Dumaguete Animal Sanctuary

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Sidney

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Sidney

Approximate age:

4 months
Date arrived at Sanctuary: 26 July 2026

Where from:

Reported on the side of the road

Story:

At the end of July 2026, we had a heart breaking report of a young dog lying next to the road, yelping and unable to move.  Fortunately, we had a lot of adoptions in July so we had some space to be able to rescue the poor boy and we called him Sidney.

He had severe mange, which was causing systemic inflammation, malnourished and in such a weak state it was as though he just had no strength to carry on.

Sidney just slept for his first two days with us but after 10 days of treatment with anti-biotics, nutritional support, IV and immune system support, Sidney is now taking his first tentative steps and responding well.  We hope Sidney will gradually be able to start living the life that all young dogs should be able to look forward to.  He's a sweetie and we are so just glad we managed to get to him in time.

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River

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River

Approximate age:

2.5 years
Date arrived at Sanctuary: 1 February 2026

Where from:

Hit and run stuck in a river

Story:

In February 2026, we received a dog who had been involved in a hit and run incident and was now floundering in a river.

Originally, because we were so full, her reporters were trying to find a home for her under our Adopt a Stray Scheme - they called her River.  However, on investigating her injuries, it became clear that River would never regain the use of her back legs which means that any future adoption home would have to be very specialised to look after her.  

River did recover from her ordeal but she has no use of both her hind legs and so Sadly, the reporter's home would not have been a viable option.  She now resides in our Special Needs Unit at the new Sanctuary and is a sweet girl, who is never demanding but does like to have a head scritch and a chin rub.  Luckily, our new unit is specially designed for dogs with limited mobility so she scoots around fine, lifting her legs behind her.  Such a pretty girl looking for a sponsor.

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Teodi

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Teodi

Teodi

Approximate age:

5 years
Date arrived at Sanctuary: 24 November 2024

Where from:

Reported collar embedded in his neck

Story:

In November 2024, a dog with an owner was reported to us with a chain collar deeply embedded in his neck. The procedure to gently release the links from Teodi's flesh was long and difficult, but ultimately successful.


Although Teodi was originally to be returned to the owner, we decided that he deserved a different future, one that does not feature this kind of neglect. Our adopters commit to never chaining or caging their rescues, so we could not in all consciousness allow Teodi to return to the same situation.

He is now an active, happy and handsome dog, who generally mainly lives outside the sanctuary as his preferred location. Teodi's original sponsor was unable to continue so he's now looking for someone new to support him.

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Tali

Tali

Tali

Tali

Approximate age:

5 years
Date arrived at Sanctuary: 4 May 2025

Where from:

Reported on the side of a road

Story:

In May 2025, Tali was found on the side of the road, at night, barely able to walk. He was a survivor of neurological distemper and he had likely been dumped as he was so weak and frail its unlikely he managed to survive on the streets given his condition.


At first, he could barely move at all and we weren't sure if he would survive but we spent weeks nurturing him back to health with physical therapy, laser therapy and supplements to support his nerve health. Tali started to get his strength back and was slowly able to walk again although he still has a reminder of the distemper by way of a severe twitch which is noticeable especially when he is still.


However, Tali is not still that often as his favourite thing is to chase around off leash on his daily walks. We think he looks like a gorgeous, miniature Husky.

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Mopsie

MOPSIE

Mopsie

Approximate age:

1 year
Date arrived at Sanctuary: 1 September 2025

Where from:

Stray in storm

Story:

During a severe storm last year, we got two calls about dogs in need. One sadly didn't make it, but the other, a little puppy, had been given some protection from the rain by a good Samaritan.

Unfortunately, they could not take her home and by the time we were able to get to her, we found that she had a horrific injury.


She apparently had been hit by a car and her thigh bone was protruding from her leg - she had been there for over 24 hours.

Once we got her back to the shelter we called her Mopsie and after x-rays it transpired that her other leg was also fractured. The leg with the protruding bone was not possible to save so an emergency amputation was carried out. Then, because she was so young, we hoped the other leg would recover after cage rest. Happily that was the case and today Mopsie runs all over the place with her three legs. She is a super cute young girl and her confidence is growing but understandably, she can be wary of people until she gets to know them.

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