So exciting for us and for the dogs when they are ready to fly! Let us know if you are interested in being a flight parent from Cancun to Toronto. Email jan@playaanimalrescue.org to get details.
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We were able to rescue this beautiful family, after a few days trying to catch the mom and her pups, we finally got them, unfortunately the pups are not used to people 👨👨👧👦 and they are so afraid of us, apparently the mom had owners and she has left behind 😞😞, now they are at the shelter and we hope they can trust us soon, they were covered on ticks and fleas, intestinal parasites, diarrhea. They are getting medical attention, premium dog food! If you can #donate PLEASE🙏 help us!! #savingdogs #streetdogs #donations #dogsofinstagram #playadelcarmen Thanks to Bella and Sandra for helping us, they are some of the beautiful people that was feeding them on the street.
Dreams come true. Little tigger will go from a life of misery on the street to a loving family!
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Another wonderful day at the shelter!!! Thanks to all the #volunteers to helped us every week!!
Chona, Indy, Liberty and Miel voted unanimously no cookies for any dog not in attendance. We think this is harsh and are hoping they revote.
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Such an amazing day with all the #volunteers plus CONGO got #adopted #dogshelter #savingdogs #rivieramaya #playadelcarmen #helpushelpthem #donations
Kiki left us yesterday to start her brand new life in Toronto. You got your wish baby girl. Do great things. Be the good girl you are.
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Dreams do come true for oversized, goofy Mexican street dogs. Moush is living proof. You can help us help more dogs. Donation link on bio page.
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We had special visitors on Saturday! @bifnakedofficial and her film crew stopped in to meet all the doggos. Along with being a platinum selling recording artist and a bestselling author, she is an animal advocate and all around nice person. Bif is currently filming a documentary about her very interesting life. We admire courage and resiliency and she has both. And, a big thank you to Coco for bringing dogs to Toronto on Monday!
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A typical reaction when we tell the dogs walk time is over. If you are in the Playa del Carmen area, come join us for walks and cuddles and make the dogs so happy.
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Willow knows it’s more about what’s on the inside. But still, a girl wants to look her best. She is equally as beautiful on the inside.
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Kiki, Rafi and Patricio all have something amazing in common. It’s their turn to find their new lives! They have no idea how lucky they are about to get.
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We had a good turnout this morning for Saturday Charm School. Thank you everyone for coming to help us with the dogs. #volunteers #dogsofinstagram #savingdogs #rivieramaya #donations
Beto is coming into his own. When we rescued him, we didn’t know if it would be possible to save him. He is showing us what strength is.
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Let’s keep introducing you to new dogs with Violetta. She was dumped on the street near the shelter. Violetta is about 8 weeks old and is settling in well with us. She is enjoying her cuddle with Dr Mau!
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Former PAR boy Rafi fighting a nap in his wonderful DIBS Rescue foster home.
Would love you
He's gorgeous!
Omg he is so cute!
Gorgeous 🥰
So pretty needs a blanket ahhh
What a group!
Chona, Liberty, Asia and Indy, who is flashing the best smile ever!
Silly Aida ❤️
So adorable!❤️ a tongue like a roller coaster.
Aida is such a sweet girly. 💕
Hola from Richie.
When this boy came to us he was in very bad shape. He had to have a big surgery to remove a mass from his back and a hernia repaired. His nails were so long they had curled and grown into the pads of his feet and his skin was covered in mange and sores.
Just look at how happy he is today!
You look great Richie. I remember you from last year, and you've come a long way!
Sweet Richie . You sweet boy are a success story of many loving people.
Richie is beautiful that sweet face .. hope you get an amazing fur ever home
What a difference! He looks amazing! Awesome job!
Sue and I foster him when we are here. Definitely sweet but a special needs guy, doesn’t hear and has had some physical issues. Would make a wonderful addition to a family that loves to make a difference!
He is the sweetest boy💙
he is such a cutie!!!!!
He is very sweet! Such a lovely face!
Absolutely adorable…💕🙏
Adorbs
God bless PAR!
Wendy Ambrose
Great job!
Cocoa
Look at that concentration!
Wow. I love Coco. So aptly named.
Yumiho is there 💙
Charm School has been cancelled for tomorrow January 28th due to rain.
Hope to see everyone next week Saturday
I’m only here until Thursday. Could you use my help any other day while I’m here?
See you next week
Hope to see you next week then!!!
Does this photo make my ear look big?
Tigger
You look absolutely adorable!💕💕💕
So adorable!❤️
No look great 💙
Beto was rescued 4 months ago when he was laying outside an OXXO store for 3 days and his future was very uncertain. Well, take a look at him today, he's even sending everyone a smile!
Your donations at work.
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Thank you PAR. Beto looks so happy and is adorable💙
Unbelievable difference. Poor thing. You can see how emaciated Beto is in the first picture. Thank you for saving another life PAR! 🙏
love and hope goes to hm from us.
Amazing!❤️
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Who thinks Kiki is enjoying her life in her DIBS Rescue foster home?
Loving the snow!
Wow. This is awesome! Go Kiki!!!❄️💕
Wagging tails and puppy kisses will be waiting for you this Saturday January 28th!
We're pretty sure there were treats involved here.
Todos son hermosos pero princesa y manchita son los mas tiernitos❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Look at those beautiful 😍 smiles !
The smiles! 😍
No doubt 😂💙❤️
A great smile being sent out from Jeremy!
Love this!❤️
I’ve been trying to reach you for over a week and no one’s answering emails or messages. Are they not working?
Have a great life : )
Our handsome boy Congo had been adopted and here he is showing off his parents John and Lydia. ❤️
OMG! This is amazing!! 💙 Congratulations Congo! 🥩🧀🥓🍖 Congratulations John & Lydia! 🎉🥂🍾
He is going to the best furever home!!!
Best name for a dog. ❤️😉
Amazing... he's a beautiful boy!😍
Congratulations! 😘😘😘
What a wonderful thing. Lucky dog, lucky family.
Yay! Congratulations to this happy family! They look fun!
WONDERFUL!!! Congratulations!
a beautiful family!!!!! Enjoy!
Awesome! Congratulations!💕
Great News🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Congratulations 🥳
Happy tails handsome boy!! 🐾🐾🤗🤗
Yay ❤️❤️❤️
Congrats new family
😍😍😍😍😍😍
YAAAAAAAAAA !!!!!!!
Lucky dog
Aaalll riggghht!
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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