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Dogstar in the community ( Sandy )
Dogstar is not a building ( although we have a phyiscal base ) , 95 % of our work is direct in the local community , Dogstar is people walking miles to ask for help for a ill pet , Dogstar is sterilisations , vaccinations ,education , treatment for skin conditions , welfare checks and [...]
A day of Dogstar
Meet the animals and people your donations help No donation is ever too small and will change lives & save lives of animals in Sri Lanka Donating via Justgiving to support Dogstar’s work is easy , safe and available worldwide . You can donate using a credit / debit card or via your paypal account and Justgiving automatically collects [...]
Dogstar’s Tiger Lily
Today was a trip out to Colombo for Sam, Mark and Mo ended up in a animal rescue ! Whilst visiting a hospital in the Capital Columbo they discovered a very hungry cat wandering in the reception. After discussion with the staff they discovered she was a street cat with no owner. So when when [...]
Dogstar’s Tim , a tragic update
I am totally devastated to have to write a post saying that Tim died on the early hours of Thursday morning . Tim had been recovering slowly from his mange and whilst Mange can and does kill dogs here he was not showing any signs that he was losing that battle We have sent Tim [...]
Samantha is a finalist for a Ceva Animal Welfare Award
Samantha Green, founder of the Dogstar Foundation, has been shortlisted for the International Volunteer Award at this year’s Ceva Animal Welfare Awards. The nationwide awards, held by Ceva, manufacturers of Feliway and Adaptil, will celebrate volunteers, charity workers, veterinary professionals and young people who have all demonstrated dedication to animal welfare. Samantha, originally from London [...]
Nero
Nero 4th March 2013 Nero is a Street pup living in grounds of government building in Rambukkana. We had already started to work with the staff there who were caring for Nero we had started treatment for his mange and parasites. This morning Mo received a call from a horrified ( Human ) Doctor who [...]
Orange Billy Update
Remember Orange Billy the paralysed kitten? Orange Billy 29th January 2013 Orange Billy 31st January 2013 Dogstar’s Team checked in on Kitty AKA Orange Billy yesterday to check his progress and worm him. Billy is very happy back home with his owner and enjoys time in her garden . He has gained more mobility in [...]
Puppy Pictures
We bearly recongnise Lana , Lucus , Louie and Leo who came to us as orphaned 1 week old pups . There mother was an owned dog, the owners choose not to have her sterilsied and threw out out when she got pregnant , she was killed by a car when they were one week old. [...]
Chester : Then and now
Chester was found staggering in the road January 3rd 2012 , an unwanted pup , riddled with scabies and mange , suffering from malnutrition and blind in one eye. Nursed back to health by the Dogstar team and rehomed with a caring local owner Chester is one of the lucky ones Many of problems we [...]
Puppies , Temples and Rehomes
I am always telling people that our work is not all about puppies but this month it seems I am wrong ! Remember Lana , Lucus , Louie and Leo the orphaned 1 week old pups ? The pups mother was an owned dog, the owners choose not to have her sterilsied and threw out out when [...]
