CANDi... saving the lives of stray cats and dogs through spay, neuter and adoption programs supported by the tourism industry, travelers and pet lovers.

Although animal shelters in North America are a means of dealing with unwanted cats and dogs, they are not always a suitable solution in many other countries.  Presently, the number of stray animals worldwide reaches into the millions.  The overpopulation problem exists largely because of social, cultural, and economic barriers to wide-spread spay/neuter compliance.  Another contributing problem is known as companion animal abandonment: when puppies grow into adults, mature physically, perhaps become pregnant, and are abandoned.