First 2012 Spay The Strays Clinic

On Sunday, the Spay the Strays Group conducted our first clinic of 2012 in Bejuco. Unfortunately, one of our vets was unable to attend so we operated on about half our norm: 27 animals. The good news is that no abortions had to be done, for the first time ever. If this clinic had not occurred, chances are that at least half of those animals would have become pregnant with unwanted litters. Several first time volunteers helped out and the slower pace allowed for a lot of cross-training. Please check out the photos below. On 3 and 4 March, we will be holding our huge annual blitz in conjunction with Spay Panama at the Casa Cultural in San Jose (the town just past Coronado). Our goal will be to spay and neuter at least 200 dogs and cats. That will really help since we now have a waiting list of 72 animals. If you have a rescue animal or if you know a low income petowner with a dog or cat who needs sterilizing, this is the time to do it! Otherwise, our smaller clinics are full without even announcing them. We will be scheduling three shifts of volunteers so any assistance either working or by providing supplies will be greatly appreciated. This Blitz is made possible by the many generous donations during our past donor match that totaled $3600!

Also, just a reminder that we still have 2012 Spay Panama calendars available. These calendars feature dozens of former street animals who were sterilized and adopted into their forever homes. The calendar has both Panamanian and U.S. holidays marked. It costs only $7.00 and all monies go to support the mission of spaying and neutering strays and pets owned by low income Panamanians. Either contact us at spaythestrayspanama@yahoo.com or they are sold at Mailboxes ETC and the Playacommunity office in Coronado.

Thank you for your continued support! Mary, Barb, and Adele (Spay the Strays)