Dead Dog Beach

Its nickname derives from it being a dumping ground for stray animals, mainly dogs that the inhabitants of Yabucoa could no longer afford.

This region contains notable land features such as caves, caverns, waterfalls, underground rivers and rain forests.

[5] The area was founded in 1793 when Manuel Colón de Bonillas and his wife, Catalina Morales Pacheco, donated the settlement.

Yabucoa received popularity when in 1989 the WBO held a boxing championship there between Orlando Fernandez and Julio Gervacio.

A majority[citation needed] of Puerto Rican pet owners believe that sterilization is not "natural" and/or "kills their sex life".

The Sato Project began a multi-phase campaign to facilitate and promote free spaying and neutering events in the area.

Its main focus is to rescue dogs and cats, provide spaying/neutering and adoption services, and to educate the community about pet safety.

[14] The initiative, known as “Spay-A-Thon” for Puerto Rico, aims to provide high-quality, high-volume spay/neuter services to 20,000 animals in underserved communities across the Commonwealth by May 2019.

In the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, the most destructive storm on record in Puerto Rico, Dr. Zenaida Agriat-Rodriguez, veterinarian for Brevard Humane Society, joined VIDAS (Veterinarios Internacionales Dedicados an Animales Sanos) for a spay/neuter clinic in the territory's second largest city, Ponce.

This collaboration will undoubtedly make a real difference and impact on the welfare of Puerto Rico’s pets.” said Theresa Clifton, executive director of the Brevard Humane Society.

[15] [16] [17] Stephen McGarva moved to Puerto Rico in 2005, and, while exploring his new home, came face-to-face with the animals' plight.

McGarva began feeding the dogs and cleaning their wounds daily, in the hope to make them more adoptable.