Animal SOS Sri Lanka

29/09/2026

All living beings need water. 💧
For street animals, simply leaving out a clean bowl of water can be a lifesaver, especially on hot days. A small act of kindness may mean the difference between life and death.

If you can, leave a bowl of fresh water outside for animals in need. 🐾❤️
A little kindness can go a long way.

28/09/2026

🐾 PLEASE TAKE A FEW SECONDS TO VOTE FOR US! 🐾

We have an incredible opportunity to win a much-needed grant — but we need your help.

We are currently ranked 68th, and we need many more votes to have a real chance of securing the grant.

We know we have enough amazing supporters to make this happen. ❤️ If everyone who can vote takes just a few seconds to do so, those votes could make a huge difference.

We are in desperate need of funds, and so many vulnerable cats and dogs depend on the sanctuary to survive.
Our survival is their survival.

🙏 Please vote for us using the link below, and share this post so others can vote too.

Every single vote counts. Every share helps. And every bit of support could help us continue saving precious lives. 🐶🐱❤️

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27/09/2026

Prevention is better than cure and for our animals, it can mean the difference between life and death.
Every single day, more than 2,200 cats and dogs depend on us.

Many are elderly, disabled, seriously ill or survivors of horrific abuse. Some have endured unimaginable suffering before finally reaching us.
Our days are filled with cleaning, feeding, caring, monitoring and socialising. We operate two on-site veterinary clinics, treating critical cases and fighting to save animals who arrive at our gates at death’s door.
But saving lives isn’t only about treating animals when they become desperately sick.
Prevention is one of the most important things we can do.

In Sri Lanka’s tropical climate, parasites such as ticks and mosquitoes can be deadly. Dogs arriving at our sanctuary are often covered in ticks and already suffering from dangerous diseases such as babesiosis, anaplasmosis and ehrlichiosis.

These illnesses can be extremely serious and expensive to treat. Every new arrival needs blood testing so that we can identify the disease and begin the correct treatment as quickly as possible.

That is why our sanctuary animals receive vaccinations against deadly diseases including parvo, distemper, leptospirosis, hepatitis and rabies, alongside regular anti-parasitic treatments.

And our work doesn’t stop at the sanctuary.

We also help animals in local communities with rabies vaccinations, anti-parasitic treatments and other essential treatments, as well as boosters and treatments for cats and dogs we have homed locally.

We spend more than £30,000 every year on vaccines and anti-parasitic treatments such as Bravecto, NexGard and Advocate.

There are also food bills for thousands of animals, staff wages, veterinary medicines, huge electric bills, plant/sanctuary maintenance, vehicle costs, and so much more.

Please help towards keeping our animals protected.

26/09/2026

Can anyone recommend a place where we can get some robust/good quality stainless steel cages from please ? Southern Province area would be best 🙏🐾🙏

25/09/2026

Another local soul injured on the streets.
Named him Emmanuel. He was covered in ticks and has fractures/injuries to his paw.
Bloods taken for analysis and blood parasite diseases.
Tested for parvo/distemper on admission, our protocol for all new admisions.
We will treat, fully vaccinate and castrate him.

Please help towards the treatments for this beautiful boy via-
https://asajpdzu.donorsupport.co/page/animalsossrilankafacebook

25/09/2026

There is a common misconception that if a rescue treats an animal, we should automatically take it into permanent care.

That simply isn't possible, or always necessary. We would have over 10,000 residents if we operated that way and it's simply unsustainable. As it is we struggle with the numbers of disabled dogs we are asked to help every day, abuse cases and critically injured animals, when the sanctuary is already stretched.

In addition to that, unlike many orgs we know, we do give critical cases that others would euthanize as 'hopeless cases', a chance of life and our high survival rates also reflect on our numbers of sanctuary residents. Dogs with recovered brain trauma injuries for example, especially pups, cannot be safely released back on the roads, nor can abuse cases.

We treat, neuter, fully vaccinate and release as many healthy adult dogs back into the communities they know and often where we can check on them.

But puppies are different.
We are constantly faced with people dumping young puppies at our gates, in boxes, by roadsides or in unfamiliar areas. We cannot simply put a vulnerable puppy onto streets it doesn't know. We therefore care for them and work hard to find them safe and loving homes.
Rescues in Sri Lanka, and indeed in the UK and elsewhere, are inundated with dumped kittens and puppies. This is often the result of people placing the responsibility for unwanted animals onto someone else rather than taking responsibility themselves.

Our sanctuary is primarily for animals who cannot survive safely on the streets, disabled, severely injured, abused or extremely vulnerable animals. Some have arrived poisoned or having been doused with boiling water.

Even one of our locally rehomed dogs is now at the sanctuary in a critical state after a suspected poisoning incident.
No tough Animal Welfare laws = animal abuse/cruelty.
We are always up against it !

So rescue isn't about keeping every animal we encounter.

It's about doing what each animal actually needs.

🐾 Healthy adult street dog - treat, neuter, vaccinate and return where appropriate and safe.

🐾 Dumped puppy - protect, care for and find a suitable home.

🐾 Vulnerable or abused animal - provide sanctuary and ongoing care.

Asanka and Brucey are two recent and local TNVR cases we are helping at the sanctuary- Both intact males with horrific maggot infested wounds and tick-borne diseases.
Once healthy, they will be fully vaccinated, castrated and released back to their areas.
That way we can treat and save many more lives.

Please help towards Asanka and Brucey's treatments via-
https://asajpdzu.donorsupport.co/page/animalsossrilankafacebook

23/09/2026

Fate can transform a life, and a small pup called Lucky is testament to that.
Back in 2012, Lucky was born in Sri Lanka, living near a hotel in Hikkaduwa. She was weak, helpless and alone.
A couple who were holidaying at the hotel saw her on the beach. There was no mum. She was covered in cuts and scabs, scared and frightened.

One night, they heard her scream when security threw her outside the hotel gardens. Thankfully, some kind locals who worked near the pool area showed her some mercy.
The couple were heartbroken. They decided to take action and give this little pup a future.
They found Animal SOS and asked us to look after her until she was able to join them in the UK. They named her Lucky.
At that time, we had just over 400 dogs, so much has changed in all those years.

With treatment, care and plenty of love, Lucky grew stronger.
Once all the formalities were completed, she flew to the UK to begin her new chapter of life.
She lived with Jaya, another Sri Lankan pooch rescued by Kim as a tiny pup after being found crying in torrential rain. The two shared a very special friendship until Jaya passed away following a freak and tragic accident while out on a walk.

For 14 years, Lucky lived a pampered life, hugely loved and cherished. There were long walks in the countryside, presents at Christmas and, most importantly, a family who adored her.
But this week, Lucky passed away.
And now there are only memories of a little Sri Lankan street pup whose fate was changed forever, and who truly lived up to her name. She was, in every sense, extremely lucky.

Now she is reunited with her best buddy Jaya, and we can imagine the two of them together again, howling away to their favourite Mariah Carey song, All I Want for Christmas Is You. ❤️
Dogs have such short lives, and loving them means that, when their time comes, the grief is enormous.
It is the one time they break your heart.
RIP, darling Lucky.
You were loved. You were cherished. You were Lucky. ❤️🐾

22/09/2026

At the end of 2022, Maddox arrived with us (pic 3). His story is one we will never forget 💔

Sadly, he experienced intense abuse and was beaten by an evil person who then tried to feed him to crocodiles 😱😭

Unfortunately, he remains blind from the incident, but for the last 4 years with us he has known love, kindness and safety ✨

There are limited animal cruelty laws for animals in Sri Lanka which is why Maddox’s attacker was never prosecuted, and many continue to get away with the most horrific crimes…

Our sanctuary is full of abuse survivors like Maddox which is why we need your support to keep these dogs in their home and with the people they love.

Please join us, because together we can make a difference, just as we did for Maddox 💫

A £5 /2150 rupee donation can help save a life, and continue to make sure we are here for those that need us most 🙏🧡

Please donate via the link in our bio. Your support means the world 🌍