Because we understand that it is the sheer excess of dogs and cats what reduces their value in the public’s eye, thus originating cruelty and negligence towards them, our long term goal is population control.  We want to change history, by implementing an effective, modern, ethical dog and cat population control program and have it approved by the local authorities. This project is based on education and prevention of litters, and involves a massive, steady, free spay/neuter campaign, getting 10% of the animals the first year and reaching 75% within 5 years. We want not only the approval but the commitment of the local authorities and have made a number of serious attempts in this direction, but because it involves politics, it requires a lot of patience and steady work.  We are convinced that the insularity of Cozumel makes us the perfect community to prove that a humane program based on prevention rather than extermination is effective. If we can do this, we could conceivably become a model for the rest of the State and, who knows, maybe even the rest of Country.