Sayulitanimals was started by people determined to improve the lives of the animals and the people who live in Sayulita. The extreme overpopulation of cats and dogs was creating needless animal suffering, damage to the ecosystem, and unhealthy living conditions causing pollution and disease. Many attempts such as Patas, a sterilization program started by Upi Viteri, and Perritos Merecen Mas, an animal sponsor program started by Sara Briner, had begun, but the problem was too big for individuals.

With the animals' reproductive rates, the local breeding for fights and profits, as well as an increase in abandoned pets in Sayulita, the programs were barely scratching the surface. Not to mention that many of the street animals could not undergo surgery due to their horrible health conditions.

A dream was sparked in the hearts of Tamara Edwards, Sara Briner, and Upi Viteri to open up a different type of organization, one that would make an impact. They did not want to stop at spaying and neutering and adoptions. The needs of the community were greater. The organization set out to supply medical aid for street animals and families who could not pay for services, educate people who did not know the basic needs of their pets, help organize adoptions and fosters, and provide free, weekly spays and neuters to all the animals.

The first year of business was full of trials and errors, but with a lot of hard work, a difference was evident. In one year, there was over three hundred successful spays and neuters, over forty happy adoptions, nearly thirty fosters, connections for educating the public, and a huge improvement in the health of Sayulita's dogs and cats. But there is still so much to do. Daily we hear of bags full of meat that has been marinated in rat poison, animals scalded with hot water and chemicals, kittens trapped in bags and thrown in the river, puppies in the garbage or tied to trees left to die in the jungle, and endless amounts of abuse to personal pets. We are here to provide education and options through community programs and services. With extreme losses and gains Sayulitanimals continues to press forward attacking animal cruelty, providing a cleaner environment, and assisting those in need.

Please join in our mission to make Sayulita a healthier, cleaner town, free from animal cruelty. Whether you are a tourist, resident, investor or an animal lover, we need to gather as a community to make this a world we can all live in together.