Juliana Castañeda Turner
Co-founder & Animal care giver
Juliana co-founded the sanctuary in 2006, from that moment on, she has given her life to saving animals. Vegetarian since she was 5 and vegan from 2006, and a lifelong activist. Juliana is also the regional coordinator for Food for Life Global, the world’s largest vegan food relief.
Paul Rodney Turner
Animal Caretaker and Chef
Paul cares for the larger animals on the sanctuary and is also the in-house vegan chef. He is the founder and director of Food Yoga International, formerly known as Food for Life Global, the world’s largest vegan food relief, a social entrepreneur, and founder of the feedOM Kindness Ecosystem. He is a 10-year veteran of the World Bank, a former monk, and author of 5 books.
Camilo Arias
Animal Caregiver
Camilo is an animal caregiver
Camila Rocha
Animal Caregiver
Camila is an animal caregiver.
Victor Guarin
Maintenance Manager
Victor is our go-to guy to get anything fixed.