Friends Of Humane Services In Tijuana

FRIENDS OF HUMANE SERVICES IN TIJUANA [FHSTJ] SUPPORTS 4 GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS IN ADDITION TO SEVERAL INDIVIDUAL RESCUERS. THESE GROUPS/PEOPLE HAVE NO SIGNIFICANT FUNDING SOURCES LOCALLY AND RELY ON FHSTJ TO PROVIDE NEEDED SERVICES TO PETS OF PEOPLE WITH EXTREMELY LIMITED INCOME AS WELL AS TO STREET ANIMALS IN DESPERATE NEED OF FOOD, MEDICAL ATTENTION, AND PROTECTION. THE GREATER TIJUANA, MEXICO AREA BORDERS THE GREATER SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA AREA AND THESE SERVICES CONTRIBUTE TO A HEALTHIER ENVIRONMENT FOR BOTH AMERICAN AND MEXICAN COMMUNITIES ALONG THE BORDER.FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING ON 30 JUNE 2023, FHSTJ PROVIDED 1225 FREE SPAY/NEUTER SURGERIES FOR RESCUERS AND PEOPLE WITH LIMITED RESOURCES, 2537 TREATMENTS FOR MANGE AND PARASITES, 431 VETERINARY MEDICAL/SURGICAL TREATMENTS FOR ANIMALS OF RESCUERS, PLACED 64 DOGS IN FOREVER HOMES IN THE SAN DIEGO AREA, FACILITATED 52 CAT AND DOG ADOPTIONS IN MEXICO, AND DISTRIBUTED 17,496 POUNDS OF PET FOOD.THE VAST MAJORITY OF FHSTJ SUPPORT IS VIA EVENT-BASED FUNDING TO COVER THE EXPENSES OF GRASSROOTS GROUPS OF RESCUERS WHO PROVIDE FREE SPAY AND NEUTERING EVENTS IN THE POOREST AREAS OF TIJUANA AS WELL AS MEDICATION TO PROVIDE FREE MANGE AND PARASITE TREATMENT STREET EVENTS FOR PETS AS WELL AS STREET ANIMALS LOCATED IN THE MOST DISTRESSED AREAS OF THE GREATER TIJUANA AREA. ADDITIONAL INDIVIDUAL CASE GRANTS WERE PROVIDED TO RESCUERS VIA A CERTIFICATE PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES FOR IMMEDIATE VETERINARY CARE FOR RESCUED ANIMALS. THE AFOREMENTIONED PROGRAMS ALSO PROVIDE PUBLIC EDUCATION THROUGH BOTH FORMAL PUBLIC SESSIONS AND INFORMAL ONE-ON-ONE COUNSELING.