Street Dogs of Puerto Rico

I travel to Puerto Rico a couple of times a year.  I have started trying to spay/neuter dogs and cats and have tried to find homes for several dogs and cats.  

I have been doing this with my own money and with the econmy failing down there many more animals are being dumped to starve in the streets.

I am working with a group who will allows me to pay $35/dog and $45/cat to spay and neuter the street animals.  Many rescues work with people down there to spay, neuter and vacinate their animals, and to tell you the truth, many of these people have the money to do it but just don't think their pets are worth it.  Sadly the street dogs, who have been someone's pet and dumped and the feral ones who are just born, litter after litter from dogs who originated in the street are overlooked.  I am all about the street animals.  Many of them are friendly and will allow us humans to help them.  The ferals won't but at least we can feed them so they are not hungry and put medications in their food to help them be more comfortable.  

I had a female taken to the vet to be spayed as she already had puppies and homes were found for them.  She lives among 5 males and will become pregnant again soon.  Well she is sickly and is being treated just so she is in healthy enough shape to be spayed and still live in the street.  I have a friend who feeds these dogs and cats every day for 6 hours a day- on her lunch break, after work and before she goes to bed.

Another female who had puppies had her puppies taken from her from a restaurant owner so more dogs would not be in that area.  I am sure he either dumped them somewhere else with no food source or killed them.  All this mama did was move her puppies from a wet area to near the restaurant and puff they are gone.  Another dog moved her puppes away from people and put under a bridge.  Well the rains came and the water came up and the puppies drowned.   I would like to have this female spayed and am sure she will need medical treatment first before she can be done.

I have been told that some people who live in PR are getting funding and not helping the animals.  One dog who I met this last trip, who was fine when I left, was hit by a car and has problems with his jaw.  He is in pain day in and day out and NOBODY cares.  Well I do and am trying to get someone there to help him.  He needs to eat and should not be in pain.

Read about the street stray dogs of PR.  If you go onto Island Dog's page and hit donate you will see a photo of a mama dog nursing her babies.  That is a feral dog I tried for 1.5 years to catch.  Those babies in the photo are all safe.  Sadly she had another litter and I was only able to catch two of them.  They were sent to Pets Alive PR and have homes now.  Out of the 4 remaining one one lives as a feral giving birth to litter after litter to feral dogs who will never have a chance because they fear humans.

So any donation would help me to try and do what I can for these animals.  Look at your dog and cat and be happy they live with you and not on the streets begging for food or are at the hands of stupid people who like to hurt them.  If more money is raised more lives can be saved.  

Thank you