This PETA-Backed Spay-a-Thon Helped 324 Cats and Dogs in One Weekend
Backed by PETA’s Global Compassion Fund, PETA fieldworkers returned to the “zona irregular” neighborhood of Avante, Mexico. With some help from our friends Direccion de Protecion y Bienstar Animal, Planned Pethood International, and the veterinarians who came all the way from Brazil and Cuba to help, the free spay-a-thon sterilized a whopping 324 dogs and cats in just one weekend. We received a certificate of appreciation from the Mayor of Cancun for our collaboration in helping to end the companion animal homelessness crisis.
See Some of the 324 Cats and Dogs Who We Helped in Mexico
Unlike humans, dogs and cats can’t do their own family planning. It’s up to their guardians to have them spayed or neutered to help curb the companion animal overpopulation crisis—and thankfully, responsible guardians brought 324 animal companions to this spay/neuter event!
In addition to the hundreds of animals sterilized, including several homeless dogs brought by caring residents and rescuers, we also provided necessary vaccinations, flea and tick preventatives, and additional care for the animal attendees.
We amputated the tail of a feral cat who survived getting hit by a vehicle, performed surgery for a dog suffering from pyometra, and delivered medication for two dogs whose owners did not have the funds to cover the cost.
Outside of the clinic, PETA fieldworkers delivered doghouses to several dogs kept outdoors 24//7 without proper shelter, like Gringa, whose only form of shelter was a turned-over grocery store cart with a plastic tarp, and Fiona, who had a turned-over fridge for shelter and had to share it with another dog.
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In just one year, an unspayed cat can give birth to 12 kittens, and an unspayed dog can give birth to 16 puppies—which means that these clinics could prevent the births of more than 5,000 animals in the next 12 months alone!
Funding for temporary sterilization clinics, like the one in Cancún, helps reduce the suffering of animals for generations, as fewer unsterilized dogs and cats mean fewer animals born into communities that don’t have the resources to care for them. You can help change the lives of homeless animals by giving to PETA’s Global Compassion Fund today:
