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A.H.P.P.A. Animal Shelter Hours
Animal Shelter Hours as of Feb 1st 2012
A.H.P.P.A. Hours
The animal shelter hours for the A.H.P.P.A. Refugio including our services have been changed as outlined below. Please check this periodically as we are currently testing for the most effective hours of operation to serve the needs of the animals and/or their owners, including new and prospective pet owners to be.
Links are included on this page for more details related to our services. read more..
Lost Dog – Is This Your Dog?
She was found near Refugio San Rafael de Heredia
FOUND: San Rafael de Heredia Area
Jan 30 2012 – This sweet and small, young female dog was found between San Rafael and Concepcion (probably near Licorera Camachoin) in the vicinity of the Refugio. If you are the owner or know who the owner is, please contact us here through the website. The kind people who are caring for her, will do so until approximately Feb 8th. After that they will seek an adoption for her.
Videos have been posted on our Facebook page: see Oscar Blanco’s or contact him directly.
Thank you, Oscar for your help.
If you have lost or find a pet, please ask your neighbors if they have seen your pet; having a photo of the animal will help. We also suggest making a poster/flyer with the photo and your phone number; Post the flyers all around the area where the animal was last seen.
Please contact us and provide the detailed information as outlined on our lost and founds pets page. We will post the information on our website’s blog and if you are not on Facebook, we can post there for you as well.
You must use our contact form to submit your lost or found pet information.
Thank you and we truly hope you and your pet are reunited soon.
Cesar Millan Costa Rica: Tickets at AHPPA!
Cesar Millan: The Dog Whisperer
Cesar Millan Costa Rica: AHPPA Selling Tickets
By now most of you have probably heard that Cesar Millan, the famous Dog Whisperer (aka el Encantador de Perros) will be making his first-ever appearance in Latin America at the Estadio Nacional on Saturday, January 28 at 8:00 p.m. here in Costa Rica!
Working in cooperation with the event promoter, RPMTV/Xtreme Family Entertainment, AHPPA has negotiated the opportunity to sell tickets to our friends and supporters and retain a portion of the proceeds to help fund our spay and neuter programs. read more..
Veterinary Patience
Veterinary Work: Vets, Pets and People
Working in veterinary medicine requires a great deal of patience. Not only do our patients understand very little of the languages we speak to them, when they understand our intentions they often do all they can to thwart them. read more..
Help Animals: Dog Shelter Cage Replacements
Funds Needed: Dog Shelter Doors
Shelter Improvements
You may have visited our animal shelter or seen photos posted on our Facebook page or within this website and noticed the deteriorated cage doors of our dog shelter facility. Over the years, the climate and exposure to the elements have rusted the metal wire cages and its time to update them.
Our primary concern is for the safety of the dogs because as metal rusts, the strength factor is weakened. The last thing we want to happen is that of a dog either read more..
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