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News!! NOTICIAS! For the past 2 weeks, PEACE has been doing spay/neuter clinics all over Tepic and are doing 2 more!! They have operated on at LEAST 150 cats and dogs and we hope to double the number with these next 2 weeks! Para las ultimas 2 semanas, el grupo PEACE han estado campanas de esterilizar por todos lados de Tepic! Han operado en lo MENOS 150 gatos y perros y esperamos que doblamos el numero en los seguientes 2 semanas! |
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CEO:
Randi Messer Cano
Vice president:
Susana
Luis Cano
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Healthy Pets, Happy Families, and No More Animals Without Homes
Ángeles Guardianes de Animales is an organization that the people and the animals of Tepic need. Getting the number of animals off the street and into homes, and preventing the population of animals from growing are the most important things. We are very dedicated, hard working, and are prepared to make these changes. Please look at our Adoptions page. These animals have a lot of love to give and could make your family complete!!
La meta de Ángeles Guardianes de Animales es a ofrecer esterilización a todos los animales (si tienen dueños o no), gracias a colaboración con la veterinario Grethel Fonseca Araca. También, ofrecer un lugar seguro para los animales de la calle hasta que puedan ser adoptados por una familia. Si la gente tiene animales que no pueden cuidar o si son mal tratados, podemos cuidarlos y buscar casas por ellos. Todos los animales estarán vacunados y eterizados antes de serán adoptados. Por favor, mira la pagina de Adopciones. Estos animales tienen mucho amor para dar y pueden hacer tu familia completa.
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE, help us by donating monthly! For a tax-deductable donation, you can log on to the website P.E.A.C.E. and make a donation: http://www.peacemexico.org/#/donate/4517260012
REMEMBER! On the memo line of your check (or on the pay pal donation), write “Tepic Animals” or “Guardian Angels Tepic” so the organization gives the money to us!
Definitivamente vamos ocupar todo la ayuda y apoyo de amantes de animales del todo el mundo. Los veterinarios que están trabajando con nosotros, no están pagada para hacer las esterilizaciones. Lo hacen a TODOS los animales, de la calle o los que tienen dueños. Ellos saben la importancia de la esterilización.
PORFAVOR, AYUDANOS DE HACER DONACIONES! NECESITAMOS AYUDA A COMPRAR COMIDA PARA TODOS LOS ANIMALES QUE TRAEMOS EN NUESTRAS CASAS HASTA QUE ENCONTRAMOS CASAS POR ELLOS.
Every Sunday, we have open adoptions. We're going to work with the local pound and take animals that they are going to put to death by electrocution, spay/neuter them, and find forever loving families for them. We will check in with the families to see how the new additions are adjusting and to be CERTAIN they are being cared for. Also, if people are looking for a certain size, color, breed, etc. we will take down their information and look for these animals on the street and also at the pound.
Right now, our biggest obstacle is to find land (or for us to find a house with a HUGE yard) so we have space to keep animals before adopting them out. The pound only keeps animals one week before they put them down; by electrocution. Absolutely inhumane and horrible.
Cada domingo, tenemos adopciones abiertas. Vamos trabajar con la Perrera y tomar animales que ellos van a sacrificar. Vamos esterilizar ellos y encontrar casas con mucho amor por ellos. Nosotros nos quedaremos en contacto con las nuevas familias y vistamos los animales en las nuevas casas para ver que estén bien. Si la gente está buscando animales con específica características, podemos buscarles también. La problema más grande que tenemos ahorita es buscando terreno en que podemos rescatar animales del acopio; los animales que llegan allá tienen una semana y si no están adoptados, se sacrifican con electrocución. Que feo y inhumano.
Another HUGE part of our organization will be education. The way to change the future treatment of animals is to educate this generation. We will teach the proper treatment of animals, the importance of vaccines and also sterilization, and also the proper care for pets. Starting at fairs and local events and eventually having programs that go into the local schools. Ángeles Guardianes de Animales will be completely run by donations, volunteers, and hopefully a little support from the government of the State of Nayarit. Every few months we will have fundraising events where we will educate the community and also get the word out about who we are and what we do.
Ofreceremos programas informacionales a la comunidad. La manera de cambiar el cómo tratar y convivir con los animales es educar a la nueva generación de jóvenes. Ensenar el trato correcto de los animales, la importancia de las vacunas y esterilización, y el cuidado bien de las mascotas.
Ángeles Guardianes de Animales funcionara completamente de donaciones, voluntarios, y ojala apoyo del gobierno Estado de Nayarit. Cada unos meses, tendremos un evento de educación de animales y información acerca de nuestra organización que es lo que hacemos.
A dog sits waiting in the cold autumn sun to faithful to leave, too scared to run. He’s been there for days nothing to do but sit by the road and wait for you. He can’t understand why you left that day. He thought you where stopping to go and play with him. He’s sure you’ll come back that’s why he stays how long can he suffer, for how many days? His legs have grown weak, his throat perched and dry he’s sick now with hunger. He sit’s with a sigh. He lays his head and closes his eyes. I wish you could see how a waiting dog dies.
Un perro se sienta esperando en el frío otoño fiel a salir, el miedo a correr lo invade. Él ha estado ahí durante días, sentado y esperándolo a que usted. Él no puede entender por qué te fuiste ese día. Pensaba que parar en aquel lugar seria grandioso y jugar con él. Él está seguro de que regresaras esa es la razón por la que se queda todo el tiempo a esperar el sufre y piensa, por cuántos días seguirá así? Sus piernas se han vuelto débiles, su garganta seca y el posado firme esperando se le mira enfermo ahora con el hambre en sus ojos. Él se sienta con un suspiro. Descansa su cabeza y cierra los ojos. Usted podría ver cómo un perro muere esperando su regreso al abandonarlo.
Second Full-Column Section
As a journalist, I decided to go to the animal, and interview some of the "inmates". I wanted to know what it was like in there from their perspective. What follows is not for the faint of heart.
I entered the building, and one of the workers accompanied me to the holding area. This is where dogs are kept before they are allowed up for adoption. IF they are allowed up for adoption. If the dogs are found to be aggressive in any way, euthanasia is employed. Fortunately, if "fortunately" is the word to be used here. In this establishment, and they use lethal injection, not a gas chamber.
The shelter worker led me past a big steel door that says "Employees Only". "What is in there?" I asked. From the look he gave me, I knew that this is where dogs go in, and never return.
We moved on to a row of kennels. The dogs were barking loudly, there was the acrid smell of urine and feces, and a feeling of despair seemed to permeate the room.
"Go ahead," the worker said. "They're all yours."
Pete- I looked into the first kennel, and saw only the back of a medium sized dog who was curled up in the corner of his kennel, shivering. He was mostly white, with some black spots. "Hello?" I said. "May I come in?" He lifted his head, as though it weighed more than he could bear. When he looked at me, I could see he was a Pitbull. His eyes were gentle, but filled with grief. "Enter," was all he said. I stepped in, closing the gate behind me. He put his head back down, facing away from me. I crouched down a few feet away. "My name is Pete. Petey my Master called me," he said, still not looking at me. "Why are you here Pete?" I asked. "I am here because Master cannot afford to move. I am here because someone with power said I am vicious, and a killer. Someone who never met me. Master took me for a walk one day, and some lady started to scream when she saw me. I got frightened, and barked at her. The dog police came, and they took me away. I have been with Master for 10 years. The last time I saw him, he just held me and cried. He kept telling me he was sorry. I worry for him. Whatever will he do without me?" Pete shivered even more.
A tear slid down my face. I am supposed to remain objective, but this was wrong. So wrong. "Thank you Pete." I said. He said nothing as I got up and left his kennel.
Popper- The kennel next to Pete's held a very young looking dog. Pure Border Collie by my guess. He stood on his hind legs, looking at me through the gate. "Hello. My name's Popper. He tilted his head. "Are you here to take me home?" "No, I'm sorry," I replied. "But I would like to talk with you." "Sure. What would you like to talk about?" "Popper, how did you come to be in this place?" I asked. Popper dropped down from the gate, with a perplexed look on his face. He walked to the back of the kennel, then back to the front. I noticed he had one blue eye, and one brown. He was quite beautiful. His black and white coat was shiny and thick. "I am not certain WHY I am here. I think maybe my family will come back for me. They bought me when I was only 6 weeks old. I remember they said how smart Border Collies are, and how it would be so easy to train me. They were very excited at first. The little ones played with me all the time. But the trouble with little Masters is, they refuse to stay in a group. I constantly had to nip their heels to keep them together." He looked confused. "Why won't they stay in a group?" he sighed. "So I did what I thought I should do. I am not quite sure why the little ones screamed when I did my job, but they did, and the Masters got very angry at me. They also got angry when I had to relieve myself, and did so in the house. I am not sure where they expected me to go. All they said was that I was the smartest breed in the world, and I should just KNOW better. Then they left me in the yard for a month or so. I got bored a lot, and I dug holes in the grass. The next thing I knew, the Masters brought me here." Popper jumped back up on the gate, his white paws protruding through the links. He looked at me with his lovely eyes, and asked "Will you please let them know I want to come home? Please tell them I promise I will be good?" "I will Popper," I said.
Spartan- My heart was breaking. I was beginning to regret coming here, but their stories had to be told. I moved along. The next dog I saw looked to be easily 100 lbs., a Rottweiler . He was handsome indeed, except for the scars on his face and back. He tilted his head, and looked me right in the eyes. "Hello. Who are you?" he asked. "I am a reporter," I replied. "May I speak with you for a little while?" "Most certainly. My name is Spartan. You can come in, I won't bite," he said. "Thank you Spartan. I will." I entered his kennel, reached out and stroked his giant head. He made a loud grumbling noise, and closed his eyes. "Spartan, why are you here?" Before he could answer my question, he was suddenly in the grip of a nasty coughing spasm. It sounded painful. "Please excuse me," he said when it passed. "Kennel cough. It seems all of us who come in here get it. "Why am I here? Well, about two years ago, I was born in the backyard of some person I can't even recall. I had 11 brothers and sisters. I recall a day when a big man came and gave that person some money, and took me away from my mother. They had to chain her up, as she was very angry that he took me. They chained her and beat her. I came to know the man by the name of Jim. I overheard him telling his friends that I would grow up to be big and mean like my mother. But as I grew older, all I wanted to do was play and be friends wit h everyone. Jim said I needed to be taught how to be mean, so he chained me up in the yard. No more house for me, he said, I was too spoiled. When people came by to visit, I was so happy to see them. I wanted them to come and play. But that made Jim angry, so he beat me with sticks and chains. When he came near, I would roll onto my back so he would know I wasn't a bad dog. That made him beat me more." Spartan's eyes clouded with grief. "Then he brought me here." I reached out and stroked Spartan's massive gentle head once more. "I am so sorry Spartan. Some people are just plain evil." I gave him a kiss and left his kennel. As I walked away, Spartan called out, "What will happen to me, nice lady?" I shook my head. "I can't say Spartan. Maybe someone kind will come and get you. We can only hope."
Patsy- I walked a little further down. I could see a shape moving at the back of the next kennel. "Hello?" I called out. Suddenly the shape lunged at the gate in a fury, barking and gnashing its teeth. I stumbled backwards, and crashed into an adjacent kennel. The other dogs began barking loudly and jumping at their gates. "Don't go near her," a small female voice came from behind me. "She's mad." I gathered myself back together, and saw a little Jack Russell Terrier behind me. "Thanks for the warning," I was still trembling. Across the way, the other dog, apparently a Husky and German Shepherd cross, was glaring at me, lips curled back revealing brown stained teeth. Her ribs and hips showed through her dull, matted grey coat. The little dog invited me into her kennel, and I gladly went in. "Who are you?" "My name is Patsy." The little brown and white dog held a paw up to the gate in greeting. "My owner surrendered me. She said she wanted a cute little dog like the one on the TV show, Frasier. She didn't bother to look into the type of dog I am." Patsy heaved a sigh. "I suppose she expected me to just lie about and only need a short walk each day, just like Eddie , but my energy was so high that I needed to run and play." She glanced at her surroundings. "Now I am here. I suppose it could be worse. I could be like.her." Patsy looked towards the still growling dog across the way. "What happened to make her so vicious?" I asked. "From what we could gather," she replied. "she was found tied in a back yard. She only had a three foot chain. Some days there was no water. Rarely was there any food. One day a nice neighbor came by and brought her some meat. By then it was too late. She was already mad. She broke off her chain, and bit the poor man badly. We know she will be going behind the steel door. I am sad to say, I think it will be best. Perhaps then she will know some peace." Just then, the door at the end of the building opened, and a woman stepped inside. All the dogs began to bark wildly, then one by one, they went quiet. I whispered to Patsy, "Who is that? Why have all the dogs gone quiet?" Patsy breathed deeply through her little nose, and closed her eyes. "SHE is a Rescuer. Can't you smell it?" she asked. "Smell what?" I was confused. "Compassion. Love. Sorrow. It emanates from her pores. She is here for one of us, but nobody knows who just yet." Patsy looked hopeful.
The Rescuer moved from kennel to kennel, looking at each dog. I sat quietly watching. I could see tears in her eyes as she made eye contact with each one. She stopped at Spartan's cage and spoke quietly to him. "No more beatings my man. No more. You are coming with me. From here on in, it's all going to get better." The Rescuer produced a leash, opened the kennel door, and took Spartan away. As he walked beside her, his little stubby tail wagged with delight. Patsy sighed again. I could see the disappointment in her eyes, and it grieved me. They all had the same look, as they watched The Rescuer depart.
"I am so sorry Patsy," I said in a whisper. "But you are a little dog, and everyone loves little dogs. I am convinced you will be rescued soon." Patsy's brown eyes twinkled at me, a little bit of hope returning. I had heard and seen enough. I needed to tell people how it was for these unfortunate creatures. They were all here through no fault of their own. I stood to leave. I passed by many other dogs I did not interview, looking at each one, wishing I could take them all home with me and give them the love they deserved. I stood by the door taking one last glance back, when it opened, and one of the pound workers came in. His face was drawn and sad. He walked by without a word, and stopped at Pete's kennel. I heard him take a deep breath, then he paused, and opened the kennel door.
The words were muffled, but I am sure I heard him say "I'm sorry old boy." He came out, with Petey in tow. The old dog's head hung down in resignation, and they both disappeared behind the big steel door.
Interview from an Animal Shelter
