Animals S.O.S. Trust
a registered charitable society
with a reverence for all creation
Animals for Adoption
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Jordan is an 11 year old male Stafford shire Terrier cross. His owner recently relocated to Australia for work, and contacted the SOS trust to see if we could help, when his sister became unable to look after Jordan herself. After discussing the situation with his owner, we agreed the best option was to try foster Jordan in the interim while he looked into options either to return to NZ or arrange for Jordan to join him in Australia.
Jordan is a lovely gentle, caring and extremely playful.dog (despite his advanced years!). He has a couple of medical issues - a skin condition, and arthritis which makes it sometimes difficult for him to walk, especially in winter. But this doesn't stop him from playing with his toys and sticks! He requires regular medication to treat/ manage both. Jordan is now being temporarily fostered by one of the Animals SOS team, and we are looking at establishing the best place for him/ a potentially long term foster home for the next few months. Fortunately this year we have been contacted by additional couples /families able to offer an orphan a temporary home. Without the assistance of volunteer foster families like these, we would have a far more limited capability to help animals in urgent need, like Jordan. Jordan's owner is extremely relieved to know Jordan is safe and being cared for, and we of course, were happy to help. |
Update - LEO
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A LEO UPDATE FOR ALL AT ANIMALS SOS
Leo came to live with us in late January having made the big road trip north. He has settled in really well & seemed very relaxed here from very early on. After a few days exploring the best places to hang out around our place Leo really has behaved like he’s been here all his life. I sometimes look up see him there & forget he’s only been here for six weeks; it really feels like he’s always been here.
He is a lovely, affectionate, well behaved dog – but you knew that anyway! Our cats are still warming to that idea, but we see progress with that relationship on a daily basis.
We walk Leo a couple of times a day, we are quite spoilt for good dog walking areas here so Leo has enjoyed getting out & making new canine & human friends. We have been surprised by how much of a flirt he can be. When Leo was the new boy to the park he was swept up by a pack of little Fox Terrier girls – three in all. They gave him no choice but to play with them & he was off careering round having the time of his life. Ever since he seems to have been a bit of a ladies man; being the only boy at a Hen Party I was hostess for really sealed the deal. (See the Bow Tie pic)
At weekends we try to get Leo out for a bush walk or a swim in the sea. He loves both although we get some funny looks & lots of questions from other dog owners when he does his special singing whilst swimming. His favourite place at home is the kitchen – no surprise there really & he’s pretty keen on TV watching - Animal Planet (especially Orang-utan Island & cop shows… I wonder why?
We are working on teaching him to retrieve – this has about an 80% & improving success rate at the moment. It’s great for giving him the opportunity to really sprint around. He has also learnt to sit nicely for car trips in the Mini which is a bonus for other road users!
We started him on Eukanuba Large Breed Senior food which seems to agree with him. We are keen to keep him trim & the joint support won’t go amiss either. His teeth are looking good too.
We love having Leo in our lives, so thanks to you all for making this possible. Hope you enjoy the photos, sorry we don’t have any ‘action Leo’ pics, he looks very ‘urban dog’ in these. Am also including a pic of the feline members of the family so you can se his new ‘brothers’.
Some very distressing news was recived recently about Silver, a 7 yr old female Weimaraner we rehomed approx 8 months ago. She was taken ill with gastric torsion, and despite being rushed immediately to the Vet at the first sign of distress, sadly died unexpectedly during a operation to try relieve her symptoms.
Silver came to our attention last year, when her previous owners returned to the UK without her. They had planned to simply drop Silver off at the SPCA shortly before departure, but discovered (1 week before their departure) that the SPCA could not accomdate her. Consequently, we had only 1 week to try find a new home for Silver.
Fortunately two wonderful ladies in Levin - Leslie and Diane - instantly agreed to take Silver once we contacted them, and she had been enjoying a wonderful life on a 2 acre farm in Levin ever since, with a border collie named Amber and a Lhasa Apsod called Saxon for company. Leslie had sent us some new photos a couple of months ago where Silver's happiness was evident (see below). Interestingly, the behavioural issues her previous owners had reported -severe separation anxiety/ destructive behaviour- appeared instantly resolved once Silver arrived at her new home. Which must be evidence of what a happy, safe and secure home Leslie and Dianne provided for her. We are only somewhat comforted that Silver enjoyed a wonderful 8 months with Diane and Leslie, happily playing with her new four legged friends and hunting rabbits - finally able to be the happy hunting dog she was always meant to be..
It is always a tragedy with a beloved pet dies, particularly so prematurely. We know Diane and Leslie must be devestated by the loss of Silver. We were all deeply saddened by the news, and our thoughts and sympathies are with them.
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Become a Foster Parent:
Sometimes our modest resources are stretched to the limit! We are in desperate need of people who would be prepared to foster an animal (usually a dog or a cat) in their home for a short period, until we can find permanent new homes for them to go to.
All you need to do is supply regular food (and we can help with this) and lots of TLC. We urgently need to find more foster homes and would really appreciate your help if you have the time and facilities. To foster dogs you must have a fully fenced section, we also ask that foster parents are at home a fair amount of time during the day to help our animals remain socialised and ready for their new homes.
If you would like to become a Foster Parent please contact Vivienne on (04) 934 4864 or email us at info@animalssos.com.
The trust is a 'watchdog' registered Charitable Society with a dual purpose - to act on behalf of animals and birds to defend them and protect their rights, and to safeguard them from abuse. Our core objective is to find caring homes for displaced pets. With our very limited financial resources, our greatest asset is the time given by our volunteers.
Please note we do not have shelter
facilities. It is preferable that animals are
kept in their home environment until they are rehomed. In exceptional
circumstances we will attempt to foster animals with our volunteers.
If you are interested in rehoming
your pet via this site.
Please contact the Trust on (04) 934 4864
Terms & Conditions
Animals S.O.S. Trust, established
in November 1995,
was indirectly inspired by the works of Dr Albert Schweitzer.
"Compassion, in which
all ethics must take root, can only
attain its full breadth and depth if it embraces all living
creatures and does not limit itself to mankind.
Animals S.O.S. Trust gratefully acknowledges the generous support of
