Amazon CARES is successful due to a commitment to important underlying values.

 

 

COMMUNITY

CARES' is rooted in the Peruvian Amazon community, with a team of Peruvian Veterinarians, shelter staff and volunteers.  By working with local municipalities and using existing resources, we address and solve evolving issues more efficiently.

 

ANIMAL

Animal Birth Control (ABC) reduces the size of unwanted, roaming animal populations and the attendant suffering due to disease, starvation, injury and want that accompanies these unwanted animals.

 

RESCUE

Many animals captured during our ABC campaigns are not healthy enough to be released.  These animals are treated in our modern veterinary clinic and then transported to our No-Kill shelter in nearby Cabo Lopez. Abandoned animals and countless litters of abandoned kittens and puppies are also welcome at our shelter.

 

EDUCATION Humane Education is a very strong component of our work.  In the jungle towns and in local schools, Peruvian Director, Bruno Antoine works tirelessly to teach children of all ages about the importance of animal and human relationships, responsible pet ownership, and the importance of respecting wildlife in their natural environment.  CARES appears on TV weekly to discuss sensitivity towards animals.

 

SAFETY

As a component of our education efforts we teach about dog-bite prevention, and the importance of animal health as it pertains to public and environmental health.  We encounter many dogs with diseases that are transmissible to the human population.  We conduct campaigns against domestic violence by demonstrating the proven link between animal abuse and said violence.