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Adoptions
All animals
adopted out by PHS have 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.
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.
If you are
interested in sponsoring an animal, adopting an animal or would
like additional information on any of our animals please
contact Shannon Romero at 600-2473 or
wolfnbelize@yahoo.com.
Currently we have no adoptions available but when we do they will
be featured on our Facebook Page.
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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