Animal SOS Sri Lanka
Rescuing Street Dogs & Cats
Since 2007, Animal SOS Sri Lanka has transformed the lives of thousands of sick, injured and vulnerable dogs and cats. These remarkable transformations show what compassion, dedication and your support can achieve.
Transformations Your Support Makes Possible
Help us create more transformations like these
Our Mission
Every animal we rescue carries a story – often heartbreaking. Many arrive starving, traumatised, seriously injured or desperately ill.
At Animal SOS Sri Lanka, we fight for them. Our work goes far beyond rescue, from our no-kill sanctuary and veterinary care to feeding, sterilisation, vaccination, education and adoption. Together, these programmes provide a lifeline for animals in desperate need today while helping to reduce suffering for future generations.
Want to see what that care can achieve? Read some of our rescue success stories.
Why We Need You
More than 2,200 vulnerable dogs and cats depend on our sanctuary for food, veterinary care, safety and love – most of them disabled, abused or too fragile to survive life on the streets.
Caring for them every day – while continuing to help animals arriving in desperate need – is only possible because of people like you.
Just 50p can provide a nourishing home-cooked meal
£10 a month helps towards the essential care of an animal at our sanctuary
Feeding alone accounts for around half of our charity's costs. Every day, we prepare nourishing home-cooked meals for our sanctuary animals and hundreds of hungry street dogs and cats in the local community.
Discover our feeding programme
Your kindness turns suffering into second chances
See What Your Support Makes Possible
From rescue and treatment to rehabilitation and lifelong care, see how your support helps transform the lives of vulnerable animals.
Every Number Tells a Story of Hope
Our Impact January - June 2026
We are currently caring for 2247 dogs and 17 cats at the sanctuary (16 cats are
fostered outside by our managers).
We provided over 15,000 treatments for disease, wounds, fractures and tumours.
We provided over 4,200 anti-parasite treatments (worming, mange, tick/flea treatments).
We performed over 4,000 blood tests/smears/biochemistry/haematology.
We provided over 3,500 vaccinations against rabies and other deadly viruses.
We are operational
EVERY day.
We sterilised 250 dogs and cats and conducted 180 other surgical procedures.
We feed around 2,700 dogs and cats EVERY day and operate the largest feeding program and largest animal sanctuary for sick/injured and abused street animals in Sri Lanka.
Change A Life Through Sponsorship
Sponsor a rescued dog or cat at Animal SOS Sri Lanka and help provide the food,
veterinary care, safety and love they need. Regular sponsorship helps us provide
ongoing care for vulnerable animals at our sanctuary.
Adopt a Dog or Cat - Give a Rescue a New Life
Finding a loving forever home is one of the happiest outcomes of animal rescue. Adoption gives a dog or cat the chance of a wonderful new life while easing pressure on our sanctuary and creating space to help another animal in desperate need.
While many of our residents require specialist or lifelong care, we also have dogs, cats and puppies ready for loving homes. Rescued animals can make incredibly loyal and loving companions – your home could be the beginning of their next chapter.
Our dedicated team will guide you through every step of the adoption process, whether you are in Sri Lanka or overseas.
Your next best friend could be waiting
Discover inspiring rescue stories and see the incredible difference your support makes. Meet some of the animals given a second chance and go behind the scenes with our sanctuary team.This edition also shares our impact so far in 2026, a special feature on leaving a legacy of hope, and the many ways you can help us continue saving lives.
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