Saving Baja Paws was founded by Victoria Timm and Gelacio Villalobos in 2020 in Todos Santos, Mexico. To date we have personally rescued over 500 dogs from the streets in Baja, transported more than 1,800 dogs from Mexico, and offered free spay and neuter services to over 1,500 dogs and cats in the Baja Sur region.

Victoria says, “What started as 5 foster dogs in my first rental house home quickly turned into 30. Before I knew it I was looking for land and a new rental!”

In early 2021 we opened the only adult and puppy shelter in Todos Santos, just 15 minutes outside of town on a ranch. However, our team quickly was hit with harsh realities of being so secluded could cause, and that the summer and hurricane seasons were too rough. Eventually we rented a large property in La Paz where we now keep 80% of our dogs in Baja. Then in fall of 2022 our one of the founders purchased an acre of land and 80% of the land will be dedicated to building an indoor shelter and most importantly a large medical area to host weekly spay and neuter events.

Currently our founder is working to expand not only in Baja but also in the PNW. We want to be able to help more shelter dogs here in our own backyard. But we can only do that if we have dedicated fosters to help us!