About Friends of Mexican Animal Welfare – Animal Angels Manzanillo
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.
Thousands of at-risk animals struggle on the streets of our Mexican cities. For example, more than 10,000 homeless strays fight for survival in our city of Manzanillo. The sheer number of street animals creates huge problems for humans and untold suffering for the animals themselves.
Have you seen it, or heard the horrifying stories of Mexico’s street animals? They are hit by cars, abused, injured, starved, or poisoned by angry residents. Many are left to die in our streets. What we don’t often think about is the impact these stray animals have on our communities:
- Each day tons of animal excrement is expelled onto Mexican streets and beaches;
- Abandoned animals fight for food and spread garbage and disease;
- Street animals, singly or in packs, present a dangerous bite hazard to humans; and
- Sick animals and corpses present an enormous public health risk by spreading diseases.
Stephanie Yonker Director
Fred Taylor board member
Laurie Taylor board member
Katy Pankey Cordera board member
Prizzy Castrillon, board member
Paulina Maria Van Grimbergen, board member
Gordon Cope Newsletter editor