More than 500 animals were adopted in Bahrain last year through special adoption events and the ongoing efforts of an organisation dedicated to promoting animal welfare.
The Dogs Care Society (DCS) based in Budaiya, in collaboration with Bahrain World for Animals, successfully placed 258 dogs, 175 cats, and 85 birds and poultry into safe, loving furr-ever homes.
In addition, the group has secured temporary foster homes for 180 dogs and 143 cats.
To mark the start of the New Year, DCS will organise a Pet Adoption Festival on Friday, running from 3pm to 8pm at Bahrain World for Animals in Budaiya.
The event aims to encourage pet owners to responsibly rehome their animals, rather than dumping them on the street.
“Our goal is not only to increase the number of adoptions, but to ensure that they are placed with loving families who are ready to care for them for the rest of their lives,” DCS Horizons Shelter supervisor Yusuf Ahmed told the GDN.
“Too often, they are adopted for the wrong reasons, only to be abandoned once the initial excitement fades.”
https://www.gdnonline.com/Details/1373016
