Dumaguete Animal Sanctuary

Every Life Matters

Adoption

Edie adopted!

Edie Adopted!

Edie

Edie

What a wonderful day it was today - 3 adoptions!!
First Edie was adopted by the sister of our former board member Marmel who came to pick up Edie to take her to her sisters house. We have never posted about Edie. We found her as a tiny pup on the road on the way to the EDC Valencia spay and neuter back in May 2023. We brought her into the Sanctuary just as the Distemper Outbreak started and she ended up getting both Parvo and Distemper at the same time.  What a true survivor!
Edie will be going to live with another of our adoptees Sprout.
We have absolutely no doubt that she is going to get the best life.
Bye Bye Edie - We , Luke and Toffee will miss you!

Edie

Edie

Clyde and Missy adopted!

Clyde and Missy Adopted!

Clyde and Missy adopted

Clyde and Missy adopted

We had three adoptions today!  Two went to the same home - Clyde and Missy. We were especially hoping someone would adopt Clyde, as he's the, sweetest, most loving boy.
We rescued him around 2 years ago because he had TVT tumours in his head (see his profile page for pictures). We caught them just in time to save his life.

Clyde

Clyde

Missy adopted

Missy adopted

Missy was abandoned as a puppy outside the shelter back in May 2023 with her siblings Mave and Mari.
Thank you so much to Jovelyn and her family for taking in older dogs.
We will continue to monitor Clyde and Missy to ensure they are adjusting well.
What a great day!

Clyde and Missy adopted

Clyde and Missy adopted

Honey adopted!

Honey Adopted!

Honey

Honey

Despite our current financial challenges, lots of good things are happening. We've had a number of adult adoptions over the last couple of weeks.
The latest is Honey!! Olga, Noel and Abby decided they had room for another senior and took Honey into their lovely home.
She has joined Elsie, Lola, Nana and Teo at what we are now calling, the DAS retirement home!

Honey when rescued

Honey when rescued

Honey was a stray and was reported with a huge tumor on the side of her head, she also had tumors on her abdomen.  It was strongly suggested that we put her to sleep but if there is any hope of quality of life, we never give up. We were so grateful that Doc Gama of Animal Wellness believed she could survive and thrive so we did surgery to remove the tumor. Unfortunately she lost one of her ears.
Very soon after the surgery she started bleeding from her uterus due to tumors and had to undergo emergency surgery and a blood transfusion. But she made it and is now cancer free!
She is such a survivor and will now live out her days with a family that loves her dearly - not that we didn't love her dearly - we were so sad to see her go but the Sanctuary is now getting over-crowded so we know she will be happier - she has settled in already.

We can only make dreams like this come true with your continued support - thank you for what you do for our rescues.
You can find out more about Honey on her profile page here..

Star adopted!

Star Adopted!

Star

Every time we post about one of our dogs, we hope someone out there will fall in love with them - and adopt them. Sadly, that doesn't always happen, but this time we hit the jackpot! The same couple who had also adopted Grady and Sterling from us, reached out to say they wanted to give Star a home! We posted about Sterling's adoption last week, please scroll back on our profile for the video. It's very rare for adult dogs to get adopted, let alone for someone to adopt 3 adult dogs! We could not be more grateful to have people like these in our community, but as we keep saying, we need more of them. Star took a little time to warm up to her new family - not strange considering she had spent years at the shelter

As you can see in the video, she was very fond of Rudylyn (who isn't?), and must have been quite confused about his new surroundings. But she's settling in, and we have no doubt that with a lot of love and patience, she'll be as affectionate in her new home as she was with us. Thank you Haldren and Margie for giving Star, Sterling, and Grady a home. We hope more people will follow their example. We currently have around 200 dogs at the Sanctuary, and we need to get them adopted if we want to continue rescuing those who desperately need our help. Please reach out to us if you're willing to give one our rescues a second chance and make space in our Sanctuary for another dog suffering on the street.

Star when rescued

Sterling adopted!

Sterling Adopted!

Sterling

Sterling

We rescued Sterling from being euthanized at the city pound in December 2022. The pound collects reported strays and keeps them for 3 days, waiting for any owner to claim them. When they are not (and most are not), they put them to sleep.

Sterling

Sterling

Sterling was in a horrible state; practically hairless and at death’s door. But he made a fantastic transformation in a very short time! He became a handsome and confident boy, and got along well with the other dogs at the shelter.

Adult dogs rarely get adopted, but last week we received the best news ever. A wonderful couple - who had also adopted Grady from us - decided to give Sterling and Star a home!
We could not have asked for a better home for him. He’ll have space to run around, plenty of friends to play with (all rescues!), and of course his very own humans who will love him unconditionally.
We’re so grateful to have people like these in our community, but the truth is we need more of them. We currently have around 200 dogs at the Sanctuary, and we need to get them adopted if we want to continue rescuing those who desperately need our help.
If you’re willing to support our cause by giving one of our dogs a home, please message us.