Some people get wet in the rain and others keep moving. We kept moving, moving the kennels under the staircase and recovering dogs and cats under the portico. Did it dampen our spirits? In the sun or in the rain, it's all the same for us...

We treated 23.

A big thanks to Christina for lunch and for our volunteers: Minerva, Margit, Berna, Emily, Jenny, Bill, Anne, Barb, Amaranth and our director, Sandra. OMG, do we have fun!

BMA June Clinic: understaffed, overcast - perfection!

No two clinics are the same. Each one is unpredictable no matter how organized we are. Honestly! Is it just here or is it true everywhere? Everyday the unexpected rearranges even our best laid plans!

12 hours before the clinic, 4 volunteers messaged to say they couldn't come. Our clinic director also had a sudden emergency... I asked Jenny to confirm our appointments by phone and went to bed. Ten hours later as the sun was coming up, I arrived to find the lights on, the cages lined along the swept courtyard, the surgery sparkling clean and a pleasant man putting up shade cloth like an expert. It was barely daylight and looked like rain but the readiness and the activity felt like sunshine! 

There are so many people to thank for stepping up without being asked. There is an amazing gathering of goodness that supports every clinic. Today was a perfect synchronization of willingness from many fronts - it made for a very sweet day.

We treated lots of street dogs. Berna, who put up the shade cloth drove to El Llano to pick up two homeless dogs from the Pemex, two were brought in by Erika from San Blas and two from Trilby and Donna. A new volunteer, Diana, age 14, was a quick study in dog in recovery. Jenny is an excellent teacher. Thanks to everyone who pitched in today! A lot of good was accomplished because of you.

You are the BEST!

April's Clinic, 2022

 

April's clinic got off to a great start: the museum grounds were immaculate and ready to be transformed into an operating spay and neuter clinic. The courtyard double duties as an animal hospital one day a month at the community museum in Aticama. It's been the home of our surgery for a number of years and is perfect for us to spread out kennels, mats, tables and equipment. Thank you to the angels that went before us. There is so much behind-the-scenes support in this community by people you never see to thank... I'm thinking too of someone else who helped hang the shade cloth... all unsung heroes deserving of recognition!

We treated 28 animals on Saturday. A deep bow to all the volunteers. Check out these beautiful people! They are the engine that keeps BMA moving ahead!