Help spay & neuter 2000 stray animals in Peru

Thanks to your support Stray Animal Project has kicked off our neuter & spay program in Ayacucho, in the Andes of Peru and just surpassed 100 fixed dogs and cats!

A few months back we set the goal to expand our spay & neuter program into the poorest areas of Ayacucho in Peru, located in the Andes where a high percentage of the population is living below the poverty line and there is an overpopulation of stray animals. It is estimated that there are 1,000 dogs and 500 cats in three small communities roaming the streets. This includes a mix of strays and pets from locals, as it is part of the culture for pets to stay outside. Unfortunately, this means that most of these animals are not fixed due to both a lack of awareness about spay & neuter surgeries, and the means to pay for it.

Since then we've identified a team of veterinarians from a nearby area who can travel to Ayacucho to educate the population, perform the surgeries, and treat the animals if needed. We just surpassed 100 animals fixed in the Mollepata, Carmen Alto, and Wariccapampa communities! Through this project, we can truly impact the quality of life for these animals and prevent many more animals from suffering on the streets in the upcoming years. 

See in this report some pictures of the work. Personally, one of the most touching moments was seeing the senior people of the area being so grateful and asking us to THANK YOU immensely -> see below the URL with a video message from a man who speaks in Quechua and is saying "Bless you for supporting me. I don't have money and I am very old. Thank you for helping my dog, thank you".

Please consider supporting our mission again so we can continue helping these communities in Peru. Also if it's not too much to ask, please help us share our GlobalGiving campaign with your friends and family. Thank you so much for believing in our mission and your continuous support

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• Man thanking us for helping his dog in Ayacucho
• Our instagram to see more frequent updates

This past quarter, we organized 8 neuter/spay campaigns in the South of Lima thanks to your generous donations via GlobalGiving. 

We had campaigns in Chilca, Lurin, and San Antonio in the south of Lima, Peru where a total of 221 dogs and cats were fixed. These animals were strays and pets from low income families of the area. With these surgeries, the animals will have a better quality of life, and we’ve also prevented thousands of animals from being born and suffering on the streets in upcoming years.

We also made progress on our education program. We hosted an educational workshop titled “Benefits of neutering/spaying dogs and cats” for more than 20 employees of a community park in Villa El Salvador, Lima. We chose this area due to an increase of dogs and cats being abandoned there. These employees, in turn, can educate park visitors on these benefits. After the workshop, several of the park’s stray animals were fixed in our campaigns!

None of this progress would be possible without your support! We’d love to ask you to keep contributing and sharing our cause to be able to expand our neuter/spay efforts to the Andes of Peru (such as Carhuaz, Ancash and Ayacucho) where there are many stray animals that currently receive little help. 

Thank you so much! Woofs and purrs of gratitude

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