Adoptions

   

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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.