One of the advantages of being a writer is the possibility to effect change when something terrible is going down somewhere. You do not always get the change you are shooting for and sometimes tragedy happens anyway.

Living in Mexico all these years, I have discovered if there is one stereotype that is commonly heard about Mexicans it is how they treat their animals, especially their dogs and cats. This, unfortunately, is not a false stereotype. We have personally witnessed this all too often here where we live in Guanajuato. This is the capital of the state of Guanajuato.

Although the condition of animals has actually improved since we