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FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
One woman’s seemingly endless battle to
save innocent animals from vicious acts of
cruelty or instant death by electrocution
Isla Mujeres, November 3, 2010 - The life of
cats and dogs on this idyllic island is
bleak. The local government has a despicable
solution--population control by
electrocution! Her organization has become
one of hope; dedicating itself to rescuing
and caring for these abused and discarded
animals through spay and neuter clinics,
fostering, and adopting.
Alison has spent ten years working with and
supporting other rescue groups in the
Yucatan. While continually addressing the
big picture she has re-housed over four
thousand animals, placing them with
individuals and rescue groups in the US and
Canada. In 2005 she received the Doris Day
Animal Kindred Spirit Award and was invited
to the first ‘Forum on Small Animal
Over-population’ in Mexico City.
Isla Animal’s programs are run
totally on donations. It’s Alison’s goal to
educate pet owners and provide them with
free services and basic supplies, such as
food, flea and tick medication, shampoo,
collars, leashes and medical supplies. On a
typical day she has thirty to forty dogs at
her house; most of them are sick and scared
from a life on the streets - and these are
the strong ones! Islanders drop the dogs off
or tie them to her gate, or tourists find
them by the side of the road. It takes time
and love to get these animals ready for a
good home but Alison is prepared to take
care of each and every one until she can
send them to a better place. Isla Mujeres is
a tourist destination so the animals are
considered unsightly and are eliminated in
an effort to create a more pristine vacation
destination. Alison is sure that if tourists
knew what was truly going on they would want
to do something about it.
Isla Animals desperately needs additional
funding so that they may continue their
wonderful work. Donations can be made via
check, payable to Alison Sawyer, 1750 30th
St., #197, Boulder, CO 80301, with 'Isla
Mujeres Animals' noted on the check, or
directly through PayPal. Please visit their
website at
www.islaanimals.org for more
information on this incredible organization
and how to alleviate the plight of these
desperately mistreated animals.
Alison Sawyer Current is also the
author of an intriguing novel, No Urn
For The Ashes (Bayfire Press
Publishing), and generously donates the
proceeds from her book sales to further the
care of her extended feline and canine
family.
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Ascot Media Group is providing public
relations services to this humane
organization at no charge in their attempt
to help these animals in Mexico.
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