About us
Hope Bridge Central America (501(c)(3), USA) and Fundación Gratitud (El Salvador) are a small, caring team united to help street dogs and cats. Fundación Gratitud works every day in the field—spaying/neutering, rescuing, sheltering, and providing hands-on veterinary care—while Hope Bridge supports these efforts from the U.S.
Learn more at www.fundagrat.com
Our mission is simple: give vulnerable dogs the care they need to survive and thrive. We focus on spay/neuter (especially female dogs, who suffer most from repeated litters), and provide full pre- and post-op care, vaccinations, medicines, food, rehabilitation and opportunities of adoption. When dogs are healthy and not adopted, we return them to their known territory so they keep familiar caregivers and avoid the stress of unfamiliar places; puppies and seniors stay with us until a home is found.
As needs grow, we’ve expanded services to treat urgent problems like New World Screwworm infestations and to provide chemotherapy for dogs with Sticker tumors, along with routine vet care, deworming, and wound treatment. We run both fixed and mobile clinics to reach communities and support compassionate locals caring for street animals.
For transparency and to prevent repeat surgeries, every female we sterilize receives a small “E” tattooed in the ear and is logged in our records. Every surgery and treatment helps reduce suffering, control overpopulation, and improve public and animal health—one dog at a time.
Help Save Stray Dogs from Deadly Screwworm Infestation in El Salvador
We urgently need support to save stray and vulnerable dogs in El Salvador from the deadly New World Screwworm. The infection starts when the fly lays eggs in wounds, soft tissue, such as the nose, mouth, or bites from fleas/ticks, or any minute lesion. The infestation causes severe pain, infection, foul wounds, maggots, loss of appetite, and death within 10 days of infection, if untreated.
We treat as many infected dogs as possible within the first five days to prevent death. Treatment includes Nexgard Spectra, maggot removal, wound cleaning, antibiotics, pain relief, ivermectin, and wound protection with Ciper-Clor spray. Your help saves lives.
Every contribution, big or small, makes a real impact. Even just a few dollars can help us buy what we need to help each dog:
DESCRIPTION COST/UNIT
Nexgard Spectra XG - one month protection - 30 a 60 KG $ 43.45
Nexgard Spectra G- one month protection - 15 a 30 KG $ 39.50
Rymadil 100 mg 60 tablets $ 111.00
Shotapen 100 ml $ 28.00
Ivermectin $ 11.00
Ciper Clor by CALOX $ 12.70
If you can’t donate right now, sharing this fundraiser is also incredibly helpful. Thank you for standing with us to save these vulnerable lives. Every donation brings healing and hope. Together, we can stop the suffering caused by screwworm.
Transform Lives:
Your donation directly impacts the lives of stray animals, providing them with life-saving spay/neuter procedures, essential medications, life-saving treatments, nourishing meals, shelter, and the possibility of adoption.
Be part of the Cause:
By donating to Hope Bridge/Fundacion Gratitud, you become a part of a compassionate community dedicated to making a positive change in the lives of stray animals, one donation at a time.
Your support makes you part of this mission—wherever you are!
Pyometra
The dogs we spay at Hope Bridge/Fundacion Gratitud often come from the streets and endure various health challenges. One common issue we encounter in female dogs is Pyometra, a severe and life-threatening infection that affects the uterus of unspayed female dogs.
When we perform a spay operation involving the surgical removal of the ovaries and uterus, known as OVH, on a female dog with Pyometra, we are not only treating the current condition but also preventing future health issues.
This surgery not only addresses Pyometra but also helps prevent mammary tumors and provides treatment and prevention for conditions such as metritis, neoplasms (ovarian, uterine, or vaginal), cysts, uterine trauma, uterine torsion, uterine prolapse, subinvolution of placental sites, vaginal prolapse, vaginal hyperplasia, and viral uterine diseases like TVT (Transmissible Venereal Tumor).
