What We Do
About Guayabo Animal Rescue & Sanctuary
Guayabo Animal Rescue & Sanctuary saves and rehabilitates animals in need, supports local communities through spay/neuter and pet food programs, and inspires compassion through education and eco-tourism—all while protecting 300 acres of natural habitat in Costa Rica.
Our vision is that in Costa Rica, every animal is valued, protected, and given the chance to thrive. We envision a future where communities are empowered to care for animals responsibly, where spay and neuter programs humanely reduce overpopulation, ecosystems are preserved, and compassionate action creates lasting change for generations to come.
Featured Adoptable Dogs
Meet Fortuna. This little girl is so sweet and loving. Fortuna was brought to us by guests traveling through Costa Rica as they found her abandoned on the side of the road.
Meet sweet Vida. A precious hound mix we rescued due to her owner had to deal with a medical issue.
Leticia is smart, sweet, loving, and needs a home with loads of attention, cuddles, and exercise (she loves to run and play too).
This sweet dog was rescued from the streets with a severe hip fracture. Our medical team needed to do major surgery on her leg due to the extreme injury.
This sweet and handsome boy was found on the beach begging for food. He was starving as apparently he was dumped there.
This approximately three year old girl is large in size and so cute. She is super smart, a bit shy at first, and came to us with Pantera as part of a terrible hoarding case.
This 5 month old baby girl came in with two siblings, found dumped in a box left to die. They all were severely emaciated and extremely scared.
his sweet Austrian Shepherd mix is approximately three years old, healthy, and ready to be adopted. Loco was unfortunately dumped in the woods to fend for himself, but ended up in our care.
She was found by a loving couple from the US, alone and starving to death. They brought her to us and she is getting stronger each day. She is a large size dog, approximately five year old, and loves everyone.
This sweet girl came to us in bad shape and we had to amputate her front leg. Andrea is now healthy and happy and gets along great.
