Homeowners residing on the western outskirts of Ajijic, and frustrated by the constant nuisance of barking dogs housed at the Chapala’s government’s canine refuge, are lashing out at Mayor Moisés Anaya and staff at the Ecology Department for their lack of cooperation in finding an alternate location where neighbors would be out of earshot.
Barely a week after the animal shelter was inaugurated on July 14, a group of residents representing the residents of more than 200 homes began a campaign to have the facility moved or shut down. They filed a complaint regarding the noise disturbance and possible illegality of the project, backed by dozens of signatures from concerned neighbors. Issues were addressed at a July 28 meeting with Ecology Director José Jaime and Animal Protection Unit head Ana Luisa Maldonado, concluding with a mutual pledge to work together on a viable solution.
Little progress has been made since then, according to members of the residents’ ad hoc committee. They have found and proposed three possible sites located on isolated terrain off the Libramiento bypass, all of which were rejected by Jaime for not meeting adequate infrastructure criteria. He did not show up for a recent appointment to view a fourth place near Santa Cruz de la Soledad, a slip-up he attributed to a misunderstanding over the meeting point.
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