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A very cool-seeming group of individuals in the Dominican Republic, collectively known as Colectivo Revark, have created a colorful, sustainable shelter for 50 unfortunate animals, who have previously suffered from either abuse or neglect. And they’ve built it from salvaged plywood, tires, shipping pallets, and plastic drums. 

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Here, these lovely and innocent creatures will have the chance to rebuild their lives surrounded by ample space, good design, and hopefully, lots of TLC. Here is a video of a Chihuahua that some totally evil person threw out of a car, but don’t worry, it’s a nice video because the Chihuahua has friends who love him.

The multi-level shelter where Oliver and 49 animalito pals will live is made of a motley but intelligent selection of materials, including empty plastic tanks, disused shipping pallets, and plywood. It will have a rain harvesting system and be powered with both solar and wind. Here is some more about the building.

Basically this is a win for the planet, a win for animals, and a win for you because you get to look at pictures of the animals.