DEDICATED TO HELPING THE FORGOTTEN, NEGLECTED, AND REJECTED.
DEDICATED TO HELPING THE FORGOTTEN, NEGLECTED, AND REJECTED.
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Rescuing, providing sanctuary, sterilizing and vaccinating dogs of Baja, Mexico.
Helping the forgotten, neglected and rejected.
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🐾 THE DATES ARE SET! 🐾
Our next Spaying4Change campaign is happening November 7–15, 2026!
For 9 days, animal welfare organizations across Mexico and Southern California will join forces with one goal:
❤️ 5,000 cats and dogs sterilized in 9 days!
Every participating organization runs its own clinic — on whichever of those 9 days works for them, with their own veterinarians and their own budget. At the end, everyone shares their numbers and every surgery counts toward our combined goal of 5,000.
If your organization performs sterilization surgeries, we want you to join us!
🐶🐱 Together, we can make a HUGE difference.
Sign up at spaying4change.com under “Partner With Us” by October 31, 2026.
#Spaying4Change #SpayAndNeuter #AnimalRescue #MexicoDogs #SaveLives
🐾 IT’S OFFICIAL — SPAYING4CHANGE 2026! 🐾
We’re excited to announce our first Spaying4Change campaign, taking place November 7–15, 2026.
For nine days, animal welfare organizations across Mexico and Southern California will come together with one shared goal:
❤️ 5,000 CATS & DOGS STERILIZED IN 9 DAYS. ❤️
How does it work?
Each participating organization runs its own sterilization clinic with its own veterinarians, volunteers and budget—on whichever day or days during November 7–15 work best for them.
At the end of the campaign, everyone reports their numbers and we add them together.
Different organizations. Different communities. One shared goal: 5,000 animals.
If your organization performs spay and neuter surgeries, we would love you to join us. Whether you sterilize 20 animals or 500, every single surgery counts.
🐾 Want to become a partner?
Visit www.spaying4change.com and click “Partner With Us.”
Registration deadline: October 31, 2026.
Please SHARE this post and TAG an animal rescue, shelter or sterilization organization that should be part of Spaying4Change 2026.
Together, we can prevent thousands of unwanted litters and create lasting change for animals and their communities. ❤️
#Spaying4Change #SpayAndNeuter #AnimalRescue #MexicoDogs #SaveLives
❤️🐾 MEET ANA!
I had the great pleasure of finally meeting Ana DeTommaso of The DeTommaso Dogs here at my home in Mexico — and we made this little video together.
Ana is doing extraordinary work in Tijuana, where the need for spay and neuter is enormous.
We can rescue one animal at a time — and we always will — but spay and neuter is how we stop the suffering before it begins.
I’m thrilled that Ana is joining Chiquita’s Friends for our Spaying4Change campaign this November.
❤️ OUR GOAL: 5,000 STERILIZATIONS IN JUST 8 DAYS! ❤️
If you’d like to help Ana directly, please donate to The DeTommaso Dogs and designate your gift for Spay & Neuter Surgeries.
🐾 Prevention IS rescue. Together, we can change thousands of lives.
#Spaying4Change #ChiquitasFriends #TheDeTommasoDogs #SpayAndNeuter #TijuanaDogs
❤️🐾 MEET ANA — ONE OF THE REMARKABLE WOMEN JOINING SPAYING4CHANGE
I had the great pleasure of finally meeting Ana DeTommaso of The DeTommaso Dogs here at my home in Mexico. We sat down together and shot this little video, and I wanted you to meet her too.
Ana is doing extraordinary work in Tijuana, where the need for affordable spay and neuter is enormous and so many dogs and cats are still being born into lives of hunger, neglect and suffering.
We can rescue them one by one — and we always will — but spay and neuter is how we stop the suffering before it begins.
That’s why I’m so excited that Ana and The DeTommaso Dogs will be joining Chiquita’s Friends for our Spaying4Change campaign this November.
Our goal is BIG: 5,000 sterilizations in just EIGHT DAYS. 🐶🐱❤️
Five thousand animals who will never contribute to another unwanted litter. Think about the difference that can make.
If Ana’s work touches your heart and you would like to help her directly, please consider making a donation to The DeTommaso Dogs and designate your gift for Spay & Neuter Surgeries.
❤️ Donate directly to Ana’s spay & neuter work:
https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/92c209c2-32a6-4657-8ef1-3f00a0e88fa8
No donation is too small. Every surgery matters.
Prevention IS rescue. Together, we can change thousands of lives. ❤️🐾
#Spaying4Change #ChiquitasFriends #TheDeTommasoDogs #SpayAndNeuter #Tijuana #BajaRescue #AnimalRescue #RescueDogs
Sensational food and rescue dogs… wow, that’s my kind of restaurant! ❤️🐾🍽️
Yesterday I had the pleasure of having lunch at Acre in San José del Cabo with Jody Crane and Lara Olso—two of my favorite champions for animal rescue and sterilization. They devote countless hours to reducing the suffering of homeless dogs and cats, and I always leave our conversations inspired.
I’ve been to Acre many times over the years, but yesterday reminded me why it’s one of my favorite places. The farm-to-table food is sensational, and I’ll let the photos speak for themselves!
What many people don’t know is that Acre also has a small dog rescue on the property, which makes me love it even more. My dear friend Dr. Jorge Bravo is one of the veterinarians who helps care for the dogs there, making this beautiful restaurant even more special to me.
As we prepare for our Spaying4Change campaign this November, it was the perfect place to spend time with people who share the same mission: creating a better future for animals.
Great food. Great friends. Great cause. That’s a pretty perfect afternoon.
#AcreResort #FarmToTable #DogRescue #Spaying4Change #SanJoseDelCabo #AnimalRescue #Foodie #RescueDogs #ChiquitasFriends
Today, Dr. Bravo stopped by to pick up donations of gabapentin and large post-surgical cones for dogs. These supplies will help so many animals in need throughout Los Cabos.
A huge thank you to Dr. Mark Sorrentino and Diane Bentz of Simi Valley Spay & Neuter for their incredible generosity in donating these much-needed medications and supplies to our veterinary community. Your kindness will make a real difference.
And special thanks to Michael Pilgrim of Mex Pat Movers. Without Michael’s help transporting everything safely across the border, none of this would have been possible.
Dr. Sol will also receive a share of the medications, and Dr. Ericksen has already picked up his.
I know Dr. Bravo does an extraordinary amount of pro bono work with the rescue associated with Acre (my favorite farm-to-table restaurant, just 12 minutes from my house). Their rescue focuses primarily on pregnant dogs and puppies, giving them a second chance at life. As a matter of fact, I’m having lunch there on Tuesday, and I can hardly wait—the food is absolutely amazing!
Moments like this remind me why I love this community so much. When compassionate people come together, incredible things happen for the animals.
Thank you, Michael. Thank you, Mark and Diane. Thank you to all of our veterinarians who work tirelessly, often behind the scenes, to care for animals whose families simply cannot afford treatment.
Everyone here in Cabo is absolutely thrilled, and I can’t wait for you all to see the difference your generosity is making.
❤️🐾 From the bottom of my heart… thank you.