Our mission is to provide low cost spaying and neutering of dogs and cats, and to promote the general welfare of animals in our community and surrounding areas. | | | | | AMIGOS DE ANIMALES BOQUETE PANAMÁ OCTOBER 2023 NEWSLETTER | | | CLINIC THIS SUNDAY OCTOBER 29th HAS BEEN POSTPONED Unfortunately, the clinic scheduled for this Sunday October 29th has been postponed until Sunday November 26th. If you were registered for this clinic, your registration WILL BE moved to November 26. You DO NOT need to re-register your animal(s). Please text Rosa Martinez at 6563-8686 if you need to cancel your registration(s), or if you have any questions. | | | SEPTEMBER CLINIC On Sunday September 24th, Amigos de Animales spayed or neutered 298 animals, 107 dogs and 191 with six vets working. At the next clinic we will surpass our 27,000th animal. 69% of the animals were female and 49% came from Boquete. 183 animals were brought in by owners and 115 came from collectors. | | | ANNUAL HOLIDAY BOUTIQUE Join us for our 2nd Annual Holiday Boutique on November 18th! We are full with 40 unique vendors. VIP tickets are $25 which includes a special gift, free beverage and early entry (11:30). General admission is $5 and includes a gift with access from 1 - 4 PM. | | | | Each vendor will donate a prize to be raffled. Raffle tickets can be purchased and placed in containers at the vendor(s) of your choice. Click here for more information, or contact Sherry Shirritt at sshirritt@gmail.com. Tickets are available at Mailboxes, BCP Tuesday Market and Larry's Place. | | | BOQUETE NATURE & MUSIC FESTIVAL Get your tickets now for the Music Festival to be held at TapOut on February 10 & 11, 2024. $69 gets you access to both days and all bands. Proceeds benefit Amigos de Animales, DogCamp and Kids Camp Boquete. Tickets can be bought at the BCP Tuesday Market. Contact Carol Cardinale-Santana at cardinalesantana@gmail.com. | | | | EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH PROGRAM UPDATE | | | Our Educational Outreach program continues to grow! We have raised over $3,000 and have over 30 volunteers going to rural schools one to two times per month. We are working to enhance the students' educational experience by providing classes on pet care, animal maintenance, and sterilization. We will also expand their access to reading books, read aloud to the students and by setting up school animal sterilization clinics at the schools, near the students' homes. We have 2 main needs: Volunteers: we'd like to have 1 to 4 volunteers for each school so we can nurture and grow the experience for the children throughout the school year. There are many ways you can help, and Spanish skills are not needed. Financial: we are actively fundraising to be able to buy books and supplies for the Animales presentations, and to create bookcases and reading corners in classrooms. Soon we will be starting a year-end campaign to raise funds to do 5 clinics in rural schools in 2024. There is no better exercise for your heart and soul than reaching out and helping to lift a child. Please click one or both buttons: | | | | GET TO KNOW OUR AMIGOS DE ANIMALES FAMILY | | | This month we're featuring a department head who is one of our hardest working volunteers throughout each month: Name: Jane Pahler Your position/title with AdA: Animal Recovery Supervisor and Volunteer, Team member picking up and delivering huge amounts of pet food monthly, and almost anything else that is needed.
How long have you been working with AdA? Nearly 4 years | | | | Can you tell us a little bit more about what you do with AdA? I primarily work and supervise in the recovery section for both dogs and cats. After an animal has been sterilized, the recovery volunteers are there to make sure there are no post operative problems and assist in waking up these dogs and cats. We then find and return the pet to its respective owner. I also volunteer with the cat and dog feeding program, where we buy and distribute approximately $1,800 of pet food each month to persons who have a large number of animals that they are caring for, but who do not have the means to adequately feed them.
Why would you encourage others to volunteer here with AdA? Sterilization prevents unwanted litters and transmissible venereal tumors and helps to improve the animals' quality of life.
Click here for the rest of Jane's story and more pictures on our website. | | | KIBBLE & BITS: • Food Drive: We are continuing to feed needy dogs and cats in Boquete at a cost of over $1,800 per month. You can donate by clicking here • Membership Drive: Sign up for your annual Amigos de Animales membership and receive a great car magnet. Membership is still only $10. You can sign up at the BCP Tuesday Market or at a clinic. • Gift certificates: We have made gift certificates in the denomination of $10 and $20, the price of an individual sterilization for a cat or a dog. Give your neighbors, gardeners and maids certificates for their dogs and cats. Let's help each other help each other!
These certificates are an easy way to help. They are available at the Animales table at the BCP Tuesday Market, at Mike's Global Grill or at the clinics • Educational Outreach program: We are visiting local schools to educate students about proper care for their pets, and the importance of spaying and neutering animals. Please email Katrina at katrinakneebone@gmail.com if you can help. Click here to donate, or click here to volunteer. • Spay or neuter your animal: we get new requests daily and are doing clinics by appointment only. Contact Rosa, our appointment coordinator, at 6563-8686 to be added to our list. • Rescue/adoption?: The mission of Amigos de Animales is strictly spay and neuter, we are not a rescue, adoption or veterinary service. Please do not ask Rosa about any other service - there are many other rescue groups in and around Boquete. • We have been updating our website - check it out here • Animales is always looking for stories and pictures to share in this newsletter. Please contact Andy at andy@syvcc.us if you are interested. | | | MARK YOUR CALENDAR - UPCOMING EVENTS • Training - you can watch our training here. We have training sessions for new volunteers Saturday at 9:45 the day before each clinic. Contact Leslie @ volunteer@aadab.org if you have any questions. • Clinics - Sunday November 26, 2023. The clinic scheduled for October 29, 2023 have been postponed. (held the last Sunday of each month - we are dark December) • 2024 Calendars - coming soon • Annual Holiday Boutique - Saturday November 18, 2023 - see above and click here for more details. Contact Sherry Shirritt at sshirritt@gmail.com. • Boquete Nature & Music Festival - Saturday & Sunday February 10 & 11, 2024. See above. Contact Carol Cardinale-Santana at cardinalesantana@gmail.com for more details. | | | WAYS TO HELP AMIGOS DE ANIMALES: • Donations: Any amount will help. Click here for ways you can make a donation • If you would like to volunteer for Animales, contact Leslie or Raquel at volunteer@aadab.org
• If you can donate dog or cat food, please drop it off at the Amigos de Boquete office in Alto Dorado or contact us @ info@aadab.org
• Don't forget, the Animales Events Center is available to rent for meetings and gatherings of any kind. Contact Sherry Shirritt at sshirritt@gmail.com or 6858-3607.
| | | Here are statistics from the September clinic: | | | Here are 2023 statistics through September: | | | 2023 Totals Animales Totals-to-Date | | | | Thank you for your support! We could not do what we do without all of our incredible donors, sponsors and volunteers! | | | | | |
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