Pretoria Dog Rescue (PDR)

About us

Pretoria Dog Rescue (PDR) is a registered Non-profit Company and was founded in 2013 to assist with the staggering number of stray, neglected, abused, homeless and suffering dogs in our country. During the past year we re-homed so many dogs that would have had a very uncertain future without our help.

At this stage we rent privately owned kennels situated in Thaba Tshwane, always full to the brim with dogs in desperate need of protection and care. Some of these dogs were surrendered to us, or were found as strays. We always try to find the owners of stray dogs first, but often these homeless doggies end up as our responsibility.

We are completely pro-life, and will not put any animal down unless it is so sick or injured that it is absolutely beyond help. We have stepped in on numerous occasions to help dogs that were hit by cars and left to die, or where owners could not afford veterinary care. Our vet bill is extremely high and we are totally dependent on donations. We often have to send out pleas for help with special cases. Although we have a very kind kennel owner, charges us the lowest possible fees, our monthly kennel fees are still extremely high. We also provide food for a number of dogs in the community and in foster care. Thus our kennel fees and need for dog food remain a constant challenge.