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Adopt a Dog in Sri Lanka
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A little love goes a long way!! <3 By adopting or helping with rescuing a street dog, you may not change the world. But you surely will change the world for that one dog. Homeless pups deserve as much love, as much care, and as much happiness as a purebred that you’d otherwise be spending thousands of rupees on. And we help injured dogs to get treated and to be back to their normal life.
An Overview of Adopt A Dog and Its Projects
Adopt A Dog is a Facebook and internet based animal welfare group that champions the Sri Lankan Street Dog by helping unite rescued stray puppies with families who are willing to give them a kind, loving home and a safe environment to grow. And rescue injured, accident dogs who are suffering in pain and give them a better tomorrow and a new hope to their lives.
We use our Facebook group page and website as a platform for potential adopters to view the puppies that are up for adoption and once a pup is selected, a short telephone interview is conducted between a group member and the potential owner to ensure that the selected pup fits the new family well and that the new owners are made aware of the responsibilities that come with the new addition of a pet and advice is also given on how to take care of a puppy and medical needs etc, where required. Also the details of the owners will be listed for future reference and details of transporting the puppy of pick up will be discussed as well.
While rehoming puppies is our main aim, it is not the only project we do. We also try to help stray dogs on the road too. One of the major issues we try to tackle is the ever increasing stray dog population. We conduct sterilization camps, using an expert team of vets in rural areas in the country in order to help prevent the stray dog population. The main reason in choosing a rural area is that there are so many animal welfare groups concentrating around cities that rural areas of the country are practically ignored. Plus proper vet services are very hard to come by.
The area we chose to do our sterilization camps is Katharagama and Sella Katharagama in the Monaragala district. Aside from the above mentioned reasons, another major reason to choose Katharagama is the fact that it is considered a holy, sacred ground and people had made a habit of dumping their unwanted puppies in the kovil complex and temple... show more grounds. So far we have conducted 5 sterilization camps (one every three months) and 700 successful sterilizations. We are seeing a noticeable reduction of the stray population in the area and an increased awareness of the people in the area about sterilization and proper vet care of their own pets. Not only do we sterilize the stray dogs that we catch or dogs that are brought to us during camp, we also treat them for any wounds, infections or mange that we find on them. On average we manage to sterilize about 100 dogs per camp but on our third sterilization camp we managed to sterilize a record 210 stray and owned dogs in the area. We have sterilized over 400 dogs in colombo and 700 in Kathrgama, with a total of 1100 Sterilizations.
Another aspect of Adopt A Dog is rescues. When a wounded or sick dog is brought to our attention we put up their rescue story along with a plea for help with funds on our rescue section and admit the poor soul to a vet hospital and treat them and eventually try to rehome them rather than releasing them back on to the road. So far we have managed to rescue over 136 heartwarming cases. We make sure to provide regular updates to all the sponsors and finally when the bills are paid to sent a copy of the bills and expenses by email and posts them on the group page so everyone may see them. This same process is done with sterilization camp bills or for any other expenses where we ask for funds from the public.
The web links to other related material are as follows:
ADOPTIONS
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.173088892746712.51890.172954912760110&type=3
RESCUES
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.215757395146528.61038.172954912760110&type=3
STERILIZATION CAMPS
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.252479788140955.68608.172954912760110&type=3
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.308015925920674.78329.172954912760110&type=3
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.376367092418890.90745.172954912760110&type=3
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.406560826066183.99214.172954912760110&type=3
FEEDING PROGRAM
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B1nlmJHyYwxYY2I5YmVjNGQtODI2Zi00NGM4LWExZTAtNzRmNDQ2NTkwMjM5/edit?hl=en
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.285207898201477.74528.172954912760110&type=3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzkWIHFKtO8
We sincerely hope that the above has given you a clear understanding of our group and its projects. If you have further inquiries please do not hesitate to contact us via email at adoptadog@mail.com
A dog wags his tail with his heart. Have a heart. Adopt.
Disclaimer: 'Adopt a Dog in Sri Lanka’ is a facebook page that affords a friendly meeting ground for foster parents and those who wish to adopt animals to meet. The page will not be responsible for vaccinations/sterilizations/related occurrences.
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An Overview of Adopt A Dog and Its Projects
Adopt A Dog is a Facebook and internet based animal welfare group that champions the Sri Lankan Street Dog by helping unite rescued stray puppies with families who are willing to give them a kind, loving home and a safe environment to grow. And rescue injured, accident dogs who are suffering in pain and give them a better tomorrow and a new hope to their lives.
We use our Facebook group page and website as a platform for potential adopters to view the puppies that are up for adoption and once a pup is selected, a short telephone interview is conducted between a group member and the potential owner to ensure that the selected pup fits the new family well and that the new owners are made aware of the responsibilities that come with the new addition of a pet and advice is also given on how to take care of a puppy and medical needs etc, where required. Also the details of the owners will be listed for future reference and details of transporting the puppy of pick up will be discussed as well.
While rehoming puppies is our main aim, it is not the only project we do. We also try to help stray dogs on the road too. One of the major issues we try to tackle is the ever increasing stray dog population. We conduct sterilization camps, using an expert team of vets in rural areas in the country in order to help prevent the stray dog population. The main reason in choosing a rural area is that there are so many animal welfare groups concentrating around cities that rural areas of the country are practically ignored. Plus proper vet services are very hard to come by.
The area we chose to do our sterilization camps is Katharagama and Sella Katharagama in the Monaragala district. Aside from the above mentioned reasons, another major reason to choose Katharagama is the fact that it is considered a holy, sacred ground and people had made a habit of dumping their unwanted puppies in the kovil complex and temple... show more grounds. So far we have conducted 5 sterilization camps (one every three months) and 700 successful sterilizations. We are seeing a noticeable reduction of the stray population in the area and an increased awareness of the people in the area about sterilization and proper vet care of their own pets. Not only do we sterilize the stray dogs that we catch or dogs that are brought to us during camp, we also treat them for any wounds, infections or mange that we find on them. On average we manage to sterilize about 100 dogs per camp but on our third sterilization camp we managed to sterilize a record 210 stray and owned dogs in the area. We have sterilized over 400 dogs in colombo and 700 in Kathrgama, with a total of 1100 Sterilizations.
Another aspect of Adopt A Dog is rescues. When a wounded or sick dog is brought to our attention we put up their rescue story along with a plea for help with funds on our rescue section and admit the poor soul to a vet hospital and treat them and eventually try to rehome them rather than releasing them back on to the road. So far we have managed to rescue over 136 heartwarming cases. We make sure to provide regular updates to all the sponsors and finally when the bills are paid to sent a copy of the bills and expenses by email and posts them on the group page so everyone may see them. This same process is done with sterilization camp bills or for any other expenses where we ask for funds from the public.
The web links to other related material are as follows:
ADOPTIONS
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.173088892746712.51890.172954912760110&type=3
RESCUES
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.215757395146528.61038.172954912760110&type=3
STERILIZATION CAMPS
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.252479788140955.68608.172954912760110&type=3
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.308015925920674.78329.172954912760110&type=3
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.376367092418890.90745.172954912760110&type=3
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.406560826066183.99214.172954912760110&type=3
FEEDING PROGRAM
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B1nlmJHyYwxYY2I5YmVjNGQtODI2Zi00NGM4LWExZTAtNzRmNDQ2NTkwMjM5/edit?hl=en
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.285207898201477.74528.172954912760110&type=3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzkWIHFKtO8
We sincerely hope that the above has given you a clear understanding of our group and its projects. If you have further inquiries please do not hesitate to contact us via email at adoptadog@mail.com
A dog wags his tail with his heart. Have a heart. Adopt.
Disclaimer: 'Adopt a Dog in Sri Lanka’ is a facebook page that affords a friendly meeting ground for foster parents and those who wish to adopt animals to meet. The page will not be responsible for vaccinations/sterilizations/related occurrences.
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2 recommendations and reviews from 2 people
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Referral from
August 30, 2016
Hanah R. asked:Hey guys! Does anyone know of a puppy looking for a good home? :)Shashyani S. replied:https://www.facebook.com/adoptadoginsrilanka/?fref=ts :)
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Referral from
July 26, 2016
Shinuka M. asked:URGENT !!! Pregnant Doggy-Mom in Malabe area, is being beaten up & heavily injured, she is close to litter too :'( Anyone who is able to foster/provide shelter for her to get the babies out or help with funds ??? Pls call or sms 0716912194Thushan G. replied:https://www.facebook.com/adoptadoginsrilanka/?fref=ts
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