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Animal Welfare Reform Coming to Quintana Roo?

Over the past few days, I have been helping to solicit online signatures for a campaign to reform the current animal welfare laws in Quintana Roo. As many of our readers are English speakers, we have had the document translated so that everyone can keep up to date with these initiatives and, hopefully, lend their support to this movement. The petition is somewhat lengthy but worth reading through in its entirety. Read More...
Posted Tuesday, April 23, 2013 5:00 AM by Rob Kinnon | 0 Comments

News in the Fight to Keep Exotics Off of 5th Avenue

Today's online edition of the Playa del Carmen newspaper La Respuesta featured an update about the fight to keep exotic animals from being exploited to the tourist trade in Playa del Carmen. Those of us who have been a part of the process, sending letters and petitions to PROFEPA and SEMERNAT will not be satisfied with the comments issued by Carlos Rafael Muñoz Terab, Secretary of Ecology and the Environment. Read More...
Posted Friday, April 12, 2013 10:36 AM by Rob Kinnon | 0 Comments

12 Days/12 Ways 2012 - PEACE Isla Mujeres

PEACE Isla Mujeres is an initiative of PEACE, a nonprofit community organization based in Punta de Mita, Mexico. PEACE is a recognized 501(c)(3) in the United States and a recognized A.C. in Mexico. PEACE Isla Mujeres is a nonprofit organization created to improve the community of Isla Mujeres through Protection and Education re: Animals, Culture & the Environment. A focus is placed on educational opportunities, youth development, environmental responsibility, animal care and protection and economic empowerment. Read More...
Posted Monday, December 24, 2012 1:00 PM by Rob Kinnon | 1 Comments

12 Days/12 Ways 2012 - CEA Centro Ecologico Akumal

Centro Ecologico Akumal is a non-profit conservation organization working on the Mexican Caribbean to monitor the impact of development on the regional ecosystems and culture; to report findings and their significance to the public through education; and, through education, to influence public policy. Read More...
Posted Wednesday, December 19, 2012 5:31 AM by Rob Kinnon | 1 Comments

12 Days/12 Ways 2012 - Tierra de Animales Cancun

Tierra de Animales sanctuary was founded in March 2011 as a refuge for Cancun's forgotten and abandoned street dogs, known locally as ‘perros callejeros'. Animals rescued by Tierra de Animales from the streets now have a safe place to call home, and a place to heal from the unfortunate circumstances that left them alone and abandoned. The mission of Tierra de Animales is clear....to rescue, rehabilitate, sterilize, socialize and adopt. Read More...
Posted Monday, December 17, 2012 5:01 AM by Rob Kinnon | 0 Comments

12 Days/12 Ways 2012 - Playa Animal Rescue A.C. PAR

Playa Animal Rescue A.C. is a non-profit no kill shelter located in Playa del Carmen, Mexico. PAR is dedicated to rescuing and rehabilitating injured and abandoned dogs and to finding permanent loving homes for each of them. PAR is committed to promoting responsible pet ownership through community outreach and education as well as promoting sterilization of companion animals. Read More...
Posted Sunday, December 16, 2012 5:00 AM by Rob Kinnon | 0 Comments

Join the "Gran Caminata Canina" of the Riviera Maya

Mark your calendars for September 30, 2012 for the "BIG CANINE WALK OF THE RIVIERA MAYA". Read More...
Posted Friday, September 28, 2012 7:10 PM by Rob Kinnon | 0 Comments