Defensa Animal de Puerto Rico

Founded in 2013, Defensa Animal de Puerto Rico is a charity based in Rincon, Puerto Rico working on animal welfare.

Defensa Animal de Puerto Rico is a non-profit animal welfare organisation based in Rincon, Puerto Rico, founded in 2013. It rescues and rehabilitates abused, neglected, abandoned and mistreated animals across the island, with increasing focus on horses, where it pays for veterinary visits and coordinates with police, municipal offices and social media to find owners or homes. The organisation holds United States federal 501(c)(3) status and Puerto Rico Hacienda 1101.01 status, which allow donations to be tax-deductible under the Act. It states that its activities are not for profit and that photos on its site show animals it has actually helped. Its stated policy is to act only when police request assistance, and it encourages the public to report cases to local authorities first.