The Problem

Roughly 70% of Mexico’s 18 million dogs are abandoned and become strays, making it the worst country for pet abandonment in Latin America. Animals are treated more like property than pets, and they are often mistreated whether living in a home or on the street.

Most attempts to rescue animals often act only as a Band-Aid, not addressing the root of this problem. Additionally, many animal rescue operations close due to a lack of long-term ongoing donations, returning animals back onto the street.

Our Solution

Our goal is to tackle the stray animal problem at the source and provide a long-term solution with a self-sufficient model. We plan to do this by:

Encouraging/demonstrating animal compassion to young students and surrounding communities
Training people to better communicate with animals for a happier co-existence
Setting up an environmentally friendly hostel and community garden to help fund the rescue, provide positive exposure for animals and people, facilitate adoptions, and offer free educational classes.

Check out this Sanctuary Hostel Overview PDF for more information on our vision! https://www.dropbox.com/s/tfw2f3kn8ve6cyg/Sanctuary%20Hostel%20Overview%20Reduced.pdf?dl=0

Our founder owns this plot of land and we are fundraising to create this vision into a reality! We already have permits and preliminary architectural designs, but need funding to finalize the design and start saving for breaking ground to build the hostel, shelter, and garden.

What are we fundraising for?

Architectural design fees, licenses, inspections/permit fees, and saving funds to start breaking ground for construction!

If you are unable to attend locally, access our live stream on GiveButter for the presentation!

Every.org is matching donations up to $100 this season!

For a limited time Every.org is matching $100 donations to nonprofits! Use this link to register https://www.every.

org/join/@ace.malik and get an extra $25 in your account when you make a donation to Sanctuary Hostel to help us make our design into a reality! https://www.every.org/sanctuary-hostel If you donate via Every.org we are happy to provide you tickets to the event, just send us a note at contact@sanctuaryhostel.org.

Every.org will give an additional bonus $10 when you share the donation on social media, and an extra $5 if you use a bank account to donate. Our founder used the bonus cash to make a reoccurring donation which earns you another achievement of $10 🙂 Sanctuary Hostel is a 501c3 nonprofit so your donations may be tax deductible. Please let us know if you have any questions
More details with screenshots: https://www.facebook.com/SanctuaryHostel/posts/290650029632093

Other Ways to Help

Spread the word! Share our website and social media with friends and family so we can reach more people and show support for our mission of rescuing animals @SanctuaryHostel
Volunteer with us! Check out our open volunteer roles on Volunteer Match and fill out our online form to see if you can help for Phase 1!
Shop in stores that support us! After you register, Kroger/ Ralphs, Amazon, and Chewy will donate a portion of purchases you make to Sanctuary Hostel
- Kroger/ Ralphs: https://www.facebook.com/SanctuaryHostel/posts/184944176869346
- AmazonSmile: https://www.facebook.com/SanctuaryHostel/posts/202197098477387
- Chewy Gives Back: https://www.facebook.com/SanctuaryHostel/posts/187184213312009

Mexico Travel Tips
If you are returning to San Diego after the event, we recommend staying around until at least 9 as the border traffic typically gets better around that time

We recommend

https://www.bajabound.com/quote/?r=n1j5kimixg for vehicle insurance. (US insurance does not cover you in Mexico)

Save the Animals! Fundraiser

By Sanctuary Hostel

Save the Animals! Fundraiser

Help raise funds for the concept and design of our own local nonprofit hostel, animal rescue, and community garden.