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The Humane Society of Cabo San Lucas, A.C. is a group of men and women, both
foreign and national, dedicated to the humane treatment of the domestic
animals in Cabo San Lucas.
Their goal is to create an environment free of the unwanted, stray, and
diseased animals that are left to wander our streets. Many of these animals are simply abandoned as families move
to other cities. The Humane
Society of Cabo San Lucas is focused toward the end result of all domestic
animals in Cabo San Lucas having a safe and loving home.
Along with this goal come many side benefits, such as streets safe to
walk at night without encountering packs of roaming dogs and above all
streets free of contamination creating a cleaner more sanitary environment
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Initial attempts to form a Humane
Society in Cabo San Lucas began as early as 1989.
The usual problems any organization faces during it’s infancy caused
the Humane Society to be an on again off again project until June of 1995
when it was finally able to get on it’s feet and begin to walk and then run. |
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One of the first things that started
to make a difference was to hold monthly roundup campaigns. These are sweeps through the neighborhoods to pick up the
diseased, unwanted and stray animals.
Through radio and newspaper announcements the populace is alerted as
to when the campaigns will be held, and they are encouraged to call ahead to
notify the Humane Society of any animals that need to picked up in their
colonia. The cooperation of the
local citizenry is over-whelming.
All possible attempts are made to relocate the unwanted well animals.
Many sick dogs that are otherwise considered adoptable are nursed
back to health and then placed in a new home.
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Until recently there was no shelter
available to house the animals until they were adopted.
Care was done by foster homes.
Even today there is a need for foster home volunteers to care for
animals with special needs.
Fund raising is always a problem with
any organization. Planning and
holding a fund-raiser takes a lot of time and effort.
The Humane Society had very little money and the need was great.
Dedicated volunteers worked hard and in the beginning you could see
the Humane Society doing something every month.
Fashion shows, dinners, bazaars, and the annual Perrorama.
They were at Splash selling chili, at the DIF Christmas bazaar with
cookies and ornaments, outside of Aramburo’s Super Plaza with kittens for
adoption. You could not get away from the Humane Society. |
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Little by little the treasury grew.
Donations were mailed from tourists who had noticed such a remarkable
change in the downtown areas where they used to see so many stray dogs.
It finally paid off.
Construction of a shelter was started in June of 1997.
Through the generous gift of land from
the of family Victor Hugo Cesena Diaz, the long awaited dream began to
take shape. Using a local
contractor and building Baja style a shelter emerged.
Every available peso not earmarked for monthly operating expenses
goes into updating and improving the shelter.
Presently the shelter consists of 12 double size runs for dogs, a
cattery, housing for the caretaker, and an office building which also houses
a lending library.
Ongoing projects at the shelter
include finishing the bodega, a puppy containment area, isolation area for
sick animals and an addition to the building to house a Thrift Shop.
Members of the Humane Society feel
that the Thrift Shop will help to defray the monthly expenses. Every month money is needed to buy pet food,
medicine, soap and all sorts of cleaning supplies.
(You will see how well cleaning materials are used when you visit the
shelter).
However, none of the above would be
even possible without the unparalleled support and hard work of Dr. Cesar
Tapia. Since Dr. Tapia came to
the aid of the Humane Society there has been steady forward progress.
Dr. Tapia has shown the volunteers the direction they needed
to go to achieve their goals.
All of Cabo San Lucas should be grateful for this dedication.
This is where the Humane Society is
today but there is much to be done.
There are plans to start an education program in the schools on the
care and treatment of pets.
More literature is needed to be able to inform the public of needs and
future plans as well as giving them information and tips on care.
As stated before, a lot of dog and cat food, medicines and treatments
for the animals and cleaning supplies are needed.
Feeding dishes get rough treatment and need to be replaced. Bedding for the residents of the shelter (four legged) is
needed. All of this takes
money. The aim is to establish
a system of monthly donations sufficient to support the ongoing expenses. Thus leaving special events to raise money to further improve
the shelter. At this point only
one half of the available land has been developed for use.
Everyone can help.
Volunteers are desperately needed to man the office on a regular
basis so that adoptions can take place any and every day not just on a once
a month Adoption Sunday. When
the Thrift Shop is completed there will be a need for volunteers there.
If time is in short supply, you can help with a donation of any size.
Hopefully, you would like to donate some sum every month enabling the
Humane Society to continue to improve the environment for everyone in Cabo
San Lucas.
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