Abandoned Dogs Yaman & Sari Need You
Tomorrow is National Pet Day.
It’s a day filled with photos of dogs in homes, in beds, in arms.
Dogs who belong somewhere.
Yaman and Sari do not have that kind of story.
Two Dogs, No Dramatic Story
There is nothing extraordinary about Yaman and Sari.
They did not arrive injured. They did not need urgent treatment. They were not cases that demanded attention.
They came to us as healthy adult dogs, in trouble but not the kind of trouble that gets a dog noticed.
Sari
Sari has been part of human care before. She was abandoned on the streets long ago, and later taken to safety when that was still legally possible.
At one point, someone agreed to take responsibility for her. That did not last.
She found herself without a place again. By the time she reached us, this wasn’t one failure.
It was a pattern.
Yaman
Yaman was lived on the street. Someone helped him but he was about to be left alone on the street again.
He is safe now under the sanctuary programme he has everything he needs for a good life.
Their Situation
Without a place like the sanctuary programme, dogs like Yaman and Sari would move through systems where outcomes are uncertain.
We do not present that as theory. It is something we understand well.
Our sanctuary project exists for dogs who fall outside of urgency and visibility
Not critical
Not headline cases
Not actively sought
But still in need of a consistent, secure place to avoid homelessness
The Reality Behind the Sanctuary Project
We have 36 places in this project. We are already over capacity.
Yaman and Sari are part of that.
The physical space is there. The care is there. What is not always there is the funding to sustain it.
Each month requires careful balancing to keep every dog exactly where they are, safe, stable, and not moving on again.
We are not a large popular charitable organisation with volumes of supporters but we do exactly the same work, have exactly the same responsibilities & in some cases more with he same positive outcomes.
A Different Kind of Support
Yaman and Sari do not need intervention. They need continuity. They need people willing to ensure that nothing changes for them again.
That is what our virtual parent programme provides.
From £5 a month, supporters help secure their place here. In return, Yaman and Sari send updates every three months to say thank you to each person who gives them the safety they need.
On a Day About Pets
On National Pet Day, most attention will be on dogs who have a defined place in the world.
Yaman and Sari are part of a different group.
Dogs who remain. Dogs whose stories are not visible. Dogs who are easy to overlook.
But dogs who are still here & in desperate need.
If you are able to help Yaman or Sari you can create a monthly donation here
https://dogdeskanimalaction.com/donate/
or choose a paid subscription here, if you do that please send me a note so I can add you to Yaman & Sari’s adopted parent list.