Shifting to the Mainland: Animal Shelter Wants Assist Rebuilding Essential Rescue Operation

Boulder, CO, June, 2023 ― Since 2001, Isla Animals Rescue has labored tirelessly to rescue and sterilize avenue canine and cats on the island of Isla Mujeres, Mexico, providing very important free and diminished value companies to a neighborhood that desperately wants them.

“Isla Animals is the REAL factor,” stated founder Alison Sawyer. “No one’s being paid for administration; nobody’s going to lunch or staying in five-star inns. All the cash goes to the animals. Nobody is making any form of revenue.”

However in April, the courageous efforts of Isla Animals Rescue have been upended by the federal government of Isla Mujeres, which reclaimed the area inhabited by Isla Animals, leaving the rescue group homeless just like the deserted animals they work so diligently to guard.

Regardless of the unthinkable setback, Sawyer and the group’s director, Trina Noakes, remained steadfast of their dedication to taking animals off the streets.

Watch a brief video explaining the complete influence of Isla Animals right here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOv5Qx0ag1Q.

“Twenty-two years and tens of hundreds of canine and cats saved — ardour, sweat and tears — all of that won’t be thrown away on the whim of an ungrateful authorities that doesn’t admire how we’ve taken care of their drawback,” stated Sawyer, who nonetheless buys her garments on the Salvation Military so she will put all the things she has into serving to the animals.

After taking a step again to rethink and regroup, the group determined that transferring to the mainland, Cancun, will supply them one of the best probability of constructing an optimum shelter — that they’ll personal independently — and that can have an effect the place it’s wanted most. The brand new shelter will meet worldwide requirements for water, sewage, electrical energy — they usually’re going to attempt to get solar energy as effectively.

“The necessity on the mainland is way higher than on Isla, with excessive circumstances of abandonment and abuse and a a lot larger variety of avenue animals,” stated Noakes. “Not solely will IA have one thing that nobody can take away from the animals, however we can even have outside area, a spot for on-site surgical procedures, isolation areas and much more!”

However the transfer comes at an immense value that Isla Animals can’t sort out alone.

“Since we didn’t plan to undergo all of this, we’re struggling financially,” Noakes added.

“Constructing is pricey, and we all know we will use your cash higher constructing on the mainland.”

Isla Animals is in crucial want of the general public’s assist. They’ve launched a Go Fund Me marketing campaign to lift cash for the brand new shelter. Extra data may be discovered (and donations may also be made) at https://www.islaanimals.org/.