Paws Without Borders

At Paws Without Borders our mission is to help rescue, rehabilitate, rehome, and care for dogs found on the streets of Mexico. We work primarily with our sister organization, (Vida con Causa), but we also assist other rescues in Mexico. Vida con Causa in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico runs a shelter for approximately 200 dogs, and growing! They provide a safe and loving place for them to live their lives where they are provided medical care, food, and shelter. Whenever possible, we work to rehome these dogs through our partnerships with rescues throughout the US and Canada. Fundraising is a key priority for us: • Medical care for dogs in the shelter and emergency cases as they arise. For example, to date some of the things we have funded include blood transfusions for dogs in critical care from tick fever and anemia, limb amputations, emergency c-sections, spinal surgeries, parvo treatment, routine medications for tick and valley fever etc. We often have several special needs dogs in our care, and their needs can be extremely expensive. • Medical vetting for street and shelter dogs. We provide parasite and other testing, vaccinations, de-worming, and spay/neuter for all adoptable dogs to be brought to the US and Canada to find their forever homes. • Spay / Neuter Campaigns. There is no way we are going to adopt our way out of the over population of dogs and cats in this world. And because street dogs suffer unimaginable abuse, neglect, disease, and hunger, the best way to stop this suffering is to reduce the number of animals born into these situations. That's why we believe so strongly in spay/neuter campaigns in the communities we support. It costs $30-$40 to spay/neuter a dog in Mexico, a fraction of what it costs in the US. • Transport costs for dogs from Mexico to the US/Canada. Because we rehome dogs throughout the US and Canada via our own foster / adoption program and through our rescue partners (to date we have worked with rescues in Montreal Canada, Wisconsin, Texas, and California), we must cover these transport costs. These costs can range from a few dollars to several thousand depending on the dog's needs, distance to travel, and mode of transport.