Bella is a 9 year old torby who is known for two things: being affectionate, and letting you know when she wants affection! Staff can't understand why Bella is still here- she is a confident girl who would make a great addition to any family! All Bella wants is a home where she can sit on someone's lap and get all the pets in the world! Here's a video of Bella getting some of her much loved pets and hoping that her future family gets in touch soon!
https://www.assisi-ni.org/animals/bella-2/
Guinness 💗
Lovely Guinness enjoying a spot of fishing today🎣
Guinness is one of our older ladies who is still looking for a loving quiet home to enjoy her golden years💗
Guinness is a great girl who enjoys cuddles, being brushed and lots of affection!
If you think you could offer this beautiful girl the home she has been waiting for please visit the website for more information💗
Assisi dog Reunion raffle draw
Fancy dress competition winner
Have you ever seen cuter buns?🥹
These four have only arrived into our care a few days ago, and have already stolen our hearts. They are full of beans and do endless laps around their run... until they get tuckered out and fall asleep in a bunny pile.
Moon, Mercury, Jupiter and Galaxy won't be ready to go home for a bit - but if you'd still like to enquire about them, then send us an email at [email protected]
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Help Leo💔
Leo is still waiting for that special home but no one seems to want this beautiful boy💔
All he wants is to show you love and be your best friend, what every dog wants but some wait longer than others💔
Leo deserves a special home, he deserves to be given another chance at having a family to love and show them all the love he has to give them💛 Leo is no trouble at all here at the sanctuary, you'll often find a staff member or a volunteer in to see Leo, giving him lots of cuddles because how can you resist this wonderful boy💛
💛💛HAPPY INTERNATIONAL CAT DAY 💛💛
Here is a video with some of the beautiful cats we have in our care who are up for rehoming!🐾
These cats range from old to young to sassy to quiet but all have so much love to give and are patiently waiting to find a home♥️
If you can't offer any of these lovely kitty cats a loving home then please share the post with your friends and family💛
Thank you for supporting Assisi and especially today our wonderful cattery residents🐾
Beautiful older gent Marley enjoying his favourite time of the day, spending time with the staff and volunteers in the field😍
Help him find his perfect human💛
Huge thank you to Hollie from Starbucks - Bloomfields Bangor for donating tasty puppuccino for our dogs - as you can see they went down a treat!!🥳
We are so grateful!💛🥰🐾
🐶PUP OF THE WEEK🐶
This sweet special boy is Charm.
He is only just turned 8 weeks old and has been through a lot in his short life so far. He came into our care arriving in a box, a scared little face and part of his back leg missing💔
We got Charm seen by our vet who believes that an accident has happened after birth in the first few weeks of his life which has resulted in him losing part of his back leg. Very soon Charm will need the rest of the leg to be fully amputated to give him the best chance at growing up big and strong.
He is such a delight and certainly lives up to his name of being a lucky charm to have been through so much and still be such a happy and content little boy. He just loves cuddles and attention, and also a good play like any other puppy.
Because of his disability he will need an experienced home as he will require medical treatment, recovery after the amputation, physiotherapy and possibly hydrotherapy as he grows older. He needs a home where he is either the only dog or he could live with a very calm natured dog who is going to give Charm the space he needs to recover. He will need older children who understand he will be limited to play time as he needs to make sure he recovers the best way possible to help his remaining legs get extra strong!
If you think you can provide the perfect home for this special boy and give him the care and treatment he needs please get in contact with the dog team at [email protected]💛
Or if you can provide a Foster home instead while charm recovers, please get in touch with the team at [email protected] 💛
Volunteers Week – Celebrating 40 Years!
Our cattery is a multi-building space in the Sanctuary, and we have a lot of volunteers who do so much for us there. They are amazing at looking after these wonderful cats of all ages, helping them to settle in and feel at home until they get adopted.
Massive thanks to all our cattery volunteers for everything they do 💛
Today we would like to share a few words from one of our longest-standing cat volunteers, Jennie!
I’ve been a volunteer with Assisi for 10 plus years. It was something that I had wanted to do for a long time, but as I have a disability, I didn’t think it would be possible. I contacted Assisi and told them that I loved cats, and could I just work with them? They were very amenable, and they asked me to come up and have a chat as they would love to have me. They showed me around and asked what I was comfortably able to do, and so I started to volunteer one day a week in either the main cattery unit or with the kittens.
My favourite part of what I do is cat socialisation, especially working with cats that are very nervous around people, gaining their trust in order to enable them to be in a position to go to their new forever homes. The other part of the job is helping the animal welfare staff with feeding and cleaning the unit.
During Covid, I also started to foster cats. I do long-term fostering for cats that need it, such as if they have had surgery and need to convalesce in a quieter, less stressful environment.
I also do short-term fostering of pregnant mothers due to give birth, to allow the kittens to be born in a quiet, safe place. That way, they can go straight from my home, where they are used to the goings on of a daily household, as well as being handled by children and new people, and fit in easily to their new home .
I love doing what I do; it’s very rewarding to see a cat change from being frightened and untrusting of people to being a confident one, ready to be rehomed. I wou
🐱CAT OF THE WEEK🐱
Meet Whiskers! Whiskers is a beautiful lady who knows what she wants and when she wants it, and usually what she wants is food! 🐾
When she’s not demanding snacks, Whiskers enjoys a nice prowl around the cattery and would love outdoor access in her new home so that she can get out and explore in the fresh air. She could happily live with teenagers and she would prefer to be the only pet in the home – once Whiskers is in your life, you won’t need anyone else!
Whiskers is an affectionate girl who loves nothing more than cuddling up on the sofa and being fed treats.
Today we threw Whiskers a catnip party to celebrate what a good and kind kitty she is, and as you can see she had a ball!💛
If you would like to adopt Whiskers, please submit an application form at: https://www.assisi-ni.org/animals/whiskers/
🐱CAT OF THE WEEK 🐱
Meet Brooklyn!
She's a cutie pie who immediately starts rolling around with happiness when she sees staff come in🥰
She loves treats and getting attention, as well as watching the birds from the window! We think Brooklyn was a ballerina in her past life as she loves leaping and twirling through the air when she's chasing after a wand toy - practicing for her new owners maybe??
She's waiting for the purrfect people to come along and offer her a home where she can curl up next to them, be the centre of their world and get lots of snacks - she so deserves it💕
If you are interested please apply via our website for this beautiful girl! - https://www.assisi-ni.org/animals/brooklyn/
🐰RABBITS OF THE WEEK🐰
Look at these hyper madams, Ding & Dong!
It's crazy to think these two have been in our care for over 10 months now, since they are such an amazing pair! The only thing crazier than that is their hair. Dong has always had the long hair and mutton chops on her cheeks. But Ding came in with a very short mane, then over the Winter months her mane blossomed into a full set of hair.
They do look like two peas from the same pod, but the way to tell them apart is the fact that Ding has a white blaze on her chest and Dong doesn't (also Dong is a lot bigger). Ding would be the super confident one. She is first to investigate new things and people. Dong on the other hand can be a bit of a drama queen, and often gets scared by a gust of wind.
Both ladies energy levels go from 1 - 100 in no time! One second they are snuggled up sleeping, and the next second they are zipping around the garden!
If you'd be interested in giving these ladies a forever home, please fill out a form here: https://www.assisi-ni.org/animals/ding-dong/
