Animal Profile Type: Adopted

Cora was rescued from the street at about 4 months of age in San Juan del Obispo. She was doing pretty poorly, but after a couple of months of love and good care she has not only recovered, but blossomed. This beautiful young Shepherd-mix looking dog is super sweet, very affectionate and people-friendly. She is…

Yala is one of a litter of 4 puppies born on the mountain just north of Antigua. Her mother dug a den at the bottom of a dirt ditch and was caring for her puppies there. The mother apparently has ‘owners’, but they don’t really care for their dogs. Yala and her sisters were doing…

Timon and Pumbaa (who may or may not be brothers) were brought to one of our sterilization clinics from the town of Santa Maria de Jesus. They were surviving (barely) on the street there, and both were suffering from mange, internal parasites and malnutrition. The people who brought them planned to release them back to…

Little Torra was trying to eat spilled food from the middle of a busy road. Cars were swerving to miss her and it was just a matter of time before she was struck and injured or killed. Team member Keri pulled over and scooped this little puppy off the road and to safety. Torra was…

Gemma is one of four sweet female puppies we brought in from near the Cerro de la Cruz above Antigua. Her mother dug a den at the bottom of a dirt ditch and was caring for her puppies there. The mother apparently has ‘owners’, but they don’t really care for their dogs. Gemma and her…

Dembe was rescued by Francesca. This little guy had been tied into a plastic bag with another sibling and tossed like garbage into a semi-abandoned coffee farm. A kind farm worker found them and saved them. The sibling was okay, but Dembe had a huge open wound on his back. Flies had laid eggs in…

Obi lived in a coffee farm with his mother Leia near San Juan del Obispo, one of the villages we do sterilization clinics in. Leia wandered in accompanied by Obi at the end of one of the clinic days. Our vets had already packed up and gone. Neighbors told us that Leia had given birth…

Dana is a sweet little houndy-mix puppy. She is 4 months old and has the most amazing Sarah McLachlan eyes you have ever seen! Dana was abandoned, tied in a bag and tethered to a tree outside one of our board member’s home one Saturday. We haven’t a clue who left her or when, really.…

Manie means peanut in Spanish, and our little Manie is the cutest nut around! She is a sweet little 3 month old pup. She is a bit of a chunky monkey, with shortish, stocky legs and a round tummy. We never met her mom or dad, so her mix is a mystery, but there is…

Adora is one of four sweet female puppies we brought in from near the Cerro de la Cruz above Antigua. Her mother dug a den at the bottom of a dirt ditch and was caring for her puppies there. The mother apparently has ‘owners’, but they don’t really care for their dogs. Adora and her…

Lou is one of a litter of 4 puppies born on the mountain just north of Antigua. Her mother dug a den at the bottom of a dirt ditch and was caring for her puppies there. The mother apparently has ‘owners’, but they don’t really care for their dogs. Lou and her sisters were doing…

Juanita was found wandering in San Juan del Obispo by one of our team. She was not doing well on the street, and had developed mange on both ears and on her feet. Our volunteer brought her in to be spayed at one of our clinics and decided not to release her  back to an…