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Fund a clinic for the DR
$10,000
by June 1st
Our friends in the Dominican Republic need our help to host a much needed spay/neuter clinic. After many years of working together, it's time for our partners at Animal Protection Cabrera to hold their own clinic. We want to help them by providing the necessary funds to do so! You can help by making a donation! Any amount big or small will help end the suffering of cats and dogs on the streets of Cabrera and other surrounding communities.
Our goal is $10,000 by June 1st.
Animal Balance's history in the Dominican Republic
Animal Balance focuses on the North Eastern town of Cabrera for our DR cat and dog population and disease control work. We have held numerous campaigns since 2007 in Cabrera, Rio San Juan and the small communities surrounding these towns.
We began by partnering with the local government Vet for the region, Dr. Nelson Medina. From 2007 to 2010, we deployed HQHVSN teams multiple times throughout the years. While intensively spaying and neutering, we also worked with the local community and teachers to provide humane education events and dog training classes.
In 2009, a number of Dominican vets and animal rights lawyers visited our clinics, interested in finding out more. Dr. Lourdes Ripley was one of the vets. She stated she would start an NGO and do this work as it should be carried out by Dominican vets. We wholeheartedly agreed. We began working together to develop Dominican HQHVSN drug protocols utilizing Dominican pharmaceutical companies. Dr. Lourdes opened Pets Breeding Control within a year.
We then held clinics with Pets Breeding Control, until Cabrera founded its own animal rescue group and could organize the logistics for the HQHVSN clinics in the area. Once they were established and trained, they could then receive other HQHVSN groups.
Now there are multiple foreign groups serving the DR, however, Pets Breeding Control is the largest and main Dominican managed HQHVSN group. They also recruit new vets from the 3 Veterinary Universities across the country. The ability for the Dominican vets to safely spay/neuter cats and dogs has dramatically increased thanks to Dr. Lourdes Ripley leading within her country and influencing the decision makers at the top governmental level.
Cabrera and Rio San Juan have their own animal welfare group called Animal Protection Cabrera. They now host and work with US based HQHVSN groups to continue humanely managing the cat and dog populations, plus they do an extraordinary job handling local rescues and feeding the stray and beach dogs.
Thank you for reading about and supporting the spay/neuter program for Cabrera & Rio San Juan. It is one of the most beautiful parts of the world, yet has very few resources to humanely manage the dog and cat populations. Your support is critical to helping the local community build these life saving HQHVSN clinics for their community.