Our mission is to change the lives of animals in Cartagena by changing the culture of animal abuse and neglect present in and around the city. Our mission statement can be broken down into three simple parts. 
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One: providing safe homes in Colombia and the world. We have successfully adopted out almost 300 dogs and cats within the United States, Canada, and Colombia.  Currently there is a CDC Ban that does not allow for animal importation into the U.S. Therefore, we work on finding homes for our rescues in Colombia.

Two:  our capture, spay/neuter, vaccinate, and release programs. These programs are implemented within communities with high populations of stray animals in an effort to substantially decrease the need for future spaying and neutering and reduce the horrible cases of starvation and neglect that so many of the animals here in Cartagena are currently undergoing.

Lastly, the third, most important component of our mission statement is education. As  many of our Cartagena Paws Team Members are educators and counselors, we understand very well the importance of educating the community about animal rights and awareness in order to help diminish the animal abuse, neglect, and illegal trafficking of exotic animals that is currently taking place in Cartagena.

Rescue.
Rehabilitation.
Adoption.
Spay & Release.
Affordable vet care.
Vaccinate.
​Educate.

OUR FUNDRAISING GOALS

Our fundraising efforts work to meet three main goals. The primary need is to offset the immediate medical & vet expenses of our rescues.  Many animals have experienced years of neglect or abuse and require a range vaccinations and surgeries for their rehabilitation. Our second goal is to offset the costs associated with the  implementation of sustainable Spay and Release & Educational Clinics throughout the communities of Cartagena, Colombia. The third goal is to one day purchase and run our own Educational Rescue Center with a Mobile Vet Care Bus that can create an everlasting positive impact on the lives of animals, children, and community members.

Learn More About OUR FUTURE CENTER HERE

SPONSOR TODAY!

​Cartagena Paws would like to encourage you to SPONSOR animal today. 

Sponsoring is a great way to help our cause, whether you plan to adopt or not! 

By being a sponsor, you are committing to financially supporting a specific animal from rescue to health and adoption.  You will be kept updated on all animal bills and needs, as well as receive videos and pictures so you can also participate in loving our new rescue.  

If you can sponsor, please do!  It is an amazing way to support our mission to save the street animals of Cartagena, one life at a time. 

Contact Maureen at moe@cartagenapaws.com to sponsor! 

Rescue | Rehabilitation | Adoption

If you are interested in adopting one of our dogs or cats (and currently live in Colombia due to the CDC restrictions), complete an application on our adopt page or contact moe@cartagenapaws.com