Our aims are to prevent unwanted puppies and reduce dog abandonment. Therefore, our main tasks involve neutering street dogs and working with owners to educate and facilitate the neutering of their pets. Many dogs are abandoned due to illness, pregnancy, or because their owners no longer want them. Through education and by providing a free neutering service, we aim to decrease the number of dogs living on the streets. Post-neutering, dogs are generally not returned to the streets due to risk of harm. We rehabilitate these abandoned dogs, provide training, and seek suitable homes for them. Furthermore, the puppies we find are cared for by us, so they can be re-homed and live a life that all dogs deserve.

We receive a small annual budget from the municipality for dog neutering, but this quickly runs out as we neuter, on average, six dogs per week. We rely on fundraising events and public donations to fund neutering, medical care, food, and to build suitable facilities for our dogs.

We re-home dogs in Bulgaria and the United Kingdom, and people from all over the world have also travelled to our shelter to adopt a dog.

What sets us apart?

At Street Hearts BG, we neuter as many dogs as possible, and if funds allow, we also neuter cats. A unique aspect we're proud of is our daily pack walks, ensuring our dogs are fit, healthy, socialised, and happy. Our dogs do not live in traditional kennel environments but in natural habitats where they can integrate, roam, stay stimulated, and be content.

We do not re-home dogs with extreme behavioural issues, aggression, or illnesses; these dogs live out their days as Sanctuary Dogs at Street Hearts BG.

As of now, we have neutered over 4,000 dogs and 1,000 cats, and have rescued, re-homed, and cared for many more.

Our official NGO number is 177224528, authorised and registered at Gabrovo Court, Bulgaria.