A Note from Michelle...
In 2002 when I first visited La Paz in Baja, Mexico I was enchanted by the warm, friendly people and the unsurpassed beauty of the setting on the Bay of La Paz. But one thing I couldn’t ignore was the unbelievable number of street dogs. Most female street dogs were pregnant, some dogs were starving, many were infested with ticks and mange, and others were treated poorly by locals who barely had enough to feed their own families. At that time La Paz had no animal shelter or facility that could help these innocent, pregnant and sick dogs.
When my husband and I bought a home there in 2003 we did what we could for many of the street dogs. We always carried a huge bag of food in our back seat to share with any dog that looked hungry. We kept a tub of water outside our front gate. Many times we took dogs that were beyond help to the local veterinarian – most times to be put down. We donated money to our vet to use to spay stray female dogs – which were again returned to the streets where it was survival of the fittest.
I cried tears of joy when in October 2006 I met a wonderful woman – a canine saint actually, who had opened her arms and started the very first shelter for abused, homeless and sick dogs of La Paz. Her name is Dhorea Ryon, and I could go on and on about the unending number of hours she donates, or the extraordinary amount of her own money that she contributes to the shelter every month, but if you click on the link below you can find out more information about her shelter, organization, and mission for ‘Baja Dogs Help Line of La Paz’.
Eternal Paw Prints and Dog Lover Gift Baskets will be contributing a percentage of all our profits to give all the help we can to this outstanding woman, her volunteers, and all the street dogs of La Paz. We urge you to help if you can. Any amount will help tremendously. You will find a link to donate on her website.
www.bajadogslapaz.org
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