2023 Shelter Rehabilitation and Operations Fund

Would you like to make a huge difference in the life of a stray dog? Please join us. We are Amigos de Los Animales and we promise your donation will make a huge impact in the lives of every dog and person here.

Amigos de Los Animales (ADLA) is a 501c3 and PR 1101 nonprofit acting as a voice for abused and abandoned animals in Puerto Rico. We operate a small no-kill dog shelter in a poor neighbourhood in Piñones, Loiza. We rescue, rehabilitate, and re-home hundreds of abandoned and abused dogs every year. Our dogs are adopted here on the island as well as in the states where we share them with our no-kill shelter partners and foster networks. ADLA also collaborates with our local communities to instil respect and teach proper care for all animals. Donor-supported and all volunteer-run, we operate entirely on your private contributions and in-kind donations. 

We plan to update and rehabilitate our shelter so that all the animals and people who come here, experience the quality of our work in safe surroundings. We also plan to use these funds to step up our operations in terms of paying vets, and staff, purchase of food and medications plus some inventory for our resident pups all included as general operational costs. Our shelter is housed in a converted residential/commercial home built-in 1954 which we own. Our community needs us here which is why we do not move to a different facility in another area. There are so many things to fix though!

List of repairs for the shelter rehab piece:

1) Electrical repairs throughout the shelter - approx $3500

2) Plumbing and drainage repairs inside and out - approx $1000

3) Demolish and replace existing 1000 sq meters of concrete flooring on 3 sides of the

exterior of the facility. - approx $64,000

4) Turn the existing 8 x 9 room in the rear of the shelter into a whelping room for new

moms with litters: requires roof rebuild, replacement of a window, the addition of an

air conditioner, and addition of a proper door. - $10,500

5) Replace/repair all doors, windows, screens, and broken glass. - estimated $500

6) Add 2 new concrete permanent kennel runs on the sides and rear of the property. -

$5000

7) Turn the former living room into a proper lobby and install additional fans and air

conditioning. $3000

8) Demo and replace the wheelchair Ramp at the entrance to the lobby $350

9) Build a 20 x 20 studio apartment on the roof with outside stairs as caretaker housing

to increase the indoor first-floor housing for dogs. ( 24 x 7 care requires small living

space) - approx $45,000

10) Fix run flooring with rubber-coated paint in the kennel runs to increase cleanliness -

approx $800

11) Replace metal fencing throughout the shelter with PVC fencing. $12,000

12) Convert the largest room into the office/adoption centre with direct outdoor access

and stairs - approx $3500

13) Add a partial roof to the west side yard to cover the additional kennels. -approx

$2000

14) Build outdoor stairs and access to an upstairs studio apartment - approx $3000

15) Solar panels and batteries to go green. - $25,000

Approximate Total Needed for Shelter Rehab Only = $179,150

Approximate 2022 Cost to Run Shelter = $70,000 _______________________________________________________

Approximate amount needed to finish our project = $249,150

Need 1000 sq meters of new concrete flooring with rebar throughout.

Metal fencing is rusting away and a hazzard

Thank you so much in advance for your contribution! This cause means so much to us.