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AMIG S DE LOS ANIMALES
de Guanajuato, A.C.
NEWSLETTER NO. 24 ● APRIL 2010 www.amigosanimalesgto.org
IN THIS ISSUE: AMIGOS MEMBERS ELECT Reelected to the board were Eduardo
Rodríguez, Bernardo Calzada, Verónica
Amigos members elect a new board
A NEW BOARD AND Mares, Martha Roberts, and Max Sampson.
and approve plans for 2010 1 APPROVE PLANS FOR 2010 Also elected as board members were Stephen
Carew, Virginie Pautrat, David Rogers, and
How we did in 2009 3
Gilberto Salazar. Eduardo Rodríguez will
The doctor told us to get rid At the annual meeting of Amigos members continue to serve as president and Bernardo
of our pet 5 on March 21, President Eduardo Rodríguez Calzada will remain as vice president and
Our February jazz concert reported on the association’s achievements treasurer during the current year. Virginie
was a hit! 7 in 2009, and those present approved the Pautrat has accepted the post of secretary.
Recent donations and support 8 organization’s plans for the current year. By Amigos members thanked outgoing board
acclamation they elected nine members to members Jolene Gailey, James Pyle, Julia
two-year terms on the board of directors and Salido, and Sandra Ward for their service
three officers to a one-year term. to the organization during their terms on the
board.
AMIG S DE LOS ANIMALES
de Guanajuato, A.C.
We also plan to create a blog and a short In addition, we will attempt to obtain the
documentary about our work in the community. recognition and support of INDESOL, the
Mexican umbrella organization for voluntary,
Our efforts in the area of sterilization will nonprofit organizations; to obtain one or two
include increasing the participation of local grants from foundations or businesses to
veterinarians in our clinic-based spay/neuter enable us to expand our activities; and to
program and holding three intensive spay/ recruit more dues-paying members.
neuter campaigns—two at rural sites, and a
third in the city. We will work cooperatively with the city’s
Front row, left to right: Verónica Mares, Virginie Pautrat Animal Control Center and the voluntary
(secretary), Eduardo Rodríguez (president). We will continue to work with the city and association organization CEPROA (Center for
Back row: Stephen Carew, David Rogers, the Protection of Animals) and encourage the
Max Sampson, Berny Calzada (vice president
volunteers in placing rescues in foster care
and treasurer), and Gilberto Salazar and permanent homes, and we will follow up municipal authorities to simplify the procedure
adoptions whenever possible to make sure the for reclaiming and adopting animals from the
In 2010 Amigos will continue to focus on animals are in good homes. Animal Control Center.
education, sterilization, and rescue as our
main activities.
In the area of education we will promote the
humane treatment of animals and awareness
of the city’s animal-protection regulations,
working with students from the Official
Preparatory High School and other volunteers.
Our first two of 12 planned billboard-size
advertisements began appearing on city buses This ad says “He has no choice. But you do. Report
The message on this bus states “Animals have
early this year. the mistreatment of animals to the Animal Control
feelings too. Let’s treat them with respect.” Center (473) 733-4839.”
2AMIG S DE LOS ANIMALES
de Guanajuato, A.C.
HOW WE DID IN 2009
President Eduardo Rodríguez reported at the
annual meeting that we sterilized 611 animals
last year (378 dogs and 233 cats)—464 of
them through our clinic program and 147
during two one-day campaigns. A total of
5,009 animals were sterilized between 2001
and the end of 2009.
The surgical unit (November campaign)
Volunteers preparing medicines for patients (April campaign)
parasites, in some cases treated for mange,
Amigos volunteers rescued 287 dogs and cats and neutered and then offered for adoption.
(mostly females and mostly puppies) during
the year. By sex, the rescues were 110 female The rescuers paid for the baths, treatment,
dogs, 76 male dogs, 56 female cats, and 45 and boarding; Amigos paid most or all of the
male cats. The animals were taken to the cost of the surgeries. A few homeless animals
clinics of participating veterinarians, where were brought to our campaigns, neutered, and
they were bathed, treated for intestinal adopted afterward. A total of 2,026 animals
Waiting for her dogs to be sterilized (April campaign) were rescued by Amigos between 2001 and
2009.
The two campaigns were held in the village
of San José de Cervera in April (73 animals)
and in the city’s new Animal Control Center
in November (74 animals). A planned third
campaign in the village of San José de Llanos
in September had to be canceled at the last
moment because we could not gain access to
the school where it was scheduled to be held.
Verónica Mares shaving a dog for surgery (April campaign) Three rescued puppies awaiting adoption
3AMIG S DE LOS ANIMALES
de Guanajuato, A.C.
HOW WE DID IN 2009 continued
We expanded our education program by We established a cordial working relationship
increasing the number of articles published in with the new Animal Control Center (CECA)
the population weekly newspaper Chopper to through its director, Dr. Jesús Cuello, and its
17 and holding five education events in city veterinarian, Dr. Luis Alberto Fernández.
parks.
As a result of that cooperation, we were
invited to hold our November spay/neuter
campaign at the CECA facility. We received
excellent support from a group of veterinarians
from the city of León during our spay/neuter
campaigns.
Marlene Davis found a home for this puppy in Canada
Despite the poor economy in Mexico and the
We continued our partnership with Mex-Can US in 2009, we raised 146,996 pesos in cash
Pet Partners, founded by former Amigos board and received in-kind donations worth 23,646
Students from the city’s Official Preparatory School pesos.
member Marlene Davis. Mex-Can placed 37 participating in our October education campaign
Guanajuato dogs in the homes of carefully
screened Canadian families. Of those, Amigos A dozen students from the city’s official This does not include the 1,500 dollars
paid for the sterilizations of nine dogs. Marlene Preparatory High School helped with these awarded to us by the Alice Morgan Wright–
accompanied most of the dogs to British events, and also our sterilization campaigns, Edith J. Goode Trust as a result of our
Columbia and arranged for their foster care thereby fulfilling their social service successful grant application last year; although
prior to adoption. requirement for graduation. we received news of the award in December,
the grant was made this year. The grant is for
Several Amigos volunteers provided foster We redesigned and updated our Website the announcements that have begun to appear
care to rescued animals awaiting adoption. (www.amigosanimalesgto.org). We are grateful on city buses.
The adopters paid the travel expenses of all to Ashley Fell for creating the attractive new
the dogs transported outside Mexico. design.
4AMIG S DE LOS ANIMALES
de Guanajuato, A.C.
THE DOCTOR TOLD US TO GET RID OF OUR PET
By Julia Salido Four years before his death the disease During those last years of his life my father
affected his intestines, and he had to have a remained at home and in bed. He often
How many times I’ve heard someone say, “I colostomy. He had complications during his required oxygen. He was unable to move more
have to get rid of my pet because the doctor hospitalization and had to have a tracheotomy. than his eyes and his fingers (very slightly),
told me to do so.” A tube was also passed through his nose but his mind was perfectly lucid and he had
to enable him to eat, and there were other an amazing sense of humor, although he felt
I know there are some illnesses that can be unpleasant details. justifiably upset on occasion.
aggravated by pets, but this is not the case
with every medical problem. Sadly, however, He spent about three weeks in the hospital I’m recounting all this to indicate the
this medical advice is very common, especially and then was released because, as a result gravity of his condition. During this period
from doctors who do not appreciate the value of his condition, it was considered more he was attended by his cardiologist,
of animal companionship, either because they dangerous for him to remain there than to gastroenterologist, neurologist,
are not aware of it and don’t have experience leave. otolaryngologist, and all the other “ologists”
with animal companions, or because they that were needed, plus various dentists and
simply do not like animals. nurses.
I want to share an experience that left a strong Also during this time Gala and Tomas shared
impression on me. It has been three years my parents’ home with them, along with the
since the death of my father, an extraordinary rest of us who flowed through the house.
man. Five years before his death he was Gala was my sister’s female dog and Tomas
diagnosed with a disease known as Shy- was her adopted cat; both had the usual
Drager, which is so rare that only five cases characteristics of their species.
of it were then known to exist in Mexico. The
disease destroyed his autonomous nervous
system, including the control of his body
Javier Salido Torres
temperature, blood pressure, and little by little
all his bodily functions, from walking to eating.
5AMIG S DE LOS ANIMALES
de Guanajuato, A.C.
THE DOCTOR TOLD US TO GET RID OF OUR PET continued
What I want to impress on you is that during My sister had to return to her family in Mexico I close by asking that everyone consider very
the four-year period that my father remained City and took Gala and Tomás with her since carefully before making the decision to give
in his delicate condition, which we painfully they belonged to her. When they left, my father away their dog or cat because, aside from the
watched deteriorate day by day as that terrible asked me to find him another dog. And that’s affection that we receive from our pets, for
illness devoured more of him, at no time did how our dear Lola, a little black dog rescued in them we are their family. The cruelest thing we
the presence of the those two pets worsen his Guanajuato, arrived in his home. can do is to abandon them.
condition.
Often people say that they don’t want pets
None of the specialists or others who attended anymore because they make more work, but Julia Salido was a member of the Amigos board
him advised us to remove Gala and Tomás in the case of my parents I can attest that of directors from 2004 to 2010 and its president
from the house or to confine them to a patio. those little animals, each during its time in during 2005 and 2006.
All of us simply took reasonable and adequate the house, helped to break the routines and
sanitary measures with them, keeping distracted us with their dog and cat chores.
them always clean, treated for parasites, Above all, they provided all of us with selfless
and vaccinated. Using just normal sanitary and affectionate companionship.
precautions, we frequently washed our own
hands. My father was able to escape from his
miserable prison three years ago. Fortunately,
At no time did the presence my mother still has the unconditional affection
of those two pets worsen and company of Lola, who follows her about
the house all the time, and reminds her with a
his condition. slight “gruuuu” when it is time to go to bed at
night.
6AMIG S DE LOS ANIMALES
de Guanajuato, A.C.
OUR FEBRUARY JAZZ CONCERT WAS A HIT!
On February 20 we celebrated our ninth Proceeds from the fundraiser, totaling
anniversary with a benefit concert of classic, 49,430 pesos (US $4,046), will help support
mellow jazz at Guanajuato’s popular Café our education, spay/neuter, and rescue
Zilch. The evening featured vocalist Marilyn activities during the remainder of this year.
Holderfield, pianist Gabriel Hernández, Our fundraising goal for 2010 is 168,000
bassist Tyler Mitchell, and Jason Pettit on pesos (US $13,000).
trumpet—all of them well known in the jazz
world. For Amigos this was a coup, as it was
the first time that Holderfield, Hernández, and
Mitchell performed in Guanajuato.
About 200 people attended the event, which
included a silent auction and a raffle of 66
attractive items and services generously
donated by individuals and businesses. We
are grateful to Luis Alberto Espinoza and Musicians Tyler Mitchell, Marilyn Holderfield,
Michael Severens, owners of Café Zilch, for and Gabriel Hernández at Café Zilch
hosting the event. And our sincere thanks
go to all those who supported our cause by
donating auction and raffle prizes, purchasing
tickets, helping to organize the event, and
attending. Guests enjoying refreshments
during the fundraiser
7AMIG S DE LOS ANIMALES
de Guanajuato, A.C.
RECENT DONATIONS AND SUPPORT
We depend upon the donations we receive from our supporters to provide services to the
community. Our sincere thanks go to the following donors and volunteers for their recent support:
Best Friends: Linda Logan Liliana Abigail Montes Rangel, Amanda Daniela Olvera
Gonzales, Erna Paris, Marie Park, Laura Andrea Pérez Ortiz,
Benefactors: Frances Causey, Lily Copenagle, Phyllis
Yunuen Pimentel Saucillo, Laura Rangel Villaseñor, Karen
Duffy, Renee Giroux, Mariana Grobet, Pat Heinke, Charles amigosanimalgto@yahoo.com
Rodríguez, Raymond Roman, Betsy Pinover Schiff, Susi
Huckabee and Terri Rasmussen, Bill McLachlan, Eduardo
Rodríguez, Peter O’Callahan and Jocelyne Roy, Martha
Seidel, Austin Starr, Tierra de Verano, Pamela Towill, Ann www.amigosanimalesgto.org
Troutner, Henry Vermillion, Sandra Ward, Lori Wilson, Britt Apdo. Postal 6, Guanajuato 3,
Roberts, Gerhard and Ute Stebich, Sandra Ward, Chuck
Zaist
and Ruth Windsor Gto. 36082, México
Other donors: Erin Ferris, Ron Mann Tel. 52-473-731-1955 (English)
Family members: Ruth Burchard, Marsha Coarsey, John
and Vicki Fuller, Ron Mann, Traer Scott, Pearish Smith Volunteers: Paty Almanza, Sarahi Elizabeth Alvarez Morales, (473) 734-2307 (español)
Sharon Anton, Berenice Ayala, Lupita Ayala Ledesma (DVM),
Individual members: Barry Evans, Barbara Nagle, Virginie Rebecca Beeman, Jackie Bonado, Regina Bustamante, Our affiliate In the United States:
Pautrat, Marcia Ramírez, Laura Weiss Berny Calzada, Octavio Centeno (DVM), Stephen Carew, Ri AMIG♥S DE LOS ANIMALES
Governmental support: Animal Control Center of Chan, Perla Esmeralda Cortez Badillo, Colleen Coté, Marlene
Davis, Ashley Fell, Jolene Gailey, Gigio Gallardo, Manuela de Guanajuato, Inc.
Guanajuato, Cine Club of the University of Guanajuato,
International Airport of the Bajío, Municipal Health García, Gustavo Gonzáles, Valeria González Pérez, Laura 256 West 10th Street, No. 4D,
Directorate, Symphony Orchestra of the University of Hagler, Marsha Heinke (DVM), Patrica Estefanía Hernández New York, NY 10014
Pacheco, Maru Herrera (DVM), Kelly Karger, Jonny Mares,
Guanajuato, Urban Health Center of Guanajuato Tel. (240) 252-1229
Verónica Mares, Jacquie Mackenzie, Norma Delia Morales
Business donors: Bike Station Guanajuato, Café Tal, Moya, Miguel Ochoa (DVM), Juan Ortiz (DVM), Anne Marie
Casa de Espíritus Alegres B&B, Casa Museo Gene Byron, Nopali, Lupita Padilla Zavala (DVM), Virginie Pautrat, Laura
Our affiliate in Canada:
Casona de Cantera, Armando Cypres, El Fusilado, El Midi Andrea Pérez Ortiz, Jazmín Perryra Mubarqui (DVM), Abby MEX-CAN PET PARTNERS
Restaurant, Las Mercedes Restaurant, Mesón de San Possinger, James Pyle, Mariela del Carmen Ramírez Villegas, marlene@mex-can.org
Lorenzo, Quinta Las Acacias, Restaurant de los Santos, Nayhelli Rangel, Berenice Rangel, Victoria Rangel, Andrea
Terapía Alternativa
http://www.mex-can.org/
Elizabeth Rangel Morales, Terri Rasmussen, Tom Reavley,
Moisés Rivera (DVM), Martha Roberts, Rubi Rocha, Eduardo 1362 Pembroke Street,
Donors-in-kind: Anna Adams, Hugo Anaya, Heie Boles and
Casa Simurgh, Stephen Carew, Susan Cofer Jones, Susan Rodríguez, Jared Rodolfo Rodríguez, David and Heather Victoria, BC, Canada V8R 1V5
Corcoran, Sam and Jean Edwards, Forever Friends Animal Rogers, Gilberto Salazar, Julia Salido, Max Sampson, Tel. 011-52-473-732-0815
Hospital, Gigio Gallardo, Dean Gazeley, Itzel Guzmán Fernanda Serafin Escobar, Dan Sholl, Kathy Snelling, Cynthia
Torres, Laura Hagler, George Holt, Lucinda Johnson, Ron Stadler, Elizabeth Stone, Latara Sydnor, Pamela Towill,
Mann, Jacqueline Mackenzie, Liz Mapelli, Jan McClellan, Marina Aurora Vallajo, Sandra Ward, Alice Winborne
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