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Attention
Volunteers: Email us ONE
picture of yourself or a friend at a BAS event for our "Faces
of BAS" gallery!
About the
Baja Animal Sanctuary
The Baja Animal Sanctuary is located in Rosarito, Mexico, just 22 miles south of the San Ysidro border.
The sanctuary was founded by Sunny Benedict, a native New Yorker who was working in Real Estate in
Rosarito. From her office window, Sunny would see the local animals, mangy and starving roaming the
streets in search of anyone who might toss them a morsel of food, or give them a kind pat on the head.
She knew she had to do something. With a mere $180.00 she gathered from friends, she turned her dream
into reality and started the Baja Animal Sanctuary.
BAS, the only no-kill shelter in northern Mexico, provides a safe haven for dogs, cats, and presently,
one beautiful horse. Rescued from the streets of Mexico, they now receive food, medical care, and love
for the rest of their lives. Once the puppies are old enough, or the sick ones are well enough they are
spayed/neutered. Our ultimate goal is to find each and every one of them a forever home. When this can’t
be accomplished, since we are a no-kill shelter, the animals that are “un-adoptable” will make BAS their
permanent home. In some extreme cases, untreatable dogs and cats are euthanized to put an end to their
pain and/or suffering.
Southwest corner of the Sanctuary
North entrance isolation area
Baja Animal Sanctuary Senior Center
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The gate to BAS
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The dog enclosures, which are
called “corrals”, just like the cattery enclosures, are all
numbered. This makes tracking the location of the residents much easier.
The
large canine corrals house adult males and females that have been neutered/spayed.
The residents are placed in corrals based on age, temperament, and health
problems. Each of the large corrals is home to 10 to 15 dogs.
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A Daily Log is kept on all
animals receiving medical care or on medication. This information is then
transferred to the individual animal's health record.
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These two buildings serve as offices, cattery
and surgery clinic.
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Large corrals have been built along the perimeter wall of the Sanctuary. Each corral houses 8 - 10 adult dogs.
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Smaller
corrals, that house 3 to 4 dogs, are generally used to house residents
that need to be neutered or spayed, or new moms nursing pups. The smaller
corrals are also used to house any animal in need of immediate medical
attention or any new BAS arrivals that need to be evaluated by our vet.
Our overall resident count fluctuates daily, but we always average over
400 residents (dogs and cats combined).
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