TNR+

Team: 27

School: Mesilla Valley Leadership Academy

Area of Science: Animal Welfare, Civic Responsibility

Interim: TNR+

Team Number- 27
School Name- MVLA
Area of Science- Animal Welfare, Civic Responsibility

Problem
In our modern world, a majority of homeless animals in need of food and water, maybe even medical care. There are a lot of animals that sometimes unfortunately do not make it due to the lack of needs being met. This has gone up because of the pandemic and restaurants being closed. According to global animal welfare organisation FOUR PAWS, “Many homeless dogs and cats are threatened with starvation. The reasons for the food shortage are the curfews as well as the closed restaurants and factories, the main food source for many stray animals.” There are of course organizations that provide the resources needed to help these poor animals but, they are both running out of money and space. Sometimes the government will give the responsibility to animal control to hold animals for 7 days or they will have to be put down or put up for adoption. “New Jersey, state law gives the responsibility of animal control to local governments and mandates that stray dogs be held for seven days before they are either put up for adoption or killed.”

Solution
We are going to be making a box that will provide for these strays and provide attention from a local shelter that will help capture the animal and do all the necessary things to help them live a fulfilling life we will call it “Mobi”. Not only do we plan on making something on our own, we plan on getting our community involved as well. One of the best ways to help is by educating and knowing what is best in this situation. “30,000 homeless pets cross our door yearly. If that statistic was shocking to you, you’re not alone. Many Central Valley residents are unaware of how severe our pet overpopulation has become. Being aware is only half the battle.”

Progress
We are currently gathering information from local animal shelters we have here in Las Cruces. We are also seeing if we can count how many strays we have in our neighborhoods because we both live in rural areas. We plan to use Python and as our code editor, Pycharm. Unfortunately, Las Cruces does not have a Trap, Neuter and Release (TNR) center. We want to bring this up to the city board if they would like a petition. Using the TNR process will help majorly with the mass population. “Their ability to reproduce rapidly. Every year, a stray female dog has approximately two litters of 6–9 puppies, while cats have two or three litters of up to nine kittens. Thus in one lifetime, a pair of strays can have 80 or 90 pups or 100+ kittens, and hundreds of descendants over generations.”

Expected Results
We hope to see our community get more involved in this epidemic of stray animals, this may be difficult based on the pandemic, but, we have a solution for that.“Mobi” will give pets a better opportunity to live a longer life. We hope to see that stray dogs and cats will either have a forever home or a safer life in the world. “Approximately 6.5 million companion animals enter U.S. animal shelters nationwide every year. Of those, approximately 3.3 million are dogs and 3.2 million are cats.”

Team Members- Jacqueline Jimenez, Natalia Nino

Sponsoring Teacher- Tracie Mikesell

Team Members:

  Jacqueline Jimenez
  natalia nino

Sponsoring Teacher: Tracie Mikesell

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