Always be grateful. For good health, happiness and safety. You can help us provide that to so many street dogs. Donation link on our bio.
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He’s not wrong. He is a good looking guy. Plus, that smile, it slays.
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With ears this grand, we hear everything. Including when volunteers arrive to play ❤️.
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Our end goal. Rescue them. Get them well. Get them happy. Get them homes.
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We think Moush is part Great Dane. But she really is an oversized, happy puppy.
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There is no better paycheck for all the hard work than knowing our babies are safe and cherished in their new homes.
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But, he is still ready for you to come in and show him some love with the leash and the toys.
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We feel like we should lighten up your mood with a little play time. We are so grateful for all our volunteers who come in to enrich the dogs lives.
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A massive change from when he first came to live with us! We may not be able to change the lives of all dogs in need, but we can make a huge change for the dogs who come to us. You can help us, donation link on our bio page.
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Things are looking so shiney and bright for Mali. He is well on the road to recovery and his dream life.
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Set the tone for your day with intention, then go ahead and live every single moment.
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He is up for keep away with a stuffie or straight up ball toss. Whichever you prefer. Our Mikey is easy to please.
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It can be a play date. It can be the start of a beautiful long term relationship. He is open to all the things.
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You blink and they are almost adults. So grateful they had a safe place to grow up. You can help, donation link on bio.
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His joy is kind of contagious. That’s his plan. Get you all happy so you are in the mood to play.
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Former PAR boy Spots is really enjoying life in his DIBS Rescue foster home while he waits for his perfect furever family to find him ❤
Come on hi is adorable
Someone is pretty interested in what's happening in the next pen.
A great photo from Yumiho!
They always are ---one year one of the dogs would jump up and walk along the back wall . Gotta love them 🥰
Maybe wants to be a DIBS dog?
A Mexican jumping bean!
Next Olympian 💙❤️💙❤️
Quisiera conocerlo
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I'm pretty sure you have more treats in that other pocket Yumiho 😏
He looks so naughty, with the side eye and his ears back!
Definitely ❤️💙
I am sure that you are correct.
More smiles for everyone today, this one is from Buck!
What a gentleman Buck is with his crossed legs 😉
Is Buck up for adoption?
What’s up handsome?❤️
Happy Boy💙
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Hi Buck💙🇨🇦
Claire Quirk
What a smile!
Mali is healed pretty well from the surgery to repair his broken legs.
He looks a bit like a fox 🦊 🧡🧡 Good luck in surgery and feel better soon! 😘😘😘
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So sweet
Beautiful Esperanza says Hola to all of her friends.
What hasn’t she found her forever home yet? I’d so take her if I could!
I would LOVE to see her find a loving family.
She deserves good family.
Hola! 😘
A beauty💕
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Beautiful!
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Hola everyone! Tomorrow (Tuesday Sept. 14th) we have some big changes coming!
We will be launching our new website, and will update you when it's live.
In conjunction with that change, our emails will be down for most of the day tomorrow.
You can still get your doggo fix, check us out on our Instagram, @playarescue or on our TikTok @playaanimalrescue.
We appreciate all of our followers, on all our social media formats!
Below is a teaser for our new website, and a glimpse at our Insta and Tiktok accounts
Our new website is live! playaanimalrescue.org
Good puppies!
Everyone sitting nicely for a treat from Yumiho. Manners are very important.
I REALLY want a dog from you some day!
Such cuties!
Sweetness!!!💕💕💕
Just checking in on Seth
Huge thanks and gratitude to our flight parent Carly, and the PAR team, Mau, Marco, Erik and Greg! Now its time for DIBS Rescue to continue on with the next chapter in these dogs story <3
I’m crying,so happy for them.Thanks 😥😥❤️💙
Vinny is ready to go!
When Vinny first arrived at Playa Animal Rescue 💔 Look at him now! 💙
Can’t wait to meet you!! Safe travels to all of you!!
Congrats to Vinny 💙and his furever family. Thank you PAR for taking such great care of him.
Yay Vinnie somebody loves you! ❤ awesome to see.
So so happy for Vinny. ❤️
Requisitos porfavor !! Que se debe tener para traerlos a Canadá 🇨🇦. Me quiero traer a uno cada vez que vaya a Playa. 💕
Have a safe flight Vinny 😊♥️🐾🐾
Congratulations!💕💕💕
Adorable former PAR kids Makena and Capi are living the ruff life. They found their perfect home right in Playa with their amazing mom Halina ❤🐾
It looks like Scotty is getting ready for a busy day!
On board the plane now!
Where are you going 💙?
We are so excited to meet you!
Safe travels Scotty and may you have a new life filled with love!
Hmmm....wonder what Spots is up to?
Spots after 💙 and at the time of his rescue by PAR 💔
Please come over to Canada we have a lot of space 💙❤️💙❤️
Looks like this beautiful baby is going to a new home ! ❤️
About Us
Mission Statement
We are dedicated to providing a solution for dogs who have been born on the street, or abandoned by their owners. Life for these dogs is short, and full of misery. Our main focus is the extremely vulnerable, those who are ill, injured or too young to survive on their own.
Who we are.
Playa Animal Rescue is a No-Kill dog rescue located in Playa del Carmen, Mexico.
In continuous operation since 2011, we operate with a multi purpose goal. To rescue dogs who are suffering on the street. To bring those dogs to health, physically and emotionally, and to find them loving permanent homes.
In addition, we promote Spay/Neuter as a long term solution to the overpopulation of street dogs. We believe that outreach and education is a vital part of that solution.
We receive no support from the Mexican government to do our work. We are supported solely by donations. 100% of every donation goes directly to the care of the dogs.
Thank you for your support!
Our Team
Playa Animal Rescue Advisory Board:
President/Treasurer – Sue Silva
Vice President/Operations Manager – Jan Northenscold
Social Media Director – Pat Faulstitch
Deb Hoke
Craig Faulstitch
Playa Animal Rescue Support Team:
Shelter Director – Dr. Mauricio Ramirez
Playa Animal Rescue is a non profit organization, registered in:
USA – Playa Animal House AC d/b/a Playa Animal Rescue. U.S. FEIN #45-4956962,
Mexico – RFC PAH11205NNA
How to Help
Click the tabs below to see different ways you can help.
We appreciate your support more than we can say, and every dollar raised goes directly to the care of the dogs.
You can donate directly through either PayPal or Network for Good
We have provided the opportunity in both spaces for either a one-time donation or a monthly gift. Our monthly donors give us the certainty that each month there will be funds for the dogs’ care.
If you prefer, you can mail a check in USD dollars to:
Playa Animal Rescue
20 Copperfield Avenue
North Easton MA, 02356
and have a home check prior to adoption. Our local adoption fee is $800
pesos. For more information, email: info@playaanimalrescue.org
International Rescue Transfers to our Humane Partners
* Vet certificate fee – $50
We work with established organizations in Canada to place our dogs into
loving and responsible homes. We have found this to be the best solution
for international adoptions, as there are people in place in the
adoption location to assist with any issues.
On most Saturdays, we hold Charm School. Volunteers come to the shelter to walk dogs and help them get used to walking with manners, and to get used to all kinds of different people. This helps the dogs to work off excess energy and to be exposed to sights and sounds of normal life outside the rescue.
Training and exercise.
We love to have volunteers come into PAR during the week to help the dogs learn manners and good behavior. The dogs need exercise to reduce excess energy, and they need to learn how to navigate life outside the doors of PAR. Volunteers will work directly with our Veterinarian Mauricio.
Fundraising and events.
Throughout the year, we hold fundraising events. Two of our bigger ones are the Mayakoba Classic PGA golf tournament and the Andale market.
PAR Marshalls a hole at a major PGA tournament each year in return, the PGA makes a donation to us. We have a large booth at the Andale market each December and are always in need of people to man that booth to help us sell donations. If you are interested in more information on either of those events or other ways you can help us fundraise, contact us.
Airport runs.
Almost all of our dogs fly to the Toronto area once they’re ready for adoption. They are then placed in homes with the help of our humane Partners. We need people with reliable vehicles to help move the dogs to the airport for their flights. And, to help get them checked in for their flight and go through customs on this end.
Flight parents.
We need people that are traveling from Cancun to Toronto to take our dogs to their new homes. Flight parents are provided with all the paperwork and instructions necessary to easily move the dogs through this process. You will be met on the Toronto end by the adoptive parents or fosters. It’s a super easy process, and the flight parent incurs no additional expense. There will be people on both ends of your flight to help you through the entire process.
When a dog is found that needs to come into the shelter, we don’t always have space available in our quarantine area. A local family can help by fostering that dog until a spot for it opens up in quarantine. This foster situation is usually short-term, but we cannot guarantee an entry date for the dog. That is dependent totally on having a spot open up in quarantine.
Fosters can also help us with dogs who need socialization prior to adoption. Foster homes can help a dog get over any fears they might have, making the dog a better candidate for adoption.
We also look for fosters for dogs who have a set date for flying out. This situation is a short-term foster and helps to transition the dog to live in a home environment.
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