Humane Society International and Costa Rica’s Servicio Nacional de Salud Animal (SENASA) will hold a signing ceremony for a memorandum of understanding to collaborate in the improvement of companion and farm animal welfare on Monday, Oct. 22.

An official SENASA and HSI training session on dog fighting issues will follow the ceremony.

WHEN: Monday, Oct. 22 at 9:00 a.m.

WHERE: Hotel Crowne Plaza Corobici
Sabana Norte Contiguo Agencia Datsun
San Jose, Costa Rica

WHO: Cynthia Dent, regional director, Humane Society International
Dr. German Rojas, director, SENASA

Among the topics covered in the agreement include; collaboration on campaigns against dog fighting, responsible pet care, animal cruelty complaint management, and improvements in farm animal welfare.

A limited number of spaces for the training session are available to members of the media. Please RSVP to the media contact below.

Media contact: Cynthia Dent, [email protected], 2283-1706