Our Rehabilitation Facility was established in 2002, thanks to the help of John Lemon and Painted Dog Conservation Inc. Its purpose being to allow us to house and care for injured, sick or orphaned painted dogs with minimal handling until they recover enough to rejoin their families in the wild. The facility also allows us to house painted dog packs that are at risk from hostile landowners and other threats, keeping them safe while we find them a new permanent home.

Knowing this, we managed to swiftly respond earlier this year in June when we received reports of a perceived “problem pack” in Mpindo, a community 80km from our operating offices and with no direct ties with PDC. The dogs were reported to be killing livestock in the village and people were threatening to take matters into their own hands. However, they didn’t harm the dogs, rather they asked for us to assist them and remove the “problem.”