Vieques Humane Society, Vieques Puerto Rico

Contact our volunteer coordinator Barbara Rumore at 787-741-0209
VHSAR would love to have you volunteer at our shelter. We can you use your help with:

Plumbing, painting, electrical work, cleaning and maintenance of:

- kennels/Cat facilities
- veterinary facilities
- other buildings
- fences
- vehicles
- lawn and yard care

Photography of our facility and animals (please provide own photographic equipment)

Animal ( mostly dog & cat) bathing, grooming and care, veterinary assistance, community outreach.

We request that all visiting volunteers committ to a minimum of 1 week and work for a minimum of 28 hrs/week.

Please email or write us for a volunteer packet.

Vieques Humane Society & Animal Rescue
Box 1399
Vieques, PR 00765

Our mission is to relieve the suffering of the animals of Vieques. We spay and neuter as many animals as possible to reduce overpopulation on the island, we promote responsible pet ownership and animal care, and we adopt out as many animals as we can, many going off the island. We are a community oriented organization with services available to everybody and we are a source of education about animal care and animal rights. Activities and fund raisers are held throughout the year to help further our work.

Vieques, Puerto Rico, a small island located off the mainland's east coast, for many years offered no veterinary or animal rescue services. During the early 1980's, a handful of concerned immigrants from the states and a few local residents took a serious interest. in improving the welfare of the animals. They began by feeding the island's multitudinous strays and soliciting the help of veterinarians from Puerto Rico to sterilize them. By 1987, the Vieques Humane Society and Animal Rescue, Inc. was officially established as a non-profit organization. Today, we still offer the only veterinary services on the island and have developed strong community based programs.

Our devoted staff is headed by Aleida Tolentino, Shelter Manager. Sheila Burgos is our receptionist and Emily Dark does everything from adoption coordinating, to assisting the Veterinarians to grooming and bathing. Ivelisse Corcino, Aida Martinez and Carmen Santiago are shelter care givers who show their love and compassion in everything they do. Juanito Hernandez does everything from maintaining fences to construction to keeping cars running. Our board members are Barbara Rumore, President; Christa Lawson, Secretary and Treasurer; Penny Miller, Wendy Price, Celia Romero, Laura Cohen, Deborah Schultz, Gillion Williams, Eneida Delerme, Carol Thompson and Dorothy Andrews. Two wonderful veterinarians, Pedro Watlington and Jose Santiago come to the clinic every week. We also have volunteers such as Tom Wright who play a very important role in our success.