I am sharing another victory for Humane Society International, their work is never ending . They have rescued puppies, dogs and birds with the help of the National Animal Health Service of Costa Rica from a farm with totally inadequate living conditions. These animals were starved and dehydrated, and many of the dogs suffering from severe skin conditions. Humane Society International has removed all the animals including the birds. They will be given proper veterinary care so they may all be rehomed and adopted to loving familes. BRAVO TO THEM AND TO ALL THE ANGELS OF KINDNESS WHO HAVE MADE THIS POSSIBLE!!!! I know Andrew Rowan, President and CEO says thank you ! Mahalo

A forlorn chihuahua, confined to a hen house for being “aggressive.” A frightened terrier, locked in a metal cage and surrounded by his own waste, with no indication of ever having been let out. Two parrots with severely deformed, atrophied legs due to

 inadequate space.

Today, the once-neglected animals are safe after Humane Society International/Latin America and the National Animal Health Service of Costa Rica rescued them from overcrowded, inadequate conditions on a Costa Rican farm.  

A Chihuahua just before being rescued and removed from deplorable living conditions

Many of the dogs were beagles, used by their owner to hunt wildlife. They had skin conditions and showed signs of malnutrition.. The exotic birds, also in ill health, were likely intended for sale. with no access to clean drinking water or veterinary care.                                               

An American Staffordshire Terrior forced to live locked in an outdoor cage

Now, these animals have received proper veterinary care and will be rehomed. The dogs will be spayed or neutered before being put up for adoption and the birds will be rehabilitated and cared for by professionals, with the aim of releasing them back into the wild. We hope that their terrible past will soon be a distant memory.

Amanda Chaves, of Humane Society International, comforts a neglected beagle

These dogs and birds won’t be forced to struggle through a single day more of the utter misery they endured for so long. 

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