Mexican animal welfare groups face shelter food shortage and plan feral cat sterilization program

The animal rescue shelter “Patrulla Canina al Rescate Tabasco” in Tabasco suspended street rescues after depleting its food supplies. The shelter cares for about 50 dogs that require a daily 25‑kilogram sack of feed. It owes 100,000 pesos for veterinary services and can only feed the animals for five more days, prompting a fundraising raffle for resources.

In Chihuahua, the municipal coordinator of Environment and Animal Protection announced a project to implement a Trap‑Neuter‑Return (TNR) program for feral cats. The initiative aims to control the city’s growing feline population, which may soon exceed that of dogs. Since its inception, the department has performed over 2,300 sterilizations for dogs and cats and plans to extend these efforts to stray cats using the TNR model.

Both efforts highlight ongoing challenges and new strategies in Mexico’s animal welfare sector, from acute resource shortages to preventive population control measures.