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Help us support animals that require a little extra care before they can find their forever home.

At Blue Cross, we try our best to make each animal’s shelter experience as enriching as possible, but sometimes we need a bit of extra support.

As a not-for-profit organization, we receive no government funding. The work we do here at Blue Cross relies solely on the generosity of our dedicated community lending their support to our programs that are designed to help us make the shelter a better place for all animals.

We’d like to introduce everyone to our brand new ‘Little Dog Fund’!
It’s unfortunately common knowledge that the vast majority of dogs that come through shelters are medium-to-large in size and quite often find themselves there due to behavioural or circumstantial challenges that aren’t easy to overlook due to their size.
This isn’t to say that we don’t get small dogs needing to be rehomed, because we do, but they often have a different set of challenges to face.
Generally speaking, the little dogs that end up in shelters are there more often than not because they have medical issues or require veterinary treatment that their owners are either unwilling or unable to provide them with.
As an animal shelter, it’s our responsibility to care for these animals when no one else is able to, but as a charity organization, the financial burden of the more costly surgeries and procedures can be more than we are able to bear without the support of our community.
This is why we are setting up our Little Dog Fund with the hope that each of you, in our animal lover community, may be able to donate even a small amount to help us cover the costs of crucial veterinary care for the dogs who so desperately need it both now and in the future.
To read about some of the dogs needing extra support or to make a donation, click the link below.

SPONSOR A SHELTER ANIMAL TODAY

Guardian Angel Sponsorship Program!

By sponsoring a dog kennel or cat pen, you are saving the lives of abandoned and unwanted dogs and cats, providing year-round care, ensuring they are safe, their bellies are kept full & their lives are enriched until forever homes are found. Kennel/Pen sponsorships are available for 3-month, 6-month or one-year periods. Your sponsorship can be dedicated to an individual, family member or business, a gift for a special occasion, or a memorial for a loved one or a beloved pet.

A Guardian Angel card will be placed on the kennel or pen for the period you select. We can also include a photo that you provide.

If you wish to sponsor a pen or kennel as a gift to another, we will be happy to send a card acknowledging your gift.

Ralphs Legacy – Medical Treatment Fund

Ralph touched everybody’s hearts during his stay with us, and it felt only natural to name our medical treatment fund for vulnerable animals in honour of his memory. He simply was an outstanding fella! Ralph came to us in such a state and through it all he was such a champion. Ralph’s Legacy lies at the heart of what we do at Blue Cross.

Learn more about Ralphs journey here.

Twinkie's Story

Twinkie – Hard to adopt to adopted.

Twinkie is another great example of animals that find themselves without a home and require a bit of extra care before they can begin to search for their forever homes. Twinkie was born in the home of one of our dedicated carers and after falling behind all of her siblings in many ways, we discovered that she had in fact acquired Dwarfism as a result of an overactive thyroid gland. This little girl needs ongoing development checks before we can confidently adopt her to a loving home, and she will require lifelong medication.

Learn more about Twinkie’s journey here.

You can help make a difference today

By supporting one of our programs today, you will allow us to continue growing and improving as an animal welfare organization, and to aid us in providing a safe and nurturing space for animals who have nowhere else to turn.