$7,804.94
Raised
86
Donations
$40,000
Goal
Three and a half years ago, a Bahamian Potcake (name of a dog from the Caribbean whose name comes from the congealed peas and rice mixture that local residents traditionally eat, as the overcooked rice that cakes to the bottom of the pot would be fed to the dogs) named Kesa, was brought back to Los Angeles and adopted out by our founder, Heather Crowe. Kesa the Potcake is the reason of how and why the HIT Living Foundation came to life.
In the last three years, the HIT Living International team has fixed over 350 cats, dogs and even a raccoon. The area where we hold our clinics in Treasure Cay, in the Abaco islands, was completely decimated by Hurricane Dorian. Upon evacuation after Dorian, the airlines would not allow anyone to bring their dogs, almost all of which were unfixed. Since Dorian, the dogs that were left behind have been having a pawty practicing free love and all the work that has been done over the years not only by our foundation but many others, has come undone.
At the start of 2022, our founder, Heather Crowe, relocated to the Bahamas to continue to build out the spay and neuter program. Being based in the Bahamas instead of a couple of visits per year will allow us to make a larger impact. With one clinic under our belt, we have fixed 11 dogs, 3 cats and flew out 12, 8 week old puppies found living under rubble and dilapidated houses.
Potcakes and potcats live freely here which is wonderful in some regards. Majority of them have heartworm, fleas and ticks, tick borne diseases, are unaltered, walk with a limp due to old injuries and many of them we have seen under the knife during an alteration, have cancer. They forage for food with limited access to fresh water and have never been pet.
Since Dorain, packs of feral dogs in almost every town, something that had not been seen for almost 2 decades, are running rapid. The amount of work to be done is insurmountable, but we are not hopeless. Spay and neuter is the answer and we need financial assistance in order to help reduce the population for the future of Abaco.
Our 2022 goal is host two clinics a month from January - May and then from October to December. Our Bahamian vet, Dr. Wildgoose, can perform 20 spay and neuters during every clinic. Each spay and neuter is $50 and there are additional charges for animals needing further care or treatment. Our 2022 goal is to raise $40,000 which will cover 500+ spays and neuters and provide further treatment for any feral animal requiring more care, vaccines and flea/tick medication. It will also help cover the cost of health certificates to fly any potcakes or potcats over to the U.S. for adoption.
Our long term goal is to learn and grow from these clinics and execute a formula for spay and neuter that can easily translate to other third world countries in the Caribbean in need of help.
We will not be able to continue this crucial work without your help! Thank you for making an international impact!