SPCA WEEKLY NEWS

by Janice Gonzalez

NOTICE...CLOSING OF FARMER'S MARKET FOR THE SEASON

June 4 will be the last farmer's market of the season. The first Saturday of November the Market will reopen. Adoptions will continue to be held each Saturday at Biblioteca Los Mangos.

ADORABLE DOG SPOTLIGHT...SHILOH

Shiloh is a 9 month old beagle mix rescued off the street when we received a call from Harry’s Bar informing us that she had been living underneath a car. The poor thing had recently gone into heat and was attracting the local males in the area, so the bartender asked if we could take her.

She was fostered until she was able to join us at the Casita. She is a gentle dog, well behaved and extremely beautiful. She can be a little mistrusting of some males, so we would suggest introducing her slowly and gently to any men in the house.

And Danielle from the Casita adds: "She is a very happy dog, who loves to cuddle up in your lap to take her nap. Her beautiful eyes are hard to resist. Obviously I am very fond of her; I hope you will find her as incredible and loving as I do."
ADORABLE KITTENS SPOTLIGHT

Lots of kittens, all the colors of the rainbow, are currently being fostered by volunteers and friends of the SPCA. How can anyone resist these cute faces?!?! Please help us find them all a forever home.

We have a number of felines of all ages looking for forever homes. They are currently being cared for by a few of our dedicated volunteers and brought to the library each Saturday. If you can’t think about a “forever” home for some of these animals, please do consider fostering. It is a great chance to volunteer and to help rescue the many needy animals in our community. If you can assist, please contact us via our website (www.spcapv.com) or send an email to spcapv@gmail.com.


ADOPTION REPORT

A rather slow day at the Farmer's Market and the library. We were only able to find a home for one of our dogs. Liz was adopted by Thalia Erika Martinez.

Mark McCoy reports a successful sales day, however, of t-shirts and bags!

Thanks to all the volunteers for coming to the Library on this very warm day: Fernando, Amber, Marge, Kelly, Angela, Sandra, Xhuitl and our newest volunteer Maile.

Finally, we are so happy to report that Leah left on Thursday for her new home in California.

Here are some photos of recent adoptions.

To see all the animals available for adoption, visit our website (www.spcapv.com or www.spcapv.blogspot.com). The SPCA PV will continue to host adoption events at both Biblioteca Los Mangos and the Farmer's Market every Saturday from 10am - 2pm.

Biblioteca Los Mangos is located on Francisco Villa around the corner from Costco. The Farmer's Market is being held in Paradise Community Center in Olas Altas.


DESPERATELY SEEKING...

We are still dealing with the outbreak of ringworm at our casita. As a consequence we cannot mix new animals with those infected AND we need to separate the infected animals if we are to get the outbreak under control. Add to that, we have a seasonal increase in puppies and kittens. Therefore we are desperately seeking foster homes.
Treatment of those dogs or puppies infected with the ringworm is fairly simple. They take their medication once a day and after two weeks they should be okay, IF THEY ARE NOT RE-INFECTED BY OTHER ANIMALS. Of course, any potential foster home should not have dogs or cats for danger of them becoming infected.

PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU CAN BE ONE OF OUR ANGELS AND HELP SAVE ONE OF THESE DOGS OR PUPPIES.

Phone: 222-2692
Email: janice@haciendasanangel.com

NOTE: We also need some help to get this outbreak under control. We are asking if anyone has lime sulfur dip or can donate a supply to the SPCA so that we may treat the casita dogs for ringworm.


TOYS NEEDED!!!

With the number of puppies and kittens being fostered we have a shortage of playthings. We are asking our friends to donate some toys for the animals. They can be dropped off Saturdays at the Farmer’s Market and/or Biblioteca Los Mangos, or any day at Hacienda San Angel.

ADOPTION COORDINATOR

We are looking for one or more people who would be willing to commit to alternating Saturdays as the adoption coordinator for the SPCA at Biblioteca Los Mangos.

Currently Judy Peters and Marj Stevenson share the responsibilities, but unfortunately Judy will be leaving soon for four months. We really need to have more than one adoption coordinator so that each can get a break from weekly duties.

If you are interested, please contact the SPCA via email (spcapv@gmail.com) and we will send you more information regarding the duties of the coordinator. Judy is leaving in a few weeks so timing is getting critical.

Photos courtesy of Sandra Briones (www.sandorafoto.com)