An Animal Sanctuary
Santa Fe, New Mexico
A 501(c)(3) Organization
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Bridging the Worlds
PO Box 9109
Santa Fe, NM 87504
Phone: 505-501-1887

Who We Are
Bridging the Worlds’ primary purpose is animal cruelty prevention. We focus our efforts on rescuing dogs from abuse, neglect, and abandonment, and nurse them back to health and well being. We give them veterinary care as needed, and excellent nutrition. We give them human kindness, love and affection to displace any torment they previously endured. We then get them adopted into safe and loving homes. A few of the animals will never be adopted due to the impact of previous injuries or health problems. We provide them with permanent sanctuary for life.
Our sanctuary has fenced wide open spaces - no cages or chains. The dogs can run, play, and socialize with one another. Most of them live among us - free to snooze indoors on hot days and cold nights, welcome to take refuge from Summer or Winter storms in our house and offices, or tucked into their own houses in their own yards, as they choose. Dogs who have become hyper sensitive due to severe trauma are offered their own private areas to help heal their spirit.
We are a no-kill shelter, which means we don’t euthanize healthy animals as a means of population control. We are part of the area wide no-kill coalition of shelters and rescue organizations. We advocate the importance of spay/neuter for pets as a means of population control. All of our animals are spayed/neutered when they reach the appropriate age. Many instances of abuse and abandonment are a direct result of an over population problem. We encourage people to seek the humane alternative.
The name “Bridging the Worlds” was chosen to reflect our intent to foster better communication - communication that can help a desperately injured animal to return to health - communication that can lead a desperate person out of the troubled mindset that would cause them to abuse a fellow creature - a bridge between people, and a bridge between people and animals that leads to greater humane-ness.

Featured Dog of the Month
Boston
Adopt Your Perfect Animal Companion
See below the dogs currently in our sanctuary and ready for adoption. All of our dogs have been spayed or neutered, all up-to-date on their vaccinations, and are in healthy condition. When you adopt a rescued dog you participate in bringing these wonderful animals back to wholeness.
Sponsor a Dog
Over the past 4 years over 1000 rescued dogs have passed through our sanctuary. This doesn’t include hundreds of others whom we arranged to have rescued through our affiliate network. We’ve learned that it takes an average of $40 per dog per month to provide rescue services or permanent sanctuary. We have an ongoing drive to get animal lovers to sponsor a rescue by automatically donating $40 a month through your credit card. You won’t miss this money, but you’ll literally save a life.

Raymond's Gift
Raymond had a diaphragmatic hernia. X-rays showed that part of his stomach and intestines were in his chest cavity, so he could not process food and was slowly starving to death. Following an extensive veterinary exam, this one-year-old Lab mix faced two hard choices: quiet euthanasia or risky, costly extreme surgery. The odds of survival were 70/30, the cost would be over $1000. The emergency medical fund was depleted and the practical decision seemed to be choice #1, which created heavy sadness, but only made sense.
What happened next is not for everyone. If you don't like mystery and mysticism, then read no further. If you'd like to hear what Raymond had to "say," please do read on.
~Click Here to read more~
Click on one of the dogs below to read more.
Adoption Days are held in various locations within
Santa Fe and Santa Fe areas.
Saturdays from 12:00 - 3:00 pm
Boston
1 year old Male
Labrador/Hound X
(Click HERE to read his Bio)
Please contact us for more information.
Jeremy
9 mo old Male
Labrador/Heeler X
(Click HERE to read his Bio)
Our Available Companions
Powder
7 mo. Male (DOB: Feb. 08)
White Lab/Weimeramer mix
Click HERE to read his Bio.
Spencer
10 mo. Male (DOB: Nov. 07)
Black Lab Mix
Click HERE to read his Bio
VOTE FOR US
Help us win a $25,000 Grant through the Animal Rescue Site Shelter+ Challenge.
Just by "Clicking to Vote", we could be a winner. It will cost you nothing except a couple of mouse clicks.
~Read the details here~
Lance
Senior Male
Husky / Siberian Husky Mix
Click HERE to read his Bio.
A Winter Musical Benefit
Presented by:
Body of Santa Fe
December 6, 2008 at 7;00 pm
Click here for details.
Proceeds will benefit Bridging the Worlds
Canyon
3 year old Female
German Shepherd Dog
Click HERE to read her Bio.
Tinder
2 year old Male
Cocker Spaniel Mix
Click HERE to read his Bio.