Kyrenia Animal Rescue

Our Animal Rescue Centre high in the Besparmak Mountains provides refuge for over 200 dogs and cats. We are constantly working to maintain and improve our facilities. We employ people to run the centre, to care for the animals and in the office to manage the administration, give help and advice to the public and deal with enquiries. The additional work is managed by volunteers which includes the collection of animals, veterinary visits, grooming, manning the charity shop, running events to raise funds, education visits, the list is endless. We have an ongoing spaying programme and not only neuter and inoculate strays, but also the animals of people who cannot afford the treatment themselves. We trap and neuter stray and feral cats and after a recovery period, release them again. We collect dogs from the streets, neuter, worm and treat them for ticks and fleas, they are accessed and after putting a numbered tag in their ear many are released again into the community. New homes for the animals are found through advertising in the local press and visitors to the centre. We run a helpline that handles calls reporting acts of cruelty, neglect or injury to animals, which we follow up as quickly as possible. All our funding comes from donations, animal sponsorship, legacies, our charity shop and money raising events. The Charity Shop was given a complete refurbishment in May and also a new shop management team was formed to generate fresh ideas and share growing responsibilities.