Every year, thousands of sea turtles return to the beaches of many countries like Mexico, Namibia or Indonesia among many other countries to fulfill a ritual older than humanity itself: the laying of their eggs. This journey faces danger not only from poachers or pollution, but from an unexpected and fast growing threat: feral dogs and cats. Feral dogs and cats now roam these shores, driven by hunger and ancient wild instinct killing the very species that maintain the balance of our oceans.

Feral dogs and cats attack sea turtles and other wild animals during their most vulnerable moments: by turtles when they come ashore to nest. They kill adult turtles, condemning generations of hatchlings to never exist.

This is a symptom of a much larger crisis: the uncontrolled growth of stray animal populations. In Mexico alone, it’s estimated that there are over 20 million stray dogs, many of whom suffer from starvation, disease, and aggression. These animals are a serious threat to public health like rabies and many other zoonotic diseases that can jump to humans. They spill out garbage bags, defecate everywhere and even attack children