Every Life Matters
Pele adopted by Ellen
Great news - Pele was adopted! Thank you Ellen and family for choosing DAS to adopt your new family member from. We wish you a long and healthy life together!!
Everyday is a good day to adopt a dog from DAS!
Pele
Paloma adopted by Michael Moseley
Another successful adoption drive at Robinsons Mall Dumaguete on Sunday! Four more young dogs have been gifted a new start by the generous families of Michael, Alvira, Mary Ann and Risty and Jon-Jay. Countless others made donations of cash and other useful things like dog food, cleaning materials and leashes and collars. Our gratitude again to Robinsons for providing us with a place to reach out and connect with the animal-loving residents of Dumaguete!
Jon-Jay adopted Nelly
Arla adopted by Mary Ann and Risty
Alvira adopted Andi
Paloma
Nelly
Orla and Billy
Billy was adopted yesterday!! Thank you Joey for choosing DAS to adopt your puppy from. We wish you a long and healthy life together!.
Billy
Billy
Odi and Billy
Billy
Adoptions at Robinsons Mall Dumaguete
Our second consecutive Sunday at Robinsons Mall Dumaguete secured loving homes for two more little souls! This creates more room at the Sanctuary, so adopting one can help save another. Thanks again Robinsons for hosting us!
Ellia Mae adopted by George
Daphne adopted by Eileen
Ellie Mae was a stray bought into the Sanctuary by Richard one of our volunteers, and Daphne had previously been adopted but escaped, so we found her a (hopefully) more permanent home!
On 26 June 2022, we rescued a hit-and-run dog that had crawled off into a sewer. Super hero vet assistant Angel crawled in and bought him out, so we called the dog Angelo.
Nugget
One of the hardest decisions we have to make is the decision to put a dog to sleep.
We rescue the most tragic cases, many who at the time, seem like there is no hope. But we always hope. If an outcome is uncertain, we always try and do our best to help a dog, not just survive, but thrive.
But sometimes there is no hope. Poor Angelo had a severed spine, had severe nerve damage, a dislocated femur, and more. He was in quite severe pain but his last couple of days he was on morphine so he spent his last hours pain free.
He was around 12 to 13 years old.
We only euthanize a dog or cat when there is no hope of regaining a quality of life and this was the case with Angelo.
We sat with him, me, Rudylyn, Rachelle and Pierre, and told him he was a brave boy and that we hoped he had had some love in his life. We stroked him and talked to him as he passed.
We gave him the same service that we give all our dogs and cats that pass and wished him a speedy journey to the other side.
We are so sorry Angelo that you had to suffer as you did.
Angelo when rescued