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About
this Site
 The
most common subject discussed with regard to animals and Mexico
is bullfighting. Certainly, the practices are very cruel and display
an underlying lack of compassion for animals. There are several
groups working on many fronts to combat this cruel practice.
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However, one
rarely hears about the plight of the Mexican dogs. It seems to
be easy to overlook them. They are everywhere, and yet it is all
too easy to not notice them. In every town one sees tourists with
their eyes pointed upward at church towers, haggling with Mexican
vendors, or indulging in sun and abundant beer. Rarely do they
notice the dogs. To the Mexicans the dogs are like flies-- a nuisance,
and everywhere. Exterminating services have been created to "take
care of" the dog problem, where regular roundups and poisonings
occur.
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A
personal note:
I first "met" and fell in love with Mexico in
the Sonoran desert in 1987 and have since traveled to the
country regularly. Mexico has a rich, ancient culture, the
best food in the hemisphere, and truly terrific mariachi
bands. The people are warm and welcoming, and the children
are beautiful. Because my Spanish is fluent and has been
"mexican-ified" by my friends, I feel at home
there.
It
pains me deeply to get to know this side of Mexico -- the
suffering of her animals. I hope that through this site
I may hear from others who are concerned about the plight
of the dogs and together we can work towards helping them.
--
anne
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Although the
dogs are rarely aggressive - more often they are pathetically
starved for both love and food - they are routinely shooed away
as one does a fly, or bluntly kicked. They are thin, heads always
to the ground hoping to sniff out some bit of edible garbage,
and often diseased or injured.
The purpose
of this site is twofold: (1) to give a face to the millions of
suffering dogs just south of our borders by introducing some individual
dogs to you, and (2) to encourage you to write letters both to
Mexican authorities and to the international animal welfare groups
to plead for the case of these dear and suffering creatures.
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