The Dogstar Foundation is run by Volunteers none of whom are paid or claim any expenses
In Sri Lanka un-neutered and unvaccinated pet & street ( community ) dogs interact daily and this creates an ideal environment for the transmission of diseases and creation of unwanted pregnancies. A genuine fear of disease including Rabies meant street dogs and cats would often go their entire lives without any human contact , veterinary care, regular feeding or shelter.
What we do in Sri Lanka On a day-to-day basis Dogstar help animals by providing free treatments for injury and illness, Rabies & DHLP vaccinations and sterilisation of dogs and cats via our local vet, Dr. Prashashini and visiting overseas Volunteer Veterinary surgeons. In addition, we arrange regular clinics with a team from the University [...]
Veterinary care for ill animals, vaccinations to prevent life threatening diseases, sterilizations to prevent unwanted pregnancies or providing food for homeless animals at our supported temples – These are just some of the ways your donations are put to use by the Dogstar Foundation in Sri Lanka
Dogstar Foundation is a Registered UK Charity (1133431) & WSPA Member Society based near Kegalle ,Sabaragamuwa Province in Sri Lanka. Working in partnership with local Sri Lankan vets , Veterinary Clinical Sciences Department at the University of Peradeniya and overseas Volunteer Vets, the Dogstar Foundation provides access to free veterinary care, sterilisation and vaccinations for dogs and cats from low income communities in Sri Lanka via fixed and outreach clinics. The name Dogstar was chosen as its the more common name for the star Sirius in the constellation Canis Major ( The Dog) which the brightest star in the night sky and is visible from both England and Sri Lanka. Canis Major the Greater Dog - Urania's Mirror 1825 Read More →
On February 6th 2010 Dogstar Foundation was delighted to be accepted as a WSPA Member Society. WSPA membership provides us with support , advice and feedback on all areas of our work. One of the amazing things about the member society network is working with other groups and sharing knowledge, skills and experience. We have already learnt a huge amount from working with the very experienced team at TAPA ( a WSPA member society working along the Tsunami coast line areas of Sri Lanka...
The Dogstar Foundation provides free surgical sterlisations via fixed and mobile clinics, treating companion and community animals. Since February 2007 we have provided a series of clinics in the Randeniya area including local Temples. Additionally we provided a series of outreach clinics to the Tsunami affected coastal areas around Bentota, we have also travelled further north to Habarana within the human elephant conflict area and have provided 3 special clinics at the Temple of the...
The Dogstar Foundation works closely with Buddhist Temples across Sri Lanka, Village Temples although small are the focal point of many communities. The Monks provide us with accommodation for our neutering and vaccination clinics and assist us to publicise the clinics in advance to local dog and cat owners. Many Temples have a population of stray animals living within their grounds that the monks care for and those animals are always neutered and vaccinated as part of our visit. Dogstar...
Rabies kills people and animals each year in Sri Lanka, Rabies is horrific way to die , Rabies is a vaccine preventable disease The Dogstar Foundation believe that Sri Lanka can become rabies free within a generation, we are working towards that goal by providing free Rabies Vaccinations to all animals that attend our sterilization clinics, to temple, community and companion dogs and cats via a series of vaccination initiatives. Between Feb 2007 and October 2009 The Dogstar Foundation...
