Lya Battle has around 900 puppies that she considers her own, which are all strays or mutts with unique needs. Her pooches live on the haven that she established called Territorio de Zaguates or the Land of Stray Dogs, a no-execute shield in Costa Rica. The majority of Battle’s canines are saved from the boulevards of Alajuela and taken to the asylum where they get human services, sustenance, and haven until the point that they are received into perpetually homes.
Fight established the charitable safe house with her significant other Alvaro Saumet very nearly 10 years ago.They dependably had a partiality for embracing strays well before they opened their doggie haven. She had about 100 of them living in her small home at one time. The couple would take them in, get them healthy, and spay or neuter them. “It was not a very common practice at the time,” she said. “I decided there had to be a place other than the street for those wonderful dogs that for some reason no one wanted.”
Their house had become pretty full when Battle inherited a 146-acre farm from an uncle. As luck would have it, it was the perfect place to start the sanctuary which is now run by volunteers and funded by donations. “If you wish to adopt, you can schedule a walking hike on their property, and if any of them choose you, you will be allowed to adopt them,” said Andrew George on Facebook.
The dogs roam freely on the property and are supervised 24 hours a day and are kept in an enclosure overnight. It’s basically doggie heaven.Though the dogs at Territorio de Zaguates are available for adoption, Battle says, “We are always taking in more than we give out.” To help boost the dogs’ adoptability, Battle gives each and every one of her dogs a unique breed name that suits the dog’s personality like Alaskan Collie Fluffyterrier or Fire-tailed Border Cocker. She says it has helped to increase adoption by 1,400 percent.