Costa Rica Animal Shelter – San Rafael de Heredia
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Cost Rica's Animal Shelter near San Rafael has a great adopt a dog and cat program.
After the Jan. 8 Cinchona earthquake, dogs were running free, which caused problems. The Costa Rica Animal Shelter near San Rafael de Heredia rescued many and placed them in new homes.
The shelter also offers veterinary care and spay/neuter services and is run and operated by Dutch expat Lilian Schnog. The shelter also offers an adopt a pet dog, puppy or cat program, all is require is a small donation, a bigger one if you can afford it. 
However, if you are without money for, care is not refused, but a donation is sometimes forced upon you. Which is Okay, the shelter operates on a shoe string budget and relies on donations from other animals rights organizations world-wide to help with the daily operation.
All animals that are set aside for adoption have been spayed or neutered. The dogs mostly are of mutt breed, and not the expensive purebred canines.
The shelter is “no kill policy” so many of the dogs and cats that are not adopted remain there for their natural life span. Only for humanitarian reasons are the animals killed, such as cancer and diabetics.
Sterilization clinics are also held around the country with Saturday visits to Aguas Zarcas, Playas del Coco, and Limón programmed for October.
The shelter does have fund raising events the next one is the “Cause for Paws” which is an auction that is scheduled for Oct. 15 in Escazu. It also has a sterilization programs that are held in clinics in Aguas Zarcas, Playas del Coco, and Limón sometime in October.
The shelter is a bit hard to find. The most common reference is the Castillo Country Club. It is above San Rafael de Heredia on the road to Los Angeles. The shelter is on the right about four kilometers above the intersection of the main square in San Rafael. If you are planing to go it it, and are unfamiliar with the area, get a map or asked for better directions. Most people that drive in Costa Rica know, the roads can be very confusing.
More information is available at 2267-7158 (English spoken). Offices are open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday to Friday and on Saturday and Sunday from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. - private donations are greatly appreciated.
Reader Comments
I love this story!! Keep up the good work and thank you for your loving hearts. What a difference you are making in the lives of these extraordinary creatures. “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.” Mahatma Gandhi
It would be great to be able to see the dogs available on line. Do you have more photos. Cut dog on this page…
What you might want to do is go to their website and/or contract them. I/m sure they may be able to help you. Their link is on the post on the 1st paragraph
I live in Santa Rosa de Santa Cruz, and just lost my beloved German Shepherd, Gomer, to an idiot racing his 4X4 on the beach in Brasilito. I live alone and have 1500 meters of enclosed property, and have the willingness/ability to care for one-or-more of your residents. You can email me or call 2652-9017.
This is not a “no kill shelter”, please visit them often. and check their numbers. It is mathmatically impossible that they do what they claim. They are very profitable business and demand money for any animal brought to them. This is a shelter for profit, not for animal welfare. Please check them out before you leave a pet or an abandoned animal with them – the animals do not deserve to go to this ” shelter “. Please ask around.
That isn’t true they ask for a donation when you bring a dog to them. My uncle went and he didn’t have any money and they took the dog anyways. What they might do is let the dog back into the streets cause there are a lot of stray dogs in Costa Rica. I live near this animal shelter and I recently adopted a puppy.
we are looking for a baby cat tail white the mouth white white,paws white.rest of body black.brown or blue eyes.
hello,
Is there any possibility to work for some days in the animal Shelter?
I am in Costa Rica right now and really want to help the dogs!
Please write back soon!