It’s been awhile since I’ve written, but I’ve been busy working on some paw-awesome🐾🐾 new things.

As you may know, animal advocacy is near and dear to my heart. With years of experience volunteering at an animal shelter in Costa Rica, I performed various roles in the organization from a shelter shift volunteer, to social media, to grant writing, to community outreach, and also leadership roles.

Of all of these roles, the one that continues to touch my heart the most is community outreach🫶🏾. Because, to me, the most important goal is to prevent the need for a shelter at all.

Can you imagine a world where all cats and dogs are living in loving homes free of pain and suffering?
All things are possible when guided by love!

Community outreach can be in many forms – from offering affordable spay and neuter clinics to assistance with affordable veterinary care to animal welfare education. I am focusing on the latter in this blog post.

I’ve created some educational materials from my personal experiences and research. I am not a veterinarian nor an expert in animal behavior, but I am an animal guardian (aka “owner” or “caretaker”) who loves animals and believe all beings should be treated with respect, dignity, and compassion. I do also understand that everyone has their own views on pet care. But, I think we can all agree that our cherished family pets should be given the love and care they need to live lives free of neglect and suffering. Please read my first publication “Pets are family too!”

You can tell a lot about a community by how it treats its animals.

And, I truly believe that all humans have the innate nature of love and goodness. Unfortunately, the product of human actions are not always love and goodness. Often these negative actions are not caused by ill will but instead guided by lack of education or misinformation. You can tell a lot about a community by how it treats its animals.

I plan to help inform and educate in the hopes of easing the pain and suffering of animals and those that care for them. I am creating educational materials in both English and Spanish versions and offering to rescue groups in the area, and also on this site. Please stay tuned for more!

Alexis