MAYOR'S OFFICE
LAS GARZAS OF PACORA
What do you see at the side of the road to Las Garzas?: A LARGE QUANTITY OF SICK AND SKINNY ANIMALS.
Thanks to the support of the Junta Comunal of San Martin, Social Development Program, the Mayor's Office of Panama City covered 28% of the cost to sterilize 75 animals on Sunday, May 29, 2011.
The goal was to sterilize, deworm and vaccinate 75 animals, but the campaign was such a success that at the end of the day, 165 animals were sterilized in six hours.
When it became obvious that over 75 animals were going to be sterilized, the Mayor's Office requested that NO MORE ANIMALS BE TREATED. No way was SPAY/PANAMA going to STOP. After much discussion with ARNULFO "TONY" AGUILAR, advisor to the Mayor and JOCELYN the new person in charge of the Mobile Mayor's Office, we were allowed to treat ALL the animals in the waiting line; they said they would help subsidize the extra operations over the original goal of 75.
149 DOGS AND 16 CATS WERE STERILIZED, DEWORMED, INJECTED WITH VITAMINS, HAD THEIR EARS CLEANED, SPRAYED AGAINST FLEAS AND TICKS AND THE DOGS GOT VACCINATED.
THESE ANIMALS WILL HAVE A BETTER LIFE AND THEY WILL NOT BE THE SOURCE OF MORE PUPPIES AND KITTENS THAT WILL END HOMELESS DYING SLOWLY AND PAINFULLY.
The Spay/Panama veterinarians practice the QUICK SPAY METHOD which includes operating animals less than 1 pound of weight, females in heat, just given birth, pregnant and CRYPTORCHID males. The incisions are very small and less invasive and stainless steel suture is used because it is strong and non-reactive.
Spay/Panama veterinarians:: Dr. Augusto, Dr. Andres, Dr. Gloria, Dr. Francisco, Dr. Alicia from Poland, senior vet students Ernesto y Yelitsa
Of the 149 dogs sterilized, 104 were female and of the 16 cats operated, 9 were female. By sterilizing 165 animals, we have avoided 6,968,000 puppies to be born in six years and 3,330,828 kittens in seven years
T H A N K Y O U
SATISFIED AND GRATEFUL guardians
Spay/Panamá: Alberto, Rebeca, Ronald, Daniel, Jule of Canadá, Patricia
Los Angeles de los Animales: Hirakel, Osvaldo, Ginny, José Alberto, Gia, Naty, Sibila & Tommy, David, Peggy, Reyna
Asociación Amigos de los Animales y la Naturaleza: Wendy & Dr. Paquita
Filming crew that were quite distracting and kept getting in our way. Hope they get the message across that more needs to be done for the animals.
211 ANIMALS HAVE BEEN STERILIZED WITH THE MAYOR'S MOBILE OFFICE
1st campaign in San Miguel: 46 animals
2nd campaign in Las Garzas: 165 animals