Thanks for visiting Dawg !
We are a Domestic Animal Advocacy Group in the Costa Ballena Region of Costa Rica
DAWG is a non-profit organization who depend on the generous donations of donors like you !
All donations go straight to animal care, including food, medical treatment, and supplies, as well as providing funding for spay and neuter clinics.
About Us
DAWG’s official name is Grupo Bienestar de Los Animales Domesticos (whew! what a mouthful). To keep things simple, we are doing business as DAWG, Domestic Animal Welfare Group.
DAWG is a non-profit organization focused on animal advocacy in the Costa Ballena region of Costa Rica.
Our vision is all domestic animals in Costa Ballena are in a loving and caring home.
Our Mission and Goals
Our mission is to eliminate the abuse and abandonment of domestic animals in the Costa Ballena region. To this end, we focus on three major goals
1) Control the stray animal population through spaying and neutering,
2) Educate the residents, especially the children, on the proper care of domestic animals,
3) Ensure the rescue and placement of abused and abandoned animals into good homes.
Our Organization
Our organization was founded in 2007 and consists of volunteers who share the core values that define the way we conduct business in the achievement of our goals. They include dedication and motivation to animal advocacy, positive loving and nurturing attitudes and actions toward our charges, dependability and reliability, as well as respect for each other and the members of our community.
What we do:
Population control:
We provide no/low-cost spay and neuter services to pet owners who cannot afford these services. We conduct clinics at the office of our partner veterinarian and in outlying parts of the community where veterinary care is not available. All our rescues are spayed/neutered before adoption or at the appropriate age.
Rescue, care and placement:
Since we do not have a shelter, we refer reports of abandoned, abused, and injured animals to a local shelter who rescues them and works with a veterinarian to treat and rehabilitate them. They often need extensive medical care as many are emaciated, have illnesses varying in severity, and often compromised immune systems. These animals are sheltered at our partner veterinarian’s office, the local shelter and in private foster homes. Food, medicines and all other needs are provided to foster families. Volunteers provide socialization, exercise, food and love to all of the rescues.
Developing a Community of Animal Advocacy through Education
We provide a curriculum for grades 1 through 3 and 3 through 5 that instructs children through activities on how to care for both domestic animals and wildlife. This is very important in our unique area where both exist. Through education we strive to develop a community culture of animal advocacy.
