Dear Friends of the Animals November 21, 2007

So much has been happening since we last updated you on the Punta Santiago Spay, Neuter, Catch and Release Event of November 3, 2007. Before we share current news of the animals, we would like to introduce the people behind the scenes. These dedicated individuals made the Punta Santiago Event possible. We were able to spay, neuter and vaccinate over 50 dogs and cats, a combination of street, feral and community animals. This type of event is the first of its kind in Punta Santiago. We plan to continue with this work in the future.

First and foremost, our endless gratitude to Dr. Michael Alverio, DVM who made it all possible and to the surgical and recovery room teams of Dr. Yan F. Velez, Ian Alverio, Angelina Ruiz, Maria 'Cookie' Rodriguez, Nahiri Rivera Barreto, Giselle Caraballo, Bianca Giura, Lauren Brent, Doreen Hess, and Maria Rakhovskaya. Also, thank you to our animal welfare activist friends Yolanda Torres of Puppyland and www.redprotectoresdeanimales.org, Ginny Cornett of www.manosporpatas.org, and Mary Eldergill of Salinas for their support in the planning and ongoing efforts of the Punta Santiago Spay and Neuter Three-Level Program.

And thank you! It is only with your help and support that we are able to do such important work for the animals on this type of a scale. We want to thank you all for your generous donations to this ongoing effort.

Marie Abatiello
Brodie & Lynn Covington
Jennifer Danzy
Elizabeth Deaver
Darcy Hannibel
Cathi Hanaeur
Judith Heath
David Hoffman
Lynne Hoffman
Amy Moore
Twig Mowatt
David Salko
Meyer & Sue Salko

Santos, pictured below the day of the clinic, has already been adopted! He was neutered and fully vaccinated during the clinic. He was a fortunate street dog who had no health problems and was ready for adoption immediately. He traveled to the Orlando SPCA last week with the help of animal welfare activist Mary Eldergill, who said, “He was shampooed and looking spiffy. Santos was adopted almost immediately upon arrival to Florida!” Ginny Cornett picked up Santos at the airport in Orlando for delivery to the SPCA and said, “He is such a cutie!”

Our next happy tail is the story of Fred the Girl. Pictured below is Fred the Girl just after waking up at the clinic post surgery… We called her Fred the Girl (affectionately!). Fred was spayed and fully vaccinated the day of the clinic and then went to foster care with Mary in Salinas. Mary changed Fred’s name to Frida. She was another fortunate street sato with no health issues and is currently in Upstate New York at the Adirondacks Shelter awaiting her future forever home. Mary said she will not be waiting long! We will update you on her adoption status soon.

This week, we are preparing six others for their trips to the States for adoption. They are Flufferton, Izzie, Maja, Darla the Country Dog, Callie and Scarlett. Some will be going to the Treasure Coast Shelter and others to the Orlando SPCA just after Thanksgiving. Mary and Ginny are helping coordinate their travel and shelter arrangements. However, if you are interested in adopting one of the Punta Santiago satos, please let us know!

The long-term care cases

We have a few animals that were released back into the wild after recovering from sterilization, but one has nuzzled his way back into our lives.

Bo came from the streets, and we took him into the clinic for neuter and release. The only problem is that Bo wouldn’t leave. He has such appealing charm and potential that we feel he is one for the keeping! Bo currently is in foster care with Christy until December 17^th. He is receiving treatment for mange and ehrlichia. After the 17^th, he will be in foster care with Keishya. We hope he will be adopted sometime before the New Year! If you are interested in sponsoring Bo or, even better, in adopting him, please contact us.

Barby is a beautiful female sato from the streets. Like Bo, Barby suffers from a bad case of mange. Her condition is being treated with weekly dips, antibiotics and benadryl She is in foster care with Maria and is improving steadily. Maria will be leaving Dec 28^th, at which time Barby will go to Mary Eldergill in Salinas as she awaits her turn for adoption. If you would like to sponsor or adopt Barby, please let us know!

Meet Jack. He is in foster care with Mary receiving treatment for heartworm. When his treatment is completed, he will be up for adoption. He is a short-legged guy with a lot of get-up-and-go! If you would like to sponsor or adopt Jack, please contact us.

Stay Tuned for More News Soon!

The Four Paws at a Time efforts are ongoing as the deplorable conditions for the animals here in Puerto Rico require constant action. Thank you for your ongoing support of our efforts with this work. We appreciate knowing that you are with us in this international movement for animal welfare in Puerto Rico.

For the animals!

Keishya Salko and Christy Hoffman
Four Paws at a Time
A member organization of RED Protectores de Animales
www.redprotectoresdeanimales.org