22/05/2026
There has been a lot happening regarding the orchard dogs, so we wanted to share a clear update.
Many of you have followed the story of the orchard dogs over the past year. These dogs have been under LCA’s care and support since July 2025. This is one of our community support projects, and we continue covering their food, medical care, treatment, sterilisation, and ongoing costs.
Following the recent hunting, poisonings and the heartbreaking loss of Pixie, and others missing, keeping the remaining dogs safe on the property has become even more urgent.
As part of this, we safely caught one of the dogs in our trap cage this week and moved him back into the temporary farm house safe area at the orchard. Yesterday, we also caught Cupid and have brought her temporarily to LCA rescue shelter to keep her safe until the fencing at the orchard is complete.
LCA has been planning and coordinating directly with the orchard owner regarding both the dogs and the fencing project. He genuinely cares for his dogs, and we continue supporting him by helping provide food, care, and safety for them.
🙏 Thanks to everyone who has supported this project, we have now raised the funds needed for the fencing materials. The project is now in motion, but it will still take some time to complete.
As a faster urgent solution, the orchard owner and one of his workers started building a smaller fenced area this week adjoining the farm house to help keep the dogs safe in the meantime, after they had escaped from this temporary house where they were being contained.
This smaller fenced area will later connect to the larger fencing project we're building around part of the orchard property, which will provide a much safer long-term solution.
There are still 6 dogs (including Cupid) remaining at the orchard. Our goal is to give these dogs safety while still allowing them space to move, feel free, and stay protected.
▪️ For those wanting to follow the full story of this situation, Pixie, the recent poisonings, fencing project, and ongoing updates, please follow our LCA page for accurate information and updates.
Thank you to everyone who continues to support LCA and our community support projects. 🐾💕