Name: At This Sanctuary, All Dogs Are In Heaven
Uploaded: 2017-09-01T04:54:32.000Z
Duration: 2 min 25 s
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- [Female Speaker] One core trait in every dog is

That's probably the most valuable thing in a dog

and it's also its biggest pitfall because

we have dogs here who've been horribly hurt by

- [Narrator] Around the world strays, mutts

In Costa Rica, Lya Battle is trying to change that story.

It's a lush haven for stray dogs to either be

adopted or live out the rest of their days.

- Territorio de Zaguates stands for land of the mutts.

My name's Lya Battle, better known as crazy dog lady,

I started Territorio de Zaguates partly because

But it wasn't in my plans, it wasn't like I set out

The need for this, I think all over the world is

because there's a huge stigma around a dog

or they'll actually toss them on the streets

The solution is make sure it's not born in the first place.

Once it's here, do something good for it.

Find a home or if not at least offer him a place

- [Narrator] Keeping Territorio up and running

Lya has to work a full time job to keep all the dogs

- Territorio stays about partly through miracles,

You can't pay someone to care for an animal, truly,

to remember their names, to be gentle to them.

- [Narrator] While this place is a dog heaven, nothing

beats getting adopted by a loving family.

- [Lya] I say it's like kids at Kindergarten.

They love their friends at school, but oh,

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At This Sanctuary, All Dogs Are In Heaven

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