Every Life Matters
Pen RIP
Pen was rescued on 5 September 2024, and was due to be re-homed with his reporter. He was in a very bad way, and he lasted just two days with us before giving up the fight. Such a shame for a young dog with a future with a new home. We're so sorry we couldn't help you Pen.
Pen RIP
Cari RIP
Cari and Carl were found together on the side of the road on 19 July 2024 by one of our staff members Adrian. They were soaking wet from heavy rains, and both were infested with maggots.
We worked hard to warm them up and give them the best care, but they just didn't have the fight in them any more. Carl passed away a few days later on 21 July, and Cari followed after hanging on for a month on 19 August.
We are so sorry we couldn't do more for them, but they were just too young to be abandoned like that.
Carl RIP
Many of the dogs we rescued in the early days of DAS are now approaching old age, like Blue. We rescued her from another shelter in July 2019 when they could no longer adequately care for the dogs they had there. She was already around 7 or 8 years old when we brought her in, so she was around 13 when she died.
She was such a beautiful girl.
Blue
Blue
She would sit in front of you to get some pets and gently touch your face with her paw. It saddens us that she never got her own family, though for her, we were her family. Throughout the years, Blue got quite plump, so along with a few other heavy weights, she took part in “The Biggest Loser” Weight Loss Challenge, coming in second with 2% weight loss after 4 weeks!
Blue
We even took her to the ocean regularly to get her more exercise, which she absolutely adored.
We believe she died of a cardiac arrest as she suddenly had trouble breathing. Staff put her on oxygen immediately, but she suddenly stopped breathing around 10 minutes later. We can’t wait to get the new shelter up and running so dogs like Blue can be much more comfortable in their old age. Senior dogs like her need much more comfort than we can give them at the current Shelter.
Run free Blue, you were so very loved. The Shelter won’t be the same without you.
We rescued a little puppy that was found wandering the streets with a broken leg on 24 June 2024. We only had her 4 days. We did the usual deworming and we're shocked by the sheer amount and size of the worms that came out of her tiny body. On 28 June 2024 she had a seizure and couldn't be revived. Doc Erica said its likely that the worms had already done too much damage. This poor little girl never stood a chance.
Plum
No doubt she was dumped by some irresponsible dog owner who can't be bothered to make the effort to stop their dog getting pregnant. Even if you can't afford sterilisation, twice a year you just have to keep your dog inside. How hard is that? So many puppies are dumped here it's tragic.
Run free little Plum. At least you got to eat well, feel safe and feel loved.
That's all we could do.
Plum RIP
On Thursday 20 June 2024, at 1am Sheera lost her fight with cancer, had a seizure and died.
We rescued her because she was reported with a huge wound on her leg. When we assessed her and did tests, we found it to be a form of mast cell cancer.
Sheera when rescued
Sheera RIP
The cancer had not spread and given her young age (around 2 to 3) we wanted to give her a chance. Amputation was not an option as the location of the cancer meant there would be no ability to close the surgery wound. We started her on chemotherapy and the tumor shrank a little but it was slow. We decided to use a different combination of chemo drugs.
We did consider euthanasia but she had such a good appetite and was in no obvious distress, we continued trying. It was a shock to us when she simply gave up the fight she had fought so bravely.
Run free Sheera. We hope you carry the love we had for you with you wherever you are
Sheera RIP