sirius dog sanctuary

Sirius Dog Sanctuary provides refuge for over 100 dogs that have been abandoned or abused, which is a serious problem in Cyprus. All work is  managed by volunteers who are dedicated to make the dogs as comfortable as possible and encourage re-homing.
View our gallery of dogs for homing here
Can you help by fostering or adopting [...]

During 2008 / 2009, Sirius was under threat due to the fact that the run-down building we occupy was illegally built – at a guess about 30 -40 years ago!  For some reason the Authorities felt the need to charge the owner at this late stage with building illegally, and this meant a demolition order [...]

We have started the new decade with a successful month: 33 dogs rehomed including 10 to Germany. Well done, everybody!

This little soul was found with a broken leg and pelvis, and had apparently been lying there for two days. A kind lady took her to the vet, who put Foxy in plaster, and then called us. She cannot keep Foxy in her apartment, and we don’t want to expose her to the rough-and-tumble of [...]

In 2008 we re-homed 228 dogs and puppies from Sirius, and we were delighted with that.  However, during 2009 we re-homed 403 abused and abandoned dogs and puppies, which we are justly proud of, and which makes us the biggest re-homing centre in Cyprus, as far as we know.
Achieving this has been very difficult, as [...]

Petra before rehoming

Petra after rehoming

We are currently experiencing problems loading details of new admissions to the Sanctuary but you can still see the photos of dogs for adoption. We are working to resolve the problem as soon as we can