It All Started with an Abandoned Street Puppy
Meet the OG Angel Dog: Osito
Angelitos Sanctuario started when a renowned humanitarian (Amy Gigi Alexander) found herself stranded in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico and met an abandoned street puppy (Ositio).
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That woman went on to save more than 700 dogs out of her 2-bedroom apartment during COVID and hundreds more since moving to our rented property in the country. We call her our resident Bad-Ass.
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We now house more than 100 dogs, many of them disabled or unadoptable, on our rented property outside of town.
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Sadly,in Mexico, puppies like Osito are everywhere. Six out of every 10 dogs lives—and dies—in the streets.
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Animals are thrown out of moving cars along the highways. Bags of puppies are found in garbage cans, still alive.
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Dog torture is commonplace, and sterilization is unpopular, forcing endless breeding. We are working to change that and create a culture of humane animal welfare.
Meet Gigi
Amy Gigi Alexander is an award-winning published travel journalist who is passionate about making the world better. She has spent her adult life doing just that.
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She has volunteered at orphanages in a dozen countries and lived with Mother Theresa’s Missionaries of Charity sisters, helping 100’s of disabled children.
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Undeterred by difficulty, she has walked the Camino de Santiago 20 times and crossed 8 countries on foot and alone.​
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She has lived with indigenous groups and in civil war zones to help the poorest of the poor.
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Now she has given up her adventurous life to dedicate her life to Angelitos Sanctuario.