Animal SOS Sri Lanka
Giving Life and Hope to Sri Lanka's Street Animals
Since 2007, Animal SOS Sri Lanka has saved and transformed the lives of thousands of sick, injured and vulnerable dogs and cats. Every rescue is a story of compassion, hope and resilience.
Transformations Your Support Makes Possible
These remarkable transformations show what can be achieved when dedication meets kindness and when caring supporters like you make it possible. Together, we can continue giving street animals the love, care and brighter future they deserve.
Help us create more transformations like these
Our Mission
Every animal we rescue has a story, often one of heartbreak, neglect, abuse and suffering. Many arrive at our sanctuary on the brink of death: traumatised, seriously injured, horrifically abused or desperately ill.
At Animal SOS Sri Lanka, we fight for every one of them. Despite the condition in which they arrive, our astounding survival rates show what can be achieved when an animal is given the vital chance to live. We believe every animal deserves that chance.
Our work goes far beyond rescue. Through our no-kill sanctuary, veterinary care, feeding, sterilisation, vaccination, education and adoption programmes, we give vulnerable animals the gift of life and the second chance they deserve.
Together, these programmes provide a lifeline for animals in desperate need today, while tackling the root causes of suffering and helping to create a more compassionate future. Discover more about our work
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 are disabled, abused or simply too fragile to survive life on the streets.
Caring for them every day, while continuing to rescue and support animals arriving in desperate need, is only possible because of compassionate people like you.
Just 50p can help provide a nourishing home-cooked meal
£10 a month can help towards the essential care of an animal at our sanctuary
Feeding alone accounts for around half of our sanctuary running 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. We operate Sri Lanka's largest street-animal feeding programme. Discover our feeding programme
Your support can mean the difference between suffering and survival.
Together, we can ensure that no animal has to face suffering and pain without help, care and hope.
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 sterilised 250 dogs and cats and conducted 180 other surgical procedures.
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 feed around 2,700 dogs and cats EVERY day and operate the largest feeding programme 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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