Adopting a friend

We are planning to bring 2 dogs that are in desperate need for a home the first week of April if there is a home or foster home waiting for them in Regina.

They are sterilized and upon departure they will undergo a veterinarian evaluation, which includes a general examination.

If you are considering adopting a dog from Venezuela, please email venezuelandogrescuecanada@gmail.com

Spay & Neuter Clinics

VDRC is organizing a 5 days spay clinic in two very impoverished neighborhood locations in Venezuela. The goal of the clinic is not only to provide a large volume of free, high quality sterilizations to impoverished communities, but also to educate the public and promote our message of humane reform and spay/neuter.

For nearly every animal serviced, this will be their first and likely only chance to be examined and treated by a veterinarian, as the families that live in the region simply cannot afford health services for their animals

Two local veterinarians including a veterinarian from AAMOR, a local shelter, will donate their time so we only have to cover Surgical Supplies.

All the animals will be tattooed and if we are able to raise enough funding the animals will be vaccinated and dewormed.

Sponsor a sterilization surgery today and help to prevent untold suffering.

Help us to fight the suffering of unwanted animals in Venezuela through prevention - spay and neuter. It cost an average of $20 for an animal to be sterilized. Spaying just one dog and one cat prevents 67,000 puppies and 420,000 kittens from being born over the next 7 years!

You can donate through Paypal or if you prefer to send a check please email venezuelandogrescuecanada@gmail.com

For just $20 you can help prevent the birth of over half a million animals over the next seven years!

Their suffering knows no borders and neither does our compassion.

Fostering

Have you ever thought that you would like to give a homeless dog an interim home? As a foster parent for a puppy or dog, you will help a homeless animal until a permanent loving home can be found. Foster homes are very important for animal rescue!

Without you, we cannot help these dogs. It takes both dedication and compassion to act as a foster home. It takes a person who holds this cause close at heart, someone who is willing to help a rescue heal from the scars of his past.A foster home is responsible for establishing a routine with the rescue, helping with positive training and manners, helping to socialize the dog in different situations and helping the rescue blossom in a regular home life through love, exercise, play, social interaction etc.

Fostering takes work and dedication. However, there is nothing more rewarding than to save a dog, provide him with the care, love and attention he never had, and watch him blossom into the dog he was meant to be. Each time this happens, it is because a special person like you, took the time to care. If you are interested in becoming a foster parent please contact us at venezuelandogrescuecanada@gmail.com

The health of the dogs, and how much it will cost to bring each of them here

All the animals I have mentioned have already been:
Dewormed for intestinal parasites
Vaccinated
Prevention of canine distemper, infectious canine hepatitis, canine adenovirus type 2, parainfluenza and parvovirus infections
Rabies vaccination
Spayed or neutered

If any of these dogs find a temporary or permanent home in Regina, he/she will undergo the following before coming.
- Fecal examination for intestinal parasites
- Flea/tick control
- Heartworm test

A licensed veterinarian in Venezuela will provide a valid rabies vaccination certificate, an International Health Certificate, vaccination certificate, spay certificate and heartworm test results.
Canada does not impose quarantine on pet dogs entering into Canada.

The final cost would be approximately CA$ 250 per dog.

BOBY

We thought that the following dogs would be good candidates to come to Canada based on their age, health, and temperment:

Bobby is a very special and loving dog that was living in the temporary place that was sold, before my friend Nancy started placing animals there. The guardian that used to take care of him was killed during a robbery so my friend Nancy has been feeding him since then.

Bobby is about 5 years old and he was hit by a car a few years ago. After that, he was only able to walk on three legs, but is now recovered enough that he can use all 4 legs again. He is still energetic and loves being petted. He deserves a family that loves him as much as he will love them.

NEGRITA (Blackie)

Negrita was abandoned 2 years ago in front of my friend Nancy’s house. She was spayed right away and put up for adoption. She has been waiting for a home since then. She is living in a temporary place that was recently sold so my friend has to relocate the 4 dogs that were living there.

She is sweet and affectionate, and very shy. She has been around cats and she does not show any interest in them. She about 4 yrs old, is medium size and needs a family that can take her for walks and is willing to love her and give the affection and protection that she has been waiting for, for a long, long time.

AZABACHE (Black Amber)

Azabache was a stray dog that found “shelter” in front of a public school. She had been living there for a few weeks and the school guardian would give her scraps once in a while so she stayed there. My friend Nancy offered to help her, taking her to the vet to be fixed and vaccinated, hoping that perhaps they would allow her to stay inside, in the guardian hut (that is common in Venezuela).

When she came back with Azabache already fixed and vaccinated, the guardian did not want her back because she had been fixed and he wanted puppies for his kids (unfortunately, puppies are very disposable and they die at very early age because of the lack of care). She tried to explain to him that now the dog was going to be healthier and stronger but he definitely did not want her back.

Without any place to shelter the dog, my friend had to take her to her small townhouse where she already has 2 dogs and 6 cats. Due to the lack of space she had to put her in a very tiny patio.

Azabache is very sweet and gets along well with other dogs and cats. She needs a loving family that has patience to help her to have more confidence. She is seems to be fine around children although she hasn't spent a lot of time around kids. She about 2 years old, is in very good shape and has reached her full weight of 30 pounds.

What we are about

Venezuelan Dog Rescue Canada is a Regina based group created to help alleviate the suffering of dogs and cats in need in South America (Venezuela) by supporting Spay & Neuter Clinics and from time to time in very special situations placing rescued dogs from Venezuela with local families.

Projects:

Spay & Neuter Clinics
VDRC is organizing spay clinics in impoverished neighborhoods in Venezuela.

International Dog Rescue
Occasionally, we select friendly, adoptable rescued dogs that are in specially desperate situations and then bring them back to Regina to be adopted out into safe, loving, permanent homes.