Ending Electrocution in Juarez Mexico

PROJECT UPDATE: FEBRUARY 2007

Compasion without Borders is heading down to Chihuahua, Chihuahua the weekend of February 16th-18th to hold a statewide humane euthanasiang training. Officials and animal control representatives from around the state will be in attendance.

Prior to the training, which begins the afternoon of the 17th, a meeting between Compassion without Borders, Aprodea (our partners, a local animal protection group in Juarez ) and the head of the Department of health will take place. The goal of the meeting is to discuss our plan and strategy to end electrocution in the state of Chihauhua, something officials have promised to work with us to achieve over the next few years.

Compassion without Borders and APRODEA will form a contract with the government, offering our support, training, and services in exchange for their promise to switch all animal control centers in the state over to humane euthanasia. The process will not be immediate, as we must witch each center over one at a time, training personnel and instituting policies and standards of care for each individual facility.

During the training, attendees will be taught about the importance of humane euthanasia, in addition to being taught how to perform it. Humane animal handling techniques will also be emphasized, and all participants will also be attending a separate humane animal handling class in the near future.

How You Can Help:

Compassion without Borders is hoping to offer a basic set of humane animal handling tools and other supplies for each animal control center in Mexico that agrees to end electrocution. Help end this brutal practice today by donating the funds needed to purchase these critical items:

Animal Handling Pole: $77
Replacement Cables for Catch Poles: $30
Leashes: $100
Cat Handling Gloves:$50
Muzzles: $100
Coveralls for Employees: $200
Towels: $200
Electric Clippers: $100

Or, sponsor an entire animal control center: Donate enough to buy the full set of supplies needed for one animal control center in Mexico.
$850.00