Our future starts with a place that truly matters: a rescue and recovery center designed to give dogs and cats the care, protection, and rehabilitation they deserve. Join us in making it a reality.
You are here:
In a world where the voices of the most vulnerable often go unheard, we have made it our mission to help those who cannot speak for themselves.
Our mission is to provide help to abandoned, injured and distressed dogs. We firmly believe that every animal deserves respect, care and protection. With dedication and compassion, we work day in and day out to make this a reality.
Join us and become part of a movement that not only saves lives, but also heals hearts. Together we can create a wave of change and give dogs the love and safety they deserve.
Tenerife is one of the Canary Islands’ favorite islands for tourists. The government spends huge amounts of money promoting the Canary Islands as a hiking paradise, which is completely justified. Tenerife offers beautiful hiking trails.
However, what gets lost in all the hype about tourism in the Canary Islands is the fact that dogs are still very often treated like a thing.
Illegal dog fighting, especially with XL Pit Bulls, is still not a thing of the past. Dogs are given as Christmas presents to people who don’t want to have a pet or are simply too irresponsible in their treatment of animals and so sooner or later the dogs end up alive in the dustbin or are abandoned in barrancos and left to their fate.
Some photo excerpts from our database – you won’t find this reality in any Tenerife travel guide!
The government of the Canary Islands praises itself for its alleged help for animals. The fact is, however, that the authorities, such as the local police, the Guardia Civil and the SEPRONA animal protection unit of the Guardia Civil, only take action when a huge media bacon valley can be made out of it.
We know from our own experience that the local police in particular do not react at all in individual cases. A loose dog without an owner that attacks hikers or dead dog carcasses that need to be disposed of properly and with respect – the local police rarely if ever come to such cases.
Emergency- / Rescue- / Recovery vehicle
We want to help as many dogs and cats as we can with specially equipped emergency vehicles – even on public holidays and in the middle of the night. To make this possible, we need your help!
When the LIFE4DOGS emergency vehicles roll through the streets of Tenerife, a 24/7 animal rescue service for dogs and cats will be on call. Anyone can report an emergency – whether it’s an abandoned, stray, injured, caged or dying animal.
We need the support of every single person to bring this mammoth project to life, because once again, we are left hoping in vain for help from the authorities.
Rescue and rehabilitation center, dog park, training areas and cattery
We would like to launch another major fundraising campaign in the future to establish a rescue and rehabilitation center. The main task of the facility is to provide safe and loving accommodation for the rescued dogs. The dogs are then re-socialized, as they no longer trust humans due to the previous trauma.
Following successful implementation, the dogs are to be rehomed to loving and responsible homes in cooperation with other animal shelters and animal welfare organizations. The site will also be given a dog-friendly park. The park will have plenty of shady areas, a dog pool, training objects and toys.
The best thing about it is that everyone has the opportunity to visit this park with their dogs. The dog park will be funded by donations from park visitors, then maintained and up kept by us. The ranch’s power supply is to be provided solely by renewable energy and is therefore independent of profit-oriented large corporations.
