Seychelles Society for the Protection and Care of Animals (SSPCA)
Help End the Suffering of Street Animals in the Seychelles
On the paradise islands of the Seychelles, hundreds of homeless dogs and cats are fighting to survive. Starving, injured, infested with parasites and abandoned without care, they urgently need your help today.
Why we help them
The Seychelles, a cluster of tropical islands in the Indian Ocean, may look like paradise to tourists, but for street animals, it is a place of non-stop suffering. Dogs and cats roam – hungry, sick and unwanted, scavenging through rubbish for scraps while battling disease, injuries and abuse.
Our partner, the Seychelles Society for the Protection and Care of Animals (SSPCA), is one of the only organizations helping the animals. But with funding cuts, rising costs and overwhelming numbers of animals needing care, they are facing a devastating crisis.
Without urgent support, countless animals will continue to suffer and die unseen.
What happens
A massive outbreak of ticks and parasites is overwhelming the SSPCA shelter in Providence, Mahé and the street animals they care for. Dogs and cats are arriving covered in blood-sucking ticks and desperately in need of treatment. Tiny, newborn puppies are dumped in rubbish bins, crying out in hunger and fear while parasites cover their fragile bodies.
Right now, the SSPCA is caring for approximately:
- 119 shelter dogs
- 121 cats
- Countless street animals needing food, treatment and rescue
The crisis extends beyond Mahé to the island of La Digue, where more than 200 homeless street dogs struggle to survive with almost no access to veterinary care.
How your support helps
Your donation will help:
- Purchase urgently needed parasite treatments and medicines
- Provide flea and tick prevention for dogs and cats
- Fund a dedicated kennel hand for an entire year
- Keep animals clean, healthy and comfortable
- Provide food and daily care for rescued animals
- Sterilize street dogs and cats preventing unwanted births and endless suffering.
- Provide deworming, veterinary checks and vaccinations
Through our partnership with the SSPCA, we are launching a critical sterilization campaign on La Digue between 22 and 24 May, aiming to sterilize as many street dogs as possible in just three days.
One simple procedure can prevent generations of suffering.
The crisis in Seychelles is not over
Animal welfare in the Seychelles is critically underfunded. Veterinary care is scarce and expensive and many families cannot afford treatment for their pets.
The SSPCA cannot rely on government funding and worsening economic conditions have seen donations drop. This means the shelter is struggling to survive.
Without continued support:
- Parasite outbreaks will spread
- More unwanted litters will be born
- Injured animals will go untreated
- Street dogs and cats will continue living short, painful lives
For many of these animals, the shelter in Mahé is the only safe place they will ever know.
How you can help today
We urgently need to:
- Purchase life-saving medications
- Treat severe parasite infestations
- Support sterilization surgeries
- Transport veterinary teams and equipment
- Provide ongoing shelter care
- Employ staff to maintain healthy living conditions for rescued animals
Every donation – no matter the size – directly helps animals in desperate need.
You can make a difference
Together, we can:
- End needless suffering
- Prevent thousands of unwanted births
- Give street animals a chance at comfort and safety
- Create lasting change for the street animals of the Seychelles
But we cannot do it without you.
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