Sir Isaac Newton once said, "If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants."
It is because of the ingenuity and hard work of Alison Sawyer that Isla Animals rescue came into existence. Now, 24 years later, we are carrying on her tradition by continuing to rescue, vaccinate, heal, socialize and find good homes for 100s of animals every year.
With your generous donations, we have overcome the setback that we were dealt in April of 2023 when the government of Isla Mujeres took away our small shelter area. We are using the funds to build a shelter that NO ONE can take away from us...ever!
Isla Animals is blessed to have a videographer that documented much of our history. Charlie Sawyer started with Last In Line, a documentary in 2014 about Alison's rescue work on Isla Mujeres. He followed that with Real Women Heroes in 2018. His most recent documentary has just been released:
Isla Animals - The History of animal rescue in Mexico 2024.
What started to be a video showcasing our yearly LARGE spay and neuter campaign turned into something much bigger. As he was editing the video, Isla Animals was evicted from the shelter. Then the idea of OASIS was born, so he decided to incorporate all of this into his documentary. We are so lucky to benefit from his amazing talent. Thank you Charlie!
On March 1 (just 10 days ago) we moved into the shelter with our dogs, puppies, kittens, and ALL of our supplies. We knew the shelter wasn't ready yet, but we were prepared to camp here to do some of the work ourselves. Painting, sanding, cleaning, organizing, planting trees...even installing doors! We are a determined bunch I must say!
And remember that we never stop rescuing. We are up to 40 dogs adopted in just over 2 months!
2 days ago we picked up a tiny mama doggie with 4 puppies, about 3 weeks old. Mama can't use her front legs (she is at the vet today to find out more).
And check out the new outdoor pen for Lopez! He is very happy to have some space. He's been living in a small room for the past few days while we get everything set up for him.
He loves our old couch that we were going to throw away because our fosters have used it as a chew toy, pee pad, poop spot and vomit area. But he doesn't care, it's HIS now!
Please help us with this beautiful project. We still need funds to finish the surgery room, covered area for the pups to be safe during the nights, and the isolation areas.
