If you have ever held a puppy or kitten dying from a preventable disease, you understand the importance of vaccinations.

Due to the pandemic and travel restrictions, Ayuda's normal supply line of donated products has dramatically declined over the last year.  Cash donations from tourists visiting Lake Atitlan have also dramatically dropped which affects our ability to purchase supplies in Guatemala. This coincides with a rise in need for low-cost, donation-based services due to job… Continue reading If you have ever held a puppy or kitten dying from a preventable disease, you understand the importance of vaccinations.

Give a Gift, Help a Life

New gift boxes to support the work of Ayuda are popping up in businesses in San Marcos La Laguna. A huge thank you goes out to Tanja Lucev, our village coordinator for the creation and distribution of these lovely boxes. Funds collected from village gift boxes are used to purchase pet foods and medical treatments for… Continue reading Give a Gift, Help a Life

2012 Goals Surpassed!

The Ayuda family of humans and animals has much to be thankful for this year. We surpassed our 2012 goals for sterilizations and vaccinations at the beginning of November! With 3 more mini clinics scheduled for December in the villages of San Marcos, Panajachel and San Pedro, we can safely project that the Ayuda team will have sterilized… Continue reading 2012 Goals Surpassed!

Diamante Makes the Rounds

Several months ago Diamante was a patient in an Ayuda sterilization clinic.  Shortly after she returned to her home neighborhood she suffered a bad injury from a tuk tuk taxi. After a call to Dr. Isael she was picked up in his ambulance and taken to his office.   Her leg was badly shredded but… Continue reading Diamante Makes the Rounds