Amigos de Animales Boquete

*** They asked - We answered *** Year-end Fundraising campaign - sterilization clinics at 5 schools

Our Education Outreach team has been visiting rural elementary schools in the Boquete area to work with the students and teachers on how to love and care for their pets and the benefits of sterilization. At the end of one class, Josefa raised her hand and asked, “How can we get our animals to the clinic? We have no transportation.” The administrator of the school immediately asked us to do a sterilization clinic in the school itself! We answered! We took our clinic to the school and sterilized almost 100 dogs and cats!

Five more schools are asking us to set up clinics at their schools. We want to answer, YES! And, with your help we can! Our goal is to sterilize at least 100 animals at each of these schools in 2024. This will prevent hundreds of unwanted births and reduce greatly the potential suffering of both animals and their owners.

How do we do that? We raise $20,000.00 to cover the costs of equipment, supplies, transportation and veterinary staff for these clinics. The cost to sterilize each animal is $40.00.

They asked – and we can answer with your help! Together we can make a difference in so many ways!

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Educational Outreach Program

We are working to enhance the Boquete-area students’ educational experience by providing classes on pet care, animal maintenance, and sterilization. We will also expand their access to reading books, read aloud to the students and by setting up school animal sterilization clinics at the schools, near the students’ homes.

We have 2 main needs:

Volunteers: we'd like to have 1 to 4 volunteers for each school so we can nurture and grow the experience for the children throughout the school year. There are many ways you can help, and Spanish skills are not needed.

Financial: we are actively fundraising to be able to buy books and supplies for the Animales presentations, create bookcases and reading corners in classrooms, and to fund the Amigos de Animales school sterilization clinics. Our goal is to raise $10,000.

Please contact Katrina at katrinakneebone@gmail.com or Cindy Clayton at cindy_wclayton@yahoo.com for more information.

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CLINICS

Our next clinic is scheduled for Sunday January 28, 2024.
Please WhatsApp Rosa at 6563-8686 or email us at boqueteanimales@gmail.com to get on the waiting list.
*** Or you can register directly by clicking here (not yet) ***

Starting in January 2022 we increased our prices to $20 for a dog and $10 for a cat.

Arts and Craft Market

The "Holiday Boutique" that was scheduled for November 18 has been postponed to January 13 and has been renamed the "Arts and Craft Market".

VIP and general admission tickets are on sale now at Mailboxes Etc, Larry's Place and the BCP Tuesday Market.

Click here for more information, or contact Sherry Shirritt @ sshirritt@gmail.com.

2024 Calendar

The 2024 calendars are here!!! Still only $10!  Available while supplies last at: Mailboxes Etc, Mike's Global Grill, Larry's Place, The Garden, La Granja, Mascotas and the BCP Tuesday Market.

Homemade quilt fundraiser

This amazing quilt was lovingly made by Sarah Zink, a master quilter and wonderful supporter of Amigos de Animales. Congratulations to our winner: Kathryn Ashline!
Thank you to Sarah and all who donated! We raised over $1,300!

More information here

Casino Night

We held our Casino Night fundraiser on Saturday, June 10th. It was a great night of fun, games and prizes!

Thanks to everyone who attended and who donated. And a special thanks to Carol Cardinale Santana for her tireless efforts on these fundraisers. We raised over $1,300.

Gift Certificates

We have made gift certificates in the denomination of $10 and $20, the cost of an individual sterilization for a cat or a dog. Do you have a friend or neighbor or worker who has an animal needing to be sterilized? Please tell them that the procedure will make their animals safer and free them from the worry of the related illnesses or injuries that might ensue with cat or dog fights.

These certificates are an easy way to help. They are available at the Animales table at the BCP Tuesday Market or at our clinics.

Kira, our 20,000th animal, with Dra. Chely and Gia

PLEASE, help us feed local Dogs and Cats..

There are so many local families struggling this past year. Since the pandemic started, we have been purchasing dog and cat food at a cost of about $1,300 per month.  We have been distributing this food to local families through the government and our collectors. We delivered over 14,000 pounds of pet food in 2021, and more than 17,000 pounds in 2022.  Our main requirement is that all animals must be sterilized.  We raised $15,594 in 2022, and our goal is $15,000 for 2023. Any donation is helpful. Thank you. Donate here

Pleasures of Panamá Fundraiser

We raised $27,245 on our annual "non-raffle" fundraiser!  We charge only $20 per dog and $10 per cat.  Our costs are over $25 per animal - for a clinic of 250 we are short by over $3,000, so we rely on fundraisers and donations to make up the difference.

Thank you to all who donated and to our wonderful prize sponsors!  See more information here

Membership Drive

Sign up for your annual Amigos de Animales membership and receive this great car magnet. Membership is still only $10. You can sign up at the BCP Tuesday Market or at a clinic.

Mobile Van

Here it is, all decked out on the outside. Now we just have to complete fitting out the inside and we will be good to go! Thank you to everyone who donated and made this dream a reality.  More pictures here:

SPCA International

A big thanks to SPCA International for a $3,000 grant toward our Food Program. Since 2012 we have received $19,500 in grants from SPCAI plus two shipments of veterinary supplies and drugs.

Volunteer Training Video

In January 2022 we held a Training session via Zoom for New and Returning Volunteers. The meeting mainly covered the process that an animal goes through as it travels through the clinic, from Registration all the way to Recovery and going home safely. Please watch the video here.

Please click here for job descriptions and volunteer opportunities.

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