Steven “Dogman” Forman passed away yesterday

7/14/2011, San Felipe, BC - With a deeply saddened heart, I write this letter to let you know that Sgt. Garcia of the Imperial County Coroner’s office called and inform Rachel and I, that our dear friend Steven “Dogman” Forman passed away yesterday at the age of 65, in El Centro while at the post office.

At this time, we are notifying people close to Steven and getting his dogs care and shelter.  

We will be posting updates on the passing of Steven and of his organization ZAPP on his blog, http://www.sfzapp.com as they become available. Steven was very special to us, many of you, and to the Dogs of San Felipe. He will be DEEPLY MISSED! 

There will be a celebration of Steven’s life on Wednesday, Oct 5 at the Pavilion at El Dorado Ranch.   

John & Rachel Pack

DIVAS DRAG SHOW a Huge Success for ZAPP!

DIVAS Fund Raising Event for Spay/Neuter Project a HUGE Success...Once again the pros from LIPS Night Club in San Diego came to San Felipe to help raise money and awareness for ZAPP's Spay/Neuter Street Project in Mexico, and they were the best they've ever been in 5 years. ZAPP loves LIPS and Tootie & her "Girls."

Some folks in San Felipe have told me they only want to come to the Silent Auction to support ZAPP's Spay/Neuter Street Project; and rather than "shoot myself in the foot" and have a smaller turnout for the auction, I've made some logistical
changes to our format.
The Silent Auction, which will be jam packed with fantastic items to bid on, donated locally and also shipped in from the U.S., as well as loads of Mark's and my possessions will be in the PAVILION Restaurant. The Silent Auction will begin at 11am, and end precisely at 1:30pm.
There is NO Charge for the Auction only.
Tickets for DINING with the DIVAS are $15, with lunch not included.
Both lunch and the DIVAS SHOW will be held Cabaret style in the larger room with the stage.
Tickets for the Show are available at
SunRunner Mail Service, and of course through me,
and many other ZAPP volunteers around town.
Lunch begins at 1PM, and the Show will begin at 2PM.
You'll be free to travel between both rooms at the Pavilion, bid on items you like, have lunch if you choose, and see
TOOTIE, JUSTICE, ANGEL and LaVIDA perform like you've never seen them perform before.

Your Hostess for the Show will be CHER.
Among the cast of Divas performing will be
LENA HORNE,
DIANA ROSS,
CHER,
TINA TURNER,
PATTI LaBELLE,
AMY WINEHOUSE,
DOLLY PARTON,
PINK,
JOAN JETT,
DONNA SUMMER
& GRACE JONES.

DINING with the DIVAS / June 27th

Where to Send Shoes for Spays....

ZAPP Spay/Neuter Street Project here in San Felipe Raises the Majority of it's money to run our sterilization project by selling resell-able donated shoes in our eBAY Shoe Store. If you'd like to donate any shoes you can send them to: SHOES FOR SPAYS, 95 E HWY 98, CALEXICO, CA 92232 or in San Felipe, you can leave them at SUNRUNNER MAIL SERVICE or YET MAIL.

San Felipe's First 16' X 30' Spay/Neuter Billboard!

TRANSLATION: SAN FELIPE'S DOGS & CATS ARE DYING BECAUSE OF OUR IRRESPONSIBILITY. SPAYING & NEUTERING SAVES LIVES!

Help Save San Felipe Throw Away Dogs!

San Felipe's "Throw Away Dogs" are everywhere!
Since the closing of the ZAPP Center (7.5 acres) and
San Felipe Animal Rescue (10 acres),
San Felipe's streets are full of mangy, malnourished and pregnant
dogs once again. Animal lovers and advocates alike who live here
are doing all they can to feed and sterilize these animals,
and all our funds are privately raised.

Two weeks ago Mexicali Animal Control rounded up
88 innocent animals and needlessly destroyed them.
And they will continue to so, as they have in the past, as long as
we don't aggressively intervene. There is no longer a safe place
for these dogs to live without the fear of abduction and death.

Our new Spay/Neuter Center in town is
our only hope! Fertility is the heart of our problem, and
I am committed to fixing 2400 dogs and cats in 2011.
That's 200 surgeries every month!

Because money is so hard to come by, we rely on our
ZAPP eBAY Shoe Store as the best chance of raising enough
funds to meet the budgetary requirements necessary.

So, if you're a "Shoe Addict" or know someone who is,
and you can't afford to send money,
then please send shoes so we can turn them into
the $6000 a month we need to pay for the
200 spays and neuters necessary each month.
It's simple! Your donations of resell-able men's & women's
shoes can save so many dogs lives before they even begin.

This is an urgent request to the public at large.
We're talking about living, breathing sweet creatures that deserve a
better quality of life and a chance at a future here in San Felipe.
2011 is the year for us to get a handle on the population.

Please forward, post, and cross post this email everywhere you can.
Help us turn San Felipe into a model city in Baja that truly respects
the lives of our stray and indigent animal population,
and ends brutal roundups and euthanasia once and for all
through sensible animal population control.

Send Shoe Donations to:
ZAPP SHOES FOR SPAYS
95 EAST HIGHWAY 98
CALEXICO CA 92232

And if you cannot cover the shipping costs just let me know
and ZAPP will reimburse you thru check or PAYPAL.
That will still be far less expensive for us
then driving to the US from Mexico to purchase shoes.