Focus Area Environment & Animals
Website www.rescatame.org
Partner Hotels TBD
The Rescatame (“Rescue Me” in Spanish) animal rescue mission is to significantly improve the health and well-being of the dogs and cats living in the Punta Cana area. Rescatame helps underserved communities attend to their basic needs so that the communities can tend to the needs of animals, which in turn makes for kinder, safer communities. This mission is being accomplished through the commitment and compassion of their volunteers, donors, and supporters.
Your volunteer project will include:
- Transportation to and from the project via Runners Adventures.
- Official BeachCorps/Runners Adventures guides who can interpret, plus program leadership from your local nonprofit causes.
- An explanation of the causes, including from local Dominicans supporting the cause.
- Interactive people-to-people engagement where Dominicans and foreigners learn about each other, especially about pets.
Rescatame Volunteer efforts to support dogs and cats incorporate:
- Education of Dominican and Haitian pet owners, expats, and tourists.
- Providing supplies and other support for underserved communities to attend their needs so locals can better help dogs and cats — creating kinder, gentler and safer communities.
- Providing basic medical support which includes parasite treatments.
- Providing emergency medical care.
- Providing foster care Finding forever homes for animals in need.
- Providing emergency pet food supplies Reducing overpopulation via spay/neuter programs.
- Working to enforce and strengthen animal cruelty laws.
