Finland’s hidden suffering huskies need your help now
This is what is happening to huskies in Finland right now: suffering out of sight as ‘winter wonderland’ tourist experiences explode in popularity. They need your help. Behind the postcard-perfect snow and smiling tourists enjoying magical sled rides lies a hidden world of cruelty. A world where huskies are pushed to breaking point, beaten when […]
Overcrowded shelters begin with uncontrolled breeding
For decades in the Balkan countries, street dogs have been treated as a problem to be removed, not lives to be valued. Many shelters in the region are trapped in a devastating cycle of overcrowding, underfunding and poor conditions — becoming lifelong prisons or worse, death sentences. In the small city of Trebinje, Bosnia, something […]
We have TWO weeks to move 297 animals
After more than 40 years of rescuing sick, injured and abandoned dogs and cats on Kenya’s coast, our partner, the Kenya Society for the Protection and Care of Animals (KSPCA) in Mombasa, is being evicted from its property, and the final deadline is approaching fast. We have 14 days to move all 297 animals to […]
Animal ambulance destroyed in South Africa, seven puppies made it out alive
Early on a Saturday morning, Fallen Angels Pet Rescue founding member Shireen Williams was doing what she had done thousands of times before in the greater Cape Town area. She and a colleague were in their animal ambulance driving seven puppies to an adoption promotion – hoping this would be the day they found their […]
Catastrophically injured Aziza was rescued from the brink of death
In Jordan, street dogs endure unimaginable cruelty — dodging cold-hearted motorists who often deliberately aim for them, being shot at by people who despise them, and facing starvation and disease on hostile streets. The suffering never ends. We and our partners are among the very few providing the desperate shelter and care these helpless animals […]
20 years of life-saving work for animals at risk in troubled Kosovo
In Kosovo, a country scarred by a turbulent history of war, a phoenix has risen from the ashes. In the face of hardship, a small, extraordinary shelter fights every day to give abandoned and abused dogs a second chance. For over 20 years, Prishtina Dog Shelter has worked with compassion and discipline, single-handedly helping more […]
Eighteen dogs abandoned to face the cruel Greek winter
In the hills near Athens, 18 dogs are clinging to life in broken, rusting enclosures, open to the icy winds and pounding rain of the Greek winter that has just begun. The dogs were taken in by an elderly woman who has lovingly cared for street dogs in this semi-rural area for more than 15 […]
This shelter is one of the few safe spaces for dogs in Serbia
As you read this, our partner, the OAZA Shelter in Serbia, is facing a heartbreaking crisis. Over 400 dogs, each rescued from horrific abuse, abandonment and starvation, have found refuge at OAZA, the sole no-kill shelter of its kind in Serbia – but now, it has run out of space. Every week, more dogs are […]
Indiscriminate breeding on this Greek island means unwanted puppies are abandoned to die
In Lixouri, the second-largest town on the beautiful Greek island of Kefalonia, tiny puppies are being discarded by heartless farmers, leading to a street dog crisis. Unsterilized dogs are giving birth to litter after litter of unwanted puppies. The area is home to many small farms but the region’s farm dogs are rarely sterilized and […]
When all else fails, the authorities call an amazing last chance saloon for dogs everyone else wants to kill
When we first visited Doris Banham Dog Rescue (DBDR) in the UK, we were deeply moved by what we saw. It is rare to meet such a committed and competent team dedicated to dogs for whom euthanasia was just days away. In England, many local authorities have DBDR’s number on file. They know if they […]