Eight years ago you could not drive down the main street of Coco without noticing at least 10 stray, unwanted, sick, and malnourished dogs. These poor animals were just the visible portion of a large population of unwanted dogs and cats living in Coco. That is because eight years ago CARE was organized by a large number of volunteers and financial supporters. During those eight years, 4,200 dogs a
nd cats have been neutered. Hundreds of animals have been helped back to health with medications donated by CARE. The whole town has now come to accept the neutering of pets as a normal, humane thing to do. To this day, 35 to 40 animals are brought to CARE by their owners to be neutered each month. That is real success! Thanks to all the volunteers and professional veterinarians who worked to make this happen. It is now time for CARE to change tactics. As of November 2016 we are going to turn over the actual neutering to Dra. Jessica, one of the many great veterinarians in Coco. She will be able to schedule the neutering of dogs and cats throughout the week; no longer will the people of Coco have to wait at the big monthly clinics and this way possibly even more than the monthly clinic average can be handled. CARE will continue to provide fundraising and money to pay for the neutering when people cannot afford to pay. To make arrangements for your pet or stray, please contact Gina Rojas Gonzalez at 8703-1222 (Spanish only) or Barb Hofmann at 2670-1629 or 8355-5514 (English). Thank you so much!
