Puerto Vallarta News

Puerto Vallarta News

Animal advocates worried for future of dog sanctuary in Puerto Vallarta

For 12 years, dogs and other animals, have been given a second chance to experience good health, new homes, and the joy of belonging to a family — because of the PV SPCA, the brainchild of a California woman named Janice Chatterton, its powerhouse founder.

Chatterton oversaw, fund-raised, and managed the charity, with a determination that some say has inspired a cultural shift on how dogs are treated in Puerto Vallarta.

"This is a world-class facility," said Stephanie Dubinsky, a Canadian who has been with the PV SPCA from the beginning. "She was the fearless leader."

But now the . . .

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