11/07/2025
Please take note that we do not take in unidentified stray animals.
While we commend members of the public who take the time to pick up roaming animals, it is important to remember that Duynevet is a medical facility, not a shelter.
We will always be willing to assist by checking stray animals for identification (microchips or tags), and assessing for illness or injury.
If an animal is properly identified and we can make contact with the owner, we may be able to keep the animal until such time the owner can collect it, no later than 6pm in that same afternoon, provided the hospital is not fully occupied with patients.
If an animal is not properly identified, it will be the responsibility of the person who picked up the animal to contact law enforcement or take the animal to the nearest shelter.
We do not have the facilities or the staff to keep strays overnight or over weekends while providing them with the space, care and enrichment they need. Our facilities also do not allow for the separation of strays and hospitalised patients, which poses a serious health risk to our already compromised patients.
Once again, we thank the kind-hearted people who want to help stray animals. Please understand that we also want to help, but we can only do so within our own capabilities, and it is not fair to compromise the health and welfare of any of the animals involved in these situations (be it the strays or our patients).
