Animals rule the countryside at the “Animal Paradise” sanctuary, 75 kilometers outside Argentina’s capital, Buenos Aires. The sanctuary is a labor of love - something being operated for pleasure, not for profit. Gabriela Bezeric and Armando Scoppa have been heading the center for over 25 years. They rescue animals that would otherwise have been killed for meat. Around 850 animals live in the sanctuary. These residents include ducks, pigs and horses. The sanctuary is also home to llamas and capybaras large mammals native to South America. Bezeric hopes one day to expand the Animal Paradise. “I always say that I am going to save all the animals that are at risk of death,” she told the Reuters news agency. Bezeric and Scoppa, who are a married couple, support animal rights.