Malix Peek' Dog Rescue is a project we are launching in response to the suffering (and often death) we see of dogs in our village, El Naranjal, Quintana Roo. Malix Peek' ("maleesh-peck") means "street dog" in Maya, the local language. Our goal is to raise funds to sterilize and vaccinate as many dogs as possible in the village, and provide emergency medical care to the dogs in critical condition. A portion of funds will go to providing dog food to households who cannot afford it. 

• Many local families struggle to get by themselves, and usually do not have the resources they need to sterilize or vaccinate their dogs. This leads to an overpopulation of malnourished puppies, who often spread easily preventable diseases amongst themselves. Oftentimes dog and puppies end up starving to death, like Huesitos almost did. 
  
• The sickness, suffering, and death of the village dogs is preventable! The village is small enough that if we are able to provide sterilizations and vaccines for the majority of the local dogs (or all of them), we will greatly decrease the likelihood of other dogs and puppies reaching the extremes Huesitos did. 
• Most "street dogs" actually have owners, but more often than not their owners are overwhelmed by the amount of puppies their dogs are having every few months, without the economic resources to sterilize or care for them. Through sterilizations, the puppy population will be put in check. Providing vaccines and dog food will help stabilize the health of the dog and puppy population of the village, and prevent the spread of lethal diseases. 
• Help us make a lasting difference in the lives of the dogs and puppies of El Naranjal!   Our village is small enough (800 people) that we are confident that with adequate time and resources, we can rehabilitate the sickest dogs in need, and stop the cycle of unnecessary death and starvation of dogs and puppies through sterilization, vaccination, and food provision. 

This fundraiser is our first public effort to invite the world to help us with this issue we see in our village every single day. Now that Huesitos is healthy and strong, her story motivates us to help the other puppies and dogs like her, but we cannot do it alone. This fundraiser will run to the end of the year. If it is successful, we will continue Malix Peek' Dog Rescue into 2025 and keep creating solutions to end the unnecessary suffering of these animals. 

Every dollar, cent, and peso goes to providing care, food, and medicine to dogs and puppies of the village. No donation is too small to make a difference. 

Please spread the word and follow us on instagram @malixpeek.dogresuce to stay updated with the dogs we are helping now. 

We thank you for your attention & support! 

Love, 

Lexie, Victor, & Huesitos