Spay and Neuter 10,000 Dogs & Cats In The Bahamas

Hello Everyone !

You’re receiving this update because you have donated to Baark ! in the past and we wanted to tell you about an amazing milestone.   Since our inception in 2009, Baark! has now completed 30,525 spay and neuters !  We are super proud of this achievement , its taken a lot effort on the part of our hard working volunteers, but YOU should also be proud that your donation has helped to make this happen – so thank you!

Keeping with spay and neuter updates – for 2023 so far we have completed a total of  3,461 fixes  at the clinic which includes 1,545 cats and 1,916 dogs.

For the past few months our mobile clinic, Cleo has been located at Warboys House, our in the Bain and Grants Town / Over-the -Hill area. This area is densely populated with dogs and cats and there are a lot of families who have been enthusiastic about getting their animals spayed and neutered. Our continued presence has highlighted the importance of animal welfare and the community is taking notice. We have been giving out Baark! pet food bowls along with educational colouring books and crayons to the local kids to help them learn about pet care in a fun way.

Highlights from the past quarter have also including Baark! once again teaming up with their Oregon partner Street Dog Hero for Fundraising, Spay & Neuter and Adoption! Mercy for Animals member and Street Dog Hero Volunteer Alex held a fundraising drive for our spay and neuter efforts while attending a conference Nassau.  Meanwhile her husband Corey hit the streets with the Mobile Clinic and the trapping team.  Our organizations have come together several times this year with our shared passion for spay and neuter. 

We are really excited that we are going to be a part of Operation Potcake 2024 which will take place in January in Nassau. This mass spay/neuter program over 10 days is going to be a continuation of our work with the aim to make massive and sustainable impact on the homeless animal population.  

Thank you so much again for your continued support and belief in our cause ! We will keep putting your donations to good use and help as many animals in The Bahamas as we can.

Links:

• Baark! Website
• Operation Potcake 2024 Website

Dear generous donors and friends of Baark !

SPAY AND NEUTER UPDATE:

Your donation(s) to Baark! have gone towards funding the much needed spay and neuter surgeries which help improve the lives of thousands of dogs and cats across The Bahamas. You have helped us complete an amazing 2,085 total sterilizations so far for 2023. 

Our mobile clinic Cleo has been based in various locations throughout Nassau the last few months including Historic Metropolitan Baptist Church on Hay St and Warboys House on Farrington Rd. which have high density animal populations.  We’ve been welcomed in all neighborhoods with the local residents being excited by our presence and happily bringing in their pets for spay and neuter.  In Cleo we were able to complete:

April = 217 fixes 

May = 195 fixes 

June = 265 fixes

Attached is a flyer for our July mobile clinic location, we distribute these and share on social media to get the word out.

Another story to share with you from the South Beach area, a lovely guy there we found had 22 dogs ! He loves them all dearly but we all felt that 22 was enough to care for :) Baark! was able to spay/neuter all of these dogs, not only with assisting with costs but getting them to and from the vet for their surgeries. We will also be going back to collect and fix the puppies when they are old enough.

FAMILY ISLAND CLINICS

The beginning of this quarter we did a lot of work on the family islands, hosting MASH clinics at various locations.

1-5^th March clinic in South Andros. Here we sterilized 88 dogs and cats.

23-2th March clinic in Governers Harbour, Eleuthera. 121 spay and neuters completed.

12-15^th April, Mangrove Cay, Andros. 115 fixes in total comprising of 80 dogs and 35 cats.

In addition to spay and neuter, we offer a wellness clinic for animals to get any vaccinations they need plus flea / tick medication and heartworm prevention.

In all places we’ve had the privilege to work with some amazing local residents who have been instrumental in finding the perfect locations for a clinic, lodging and helping us in anyway needed to make these clinics as successful as possible. 

EDUCATION

In addition to saving lives of many animals through spay and neuter, Baark! also wants to make a long lasting, positive contribution to the community as a whole – and we believe education is the way to do this. Both in Eleuthera and Andros we educated at primary schools using our coloring books to teach children how to care for their pets and be a responsible pet owner.

Whichever neighborhoods we visit, we take the opportunity to educate pet owners on flea, tick and heartworm protection, the importance of shelter for the upcoming summer months, providing water, securing yards etc

YOUR donation has made all of this possible and we are truly thankful - please keep on supporting us as we continue our efforts into the second half of 2023 !

Links:

• Baark! Website

• July Spay and Neuter Flyer (PDF)