I hope the news coverage of this helps reunite these pups with their owners. Let’s give thanks for our safety and the safety of our loved ones – and keep our Japanese friends, human and canine, in our prayers.
Ultimate Loyalty: Japanese Dog Refuses to Leave Injured Friend Behind
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my April ball snipping trip to Mexico
Not as creepy as it sounds – I swear!
I have teamed up with my amazing friend Darci, founder of CANDI (Cats & Dogs International) a wonderful non profit that IheartMutts wants to be like when we grow up!
I’m joining CANDI on their upcoming spay & neuter trip to Mexico this April – we will be down their for one week and the goal is to sterilize 500 cats and dogs. CANDI, like IheartMutts is 100% non profit and run by animal lovers. I’m so grateful to be working with this awesome group of people.
Knowing myself – I doubt I will be flying home empty handed – so if anyone has been toying with the idea of adopting a small dog – I hear there is an abundance of small mixed breed pups that desperately need homes, and the process of getting them back to the states is pretty simple -I’d take care of all that boring stuff for you.
Check out CANDI’S site, read about what they do – it is truly a unique organization!
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The April trip is approaching!
Tuesday, 05 April 2011 15:47
Cats AND Dogs International (CANDi) is a non-profit organization which solely relies on private funding to establish spay/neuter clinics and setup education and adoption programs in key tourist destinations that have struggling economies.
Between April 25 – 29, CANDi along with 50 Canadian volunteers including spokesperson Craig Moritz, country music recording artist, will be organizing and setting up their 5th clinic in Cancun, Mexico. Their goal is to sterilize over 500 dogs and cats in 5 days. Some of these animals will be brought back to Canada to be placed in foster/adoption homes.
Air Transat is their major corporate sponsor donating room & meals to the volunteers.
Since October, 2008, when CANDi started its first clinic, they have spayed/neutered over 1,600 cats and dogs in Mexico and the Caribbean with support from the tourism industry, travelers and pet lovers. Each clinic costs $10,000 and major sponsorship is a critical part of allowing us to reach these animals in need. The average sterilization costs between $200 to $300 and the average Mexican makes $125 a month which makes it impossible for people to sterilize their pets. The importance of sterilization clinics will save thousands of puppies from suffering and dying a horrible death.
FACT: There are approximately 500 million dogs globally, 75% of which are strays. 80% of puppies die of starvation or disease within 8 weeks of birth. The numbers are similar for cats. In countries without resources, these unwanted animals die of starvation or disease on the streets – or are killed inhumanely to control their population.