08/21/2026
In light of recent questions regarding international rescue logistics and biosecurity, we want to share some important context and educational facts about our mission and federal compliance protocols.
The author of this review has not fostered, adopted, or volunteered through Wags and Wings Dog Rescue and their absurd claims are based solely on social media perception and ignorance.
Regarding the concerns of biosecurity and ethics:
1. The Screwworm Outbreak
According to the CDC, the outbreak of screwworm consists of 20 cases in southern Texas and the risk to animals nationwide is very low. The “outbreak” predominantly affects livestock under active USDA surveillance in Central America. Additionally, we rescue dogs from Guadalajara, MX. Guadalajara has no major outbreak of screwworm as they are prevalent in Chiapas and Tabasco (900 miles from where our dogs come from). Nevertheless, we strictly adhere to CDC guidelines that require extensive testing with valid certificates regarding screwworm before any dog can enter the country.
2. Global Welfare Disparities
In Mexico, there are over 18 million dogs on the street, barely surviving. Unlike in the US, there is virtually no municipal shelter infrastructure, humane euthanasia laws, or public spay/neuter and vet resources. Due to this disparity, the intervention rate for dogs in Mexico is exceptionally low at less than 1%. Most of these dogs face starvation, abuse, or fatal illness to the point where the average lifespan of a street dog in Mexico is 3 years. In one town, roughly 2,000 dogs die per day and the average lifespan is 15 days.
3. Foster Logistics and the Zero-Sum Fallacy
Rescue is not a zero-sum game. There is no guarantee that those who adopt from us would alternatively adopt from a US shelter. In fact, many of our fosters and adopters have never worked with a rescue before. They specifically chose to work with us wanting to give a high-risk dog a chance. Transporting 20-30 dogs per year does not cause domestic shelter overcrowding—backyard breeding and failure to sterilize pets do.
Compassion does not end at an arbitrary border. If you don’t like what we do, feel free to hide this page, but we will continue to rescue Mexican street dogs. Why? Because no one else will.
Per Facebook guidelines, we ask that anyone leaving reviews to pull from direct experience with our rescue as opposed to social media perception.
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