Angelitos Sanctuario is an American-based nonprofit rescuing, rehabilitating and providing sanctuary to abused and neglected dogs, donkeys and raptors in Central Mexico, sadly a place where animal abuse is more norm than exception.

Our (Very Sad) Reality

Animals in Mexico face cruel and inhumane treatment, including abandonment, neglect, torture, and overbreeding. They are:

Thrown out of moving cars along the highways
Tied to rooftops on short chains with no shelter and little or no food
Hit by cars and left to die slowly on the side of the road
Trapped in inhumane conditions and used for endless breeding

Our Model and What Makes Us Different

We operate on a sanctuary model which means we adopt out strong candidates and provide permanent homes for the unadoptable and severely handicapped.

There are many rescuers in Mexico, but they are generally individuals working out of their homes with extremely limited resources. We are creating a new model. We are the largest sanctuary in our region and the only one to offer a permanent home to the unadoptable.

Our Story and Our Founder

Angelitos Sanctuario started when a renowned humanitarian (Amy Gigi Alexander) found herself stranded in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico and met an abandoned street puppy (Ositio).

That woman went on to save more than 700 dogs out of her 2-bedroom apartment during COVID and hundreds more since moving to our rented property in the country. We call her our resident Bad-Ass.

We now house more than 100 dogs, many of them disabled or unadoptable, on our rented property outside of town.

Who is Amy Gigi?

Amy Gigi Alexander is an award-winning published travel journalist who is passionate about making the world better. And, she has spent her adult life doing just that.

She has volunteered at orphanages in a dozen countries and lived with Mother Theresa’s Missionaries of Charity sisters, helping 100’s of disabled children.
Undeterred by difficulty, she has walked the Camino de Santiago 20 times and crossed 8 countries on foot and alone.
She has lived with indigenous groups and in civil war zones to help the poorest of the poor.
Now she has given up her adventurous life to dedicate her life to Angelitos Sanctuario.

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Help us saving thousands of abused and neglected animals.

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