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Ukrainian photographer Tetiana joins our weekly adoption days, capturing portraits that help Stray Dogs Center’s rescue dogs find their forever homes.

After more than five years at Stray Dogs Center, Zoro’s luck is finally changing. He is among the very few—less than 1% of the 1,500 dogs in the shelter—who get the chance to leave and gain exposure. Now in Dubai, this gentle, kind-hearted boy attends adoption events and hopes for what he truly deserves: a forever home.

Looking to adopt or foster a dog in the UAE? Every Saturday, we bring some of our rescue dogs and puppies to the Petshop Megastore in DIP (Dubai Investment Parks), where you can stop by, meet them, and maybe even fall in love.

Meet the next group of special needs dogs waiting in our shelter, from little Mimi to soulful Pirate. Their bodies may be broken, but their hearts are wide open. They still have a lot of love to give. Help us share their stories and rewrite their futures.

Herbie, Ollie, Speckles, Spock, Chase, and Sam were given a rare second chance—one most shelter dogs never get. But after years in boarding with no one choosing them, their time is up. They’re being sent back to the shelter, back to the noise, heat, and heartbreak. We don’t understand why no one wants them. But we’re begging you to look closer. These six beautiful boys are still waiting, and they deserve better than this ending.

In the heart of the UAE desert, 28 special needs dogs wait in an overcrowded shelter—each one a survivor of cruelty, neglect, or abandonment. They may be missing limbs, sight, or mobility, but they haven't lost their will to love or be loved. These dogs don’t need special homes, just kind ones. Meet six of our most resilient souls and discover how you can change their future.