An unexpected aspect of the project arose from our interactions with the many street dogs we encountered along the way. Our team member, Emiliano, who is 19 years of age, loves animals, and hopes to become a veterinarian. Emiliano was born in the US, and this was his first visit to his family’s place of origin. We discovered that most of the street dogs are eager and grateful not only for a bit of food, but for some head scratches and affection. The school has two dogs, Sopo and Veni, who are more or less residents there. They were undernourished and had fleas and ticks.
On October 20th, 2023 Emiliano had some students help him round up Sopo and Veni, and brought them to the Ag building. The Agronomy teacher, Erick, helped him wash the dogs and give them injections of vaccines, vitamins, and a remedy for fleas and ticks.
When Emiliano was done treating the dogs, he gathered about twenty-five students around and invited them to join a new Amadores de Animales Club (Animal Lovers Club). His aunt, who lives a few miles away, and is also an animal lover also spoke, and she will be a local supporter of the club, since Emiliano has turned to his home in Washington.
Another street dog was rescued from outside the school, a puppy we named Ramon. Ramon has been adopted by our director in Arriaga, Chiapas who hopes he will grow into a home protector. He spent his first day hiding in the bathroom, but has made major progress and soon will be a brave defender.
Conde was tide up to a tree all day. She was only released at night to protect the property.
Her owner would feed her tortilla with water everyday. She was often beaten.
Conde's owner agreed to let us adopt her and we took her to our rescue animal sanctuary.
We are in the prayer to find a good home for these four legged relatives that are in our sanctuary. Please feel free to reach out to us if you are interested in adopting a kitten or a dog from our sanctuary in Arriaga, Chiapas. We are able to get them on the plane to go to a good home in the US.
Chaparrito is growing strong and is being well taken care of at our animal sanctuary.
He is very fearless and very loving.
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