PATA was founded in April 2019 and is an officially registered non-profit in Costa Rica working in the Samara community to care for and find forever homes for homeless dogs and cats.
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PATA was founded in April 2019 and is run by Sally Ella Horn and Emma Martinelli.
There is a huge need In the Samara area, particularly in the outlying villages to help locals with pet care. Before PATA there were many neglected and abandoned pets in the area.
Our organization is an officially registered non-profit in Costa Rica. However we receive no Government funding and rely on your generous support to keep running.
- Run a dog refuge where abandoned, sick and neglected dogs are cared for and nursed back to health.
- Organize foster care for abandoned and sick cats and kittens.
- Arrange adoptions into responsible forever homes.
- Work with other rescue organizations to fly our dogs to their new homes in the US and Canada.
- Subsidize low cost spay and neuter opportunities.
- Trap, castrate and release street cats to help control the population.
- Report cases of neglect and abuse to the authorities.
