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Adoptions
All animals
adopted out by PHS has been fully checked out by a veterinarian
They have
been spayed or neutered and all their shots are age appropriate
In 2007 we
started doing international adoptions and currently have sent
dogs to both the US and Canada
If you are
interested in sponsoring an animal, adopting an animal or would
like additional information on any of our animals please
contact Pamela Keck at
kkeck11@yahoo.com or
+011-501-520-4057
My
Story
My name is Roscoe, and this is my story.
Just as they were wrapping up a trip to Dangriga Town, PHS
President Pamela Keck and husband Karl saw me lying under a
truck at the Dangriga Police Station. I was fidgeting and
fidgeting because I was so uncomfortable. I was covered
with fleas, my hair was matted and falling out, and I was
sooo hungry!
Having been told that I didn’t have a home by the officer at
the Police Station window, Pamela looked at Karl and stated
emphatically, “I can’t leave that puppy behind!” And Karl
immediately responded, “OK, sure.”
They scooped me up, carried me back to the window and asked,
“Are you sure?”, and the officer answered, “Yeah.” So they
carried me to their truck, and we’re on the road now.
I’m not really sure who these people are or where I’m going,
but I’m too weak to care. It just feels good to be sitting
on someone’s lap and having them hold me gently.
They tell me I stink, but I’ve always smelled like this!
(What does a non-stinky dog smell like, anyway?) I heard
them say, “He’s blind in one eye, and his stomach is so
bloated he must have worms.” I don’t care about any of that
stuff (whatever it means). I just want them to keep holding
me.
Before long we arrive at a place they call “home”, and they
carry me upstairs and give me food that comes in a can. It
tastes sooo good - I don’t remember ever having
anything like it before.
Now they’re putting me into a sink and giving me a bath! I
don’t like this very much, but they’re still touching me and
I do like that. Phfew!…Now that it’s over I do feel
lot’s better.
Ah, oh… they’re giving me a vaccination. It’s called a
6-in-1 and they say I need it if I don’t want to get some
nasty diseases. And they’re giving me some medicine to get
rid of the worms. Hmmm…not too bad - tastes like bananas.
Pamela’s on the phone now telling the vet what they’ve
already done, and asking him what else they should do for
me. This is wonderful.
It’s so nice here on their veranda - no one kicking me or
yelling at me to move. I’m so sleepy…I’m just going to lay
down here a little while and ….zzzzzz.
A few hours later…
Oh, that was nice. But this is even nicer. Pam gave me
some food and now she’s holding me again. I’m not used to
this and I don’t want it to end.
We just went for a little walk. It was fun, but I’m so weak
I can’t climb up the stairs - so Pam is carrying me up. Oh
boy! I get another meal before bed!
Its 6AM the next day and we’re going for another walk on the
beach. And then more food! Hmm…I wonder what I’m supposed
to do with this rawhide chew. Oh…I get it. I’m kind of
weak so I spend a lot of time sleeping, but every couple of
hours Pam or Karl takes me for another walk.
4 days later…
I can’t believe it but I’ve been here 4 days, and I can
climb the stairs all by myself now. I just met Kay
Valentine from Seine Bight, and she really likes me! After
I get checked by the vet to make sure I am well, she’s going
to take me home with her to live with her family.
Every day I get stronger and stronger, and now I have lots
of energy to play. My hair is growing back, and I’m not
hungry anymore. Best of all, I know that I’m loved! I get
picked up many times every day, and I get lots of
hugs. Pam tells me that one day I’ll be too big to pick up,
but I hope that day never comes!
Tomorrow is Saturday and I’m going to see the vet at the
clinic. He’s going to do an operation so I can’t make any
more babies that will end up homeless. No animal should
have to suffer like I did.
I don’t know what I did to end up homeless, and I don’t know
what I did to get rescued. What I do know finally,
is just how wonderful it feels to be loved.
March Adoption
Our neuter
patients in March included Roscoe, the latest PHS rescue
dog. Roscoe caught PHS attention when one of our Board
members spotted him, appearing homeless and ailing, at the
Dangriga Police Station.
Confirming
with police personnel that he indeed had no owner or home,
the PHS rep carried Roscoe to Placencia and nursed him until
the next PHS Clinic.
Having
successfully completed his check-up and neuter surgery,
Roscoe now resides at his new home with a family in Seine
Bight.
ADOPTIONS
Following is
information on homeless cats who are available for adoption.
PHS will also gladly accept donations for their care until they can
be adopted.
Purrs and Whiskers
Board member
Pam Keck's
latest crew up for adoption.
Hi, My name is Ernie. PHS
received me when I was just 3 days old. I am now 1 year
old and am looking for a new home. I love to be outside most
of the time but still come in to get loved on. I get along
well with dogs and ducks. Please call
520-4057 if you want to take me home.
Hi, I was rescued by a kind resident
of Placencia after someone threw acid on me. They called PHS
To help because I was only 2 weeks old and needed medical attention.
I am all better now and ready for a new home. I have had
a couple of names since PHS wasn’t sure if I was a boy or a girl but
right now my name is Luigi. I get to be adopted with my
brother Mario.
Hi, I’m Mario and I am very proud of
my moustache. Everyone says it gives me character. I was
taken in byPHS so my brother would have a playmate. Mom and us
Kittens were homeless. My brother and I love to play
Together. Are you the home for us?
(PHS NOTE: Mother cat of Mario
and Luigi has been spayed And has a wonderful home now)
Sylvester Rescued in
Seine Bight
(ready for adoption now)
Blotchy, Rescued from
Seine Bight
(ready for adoption now)
Diamond, Rescued from
Seine Bight
(ready for adoption now)
Fitzgerald, Rescued
by Placencia Tourist
(ready for adoption now)
Bert, (Adopted)
Rescued from Placencia
Mert,
(Adopted)
Rescued from Placencia
Harvey,
(Adopted)
Rescued from Placencia
Prior to adoption, veterinary care will
be up-to-date, including all appropriate vaccinations. A BZ$50
is donation is requested from adopting parents to cover the cost of
veterinary care.
Please
contact PHS
if you are interested in an adoption or in offering financial
assistance with an animal's care until an appropriate adoption
can be arranged.
INTERNATIONAL ADOPTIONS
Oliver (formerly known as
Bookie) and new California friend
Bookie (now known as Oliver in
California) was adopted by a visitor to Belize who noticed him
hanging around the place they were staying in Maya Beach. He
had some wounds on his body and they notified Pamela Keck who lives
in the northern part of the Peninsula. She went and saw the
dog. The people wanted to continue to look after and feed
"Bookie" while they were here. Pamela want to various locations in
Maya Beach to see if she could find an owner and she left messages
at the places she went saying that if no one claimed the dog PHS was
going to take it and have it neutered and find him a home.
Anyway these three tourist rescuers were interested in "sponsoring"
him initially but when one of the rescuers returned home to
Californian he contacted Pamela and told her he wanted to adopt
Bookie. Shannon Romero was caring for the dog in the meantime
and after Pamela Keck made the arrangements, Shannon flew to Belize
City and put Bookie on a plane to his new home in San Jose
California
Mr. Bibbs
With all the dogs
running loose on the beach, a lot of visitors mistakenly believe
that they are homeless and neglected. However, most of the
dogs do have homes, but it is true that they are nonetheless
neglected in as much as they allowed to roam freely and not kept in
a protected environment for their safely and safeguard against
disease.
It is not unusual
therefore for visitors to fall in love with some of these free
spirits and more and more this is happening. They fall
in love with a certain pet, feed it and exercise it while they are
staying in Belize and when it comes time to leave they contact
PHS
to see if it’s possible for them to finance the continuing care of
their new ‘friend’ – they even go so far as naming the animal.
In the meantime,
a Canadian visitor felt so committed to Mr. Bibbs that they decided
to adopt it. So as soon as Mr. Biggs got a clear health
certificate he was on his way to Canada to his new home, all at the
expense of its new owner.
This is just one
of the many overseas adoptions that
PHS
has arranged this year. There is an increasing interest in
these ‘abandoned/neglected’ animals and by finding them a new home
as well as getting them into a good physical condition,
PHS
is doing its part in keeping Placencia pets safe and secure.
We make every effort to see that the pets put into the program do
not have an owner, or if they do have an owner, that we have their
permission to find the pet a new home.
Sometimes owners just cannot take the time, nor do they have the
funds to take care of their pets, even when they love them.
When the welfare of an animal is put first, then the right decision
about its future is easy to make.
We urge every pet
owner to keep their pets safe and see that they are in good physical
condition. Many pets suffer unnecessarily because they
do not receive appropriate medical attention in a timely manner.
Remember it’s sometimes not enough to love a pet. As pet
owners we have to make sure they are safe, well fed and exercised.
Without that nurturing, our pets are not being given the best
opportunity to flourish.
PHS’s
animal Adoption Program is available to anyone wherever they live –
Belize and/or overseas. We are only interested in providing
the best homes we can for these neglected/abandoned pets. PHS
is not in the business of making money through this or any of their
programs.
PHS
is the only registered, not for profit, animal welfare organization
on the Peninsula and is run entirely by volunteers.
No-one receives any remuneration for the services they provide for
the animals.
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