Newsletter – May 1st 2020
SHELTER UPDATE
As of last week we had 26 kitties in the nursery plus 7 in foster care. We have no idea at this time when we may be able to start up adoptions again at PetCo. Work continues on the renovation of the Acclimation Casita, which was contracted and paid for by a donor before the pandemic hit. Our annual Volunteer Spring Cleaning was canceled, but Jose, Hilda and Carlos are keeping everything in good shape. Volunteers are there weekly to deliver supplies and tend to any medical emergencies. We WILL make it through this difficult time!!
ADOPTION UPDATE: BILLY
Billy was a “Greeter” back in March of 2010 when Brenda Gill first visited the shelter….and soon decided to adopt him! He now travels between winters in Puerto Vallarta and summers in Lake Tahoe, CA. His favorite things are having his tummy rubbed and breakfast, lunch and dinner….which he eats just fine with his two teeth.
ADOPTION UPDATE: LOKI
Adopted in March of 2013 by Connie Jones, Loki now lives near Philadelphia. He recently had his 7th birthday celebration…..almost 20 pounds of pure love!! He enjoys playing with Connie’s granddaughters, Peyton & Elliot and lets them dress him up and push him in his stroller. They say PuRR cats are the best!!
ADOPTION UPDATE: MISHA
MISHA was Ms. December in our 2015 Calendar! Adopted from Plaza Marina in 2013 by Victor & Tatiana Domilovskiy of Vancouver, Victor writes: “Misha is a role model for obeying self- isolation rules since she has 6.5 years of experience of staying indoors. She is bad in keeping social distance though… always sitting on me!”
ADOPTION UPDATE: BUDDY
BUDDY was adopted at Plaza Marina on August of 2017 by Sara Alexander on a trial basis to see if he could bond with her four Cocker Spaniels…..and it was obviously a great success! The family lives here in Puerto Vallarta and also includes cat “Ginger” and more recently…..five ferrets! Sara reports that Buddy is great friends with everyone and even naps with the ferrets.
ADOPTION UPDATE: ENZO
ENZO is a very lucky kitty!! He was adopted by Nancy and John Martin at the Petco Adoption Center on March 21. We were literally in the process of shutting down the center in compliance with the new Stay At Home mandate in Jalisco when Nancy rushed in looking for a kitten. Along with their dog Milo, the family is complete…..for now!
FOSTERING KITTENS
Ula & Ursula
Thanks to Cathy Case of Nuevo Vallarta for fostering Tessa, Ursula & Ula during this crisis when our vet has been unable to make twice-weekly visits to the shelter. Little Ursula and Ula were born at the shelter within hours of Mama being dumped there. Tessa needed a human touch to make her more adoptable. As the former director of a Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in Southern California, Cathy has lots of experience in baby animals…..though mostly opossums & raccoons! She is also mom to three PuRR kittens she has adopted.
Monica Pencz is also mom to three PuRR kitties…..along with three others cats…..back at home in Chicago. She has also fostered a number of kittens there, while pursuing her studies as a vet tech, so has lots of
Angel & Concha
experience. While sheltering-in-place at her condo here in Vallarta, she was happy to take two of our tiny ones to foster. Angel and Concha are in good hands!
Hopefully these adorable kittens in foster will be ready for Forever Homes by the time we are able to re-open the Adoption Center in Petco.
For info on adopting dogs go to www.spcapv.com or contact janice@haciendasanangel.com or spcapv@gmail.com
For info on spay and neuter clinics go to www.peaceanimals.org Or check out this blog at: www.gretchen-peace-and-pv.blogspot.com
