Emergency street dog and cat feeding program

Sri Lanka Street dogs and cats need help

We are still under 24/7 curfew here, some of our team and local feeders have curfew passes to feed street dogs and cats. These animals are normally fed by local businesses who have had to close and they are getting very hungry

If you want to support this emergency feeding program , and put food in these tummies tomorrow you can donate online

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Thank you so much from the street dog and cats in Negombo Sri Lanka and from us

With gratitude,

Sam and Team Dogstar

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The problems

The current Animal welfare laws in Sri Lanka are 112 years old and offer little or no protection to owned animals that suffer due to irresponsible or ill-informed ownership, animals are often permanently chained or kennelled, with their emotional and physical needs severely neglected. Unwanted puppies are often strayed on the road at just a few weeks old and hundreds of thousands of roaming dogs face additional challenges including illegal poisoning or relocations from Tourist areas. Rabies is endemic in Sri Lanka with dogs as main reservoirs and transmitters of this fatal disease, the animal welfare issues we are tackling also have a significant impact on human health and wellbeing.

The Solutions

Since 2006 Dogstar Foundation and our International partners have been transforming animal welfare in Sri Lanka. Dogstar has always worked closely with Sri Lankan communities, Vets and local authorities to provide humane dog population management, Mass Rabies vaccination programs, education leading to attitude change and the development of veterinary practice. A dog charity with a difference, taking a scientific and evidence led approach to animal welfare, committed to tackling welfare issues at the root causes and providing sustainable solutions. As a founding member of The Animal Welfare Coalition of Sri Lanka, we advocate for new and improved animal welfare legislation.

The impact your support is making for animal welfare in Sri Lanka

updated 7th April 2020

Dogs sterilised

Supported by Dogs Trust Worldwide

Rabies vaccinations

In partnership with Mission Rabies

Cats sterilised

supported by Fondation Brigitte Bardot

Catstar , a better future for Sri Lankas cats

A female cat can have up to three litters per year, with an average litter of 4-6 kittens.

With no national program to sterilise cats the feline population has spiralled out of control.

Catstar provides urgently needed spay neuter services for Sri Lankas cats

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Sri Lanka's current animal welfare legislation is 112 years old

That legislation is no longer fit for purpose. Currently, there are no laws to protect animals who are permanently chained up, kenneled, abused or neglected. There are no laws to stop owners from dumping unwanted animals on the streets. A new Animal Welfare bill received cabinet approval in 2016 but it has yet to be brought into law ( enacted )