Paws and Claws Puerto Vallarta

10/08/2024

Rescuers in Puerto Vallarta have had a busy summer and Paws and Claws Puerto Vallarta has supported their efforts. We’d like you to meet some of our faithful rescuers.

Patty Brisero Cruz is an Animalista who took in a female street dog, and within a few weeks, the Momma Dog gave birth to 9 puppies. Patty is doing her best to vaccinate, cleanse from parasites, and feed Momma and her nine hungry puppies. Patty’s income is limited, so she and the pups are grateful for Paws & Claws PV's monthly donation of dry food until Patty can find loving homes for the puppies and then be able to help the next fur baby in need. All have now been sterilized through Cuale Clinic, supported by Paws and Claws PV, so thankfully, this particular cycle has been broken.

Maria Fernanda is a single mom who helps her Caloso community by rescuing and sterilizing and trying her best to adopt out the street cat and dog population. She presently has 14 cats in her care and is an Animalista of simple means but that doesn't prevent her from helping the animals in her area. Now with the help of Paws and Claws PV's cat kibble donation, she can continue her rescue efforts.

Karla Álveraz saw social media posts of people like her who were receiving quantities of food or help and asked God that one day an association would help her too. Paws and Claws PV was the answer to her prayers. Karla has 30 dogs, so feeding them daily is a big concern for her. She is so grateful for the support because her dogs get through 22 kg per day!

Morgane rescued an older, ailing male Boxer dog that was no longer wanted by his family and cast aside. She was going through a difficult personal situation and was sharing a room with family members who were helping her. They were kind enough to take in Max the Boxer in after a few months, they could no longer assist Morgane or Max. Morgan was able to scrape together some pesos and with the help of a rescue group was able to get Max vetted and put in a shelter, where he has lived for the past two years. During this time, Morgane has been helping to sponsor Max herself and continues to provide him with a bag of dog food a month and medical health upkeep.

Smiley was rescued and needed medical treatment as soon as possible. He was taken to Mascotas, where all of his treatments and medicine, including his follow-up visit in 30 days, were sponsored by Paws and Claws PV. Smiley is 7kg and approximately 1 year old, very playful, and looking for his forever home.

You can help us to provide support to these rescue angels by donating at https://pawsandclawspv.org/.

19/06/2024

Paws and Claws Puerto Vallarta included the graphic below in our quarterly newsletter this past week. As the weather is heating up to scorching, please take care of your fur babies and remember to keep their water topped up.

If you’d like to have the newsletter, you can see it here: https://pawsandclawspv.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/PCPV-Newsletter-Q2-2024.pdf.

You can also donate to Paws and Claws Puerto Vallarta to help the rescuers during the summer heat.

20/04/2024

Great News!! A dog rescue has a chance for a new life!
If you aren’t getting our Paws and Claws Puerto Vallarta newsletter, we posted about a rescue that needed some special attention. And thank you to Ron Harner for coming to the rescue. Molly is now a permanent family member in Ron and Clint’s home and loving all of the attention!

Want to get our quarterly newsletter? You can find it here: pawsandclawspv.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/PCPV-Newsletter-Q1-2024.pdf

You can also donate to Paws and Claws Puerto Vallarta through our website at https://pawsandclawspv.org
Helping animals in Puerto Vallarta to have a better life.

18/03/2024

Can you help an animal shelter or an individual foster?

Recently, this sweet and affectionate lab mix was taken to Cuale Spay Neuter Clinics She had given birth about two months before, but someone had taken the puppies. She is recovering, but she desperately needs some solid meals and someone to foster her.

Paws and Claws Puerto Vallarta will arrange to get her to a vet and cover an initial exam, vaccinations, and other immediate medical needs. We can also provide some food to help her get healthy again.

The animal shelters in Puerto Vallarta are full to overflowing, yet more animals are being dumped. Shelters provide a safe place for abandoned animals. Sometimes, they rescue animals from dangerous situations, such as abuse, neglect, or trying to survive life on the street. Shelters provide these animals with necessary medical care, food, and shelter. Often, they provide medical care as well. All expenses fall on the shelter or individual who is fostering.

You can help us help the animals in Vallarta by donating to https://pawsandclawspv.org/. If you can help this sweet dog by fostering her until someone can adopt her, please reach out to Angela Kelleher [email protected].

05/03/2024

We are already into our third month of 2024, and time is flying by. Paws and Claws Puerto Vallarta is continuing to help rescuers, clinics, and shelters. Through donations to our charity, shelters have received food, medicines, and litter. At the same time, rescuers have been able to take dogs to a local vet clinic for care at no cost to them. Cuale Spay and Neuter Clinics https://www.facebook.com/cualespayneuterclinics had over 100 animals sterilized at their February clinic. All were rescues, so it shows the need is overwhelming.

Your donation helps Paws and Claws PV continue to reach so many animals. The food and life-saving supplies provided to our local rescue groups, shelters, and clinics make a world of difference to these animals.

We are announcing great news! We are thrilled to let you know that we’ve been approved by WestJet for free humanitarian carriage. WestJet accepts fee waiver requests for baggage (departing from Canada) and kennels (arriving into Canada) for humanitarian purposes from a registered charitable or not-for-profit organization or from a guest affiliated with such an organization. We can apply for free carriage of one piece of baggage for each flyer flying south and free carriage of cargo and cabin pets flying north. This will be a huge benefit to small rescuers in Puerto Vallarta. Let all of your friends know that they can be our “animalista angels”. Please get in touch with https://www.facebook.com/angela.kelleher.56 for more information.

We continue to need donations to support our core projects of providing essential items to shelters, rescuers, vet treatment costs, and supporting clinics; however, we also want to get other programs off the ground, such as a “trap, neuter, release” educational program and a collaborative program for rescuers. Other plans are in the works, so stay tuned and log onto https://www.facebook.com/pawsandclawspv for updates.

Please consider donating to help us help the dogs and cats in Vallarta. So many need your help. You can donate at https://pawsandclawspv.org/. Your support means the world to us, and we are truly grateful for your commitment to our mission. Together, we can ensure that every abandoned animal has a chance for a healthier and better life they desperately deserve.

I want to urge you to become a monthly donor. By doing so, you will be directly contributing to the well-being of thousands of animals in Puerto Vallarta.

17/02/2024

Paws and Claws Puerto Vallarta has provided the resources for a hive of activity at the start of 2024. Some fantastic donations were received that have allowed shelters to receive much-needed supplies such as food, litter, and other supplies. These funds also provided spay and neuter clinics such as Cuale Spay Neuter Clinics. Their February clinic neutered 122 animals, and there was also a pop-up clinic in San Vicente that neutered 46 animals.

So many rescued animals are either in very poor health or injured, so they need Vet care. Paws and Claws has an agreement with a local Vet clinic to provide services to rescuers who would otherwise have to pay for care out of their own pockets. Many rescuers are taking animals off the streets, so they desperately need good care, proper health treatments, and good nutrition.

We need your help to continue providing these services. You can donate here Paws and Claws Puerto Vallarta. If you would like your donation to go to a specific activity, please indicate when donating.

The four dogs shown below were all rescued and are receiving Vet care provided by Paws and Claws Puerto Vallarta.

06/02/2024

Fantastic interview, Angela. Thank you!! And don't forget to donate to Paws and Claws Puerto Vallarta

06/02/2024

Fantastic interview, Angela. Thank you!! And don't forget to donate to Paws and Claws Puerto Vallarta.

06/02/2024

29/01/2024

Is there such a thing as “kitten season”? Yes, and in North America, it’s just a few months of the year. In Puerto Vallarta, where the weather is mild year-round, “kitten season” is year-round. The cats giving birth are predominately stray and feral cats who haven’t been spayed or neutered, resulting in a surging population across the Vallarta area. While this sounds like a magical time full of tiny paws and bundles of purring fur babies, it can be a hectic time for animal shelters trying to manage a large number of abandoned kittens. The animal shelters in Puerto Vallarta usually run at total capacity with very tight budgets, and their capacities are stretched thin.

The free spay and neuter clinics in Vallarta are doing an excellent job, but more work must be done. Unlike most other animals, cats can continuously give birth to litters of four to six kittens. Female cats can become pregnant at five months and produce several litters in a single year.

How can you help? Individuals run the shelters in Puerto Vallarta, and the cost of feeding and caring for the animals falls to the individual. You can help to support a shelter by donating here at https://pawsandclawspv.org/. Other ways to support a Vallarta shelter are to provide supplies directly such as litter, food, and money to provide vaccines and other veterinary services.