with kennels holding neighbors´pets from outlying areas had come to the clinic.  Sadly,  there was one euthanasia. A black male lab-mix, overloaded with ticks and bleeding from the nose, was euthanized at the request of the owner and agreement of the vets.  The dog was dying from the tick-transmitted disease of erlichia.  Ninety percent of street dogs in Mexico have the disease, which is easily treated with a daily pill for 30 days.
ARRIVING AT CLINIC IN IXTAPA WITH NEIGHBORS´ PETS  LLEGANDO A LA CLÍNICA EN IXTAPA CON MASCOTAS DE LOS VECINOS.


STERILIZATIONS IN IXTAPA - OCTOBER 18-21

 FEMALE DOGS - 48; MALE DOGS - 19; FEMALE CATS - 32; MALE CATS - 49

 TOTAL:  146!

 DONATIONS AT CLINIC IN IXTAPA - 1,410 PESOS

THIS CLINIC WAS MADE POSSIBLE BY A GENEROUS GRANT FROM THE Marchig Animal Welfare Trust (Scotland)


CLÍNICA EN IXTAPA
DESEMBOCADA/EL RANCHITO.   In Spanish, "desembocar" means "to flow into."  The Desembocada river flows down from the mountains, through the village of the same name and continues its journey west into Banderas Bay.  The river, slow and brown after more than two weeks of no rain, glitters in the early morning sun. 
To arrive at the municipality of Desembocada by car takes approximately 45 minutes, turning east at Home Depot.  Once off  highway 200 going north, the road is straight and lined on both sides with beautiful, leafy green trees. The shade they provide often camouflages the many unmarked speed bumps, which may mean  unpleasant surprises on this part of the road.  The right hand turn for Desembocada is clearly marked just after the white cement bridge spanning the river. 
EL PUEBLO DE DESEMBOCADA - MIRANDO AL ESTE - LOOKING EAST
LA DESEMBOCADA MIRANDO AL OESTE - LOOKING WEST


The clinic was held next to the town square in the mobile clinic belonging to the Puerto Vallarta government offices, CENTRO DE ASISTENCIA ANIMAL Y ALBERGUE MUNICIPAL.  A fluffy calico cat was sunning itself in front of the bandstand while homeless and owned dogs walked slowly up and down the cobbled street.  A small black male dog wagged its tail when I called to  him.  He was very thin and seemingly blind in one opaque blue eye. Neighbors said the dog was homeless.  I scooped him up, took him to the clinic, bought a small bag of kibble and then placed it on top of his kennel for a meal after surgery.
CALLEJERO FLACO  QUE LLEVÉ A LA CLÍNICA EN LA DESEMBOCADA.
Frank said the black dog ran off after he had recovered from anesthesia and never looked back. 

The male Pit Bull suffering from TVT  originally brought to the Mezcales clinic arrived with his owner for the third treatment of chemo. Linda Stewart, clinic enthusiast and supporter, has generously been driving them to a PEACEAnimals clinic every week. Dr. Poli administers the meds and the malignant tumors are shrinking.
EL PERRO CON TVT.  VINO A LA CLÍNICA PARA SU TERCER TRATAMIENTO DE QUIMO.  LOS TUMORES VENEREAS ESTÁN ENCOGIENDO.  LA ESEMBOCADA/EL RANCHITO

STERILIZLATIONS AT LA DESEMBOCADA/EL RANCHITO- October 25-28

Female cats -33;Male cats - 14; Female dogs - 35;Male dogs - 15

TOTAL:  98

PLUS pregnancies terminated for 1 dog with 9 fetuses and 1 dog with 8 fetuses - 17 animals not born to suffer.

DONATIONS AT DESMEMBOCADA CLINIC:

Numbers not yet received.  To be reported in next blog.

THIS CLINIC WAS MADE POSSIBLE BY A GENEROUS GRANT FROM THE Marchig Animal Welfare Trust (Scotland)


DONATIONS TO PEACEANIMALS: 

 Alice Morgan Wright-Edith Goode Trust - $2,500 USD

 Oregon Humane Society - 3 pet kennels (brought down from Portland by PEACEAnimals treasurer, Amy Welch)

 Pixie Project - thousands of syringes; more than a hundred surgical instruments;  hundreds of gloves, tracheal tubes, gowns, sterile pads, sterile wipes, and masks (brought down by Amy Welch)

 Pamela Evans - $400 USD

 Connie Farion - $300 CA (monthly)

NOTE:  Cost per cat or dog for PEACEAnimals is approximately $11.35 USD.  Monthly donations in any amount from animal lovers will be a big help to the clinics.  Automatic bank payments are easy to set up via the internet.  Monthly checks also appreciated.   Please consider!

DONACIÓNES


PEACEANIMALS EDUCATION PROGRAM:  Leslie Caratachea, education director, presented to 55 students at the Tierra y Libertad primary school in Ixtapa on October 13th.  No photos were allowed.

 Due to a leg injury and the long driving distance of clinic, No education program presented by Leslie on Tuesday, October 24th.

NIÑOS CON LOS LIBRITOS PARA COLOREAR DE PEACEANIMALS - CLÍNICA EN
 LA DESEMBOCADA/ELRANCHITO  COLORING BOOKS GIVEN TO CHILDREN VISITING CLINIC.


The mission of PEACEAnimals is to end the future suffering of cats and dogs.  The most efficient way to do this is via a massive, free spay/neuter clinic.  In 2016, PEACEAnimals sterilized 5,403 cats and dogs.

DR.PACHECO Y UNA SEÑORA DEL TERCER EDAD CON UNA DE SUS 2 GATAS.  LA DESEMBOCADA
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:


JUANITO - ESTUDIANTE Y VOLUNTARIO - CLÍNICA EN IXTAPA



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  -  Constitución and Basilio Badillo

Cork & Bottle - Los Mercados - Aquiles Serdan 265

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

Galeria Dante - 269 Basilio Badillo 

La Cruz Inn - at the plaza in la Cruz, Nayarit

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

Puerto Vallarta Botanical Gardens (gift shop)

Salon Divas-  Melchor Ocampo 51 - Bucerias

CLÍNICA EN LA DESEMBOCADA/EL RANCHITO

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.org; www.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.  

CLÍNICA EN LA DESEMBOCADA/EL RANCHITO



SCHEDULE/HORARIO:


November 1-4- Valle de Banderas, Nayarit - Gimnasio  Gargui at Domicilio Galeana 502 Morelia y Queretaro -  in front of the runway. 

November 8-11 - colonia Volcanes - in the school/escuela

November 15-18 - Tomatlán - Cabo Corrientes

November 22-25 - San Vicente, Nayarit

November 29-December 2 - La Peñita, Nayarit - Pets for Life 

December 6-9 - San Pancho, Nayarit - Pets for Life

December 13-16 - Bucerias, Nayarit- Pets for Life

 VACACIÓNES/CHRISTMAS VACATION

 January 3-6 - TBA
February 14-17 - el Tuito


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


ESPERANDO ESTERILIZACIÓN - LA ESEMBOCADA/EL RANCHITO

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

GATITA ESPERANDO SU CIRUGÍA - CLÍNICA EN LA DESEMBOCADA/EL RANCHITO


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.


CLINIC IN IXTAPA NEXT DOOR TO THE TOWN HALL.   CLÍNICA EN IXTAPA A UN LADO DE LA DELEGACIÓN.


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.

PLAZA Y IGLESIA EN LA DESEMBOCADA/EL RANCHITO

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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SEÑORA QUE TRAJO 2 GATAS EN SUS BRAZOS - CARRIED HER TWO FEMALE CATS TO THE CLINIC IN HER ARMS - LA DESEMBOCADA/EL RANCHITO


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

DR. POLI - CLÍNICA EN LA DESEMBOCADA/EL RANCHITO





Please "like" PEACEAnimals on FaceBook.

LA DESEMBOCADA



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.


FRANK OHLY - VOLUNTARIO 2 DÍAS CADA SEMANA POR 6 AÑOS. VOLUNTEERS 2 DAYS EVERY WEEK.
                                                                 LA ESEMBOCADA/EL RANCHITO




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.  

FOR INFORMATION ON VOLUNTEERING: 
ESTUDIANTE Y VOLUNTARIA REGISTRANDO MASCOTAS- CLÍNICA EN IXTAPA - REGISTERING PETS
 http://www.peaceanimals.org/volunteer_1/volunteer_duties




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.

                 
ESPERANDO CIRUGÍA - CLÍNICA EN IXTAPA

    

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. 


CLÍNICA EN LA DESEMBOCADA/EL RANCHITO

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.





RESCATADOS DEL LOS FUEGOS EN NAPA, CALIFORNIA - RESCUED FROM NAPA FIRES-  PHOTO SENT BY PAMELA EVANS




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.



RESTAURANTE EN GUANAJUATO



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  A LA POLICA - 911 - Y PIDA LA PATROLLA VERDE o al centro de acopio   293 3690


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







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



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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