NEWS Another successful “Spay Day” Dear friends, The McKee Project Jacó held yet another successful spay/neuter program for stray animals and pets belonging to low income families on Suturday, June 14th, in Esterillos Oeste. The clinic was organized by our "Esterillos Connection" volunteers: the Raihn family (Kristy, Kurt, Jennaka, and Tiana) and Elisabeth Lubbers. We spayed and neutered 57 animals, most of which were street and beach dogs and cats. A warm THANK YOU goes out to our veterinary team of Dr. Blas Rivas from Alajuela and Dr. Olman Solano from Atenas, and their assistants Doris Schluckebier, Elisabeth Lubbers and Pat Chidester for their excellent work. Also, a warm thank you to Brent and Ellen, Brigitte and Fred, Russ and Marga, Pat, Colleen, Brenda and John, Anne, Beau, Janet, Kristy and Kurt and Fletcher for their financial support. Without your generous help, many of the local animals would not have been able to be spayed that day. Together we can make a difference!
Dear friends, If you would like to help us with this project, please go to our website at http://www.mckee-jaco.com/ or give me a call at: 2-643-4012. A young boy brought it to the University Clinic (UNA), but as he didn't have any money and the dog wasn't even his, we decided to pay for the treatment. The money for this came from a generous donation we receive lately from an anonymous supporter from Los Suenos. Unfortunately they had to amputate the puppy's leg, and it is recuperating nicely in the hospital right now, but we will have to find a good home for it soon. If you would like to adopt it (or know somebody who could), please let us know via email: Update - New equipment for the Clinic I hope you all had a great holiday, enjoying the company of your family and friends. We're starting this new year with a big project. Our goal is to take care of all the strays, as well as those animals living with very poor families in Quebrada Ganado and in Tarcoles. This project will be made possible thanks to a generous donation from Judy Yanover from Los Sueños. We also would like to thank Patricia and Serge Volders from Tour Mart Jacó, who graciously offered to take care of the transportation to the clinic and back. Also, a HUGE "thank you" goes out to both veterinarians – Dr. Eugenia (Gini) Bermudez and Dr. Carolina Rodriguez for taking care of the operations practically for cost. There are also some changes in Dr. Alfaro's clinic. Dr. Jesus Calderon went back to the clinic in San Jose, and in his place came Dr. Carolina Rodriguez, who attends to the patients on Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays. And since our last Newsletter, the clinic now has the following new equipment up and running:
These 3 machines make it now possible to quickly diagnose animals, in order to start any necessary treatment immediately!! There is also an ultrasonic dental cleaning machine, which uses sound waves to remove plaque and tartar for a complete dental cleaning. Clean teeth are very important for any animal's health, and with this equipment, the cleaning process is no longer a difficult and dangerous procedure. It is now just a short, painless treatment that renders much better results than manual cleaning Update - CLINIC Dear friends and supporters, McKee Jaco proudly announces that starting Monday, November 5th, 2007, Dr. Roger Alfaro will be in charge of our clinic in Jacó. Most of you already know him, as he and his clinic in San Jose has supported our project from day one. Dr. Alfaro is one of the best vets in Costa Rica, and his clinic is definitely one of the best equipped animal clinics in the entire country. For more information about his clinic in Pavas, please go to his website http://www.consultoriodralfaro.com. Putting the business part of the project in the hands of Dr. Alfaro means that we of McKee will have more time for our own project — time we haven't had since we first started the clinic. Dr. Alfaro, who's not only a great vet but also a big animal lover, is giving us the fantastic opportunity of having the best vets in Costa Rica, using the best modern medical equipment, available to us each and every day. And all this at a fraction of what it would normally cost us. The clinic will be run by Dr. Jesus Calderon and Dr. Eugenia Bermudes, who will share the on-site duties in order to make sure that there will be always a veterinarian staying in the clinic, ready to tend to any and all emergencies any time of the day or night. So now we will be a REAL 24/7 clinic, like we originally planned! At this point we would like to thank Dr. Victor Quesada for the wonderful job he did in our clinic during the last 4 months. Dr. Quesada left us on his own wish, going back to his clinic in San Jose. We wish him all the best in his professional and private life. We will keep you up-to-date with all the news from and around the clinic, and I promise that there will be a lot in the coming days! Thank you, and talk to you later! Katja Bader Update - CLINIC Dear friends and supporters,
In this short time we have been open, we've been able to help about 150 animals who were sick, as well as also spay/neuter 16 dogs and cats, mostly from lower income families. We hope that in about 3 months we will be able to hire another vet, and then be able to offer round-the-clock service.
Asociación Pro Bienestar Animal (McKee Jacó) launched their new website on November 15, 2006. It will include Spanish and English versions. A huge THANK YOU goes to Alberto Zevallos (Tito) and Donna Connely from Art Zenith and Felix von Griessenbeck (our supporter in Germany) for making this happen. Thanks to Felix for getting the website project started, and for his willingness to help animals. Thanks to Tito and Donna for giving their skill and time to enhance the website. Thanks to all of you, the finished project is beautiful! September 12, 2006 APPEAL TO OUR FRIENDS AND SUPPORTERS — Dear Friends and Fellow Supporters, After over three years of providing limited services to animals-in-need in this area, and assisting the community with our many programs, despite the lack of volunteers, finances, (never mind the cultural differences!), we are still more active than ever! Yet we have come to the point where we have reached our limits and need your help. After dealing with the Municipality of Jacó for over a year without any results, and after asking the owners of all the big farms for a small piece of land, (and always getting the same answer), we have decided to raise the necessary funds ourselves to purchase a lot with a house, for a clinic that we so desperately need. With a proper facility in the Jacó/Herradura/Hermosa area, we will be able to continue our project in an effective, cost-saving manner, as well as also:
To do this, our goal is to raise $80,000 for the purchase of such property. We are now asking for any donation that you can help us with to make this "dream" a reality. In doing so, your generous contribution will:
Together we can do so much more! Thank you for your time. Katja Bader |
Update - “El Hueco”
As you can imagine, the people there cannot afford even the very low price of 7000 colones, so we will have to take care of all costs.
