A safe haven for rescue cats and dogs 🐱🐶 The main role of the Centre, is the rescue and rehabilitation of abused, neglected and abandoned animals in Bahrain.
There are currently close to 360 dogs and close to 140 cats all in need of loving care. The number of incoming animals is ever increasing, especially during these unsettled times and very hot summer months. Our services include:
• Animal rescue
• Animal rehabilitation
• Education
• Re homing
• Fund raising
charity shop, The Dogfather's Second Hand Shop, in Saar at which
donations of furniture, clothes, books, toys, household items etc are sold to
help pay for rent, food, medical expenses, salaries for staff at the Centre. Location to the shop is:
Shop open everyday between 10am - 12pm except Mondays and 5-7 pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays
We also hold fund raising events and participate at fairs, school festivals, charity sales etc to help with the running costs of the rescue centre. We continue our efforts to educate children and adults in the proper care of
animals. Our Open Days are on Friday/Saturday which includes information and activities on animal welfare. 4 pm - 6 pm
We offer an adoption service or a sponsorship program to meet the needs of
each animal looking for a new home and welcome volunteers to walk,
pet and play with our animals. We have built many links with local schools that often set up fund raising
projects to collect food or help out at the centre as part of Community Service programs. If you would like to volunteer, to walk dogs, or socialise with the animals then please message us to book slots to come along on Friday/Saturday between 10:00am and 13:00pm.
29/08/2025
It’s Archie’s turn 😁🌟
Since Rudy left for her furever home in Canada, have extended their incredibly generous offer of boarding one of our dogs til they fly to their furever homes 👏🏼
This time, the lucky dog is our goofy boy Archie. Archie lost his mom when he was barely two months old and been under our care since 💔
Archie grew up to be a massive goofball. He absolutely adores humans and is one of the purest and sweetest souls out there despite the tragic start in life he had 🥹
Archie’s time with bedandbiscuitsbh will ensure he stays healthy and happy and prepare him for his upcoming freedom flight 👏🏽
We cannot thank bedandbiscuitsbh enough for their continued support and willingness to help the animals in need under our care 🙏🏽
If you are flying to the United States of America or Canada on Turkish/Qatar airlines and wish to be a part of the happily furever after for a dog like Togo, please DM us for details or visit our website www.visitbarc.com ✈️
28/08/2025
ChiChi and Skip finally got a date for their freedom flight and they can’t wait to meet their furever families 🥹
We need your help to get them into foster care to help them adjust and prepare for the flight ahead 🙏🏽
Please DM if you can offer them a temporary home leading up to their flight ✈️
27/08/2025
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🐾 Meet Simon – The Boy Who’s Still Waiting 🐾
Hi, I’m Simon 💙
I was just a tiny, lost puppy when someone spotted me wandering the lonely streets. They sent my photo to the shelter, and the kind people there came to rescue me. I’m forever grateful — the streets are no place for a little pup like I was.
Not long after, a litter of puppies arrived, and they became my brothers: Sinbad, Rudy, Brindle, and Zeus. One by one, they all found loving homes… leaving me behind once again. I still wonder — was I not as handsome? Not as sweet? I promise, I tried my very best.
✨ I’m a pro at walking on a leash (been practising since I was little!).
✨ I have a big heart and a playful spirit — sometimes I get too excited around other dogs, but I’m just eager to make friends.
✨ I’m friendly and love meeting people
I was born in 2019, which means I still have many years of love, fun, and loyalty to give. All I’m missing is a family to call my own — a place where I can settle down at the end of each day and finally feel like I belong.
Please, let me experience the same love my brothers have found. I’m ready to be your loyal companion, your walking buddy, your cuddle partner… your Simon. 🐶❤️
25/08/2025
Thank you so much to for creating a fundraiser for his wedding dedicated to helping the shelter animals. Thanks to his and his wife’s kindness, we got to replace one of our broken AC units as well lifesaving medicine and plenty of food for the animals 🥳👏🏽
Congratulations to the newly weds and may their life together be filled with joy and love ❤️
24/08/2025
Help with vet bills please 🙏🏽
Silk bloodwork revealed first stages of liver disease and she was also down with the flu so she required hospitalization with careful monitoring. Thankfully she got better soon after and being on the hepatic diet and supplements has helped her regain her strength and get back on her road ti recovery ❤️🩹
Jake needed diagnostics and dental work to stay healthy especially as a senior and he was also due for his summer groom so he can survive the heat 🥵
Pebble was due for diagnostics and her spay surgery 👍🏽
Daisy also needed diagnostics and dental work to stay healthy and prepare for her upcoming freedom flight 👏🏽
Please help us cover their bills by donating directly to the clinic on benefit +973 3368 9990 and sending us a screenshot. Your support and contributions is the only way we can continue to care for the animals under our roof 🐾
23/08/2025
Congratulations to on their third anniversary and so much love to them for including us in their celebrations for the third year running 🥳
It was an afternoon filled with lighthearted fun and happy dogs enjoying a pawsome time 🐾🫶🏽
22/08/2025
Urgent Foster needed for Sage 🚨
🌸 Meet Sage 🌸
This sweet little Shih Tzu mix was found abandoned in the scorching heat of Manama 💔. She’s only about 1 year old, with the gentlest heart and the friendliest smile. Despite everything she’s been through, Sage greets everyone with a wagging tail and so much love. 🐾
Right now, what Sage needs most is a temporary home until 9th September 2025 — a safe, calm place where she can rest, adapt, and be surrounded by kindness. Her forever family is already waiting for her, and fostering is the bridge that will help her transition successfully into her new life. Her current foster mom leaving in a few days for a family emergency and Sage desperately needs another foster home so she doesn’t end up in the shelter before her flight. She’s already potty trained and walks on a leash like a dream 🫶🏽
If you can open your heart and home for just a couple of weeks, you’ll be giving Sage the gift of comfort, security, and love while she waits to start her forever story. 💕
📅 Foster period: Now until 9 Sept 2025
💌 Please DM us if you can help Sage!
Let’s make sure this sweet girl never feels abandoned again. ✨
21/08/2025
Silk needs your help. She’s on a special diet as part of her treatment and we need your help to keep providing it for her for the next three months 🙏🏽
20/08/2025
🐾 *Meet Mocha – Your Gentle Shadow Looking for Home**🐾
Some souls are just too sweet to be wandering the world alone… 💔
Mocha, a one-and-a-half-year-old, small, 5kg mixed breed with the fluffiest black coat and the softest heart, was found alone, scared, and searching for something—someone. Maybe it was you?
This gentle girl has quickly captured our hearts. Mocha is calm, kind, and simply wants to be close to people. In her kennel, she’ll gaze at you with those hopeful eyes, begging quietly for a kind hand, a gentle voice, a moment of love. But the moment she’s out? Her spirit lights up. She walks beautifully on a lead, tail wagging, happy to just be near you. After a stroll, she’s more than ready to curl up beside you for cuddles—her favourite thing in the world.
Mocha doesn’t ask for much: a warm bed, a human to love, and a place to feel safe. In return, she’ll give you unwavering loyalty, peaceful companionship, and a lifetime of soft, snuggly moments.
She may be just one, small dog, but to her, you could be *everything*.
Please consider adopting. Open your heart. Open your home. Give Mocha—and dogs like her—the life they’ve been waiting for. 🖤
🐶 Spayed, vaccinated, and ready to meet her new best friend. Could it be you?
19/08/2025
Thank you AJ Trading for this kind donation of face masks to keep our staff/volunteers safe 👏🏽
18/08/2025
Urgent foster needed 🙏🏽
These lucky have a chance in a million to get on their freedom flight toward brand new lives 🫶🏽
They need to be foster care to help them stay healthy and prepare for the upcoming journey ✈️
Please DM us if you can foster any of them temporarily 🐾
17/08/2025
Help with vet bills please 🙏🏽
Sage was discarded like yesterday trash. During 40+ degree heat, she was panting desperately and close to collapsing from sunstroke. Sage was dehydrated and overheating and suffered from cherry eye that required surgical intervention to correct. Once she was stabilized and strong enough, surgery was performed and Sage is now recovering in foster care ❤️🩹
Skip needed diagnostics and dental work to remain healthy while waiting for his freedom flight.
Salem suffered from a serious respiratory infection and needed hospitalization with intense treatment to make a full recovery and return to the shelter healthy 👍🏽
Please help us cover these bills by donating directly to the clinic on their benefit +973 3368 9990 and sending us a screenshot of your contribution 🐾
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The main role of the Centre, is the rescue and rehabilitation of abused, neglected and abandoned animals in Bahrain. There are currently more than 400 dogs and cats all in need of loving care. The number of incoming animals is ever increasing, especially during these unsettled times and very hot summer months.
Our services include:
• Animal rescue
• Animal rehabilitation
• Education
• Re-homing
• Fundraising
We have recently re-homed in the local community more than 60 dogs and 70 cats with the remainder staying at the Centre until their rehabilitation is complete and they are ready to be part of a family. We have teamed up with two rescue groups abroad to sucessfully rehome many animals in both Canada and the UK.
We have a charity shop, in Saar near the University of Bahrain College on Avenue 23, Villa 403, at which donations of furniture, clothes, books, toys, household items etc are sold to
help pay for rent, animal food, veterinary expenses & salaries for our full time staff at the Centre. All other staff, both at the centre and the shop are unpaid volunteers without whos help we would not be able to carry on.
Shop Timings:
Tuesday - 4.00 to 6.00 pm
Weekends - 9.00 am to 12.00 noon
Other days 9.00 am to 11.00 am
Location: Saar, across University College of Bahrain.
https://goo.gl/maps/KYuesYg319E2
We also hold fund raising events, regular car boot sales at the Rugby Club in Saar
and participate at fairs, school fetes, charity sales etc to help with the running
costs of the rescue centre.
We continue our efforts to educate children and adults in the proper care of
animals. Our Open Day is on Fridays & Saturdays , which includes information and activities
on animal welfare. 10am - 12pm
We offer an adoption service or a sponsorship program to meet the needs of
each animal looking for a new home and welcome volunteers to walk,
pet and play with our animals.
We have built many links with local schools that often set up fund raising
projects to collect food or help out at the centre as part of Community Service
Programs.
If you would like to volunteer, to walk dogs, or socialise with the animals then please come along on Fridays between 10:00am and 12:00pm.
DIRECTIONS
As you head down Saar Avenue from Alosra take the turning right onto Avenue 35 just before Saar village. After 100 metres go over the hump in the road and take the 2nd turning on the right just before Sarah Garden. The Centre is located about 150 metres down the road on the right. Whatsapp 35492075 for help if you need more directions.
You can donate towards the centre's work through Paypal - [email protected]
