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At ifatree Rescue, we are dedicated to improving the quality of life for as many animals as possible in the Dominican Republic.  We seek to accomplish this through direct medical assistance, rescues and adoptions, outreach and education.  

We have been operating ifatree Rescue in the Las Terrenas area of the Dominican Republic, previously known as Coconut Hound Haven Las Terrenas, since 2020.

We run a full time shelter dedicated to the rescue and rehabilitation of dozens of animals.  At any given time we house approximately 50 animals.  We hope to move as many of these animals as possible into forever homes locally and abroad.  We are currently in the process of constructing a brand new facility that will be able to house even more animals, though our goal is always to find forever families for our animals.  At the shelter, we only home abandoned baby animals or adult street animals in need of emergency, life saving medical treatment who would not be able to survive on the street.  For every animal for whom we are able to find a home, there are dozens more who need our love, care and services. 

We additionally provide emergency medical care, anti-parasitic medication and spay and neuter clinics throughout the year.  While our new facility is under construction, we cannot house cats, so we've launched a community funded trap/sterilization/release program for the feral cats in town and often assist in finding local homes for kittens.  

in 2024, we: 

provided anti-parasitic medication to over 750 street animals

provided emergency vet care to 48 animals

facilitated the trap/sterilization/release of around 30 cats

provided emergency spay surgeries for 8 dogs

spayed and neutered over 100 dogs and cats in our free clinics  

Adoptions have slowed due to several factors in the US and Canada, including new restrictions placed on incoming dogs in both of those countries, but we were still able to send 9 dogs to Canada for adoption in 2024.  In the 4 previous years, we had sent over 100.  We are hopeful that conditions will continue to improve and adoption levels will return to normal.  In the meantime, our goal is to provide the animals here in the Dominican Republic with the best lives possible.

Watch our video below to learn even more about ifatree.