Local Animal Charity
We are always looking for support from animal lovers and hope you will appreciate our efforts to help the animals of our community.
We have a very serious animal over-population problem in Playa del Carmen.
A team of volunteers and veterinary professionals donate their time and skill to sterilize, and when financially possible, vaccinate and provide acute medical care to homeless animals and to pets whose owners cannot afford local veterinary clinic fees. Whenever possible, we try to educate the locals regarding the importance of sterilization, vaccination and kindness towards animals.
Some of the locals and local businesses are involved with helping the cause. We at Travel RM have been highly involved in this cause.
When possible, we trap ferral adult cats and sterilize them and take them through the recovery process then release them if/when appropriate. A local woman, Laura Raikes has been very successful in rescuing kittens rehoming them and following up for sterilization when they are old enough. The Peanut Pet Shelter also handles as many dogs and puppies as they can handle at one time.
Your donations are used solely for food, supplies and surgeries. Everyone involved volunteers his or her time.
This is what we are up against…
*Average number of litters a fertile cat can produce in one year: 3
*Average number of kittens in an average feline litter: 4-6
*In seven years, one female cat and her offspring can theoretically produce 420,000 cats.
*Average number of litters a fertile dog can produce in one year; 2
*Average number of puppies in an average litter: 6-10.
*In six years, one female dog and her offspring can theoretically produce 67,000 dogs.
Statistics provided by the Humane Society of the United States.
Even a small donation goes a long way for us since all professional care is donated. We only need to purchase the medications and supplies needed.
You can DONATE to our cause through http://www.paypal.com/. You can send donations to our “contact us” email address info@travelrm.com or click the donate button below.
We will happily put your donations to work!
We also support and organize a yearly sterilization clinic here in Playa del Carmen run by http://www.vidas.org/. They are amazing and have helped thousands of animals in our community over the past 5 years. We are actively involved in working with them to make Playa del Carmen a safe and healthy place for humans and animals alike. The 2008 Vidas clinic sterilized for free 361 cats and dogs in playa del Carmen in 4 days!!!!!! Thank you VIDAS!
NEEDED SUPPLIES:
If you are traveling to the Riviera Maya and are interested in bringing some needed supplies, Please contact us for the most recent wish list.
We are always in need of Feral Cat traps, new or used collars and leashes, old towels and stainless food dishes. If able to donate any of the following, we would be thrilled to arrange pick-up during your stay!
BIG THANKS TO OUR DONATING SUPPORTERS:
(Since April 2007)
| Date | Animal Supporters/ Donations |
| April 07 | Claudia Newell Portland, ME |
| July 07 | Pam Stevens Evansville, IN |
| August 07 | Blue Parrot Playa del Carmen |
| April 08 | Martha Lorenz, Devon Myers, Jeanne Pecha Holly Snyder Melissa Smith |
| October 08 | Maria Walker |
| September 08 | Catherine Hunter |
Recent Success:
10/06 Completed chemotherapy sessions with success for Lizzie, A.K.A. Momma Dog owned by a loving local family. She is free of cancer after the treatment.
10/06 Sterilized female cat in Nicte Ha area for family without funds to pay for the surgery.
10/06 Street kitten adoption by Tyra Hamilton. Her name is Mister!
12/5/06 Kitten adoption! Libby and John Bekas adopted sweet little “Nanu”.
3/17-18/07 Free Spay-Neuter and Vaccine clinic put on by locals and government support Cheymuil, Mexico.
3/28/07 Sterilized a male street kitty in my neighborhood. We named him Ricky. He was a super loud tom cat and many of my neighbors were very unhappy with him. I worried for his safety. I am thrilled to report he is doing great and is no longer a problem for the non animal lovers in the neighborhood… he is beautiful and without his disruptive tom cat ways.
4/10/07
Puppy adoption by Merethe from Norway. The owner of the mom dog did not want the puppy. Merethe is staying in Playa for a few months then will return to Norway with the puppy she named Lunes. (Lunes = Monday) She said the pup came into her life on a Monday : )
8/07 Pamela Robbins, one of the owners of the Blue Parrot (BIG animal supporters!), rescued a mom and 7 pups from a construction site and found loving homes for all 7 of the pups! Yippee!