Posts Tagged ‘animal welfare’
Street Dog Skin Care | Bailey
Meet little Bailey, a Sri Lankan street pup with a shaky start and a solid future thanks to Dogstars Street Dog Skin Care team
Read MorePrejudice Undermines Animal Welfare
An open letter on how prejudice undermines animal welfare. Over the last few days, we have posted some pretty emotional content highlighting the genuine issues of backyard breeding and dog poisonings here in Sri Lanka. While these posts show some of the challenges that animal welfare groups in Sri Lanka face, it’s vital that in…
Read MoreBackyard Dog Breeding – Another Victim
Mark and I are deeply saddened to see yet another “pedigree’ dog die here in Sri Lanka. Anna passed away due to the greed associated with backyard dog breeding, and the absurd idea that “pedigree” dogs are superior in any way to our beautiful Sri Lankan dogs. This beautiful girl was rescued by Embark from…
Read MoreTransforming animal welfare in Sri Lanka
Hope not hate
The tragic events at the Ariana Grande concert in Manchester a few weeks ago and in London at the weekend have given Mark cause for much reflection. The tragic loss of life, the physical and mental injuries inflicted on those who survived, who lost loved ones or attended the aftermath will remain for years…
Read MoreCeva Animal Welfare Awards 2017 – Finalists
Dogstar are delighted to announce we have been shortlisted as finalists for the Ceva Animal Welfare Charity Team of the Year 2017 Our Sri Lankan field team work tirelessly daily, for their commitment to animal welfare to be internationally recognised is a huge honour for us all.
Read MoreAnimal Welfare Sri Lanka
Canine animal welfare issues here in Sri Lanka are not as simple as “street dog bad owned dog good”
Read MoreJuly 7 – Ten Years On
Ten years ago today a series of bombs on the London Underground and a London Bus killed 52 people. Over 700 others were injured. Many lives were changed that day, including Mark and I, who worked for London Undergrounds then privatised engineering department.
Read MoreAnimal and Human Welfare – Why We Should Care About Both
Recently we have met a lot of self-funded individuals trying to help animals here in Sri Lanka without a real support system in place. What starts out as helping one or two can quickly become ten or twenty animals. Trying to care for multiple animals, many of whom are sick or even dying, is…
Read MoreHow dog population management works
and why human intolerance is its worst enemy The numbers of dogs that can live in an area are governed by a number of things, such as, the carrying capacity, available food, water, shelter and human tolerance. If you take away food, water and shelter, you can easily see how a dog’s welfare is impacted.…
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