Recently we made the difficult decision to let long termer Oscar go to sleep after a lengthy battle with old age and arthritis. At 11 years old Oscar had spent the majority of his life with us having initially come into our care in 2010. He was rehomed but unfortunately returned in early 2013 and […]
Early December seen new girl Nova coming into our care. A beautiful big Rottweiler aged just 10 months old, Nova was full of energy, full of love and we were soon to find out – full of surprises. Just a few short weeks after arriving with us we discovered that Nova was pregnant and once […]
Socialisation and enrichment activities are very much part of everyday life for our dogs here at the sanctuary. Room to Relax Our dogs can find the stress of kennel life difficult, so we have a home from home environment on our premises complete with television, sofa, coffee table and rugs! This allows our dogs a […]
In 2017 we commenced working in partnership with Women’s Aid covering the areas Antrim, Ballymena, Carrickfergus, Larne and Newtownabbey. Over the first 12 months we offered a short term home to five dogs and as such assisted five women and their families. The work of Women’s Aid ABCL&N is dedicated to providing refuge, support, information, […]