MAFS

14/04/2026

MAFS together with our vet at Ben Pet animal clinic & surgery wishes you a Happy & Prosperous Sinhala & Tamil New Year!! 🌞 🐾

Subȧ aluth auwrudhdhak ve’va 🌞 🐾

සුභ නව වසරක් 🌞 🐾

13/04/2026

This is so true. Please read below 🐾🙏🏼❤️

Sinhala New Year is here. And for our street animals, the celebrations have already begun to hurt. 😩

The sound of crackers is already echoing through the villages. Roadside stalls are stacked with them, and it will only get louder as the big day approaches.

For 5 seconds of dazzle and sparkle, animals and wildlife pay a devastating price. The sudden, explosive noise triggers sheer panic. Dogs bolt into traffic. Cats disappear for days. Birds abandon their nests. Wildlife flees into danger. Hearts literally give out from the shock and stress.

This is not about dampening the joy of Avurudu. It is about asking ourselves whether that joy needs to come at the cost of so much suffering. We believe it does not.

Please, this new year, take a stand. Do not buy firecrackers. Do not encourage them. Your kindness is a gift to every living creature around you.

Ways to help street animals stay safe:

🐕 Open a door - if there is a street dog or cat you know near your home, let them inside or into your compound during the noisiest hours. A small mercy that makes a huge difference.

📦 Create a quiet shelter - a cardboard box turned on its side in a corner, under a stairwell, behind a wall. Somewhere low, enclosed, away from the street. Animals instinctively seek small, dark spaces when frightened.

👀 Watch the roads - scared animals run blind. Drive slowly during and after fireworks. Check under your vehicle before moving. Many animals are injured this way every year.

💦 Keep water and food out - animals who have fled in fear may not find their usual feeding spots. Leaving out food and fresh water helps them recover and find their way back.

🗣️ Speak up in your community - gently, kindly, share what you know. Many people simply have not thought about what firecrackers do to animals. A conversation can change things.

🏥 Report injured animals - if you find an animal that is hurt or in distress, contact your local vet or animal welfare organisation. Do not leave them on the road.

Avurudu is about renewal, togetherness, and gratitude. Let it be that for every creature in your neighbourhood too.

Subha Aluth Awuruddak Wewa. 🌸

12/04/2026

අපගේ ඊළඟ වන්ධ්‍යාකරණ සහ එන්නත් කිරීමේ දිනය!
බල්ලන් 🐶 පමණයි 🐕

අප්‍රේල් 25 වන දින පෙ.ව. 7:30 සිට ප.ව. 3:30 දක්වා 🐾
ස්ථානය; කටුවත්ත, මිරිස්වත්ත

සමඟ

11/04/2026

Last week one of our team members decided to treat these amazing ladies to tea 🫖🥮
They are all working as cleaners on Bentota beach and around… and are all so helpful and love caring for the beach dogs 🐶
Specially taking under their wing one of our sweetest dogs, Hattie, who is still looking for a forever home,. Until then she is living here and being cared for by these ladies, MAFS feeds her 3 times a week, but these ladies look after her too and provide her water and leftovers! 🫶🐕‍🦺 so we thought we’d do something back!! 💃🏼

10/04/2026

It’s finally here!! 🐾

Our next sterilisation and vaccination day!
DOGS 🐶 ONLY 🐕

25 April from 7:30 am to 3:30 pm 🐾
Location; Katuwatta, Miriswatta

With Association of Veterinarians for Humane Management of Animal Population & Ben Pet animal clinic & surgery

08/04/2026

Meet Liselotte, who, in her own words, is very proud to be helping us. Liselotte was the very first person to donate officially to MAFS.

Here she is being thanked by Tilly.
srilanka would also like to say “Thank you”
🙏🏼♥️ 🐾

07/04/2026

👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽

04/04/2026

❤️🐶🐾🤎

Today is World Stray Animals Day!

This is for the voiceless 🐾

28/03/2026

Sweet little Beela found her forever home 🐾💛
Rescued from the street by a MAFS team member just days ago, this 4-month-old bundle of love is now being completely spoilt by her new family in Bentota – exactly as it should be. 🐕🦴

Please adopt, don’t shop. If you’re looking for an older dog or puppy, get in touch — there are so many like Beela waiting for their happy ending.

AdoptSriLanka

27/03/2026

Keep fans on, leave plenty of water and watch for signs of dehydration.

Switch on fans when leaving pets at home, vets urge public

Read More:
https://www.dailymirror.lk/breaking_news/Switch-on-fans-when-leaving-pets-at-home-vets-urge-public/108-336382

25/03/2026

Such hot days at the moment. ☀️

Care for the animals! 🐕🐒🐦‍⬛🐈🐘