By adopting a homeless dog or cat you are saving a life!

Animal Rescue Sofia can help you find the perfect pet for your environment – a baby or an adult, large or small, energetic or cool – a friend for life. The animals we have in the shelter of Bogrov or in foster families go to their new homes neutered, vaccinated and chipped, with a valid EU pet passport.

Visit our GALLERY to see more pictures of adopted pets or those still waiting for their new owners.

Visit our LIBRARY to read more about adopting a dog/cat.

There are many wonderful reasons to adopt an animal. But first and foremost: Adopting a pet saves a life.

By adopting a pet you will also decrease the demand for puppies and kittens at pet stores. Many people think that they can’t get a good dog/cat at a shelter or that only pure bred animals are worth owning.  Nothing could be further away from the truth.

Pet stores buy puppies (and often kittens) from  puppy mills. Dogs that are bred at puppy mills have genetic based health issues that will tax your heart and wallet with vet-bills and a shorter life for your pet. In addition, the mothers of these babies are kept in degrading conditions, bred non-stop until their bodies can no longer produce and then disposed of. As pet stores (like any other business) are market oriented, puppy mills will exist until there is no demand for daily “supply” of animals at the stores.

Another wonderful reason to adopt is that not every family has the time demanded by a new puppy. Like human babies, animal babies need a good deal of nurturing, training and care – things that a fully grown, lovable mutt or stray cat, won’t. An adopted adult dog or cat may be fully ready for a new home, just needing your love.

Finally, there are a wide variety of animals waiting to be adopted. So if you are thinking of bringing a new pet into your home, you can be a real hero.

By adopting, you will save a life, save yourself money and help in the battle to stop puppy mills.