My project’s main focus will be to combat animal cruelty, bring access to veterinary care to families who can’t afford it, rescue abandoned/ mistreated animals from the streets or unfit homes and facilitate their adoptions to give them the home they deserve. To do this I will begin by organizing a large fundraiser consisting of a tennis/pickleball tournament. This will happen with the support from my parents who own a hotel with tennis courts. This event will bring together our community and I will also use it as a medium to share information on animal cruelty and the effect of animal industries on our environment. This event will have food, baked goods, drinks, and a raffle with all funds going to this project.
Once I have collected enough funds I will work with a local veterinary and shelter to be able to start actually getting animals the care they need. I will also create social media pages and share my phone number so that people can contact me to report animals in need. Since veterinary care is so expensive in CR many times animals in clear need of medical care won’t receive access. Finally my goal is to apply through Ms Amy, our CAS teacher for 2000 dollars, raised through an event organized as a class and fund/aid organize a neutering campaign for our community.