Hurricane Lidia took an abrupt right turn on October 10 and hit the Jalisco coast as a Category 4 causing mass destruction and thousands of downed trees, especially to the communities just south of Puerto Vallarta. We had terrified staff and felines as the high winds tore through the shelter during the evening. Several large trees fell causing the loss of one rain shelter/feeding station and damage to one nursery casita and the ranch house roof. We were very fortunate to get a team out by the weekend to take on the dangerous work of climbing ladders and ropes with chainsaws to cut down the trees so we could move around the shelter safely.

It will be another couple of weeks to get the supplies to repair the damage and haul away the debris at a cost of about $9,000 dollars.. In the meantime, the remaining casitas are FULL of kittens and older or special needs cats. The good news is that Jose and his family were unharmed and no sign of injured cats! By the time Dra. Eva and volunteers arrived the next afternoon, all the kitties seemed okay and happy to see visitors with treats and get some special attention. Needless to say, this puts a huge dent in our funds and any donations are appreciated. Locally, we will be accepting donations at our booth at Daiquiri Dick’s on Saturdays and on our website at https://purrproject.com/donate/