Former Rescues

All of our Nowzad former street dogs or cats will need a home where love and patience walk hand in hand.

It can be a long road of trial and error and careful supervision is always necessary. Overcoming the Afghan animal’s very territorial nature can have its moments.

We have fully come to appreciate that adopting an Afghan animal is not for everybody as it requires a life time of commitment but could you be the loving home our companion animals are looking for?

All our animals for adoption are vaccinated, neutered, tick flea & wormed & microchipped.

The team at Nowzad feel it is very important to ensure that you and your family / home situation is right for the dog or cat you are considering adopting. Please be as honest with us as you can when you complete the questionnaire. Some of our older dogs or cats that need ‘forever’ homes may not readily accept other dogs that are already living in your home but our younger dogs will settle with the correct introduction and supervision.

These are just a selection of the amazing rescues that the Nowzad team with your generous support, have been able to achieve since the charity was formed in 2007. Please click on a rescue to read more.

Be the difference and the life for a dog or cat starting today!

Spirit

Spirit was rescued from a degassing station in Iraq in a place called Rumaila by a soldier. She was a tiny little puppy all on her own and her eyes were found sealed with mud and sleep. How she was surviving we do not know. The soldier cared for this tiny pup, made her better... Read more

The pup of  Macrorayan

Back in October 2016 the Nowzad team received an email from a very concerned Afghan man named Mohammad. It read as follows: "My name is Mohammad and I am living in Macrorayan, Kabul, Afghanistan.  It is almost more than 20 days that I am seeing a very... Read more

Maggie Saved the Lonely Soldiers

My name is PFC Maggie the Cat. Age 6 months Log entry 19 Sept 2016 In July 2016 I was stationed on an Army Base in Kandahar, Afghanistan where my mission was to find lost and lonely soldiers who missed their families and cheer them up. My commander explained to me that my job might... Read more

Echo the BACON cat

The story of Echo/Bacon, as told by her soldier: Hello, my name is Echo. I’m The Bacon Cat! I was born in a far-away land called Afghanistan, but it was really dusty there and I didn’t like it much. I decided I needed more friends because I was hungry and friends always give you... Read more

Stella

From her rescuer; Stella is a great cat. She was hanging out in her favorite sun spot when we first met. I noticed she had little spot of fur missing on her hind leg and what looked like a small cut. It was nothing serious but I could instantly tell she was a scrapper. A lot of the cats in... Read more

Humphrey

We were on a night operation with our partner force in a small Taliban village in Kandahar. We entered a compound and heard this loud bark. Assuming there would be a large dog inside, we found the room the bark was coming from with much caution. Only to find the sweetest puppy you've ever... Read more

Kia

This is the message we received from the caring American who started to look out for this lonely pup; I am currently an English Teacher in Afghanistan, teaching Afghan soldiers. A challenging job to say the least, but one, I feel I am making a difference, despite the location and... Read more

Ghost

We received a call from a concerned American at the US embassy; ‘We usually have lots of cats and dogs roaming around the Embassy and we become friendly with those that allow us to approach them, I noticed Ghost a few months back, she would come around and play with an adult yellow lab... Read more

Darakht

Darakht meaning ‘tree’ was found one morning by a member of our team arriving for work at the Nowzad clinic. Probably at only around a few months old, the poor mite had been tied to a tree outside our shelter. We can only assume that somebody had taken pity on the pup and deemed we... Read more

Asha

Asha was rescued by our shelter staff during the middle of winter. Huddled for warmth with her siblings she was just days old. Sadly, Asha was an extremely timid dog and always wary of people. Our staff worked hard to help her overcome her fears but we knew she needed the right family so she... Read more

Abby

Abby was originally sent to us for TNVR. But once she had arrived at the clinic it was clear that she had contracted Leishmaniosis, a terrible disease caused by the bite of the sand-fly. We treated her for the Leishmaniosis over many months an eventually she was well enough to be returned... Read more

Eva

Eva was one of our longest residents here at the Nowzad dog shelter; she was first rescued as a young dog 7 years previously. Loving people beyond doubt she had a serious problem with other dogs and we struggled to rehome her as an only dog. We never gave up home and Eva eventually travelled to... Read more

Atel

Atel was brought to Nowzad by a concerned local Afghan man after he found her on the street with a broken leg. With the best of intentions, he had tied rope around her injured leg in an attempt to splint it. After a thorough check-up, the Nowzad vet team realized that her leg could... Read more

Kazan

Kazan dog is a Dutch Shepherd who worked tirelessly in Iraq and Afghanistan for over 12 years preventing attacks. Thankfully, when he started to show signs of slowing down, the company he was owned by offered him up for retirement adoption. Kazan came to stay at the Nowzad clinic whilst... Read more

Danger

We were informed of a dog by an ex-pat working within one of the many international compounds in Kabul. Sadly, the dog had apparently bitten someone and the person was afraid of contracting rabies. We assumed the worse and expected and so took along all of our protective gear and... Read more

Asir

Asir found his own way to the Nowzad clinic one day! We don’t know how he knew but he was found at our front gate with a severely injured paw. Although the vet team worked hard to save his paw it became apparent that we had no choice but to amputate the damaged paw. A Nowzad... Read more

DAISY

Our beautiful older girl Daisy waited so patiently for her forever home but eventually hit the jackpot when they came along. All her dreams came true and she could not be more loved or happier with them. She loves her garden and happily snuggles down in her fabulous bed. Daisy loves people snd... Read more

MONTY

This disabled lad spent most of his life at the Kabul shelter using wheels for mobility. After almost 18 months of waiting for an offer of adoption which never came & after bonding closely with Jen our adoptions manager whilst learning to walk & run again he got lucky and went home to... Read more

SANDY

Meet beautiful gentle Sandy who travelled home in 2014 from Afghanistan and is loving life with her family. She recently went on a holiday to The Lake District in the UK with them and had a fun time! We love sharing in your adventures lovely girl and look forward to seeing many more. Read more

BONNIE & JACK

These two gorgeous dogs really struck gold when they were adopted by an amazing couple in 2013. Living life to the full and having so much fun they brought giggles, love and smiles to their family. Much loved by their extended family too this dynamic duo became firm favourites with whoever met... Read more

HAZEL

A very Happy Monday to you all from beautiful girl Hazel who came home Summer 2021. Life could not be happier for this gentle girl who never stops playing and always brings a smile to her family’s hearts. Zoomies are a regular highlight of her day and then a well deserved sunbathe in the... Read more

APPLE

Beautiful gentle girl Apple travelled home over two years ago and is absolutely loving life with her family. This gorgeous girl really struck gold with them and we love hearing of her many adventures. Sharing in all their holidays Apple loves joining in with all the family’s activities... Read more

LOKI

This handsome boy seriously struck gold when his family were looking for another rescue dog to keep their settled rescue Herbie company. The two boys quickly settled into life together and are now a dynamic duo keeping their Mum & Dad smiling and busy! They have mastered the art of digging... Read more

BOOMERANG

This handsome lad has really hit the jackpot with his lovely family. Very much part of family life he shares in lots of activities with them, enjoying zoomies in the Winter snow through to being rather partial to a doggy ice cream in the Summer. The family say this special boy has enriched their... Read more

GARY

This totally gorgeous boy is really living the best life and enjoying many adventures with his family. Living an active lifestyle from hiking to canoeing through his Dads work I think you’ll agree he’s loving every moment! Gary makes friends wherever he goes and his Dad says the... Read more

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