They ask for help to care for the dogs at the Colón Cemetery

A Cuban animal lover made a call on social networks to increase the group of people who help care for the dogs that wander around the country.Columbus Cemetery, In the Habana.

"A group of protectors have been doing this function every day for years, but right now one protector needs to travel for an indefinite period of time, another is a very old lady and it is time for her to take a break and only Gretter Vázquez León remains, the which needs our support,” he began by explaining inFacebook Alexa Milena Durán, group administrator“We are your voice”, focused on the defense of animals.

The activist explained thatThey are trying to make teams of three people to meet in the Cemetery and be able to feed those dogs.

“The Beach protectors already join Gretter two days a week and we need support to cover the other days of the week,” added Alexa, who shared the phone number of Gretter Vázquez (+53 52491745), who serves as the person who coordinates the feeding of the puppies.

“We need your support! Call now!", asked the animal activist, who took the opportunity to request a contribution of “any little food,” even if it was chicken bones.

“Don't leave these angels to their fate! "They have enough of being abandoned.", he concluded.

Unfortunately, the economic crisis in Cuba, as well as the significant increase in the migrant population, has increased the number of abandoned animals in Cuba.

Nevertheless,The efforts of animal activists organized in groups that try to provide support and support to stray animals in Cuba persist.

In July, the story of Aymara Ceballos García from Pinar del Río came to light, who despite the crisis that is shaking the country, where food and medicine are scarce,He has welcomed 15 dogs and five cats into his home who were abandoned, had suffered abuse or who simply wandered the streets of their city without an owner.

But it is not even remotely the only one, in May the story of Odalis León transcended, who offersshelter for more than 60 dogs and two cats in their house in the Marianao municipality, In the Habana. Their shelter is called "Sole de Esperanza", and dogs predominate there, although there are also cats.

At the end of April, Susana Bisbé, a hearing-impaired woman living in Havana,He asked for help to feed his 38 pets -16 adult cats, 10 dogs and 12 kittens- in the midst of the serious crisis that is plaguing the nation.

Although in the Animal Welfare Decree-Law the Cuban government committed to facilitating the purchase of food for animal shelters, the reality is very different and rescuers maintain their work thanks to the solidarity of civil society.