Saving the World One Dog at a Time

Download or read book Saving the World One Dog at a Time written by Frank L. Barham and published by . This book was released on 2008-10-01 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author, a retired cardiologist, went to the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico to find a winter home. Having moved in, he found he was still confronting struggles with deathnot the kind of patient affairs he had left back in New Jersey, but those which involved the struggles of feral puppies. Some Yucatecans consider these puppies to be worthless and among the lowest creatures on earth. They fare worse than iguanas, rats and cockroaches as these puppies eke out an existence in an environment of ignorance, poverty, abuse, disease, starvation, and neglect. Dr. Barham unintentionally began his journey of animal-rescue when a puppy, only hours from death, found its way onto the construction site of the authors home. With some water, food and the simplest of veterinary care, the puppy (now called Chico) survived to enjoy the rewards of a loving family while living well in the midst of animal hell. That rescue experience helped to "whelp" this book. This anthology of short stories concerns itself with the smallest of "man's best friends" peeking from beneath jungle scrub brush or cowering in dark shadows with only occasional forays into man's foreboding world in search of existence. Some of these puppies were unable to overcome the miseries of their wretched lives while some have survived to find loving owners and caring homes, but this war is not over. Dr. Barham has become involved in fund raising efforts to start a formal animal rescue and neutering program for puppies in the Yucatan. Profits from the sale of this book will be donated to dog rescue, rehabilitation and adoption agencies in the United States and Mexico.