Good
progress in the battle against animal fecundity was realized at the
village of Tierras Morenas July 30 when 43 animals and 3 cats were
spayed or neutered in a temporary clinic set up in the Salon Communal.
Preceding the clinic, Judy Reisman of Libano went door to door persuading
residents to bring their animals and more than 60 had promised to
do so. Animal owners paid 1000 colones or whatever they could afford
for the operation. Contributing to the costs were G-PAW, the Guanacaste
Animal Welfare Foundation, and MOVASA, the wind turbine operator with
an office in Tierras Morenas. A husband-and-wife team of vets from
Puntarenas, Dra. Rita Coghi and Dr. Francisco Valera did the operations
while local vet Dr. Eric Ortiz performed the pre-op. Also helping
out were Daniel Spreen, Gloria Dempsey, Sonya Sullivan, Virginia Lamont
and Betsy Whyte, as well as chief organizer Judy. Many of the animals
were small dogs brought by children. Local teacher Aida Soto and others
then led games, including a contest to see who
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could draw the best likeness
of their pet. The kids - and adults - also saw demonstrations of
dog obedience and pet hygiene and grooming.
The next clinic will be in
early September at Parcelas. Anyone can bring animals - such as
neighbor dogs or strays - to the clinics.
Tronadora residents held a
meeting recently to lament the number and depth of the potholes
in the road from Cinco Esquinas to Tronadora. The road is especially
bad as it passes through San Luis. It was proposed that the community
force action with an ultimatum to authorities that either they repair
the road or deal with a roadblock at a point that would also close
the road to Arenal. While periodically the thinly-asphalted road
breaks down to bone-rattling condition, this spring and summer it
has undergone much increased traffic by dumptrucks going to a large
development past Tronadora on the Rio Chiquito road. As of August
2, the authorities had not begun work.
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