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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 Mary Ann Kaye at +011-501-523-3651 or
maryann.inbz@yahoo.com
ADOPTIONS AVAILABLE
Several of Mary Ann and
Keith Kaye's Homeless
Dogs Available for Adoption
Coconut Kady is a playful, slender, medium sized dog
weighing 28 lbs. She has learned to bark at strangers and stays
around her home.
This is Lucky. He is 2-3
yrs .old, a fairly small dog, 27 lbs. He will make a wonderful pet, he’s very
affectionate.
Lucky plays well with other dogs.
This is Sheila, a very
active 27 lb., 16 month old cutie.
She loves to spend the night
sleeping on the verandah after a day running and playing. Sheila is
currently at Mary Ann and Keith's Foster Home. She has had all the
necessary vaccinations to date, and would love to be adopted by a
family with a big fenced yard to play in.
Fred
Fred was rescued from
the beach in Seine Bight on March 24th. He had been
abandoned, was extremely thin & starving to the point of
not even being able to stand or sit up without help. He
has slowly been putting weight back on, and now runs and
plays with the other dogs. His age is estimated at 2 - 4
yrs.. He has been neutered, has all his shots now, and
is looking for a permanent adoptive home.
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.
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
Cats and Kittens available for adoption.
Available for Adoption. Rescued in
Placencia in April 2009
Available for Adoption. Rescued in Placencia in April 2009
Sylvester Rescued in
Seine Bight
Available for Adoption
Blotchy, Rescued from
Seine Bight
Available for Adoption
Diamond, Rescued from
Seine Bight
Available for Adoption
Fitzgerald, Rescued
by Placencia Tourist
Available for Adoption
Ernie, (Adopted)
Rescued from Placenica
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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