Our Work in Peru
September 28, 2025
Fixing Peru’s Homeless-Animal Crisis One Spay At a Time
Volunteers for PETA in Peru traveled to Magdelena and San Miguel to host two spay/neuter clinics. The team performed 70 surgeries, helping these dogs and cats have a healthier future.
August 16, 2025
61 Animals Sterilized in Lima
Volunteers – thanks to the support of PETA’s Global Compassion Fund – sterilized 45 animals, helping combat the overpopulation crisis in Peru.
July 29, 2025
It’s Time to Celebrate!
Volunteers in Peru organized a free sterilization clinic in Arequipa, providing high standards of care for 300 dogs and cats.
April 19, 2025
Put Your Paws Together! These Volunteers in Peru Just Changed Thousands of Lives
In a country where millions of dogs and cats wander the streets, compassion showed up in a big way. Led by devoted PETA member Maru Vigo and supported by PETA’s Global Compassion Fund, volunteers in Arequipa performed 106 sterilization surgeries in just one day. These surgeries prevented the births of thousands more homeless animals and brought peace of mind to many caring but underserved guardians.
April 6, 2025
This Team Is Fixing the Future With Life-Changing Spay/Neuter Surgeries in Peru
An estimated 6 million dogs and nearly 18 million cats roam Peru’s streets searching for food scraps and struggling to survive. Thanks to PETA’s Global Compassion Fund, Voluntarios de PETA en Lima hosted a free spay/neuter clinic and gave 44 beloved animals a chance at a healthier, safer life. Each surgery wasn’t just a medical procedure—it was an act of compassion that will spare thousands of future animals from being born into suffering.
February 7, 2025
‘Snipping’ Away at Companion-Animal Overpopulation and Homelessness in Lima and Arequipa
That’s right: In Peru’s two most populated cities, a team supported by PETA’s Global Compassion Fund worked to curb an ongoing crisis, one spay at a time.
October 6, 2024
Making Great Change in Peru One Spay at a Time
A Global Compassion Fund–backed team in Peru sterilized 50 animals in Lima, Peru, combatting the homeless animal crisis in the Santiago de Surco district.
August 4, 2024
Spaying the Day in Chilca, Peru
Letting dogs roam the streets is common in Peru, but spaying and neutering isn’t. Find out how PETA’s Global Compassion Fund is changing that.
March 3, 2024
Spaying Like There’s No Mañana in Surquillo, Peru
Fifty-one dogs and cats will not be contributing to Peru’s homeless animal crisis, thanks to a PETA-supported pop-up clinic this month. The volunteers who run the clinic have been helping animals in indigent areas of Peru where spay/neuter surgeries are costly.
April 26, 2023
Team Revisits Cyclone-Hit Area for Spay/Neuter Clinic
A team of animal advocates supported by PETA’s Global Compassion Fund was back in northern Peru after Cyclone Yaku, which had devastated the area, to host a high-volume spay/neuter clinic for the many homeless dogs and cats in the community. The team was able to help 250 animals and is planning its next low-cost clinic in Lima, another impoverished area.
March 23, 2023
A Team in Peru Helps Animal Victims of Cyclone Yaku
A Global Compassion Fund–backed team in Peru provided food and clean water to about 200 animals after a cyclone destroyed homes in northern Peru. A veterinarian on the team vaccinated the animals and provided topical flea and tick medications.
March 17, 2023
Spay-a-Thons: Making Great Change in Peru
It’s time to celebrate! More than 100 dogs and cats were recently sterilized in Peru, thanks to a committed group of animal advocates in Lima supported by PETA’s Global Compassion Fund.
They’ve been operating volunteer-run clinics serving low-income neighborhoods since 2014. It’s an enormous task, but their team has already made huge inroads, spaying or neutering 1,300 animals to date. More low-cost/free clinics are coming up soon.
