We Believe
Friends of Mexican Animal Welfare (Friends) was organized to combat animal suffering. As a result, we also help communities solve problems caused by unwanted and abandoned animals. We believe that the best avenue to success is to reduce the numbers of stray animals roaming the streets. Population control through sterilization is Friends’ main focus to reduce suffering.
Our Programs
Friends has two major programs supported by your donations.
Sterilization
Friends believes that the best way to alleviate animal suffering is through sterilization. When our organization started out, we helped raise funds for sporadic spay/neuter projects. We quickly realized that a more formal approach would greatly enhance our efforts, and we incorporated the Alianza Animal Manzanillo A.C. non-profit program to administer a full-time clinic. Every weekday, professional veterinarians, technicians and dedicated volunteers conduct up to 20 spay and neuter surgeries; over the course of a year, almost 3,000 strays and pets are sterilized.
Street Outreach
In order to address the serious issue of stray and pet health with the community, Friends began funding Animal Angels of Manzanillo, a street-outreach program which works with a score of local volunteers to help deliver care to both strays and pets throughout the Manzanillo region. Thousands of community dogs and cats have been sterilized, and an abundance of pets have received free medicine to restore their health. Animal Angels receives receives our fiscal support as well as medical support from our Allianza clinic veterinarians.
Help Us Help Animals
Did you know that a gift of just $60 can help to sterilize two animals? Click to donate today!
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