For those looking to foster or adopt, they can visit the Animals and Us website and fill in an application.
Michelle Francis, founder of Animals and Us, says it is common for dog shelters to fill up during the summer as many families head home for good. Photos by Antonie Robertson / The National
Ms Francis runs the shelter with the help of volunteers. It currently houses 380 dogs, most of which were strays found wandering the streets.
The mother-of-two grew up in India and has ducks, goats, chickens and dogs as pets.
Each day the dogs go through 82kg of dry food and 200 tins, most of which is donated by community members.
The majority of dogs at the shelter are mixed breed desert dogs, as they are harder to foster or adopt out.
Last year Animals and Us faced near closure as the pandemic had pushed the operation into financial difficulties.
The shelter is licensed by Fujairah Municipality and relies heavily on support from community volunteers who help rescue dogs in need, donate food and work to re-home them.
Inside the main warehouse there are 14 pens with an indoor shelter and small area for the dogs to run around. There are also sheds filled with food for the animals.
Ms Francis runs the shelter while working full-time as a teacher at a nearby school.
For those looking to foster or adopt, they can visit the Animals and Us website and fill in an application.
Michelle Francis, founder of Animals and Us, says it is common for dog shelters to fill up during the summer as many families head home for good. Photos by Antonie Robertson / The National
Ms Francis runs the shelter with the help of volunteers. It currently houses 380 dogs, most of which were strays found wandering the streets.
The mother-of-two grew up in India and has ducks, goats, chickens and dogs as pets.
Each day the dogs go through 82kg of dry food and 200 tins, most of which is donated by community members.
The majority of dogs at the shelter are mixed breed desert dogs, as they are harder to foster or adopt out.
Last year Animals and Us faced near closure as the pandemic had pushed the operation into financial difficulties.
The shelter is licensed by Fujairah Municipality and relies heavily on support from community volunteers who help rescue dogs in need, donate food and work to re-home them.
Inside the main warehouse there are 14 pens with an indoor shelter and small area for the dogs to run around. There are also sheds filled with food for the animals.
Ms Francis runs the shelter while working full-time as a teacher at a nearby school.
For those looking to foster or adopt, they can visit the Animals and Us website and fill in an application.
