Throughout Mexico, unwanted dogs are collected by animal control and brought to the city pounds (called Perreras). They are held for 72 hours. These poor suffering animals then meet their end via electrocution – two jumper cables attached to their bodies, followed by an insufficient electrical shock that usually is repeated several times to ensure death. These facts are true across Mexico and were also the case in the 6 Baja cities perrera, before United Hope for Animals was formed and developed a program for change, a program we now call The Perrera Program.

After years of working for change in Tijuana , United Hope for Animals has become the first animal-welfare organization to form a relationship with the Tijuana pound officials. While only a few years ago officials often refused to let us enter and certainly not take photographs, today not only are we welcome but via a partnership with Animals Advocates of the United States (AAUS) we have established a system of ordering and distributing the necessary medications, offering a humane passing as opposed to electrocution as a means of putting down homeless dogs.

We can offer rescue but almost all the dogs that enter the perreras have already suffered starvation, disease and injury. While it is our goal is to persuade Mexican authorities to initiate a policy of humane euthanasia, we must until then, take the lead to ensure that the final days of so many dear animals aren't spent enduring pain, with empty stomachs, on a cold concrete floor. Via a grant to AAUS these dogs last moments aren't spent in utter terror. But, we can not do this without financial support. Sadly, we must bring a gentle passing to the many thousands of stray homeless dogs which pass through these pounds each week.

Your help will ensure the Perrera Program continues and as well, hopefully advances to Mexican pounds beyond the Baja. United Hope for Animals is all volunteer organization. In fact, a volunteer has written these words and a volunteer has developed this web site. Every last penny we raise is spent for the animals . . . for rescue . . . for spaying and neutering . . . for fostering . . . for adoption . . . and for humane euthanasia.

Your tax-deductible contribution today will help ensure that we can continue to bring a gentle passing to the many homeless, sick and injured street animals of Tijuana * enable us to rescue and find homes for as many as possible * and spay and neuter as many as possible to ensure that more unwanted animals don't face the same fate next year. In December, we also ended electrocutions in San Luis Rio Colorado by providing euthanasia for 300 dogs a month. The Directors for the perreras/shelters in Hermosillo , Portta, Pinasco, Cananea and Caborca have now agreed to end electrocutions in their shelters. However, we have reached our financial limitations and cannot provide euthanasia to anyof these locations until we receive additional funding.

Please email Marlene Revelene revelenmarlene@gmail.com if you would like to volunteer to help in any way with the perrera program and the work in Baja Mexico for the animals in need. Also please visit Animal Advocates of the United States at www.animaladvocatesus.org.