Bengaluru Woman Shelters Sick, Abandoned and Stray Dogs

Amee Mendez rescues stray dogs and finds a home for them. She ensures they are in safe hands.

Amee Mendez nurses sick, abandoned dogs to health and ensures that they are in safe hands when they are adopted. (Photo: Amee Mendez Facebook Page)

Amidst the people who are indifferent towards cruelty to animals, there exists a bunch of people who, time and again, restore our faith in humanity. One such woman is Amee Mendez , who – while trying to find a home for 43 abandoned dogs – shelters them in her home. She lives in Bangalore. Mendez, who is like a mother to all these dogs, not only cooks for them and grooms them but also ensures that they are in safe hands when and if they are are adopted.

Once, she was even forced to leave her residence after the neighbours called the police. When she got home from work, she found that all the dogs she had sheltered were outside the house and one of them had died.

She spends around 65,000 rupees on these adorable animals every month, most of which is collected from the funds raised by crowd sourcing.

She happily takes help from other dog lovers too. People from the dog lovers brigade have been more than just a helping hand for her. For instance, a woman who Mendez met on an animal forum now pays for the engagement of a caretaker for these abandoned dogs.