HSTJ also held two mini sterilization clinics during the month of August fixing an additional 17 dogs!
That is a total of 40 sterilizations for the month of August which brings our total for the year to 371 animals sterilized!
To see the pictures from the SN Clinic visit http://www.flickr.com/photos/hstj/sets/72157627613753474/
In addition to the three spay and neuter clinics, volunteers conducted three Itchy Scratchy Street clinics in August treating a total of 355 animals! Here are the stats:
Date: 8/6/11
Location: Colonia El Florido
Animals Treated: 98 Cats: 2 Dogs: 96
Date: 8/16/11
Location: Colonia Buenos Aires
Animals Treated: 162 Cats: 10 Dogs: 152
Date: 8/20/11
Location: Nueva Aurora
Animals Treated: 95 Cats: 1 Dogs: 94
There were many cases of mange as is common in the summer months and with animals with compromised immune systems due to improper nutrition and sanitization. Mange is a persistent contagious skin disease caused by parasitic mites. These mites imbed themselves in skin or hair follicles of these dogs. These images are very hard to look at I know, but this is a reality down in TJ. When we see these street dogs at our clinics, as shown in the picture below, we lay out food for them and if the animals are friendly and not afraid of the HSTJ volunteers, we will inject them with mange medicine called Ivermectin. If the animal is skiddish and won't come to us, we will inject the medicine into a can of wet food and hope that the animal eats it. It is amazing what proper nutrition and medicine can do for these animals. They make an incredible recovery and become once again the beautful animals they were, their outside reflecting the beauty they always carry within.
It is pretty amazing the animals we come across in Tijuana. Depending on their situation, they come to us starved, dehydrated, diseased with worms, mange and eye infections. Some of them are thrown away like trash and are close to death. We can see the desperation in their eyes and do whatever we can to help them. If you visit our website you can read some of the amazing before and after stories we have on animals just like the one pictured above
HSTJ estimates that there are about 7000 ill, starving and frightened street animals loose on the streets of TJ on any given day. Help HSTJ rescue and get these animals healthy by making a donation today! Thank you for recognizing that Animals Have No Nationality!
To see all of the pictures from the August street clinics, visit our flickr page here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/hstj/sets/72157627486634512/
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