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SOS El Arca Animal Rescue:
Since 2011, Sos el Arca Animal Rescue, Playa del Carmen, rescues street dogs and cats who are hurt, diseased and hungry. They receive veterinarian care and sanctuary until we find loving homes. Impoverished communities of Playa benefit from our monthly Spay and Neuter Campaigns to reduce the street animal population.
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Our 4 legged residents at the shelter consume PER DAY:
- 2 large bags of dry dog food = $70 usd
- Medicine for our hospital = $100 usd
- Doctors and caretakers and helpers = $130 usd
THE ANIMAL WELFARE CRISIS IN PLAYA DEL CARMEN IS GETTING WORSE. 😭
In just the first seven days of September, we have taken in 32 animals.
Thirty-two.
32 animals in ONLY 7 days.
Please let that sink in. 💔
Some arrived injured.
Some were surrendered by owners who could no longer care for them.
Some were abandoned.
Others were brought to our shelter doors by concerned citizens who had nowhere else to turn.
And where are they supposed to go?
They have nowhere else to go.
ARE WE EXHAUSTED? ABSOLUTELY.
ARE WE BURSTING AT THE SEAMS? YES.
CAN WE KEEP ABSORBING this level of suffering without help? NO.
Behind every intake is an animal who needs food, safety, medical care, shelter, rehabilitation, and time. And while we fight to help every new arrival, we are also caring for more than 300 other animals who are already depending on us.
This is why sterilization is so important.
Sterilizing your animals helps prevent unwanted litters, abandonment, neglect, and suffering before they begin.
Every unplanned litter adds more puppies and kittens to a system that is already overwhelmed. Shelters fill up.
Rescues reach capacity.
Animals are left on the streets, injured, sick, abused, or simply unwanted.
Sterilization is one of the most powerful ways each of us can help prevent this crisis from growing.
We dream of the day when we no longer have to see so much suffering every single day. Until then, we will continue showing up—but we cannot do this alone.
Please consider making a much-needed donation to help us provide care for the newest arrivals and the 300+ animals already in our care.
We cannot continue without your support.
Their lives depend on all of us. 💙🐾
HERE’S HOW YOU CAN HELP!
👉 Donate:
soselarca.org/donate/
🇺🇸 U.S. donors (tax-deductible): sosanimalwelfare.org/#donate
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THE ANIMAL WELFARE CRISIS IN PLAYA DEL CARMEN IS GETTING WORSE. 😭
In just the first seven days of September, we have taken in 32 animals.
Thirty-two.
32 animals in ONLY 7 days.
Please let that sink in. 💔
Some arrived injured.�Some were surrendered by owners who could no longer care for them.�Some were abandoned.�Others were brought to our shelter doors by concerned citizens who had nowhere else to turn.
And where are they supposed to go?
They have nowhere else to go.
ARE WE EXHAUSTED? ABSOLUTELY.�ARE WE BURSTING AT THE SEAMS? YES.�CAN WE KEEP ABSORBING this level of suffering without help? NO.
Behind every intake is an animal who needs food, safety, medical care, shelter, rehabilitation, and time. And while we fight to help every new arrival, we are also caring for more than 300 other animals who are already depending on us.
This is why sterilization is so important.
Sterilizing your animals helps prevent unwanted litters, abandonment, neglect, and suffering before they begin.
Every unplanned litter adds more puppies and kittens to a system that is already overwhelmed. Shelters fill up.
Rescues reach capacity.
Animals are left on the streets, injured, sick, abused, or simply unwanted.
Sterilization is one of the most powerful ways each of us can help prevent this crisis from growing.
We dream of the day when we no longer have to see so much suffering every single day. Until then, we will continue showing up—but we cannot do this alone.
Please consider making a much-needed donation to help us provide care for the newest arrivals and the 300+ animals already in our care.
We cannot continue without your support.�Their lives depend on all of us. 💙🐾
HERE’S HOW YOU CAN HELP!
👉 Donate:
soselarca.org/donate/
🇺🇸 U.S. donors (tax-deductible): sosanimalwelfare.org/#donate
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11 dogs. 1 cat. 12 new beginnings. 🐾❤️
Yesterday was a very special day for us at SOS el Arca Animal Rescue.
11 of our dogs and 1 very special cat left Mexico to begin their new lives in New York! 🇲🇽✈️🗽
They all came to us with difficult beginnings. We rescued them, cared for them, helped them heal, and most of all, loved them. Watching them leave is always bittersweet — but this is the moment we dream of for every animal we rescue. ❤️
Thanks to our incredible partner, SOS Animal Welfare, these 12 precious souls had the opportunity to fly to New York, where loving fosters and adopters opened their hearts and homes to them. 🏡🐾
We are so grateful to every adopter who came out in the middle of the night over Labor Day weekend to welcome them. Thank you for trusting SOS Animal Welfare, choosing rescue, and giving our babies the lives they deserve. ❤️
A very special thank you to Vicky and Peter, who not only welcomed their own foster, but also helped Lila and cat Lily reach their forever homes the very next day!
Thank you, Gail and Tom, for picking up Maika and giving her a safe and loving place to land. 🏡❤️
Every foster home saves TWO lives — the animal you welcome and the one we can now rescue because a space has opened at our shelter.❤️
A special THANK YOU to Mezomaya Travel in Playa del Carmen, Kasia & Sebastian, for generously donating transportation — and to Marcin for lifting crate after crate and helping get every pup safely on their way. 🙏
And to our amazing partner, SOS Animal Welfare — THANK YOU for giving our rescues this incredible opportunity, for coordinating their journey, and for finding the fosters and adopters who will continue loving them in New York. ❤️
Our hearts are full, and our shelter has space to save more lives.
To everyone in Mexico and New York who rescued, fostered, adopted, volunteered, donated, transported, supported, shared, and believed in these animals…
THANK YOU. ❤️
Together, we made this dream come true.
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MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE — ONE DOG AT A TIME! 🛁❤️
Join us TODAY for Doggy Baths at SOS El Arca!
🕦 11:30 AM – 3:30 PM
📍 SOS El Arca, Playa del Carmen
Our dogs are waiting for YOU! 🥳🙏
Every bath builds trust.
Every touch brings love.
Every volunteer changes lives. 🐾
Give a little of your time.
Get a whole lot of tail wags in return! 🐶
Your hands. Your heart. Their happiness. ❤️
📍 Diagonal 85 / Calle 1 y 3 Sur
Playa del Carmen, QR
Join us TODAY and make a difference!
THANK YOU for giving your time, your love, and your heart to our dogs. ❤️
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Sharing this beautiful update from our partner on our sweet Tego:
“Tego’s story gives us hope. It reminds us that good things can happen, even when we have to wait a long time—and that when people come together, something truly beautiful can happen. ❤️
Tego once lived on the streets of Mexico. After injuring his shoulder, a kind-hearted man brought him to SOS el Arca Animal Rescue, where Tego would spend the next THREE YEARS.
For three years, he watched puppies and younger dogs leave for their forever homes while he waited for his chance.
And then, fate stepped in. ✨
Our incredible supporter Monique and her family opened their home to Tego so he could come to NYC. They didn’t just foster him—they made him part of their lives, taking him to coffee shops, local stores and on family adventures.
Then their friend Stacy met Tego and immediately fell in love.
The rest is history. ❤️
Today, Tego is part of Stacy and Keith’s family. He is loved. He belongs. He is HOME.
SOS el Arca gave him safety. Monique and her family gave him a chance to be seen. Stacy and Keith gave him the forever home he had waited so patiently for.
One rescue. One foster family. One forever family. So many hearts connected by one beautiful dog.
We are deeply grateful to each of you for being part of Tego’s journey and helping him find the incredible family he waited so long for. ❤️”
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💔 Blind mom and her 9 newborn babies discarded on the streets 💔
This blind mom and her nine tiny newborn puppies were discarded on the streets and left to face an inevitable death.
She couldn’t see the dangers, couldn’t protect herself, and couldn’t protect her helpless babies.
For two days, the post asking for help circulated on social media… but no one stepped in.
We couldn’t look away.
Our shelter is completely full. Our kennels, hallways and even storage rooms are filled with rescued dogs. But this blind mom and her babies would not survive on the streets.
We converted one of our cat rooms to make space for them.
🙏 They are safe now, but we DESPERATELY need your help.
Ten more lives depend on us, and we simply don’t have the funds for testing, veterinary care, nutritious food and everything this little family needs.
🆘 Please help if you can. Every $5, $10 or $20 makes a difference.
If you cannot donate, please share their story.
🆘 DONATE:
soselarca.org/donate
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FROM ABANDONED TO LOVED ❤️
JUNIOR & JORDAN’S DREAM CAME TRUE
Jordan and his siblings were abandoned in a cardboard box outside our shelter overnight. Junior was discarded onto the streets, alone and vulnerable.
They came to SOS El Arca Animal Rescue with different stories, but both needed the same things: safety, care, patience, and love.
We promised them that their past would not define their future.
Our wonderful team at SOS Animal Welfare shared Junior & Jordan with the world, and Mary and her family saw them and fell in love.
They didn’t just see two rescue dogs. They saw family.
Mary opened her heart and her home to both boys, welcoming them all the way from our shelter to New York, where soft beds, gentle hands, a peaceful home, and a lifetime of love were waiting for them. 🏡🐶
Seeing Junior & Jordan together in their forever home is everything we work for.
To Mary and her family, thank you for choosing adoption and giving not one, but TWO rescued boys the beautiful life we always dreamed of for them.
And to every donor, supporter, volunteer, foster, adopter, and person who shares our animals: YOU are part of every rescue.
Junior & Jordan, you made it, boys. 🥹❤️
You are home.
Please, support our efforts.
DONATE:
soselarca.org/donate
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August Intakes: 16 More Animals Who Needed Us
In August, 16 new animals came through our doors—injured, abandoned, neglected, and carrying the physical and emotional scars of what they had endured.
Their stories are difficult to hear, but they are part of a much larger crisis unfolding here in Playa del Carmen.
Animals are being abandoned on the streets, left without medical care, surrendered when families can no longer cope, and subjected to abuse and neglect.
The need continues to grow, while the space and resources available to help them do not.
Today, we are caring for nearly 326 animals.
That means 326 animals who need food, medication, veterinary care, shelter, rehabilitation, and patience. It means full kennels, stretched resources, and heartbreaking decisions about where the next emergency case can go.
But this is only part of the story.
The other part is what happens because people choose to help.
Your support gives an injured animal the surgery they need. It provides a frightened dog with a safe place to sleep. It turns meals into strength, treatment into healing, and fear into trust.
Every donation matters. Every volunteer makes a difference. Together, we can make sure abandonment is not the end of their story.
Please donate or volunteer if you can.
With your help, these animals can move from survival to safety—and from suffering to the loving futures they deserve.
How to Donate:
soselarca.org/donate/
🇺🇸 U.S. donors (tax-deductible):
sosanimalwelfare.org/#donate
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