Dumaguete Animal Sanctuary

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Mimitoo

mimitoo

Mimitoo

Approximate age:

2.5 years
Date arrived at Sanctuary: 27 June 2026

Where from:

Roadside Bacong Cockpit

Story:

At the end of June this year, a member of staff on their way to work noticed a dog by the roadside crying in pain and struggling to move in the pouring rain.   No-one around was taking any notice of this poor girl who we assume was a victim of an all too common, hit and run incident.

Mimitoo was taken to x-ray and in addition to multiple wounds and bruises, her spine was fractured. After much rest and laser treatment coupled with regular feeds Mimitoo is starting to recover and has begun to walk unaided. We hope her recuperation will continue and she will eventually regain her mobility. She is a sweet, quiet lady and we wait to see her personality emerge as she starts to recover.

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Chippie

Chippie

Chippie

Chippie

Approximate age:

1.5 years
Date arrived at Sanctuary: 28 June 2025

Where from:

Abandoned near shelter

Story:

In June 2025, 9 puppies were dumped in a cardboard box next to the road leading to the shelter. It's so sad when we find these innocent, young souls just left to fend for themselves, they couldn't even get out of the box.


Chippie was one of those sweet bundles of fur and although his siblings were soon adopted Chippie was never chosen although we can't imagine why.

He's one of the most lively and fun loving young dogs at the sanctuary now, always ready to jump in front of anyone passing to get some attention and have a play. He's full of beans and very confident and mixes well with most dogs in the sanctuary. Chippie can most often be found encouraging his mates to play tug of war with a fallen branch or a bundle of leaves.

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Caylee

Caylee

Caylee

Approximate age:

2 years
Date arrived at Sanctuary: 10 March 2025

Where from: In a river in Dumaguete


Story:

Young Caylee was very lucky to be rescued by a group of students who heard her cries from the middle of a river in Dumaguete in March 2025.


Lucky for her they managed to drag her out but because their boarding house did not allow animals, they reached out to DAS. We couldn't ignore their pleas and when we rescued her, we found her in a bad state of health and freezing cold, we don't know how long she had been in the water.

After being warmed up and having some food, Caylee showed what a gentle little soul she was, quite timid but willing to let staff tend to her as if she knew they were trying to help. Nowadays Caylee is still quite shy but she lives in the main sanctuary with a lot of other young dogs - maybe because she came in on her own, she has an independent nature as if she is used to having to fend for herself. She is very sweet and would make a lovely addition to someone's family.

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Buzz

BUZZ

Buzz

Approximate age:

1.5 years
Date arrived at Sanctuary: 10 May 2025

Where from:

Wandering on Bacong Diversion Road

Story:

Buzz was found when he was a young puppy wandering around on the extremely busy Bacong diversion road, covered in mange and malnourished, along with fellow suffering stray pup, Woody.


Buzz has been with us for about 18 months now and is one of the livelier residents in the sanctuary always running around and investigating what's going on.

Now back to full health Buzz, lives in a pack of younger dogs who occupy the central area of the main sanctuary. He's developed from being a shy, nervous boy to a confident young dog. He now just loves to get attention from staff and volunteers, always nibbling on their ankles to attract a scritch and a friendly word.

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Britney

Britney

Britney

Approximate age:

1.5 years
Date arrived at Sanctuary: 26 April 2025

Where from:

Abandoned near the shelter

Story:

Britney was one of the 15 puppies that were heartlessly dumped at the Sanctuary in April 2025, one of the worst days on record for illegal abandonment of animals we have ever seen.


All of them were given names of pop stars so we knew they all belonged to one group. Luckily we found homes for most of their siblings but inexplicably Britney and her sister Beyonce has been left behind.

Britney has been with us for nearly 18 months and has developed into a lively and fun loving young lady who mixes well with all the other young dogs. It's much harder to get dogs of this age adopted but we still hold out hope that one day she will be lucky.

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