Little Belle’s Dream – Can you help us?
Little Belle
It all started with a little dog in a cage. One look and I knew I wanted to give her a forever home and the best life she could ever have after ‘living’ in horrible conditions in a puppy mill for 12 years. Back then, little did I know that I not only changed her life but she also would change my life in a very profound way, as well as the lives of her family members, and of so many people around the world.
Her name is Little Belle
For more than 6 years we shared life together, went through some deep lows and many beautiful highs. Each and every day Little Belle embraced life with so much fire in her heart and soul. Even when she became blind, she found back her zest for life again and celebrated every day.
Her amazing strength, her deep joy, and her intense love lighted my heart. The bond we shared is a once-in-a-lifetime treasure I will always keep close to my heart.
Little Belle passed away in April 2017. She was my everything and the light in my heart stopped shining for a while… But I felt her so close to me, she didn’t really leave me, she was and still is by my side and in my heart.
Little Belle’s Magical Sanctuary
Because of her, and in her memory, I established Little Belle’s Magical Sanctuary in August 2017 – a place where we give senior dogs and dogs who are differently abled a forever home. Every dog, whether young, old, sick and/or differently abled, has the right to live a happy and fulfilled life and to receive all the care each one needs with unconditional love. Their quality of life is equally important.
We are a non-profit organization dedicated to the rescue, adoption and lifelong care of those who otherwise won’t have much chance to find a home.
Over the years
It has been almost eight years since we started and, with the support of many of Little Belle’s friends around the world, we have already built a wonderful sanctuary. In 2023, we moved from the Netherlands to Portugal. Here, we have found a beautiful place where we want to continue helping senior, sick, and differently abled dogs.
Help
To continue our work, Little Belle’s dream and ours, we need more support. There are many projects that need to be completed before we can help even more dogs in need.
Would you like to be part of our journey and help us continue building our sanctuary so we can give many more animals a loving home?
Where the magic happens ❤️
Love,
Irene, Little Belle & family
Little Belle’s Magical Sanctuary
How to donate: https://littlebellesmagicalsanctuary.org/dream/donate/
Facebook page: www.facebook.com/LittleBelleDog
Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/littlebelle1/
Updates Current Projects and Fundraising
At the moment, we are renovating the ground floor of the house. The next step will be renovating the building next to it.
Right now, we are living only on the first floor, which offers very limited space for all the dogs. To create more room — and to be able to help more dogs — we urgently need to expand our living space.
The ground floor is currently just one empty room. The floor, walls, and ceiling still need to be completed. The building next to it is half in ruins, so you can imagine that this will require even more time and work.
The contractor estimates that renovating the ground floor will take about four to five months. However, as we often experience delays due to weather, illness, holidays, and other unexpected circumstances, I expect it may take at least six months. Renovating the second building will take considerably longer.
To continue building Little Belle’s dream, we need your support. Can you help us?
You can donate here https://littlebellesmagicalsanctuary.org/dream/donate/
Or, if you have a PayPal account, directly to info@littlebellesmagicalsanctuary.org
Please add ‘For Little Belle’s Dream’ to your donation.
Are you from the Netherlands or Belgium? You can also donate directly to our bank account. Please, send an email at info@littlebellesmagicalsanctuary.org to request the bank details.