Notice from SAGA

Press Release - SAGA Humane Society - May 3, 2011 - Saga Humane Society would like to inform the public that its Vet Clinic and Adoption/Surrender Center will be closed for renovations the week of May 2-7, 2011. Ms. Ingrid Lima is also currently in Orlando, Florida receiving continuing education at the Animal Expo with Saga Board Members Ms. Katia Marin and Ms. Heidi Sowards.

Dr. Baptist and Ms. Lima will be able to attend to your animals when the clinic reopens Tuesday, May 10, 2011.

If you have an emergency, please contact San Pedro Animal Hospital at 610-3647, Corozal Veterinary Clinic at 422-2519, or Animal Medical Center in Belize City at 223-3781.

Saga Humane Society thanks the San Pedro community for your continued support.

Saga attends Caribbean Animal Welfare Conference

Press Release – SAGA Humane Society – April 27, 2011 - Katia Marin and Heidi Sowards, two of SAGA’s Directors attended the 2011 Caribbean Animal Welfare Conference in San Juan Puerto Rico. April 3rd - 5th.

The three day conference included different types of humane societies, shelters and rescue groups coming together to talk and share ideas about the great work that they do. There were all kinds of international speakers from St. Thomas, Bahamas and even the Belize Society. Clara Lee Arnold from the Hopkins Humane Society spoke about the changes that have happened in Hopkins since they started bringing vet teams to hold spay and neuter clinics. The topics included ‘Animal Capture and Handling Techniques’, ‘Surveying Roaming Dogs’ Population and Increasing Adoptions’, and ‘Marketing and Fundraising Strategies’, just to mention a few. SAGA would like to thank Clara Lee for donating jewelry, which she and her husband make themselves out of shells.

Katia and SAGA Volunteer Heather Beck also attended the International Association of Canine Professional (IACP) conference in San Diego April 7th - 9th which included speakers Wendy Volhard, Joel Silverman, Jeff King and the main speaker Cesar Millan.

Following the Conference the two volunteered their time at Best Friends Animal Samctuary to work on some dogs at Dog Town Sanctuary. Dog Town is home to dogs rescued after the devastating Hurricane Katrina, and it also houses Michael Vick’s dogs.