We have been placing more and more animals from our shelters in great forever homes and we want to thank all of the new owners for giving these wonderful animals a second chance at life! We want to give out a big hug and a big thank you to all the people who have made this possible. We thank those who have paid to have these animals flown, those who have fostered animals, those who have taken them to the airport, those who have accompanied animals home to their new owners....Thank you everbody!! The dogs and cats thank you from the bottom of their hearts.

Success Stories

and Tales of Survival

This is Isla who was found as a puppy by her owner Emily Dark. She travels with Emily and lives in Vieques and in NH.

This is Lucy and her wonderful new owners who were visiting Vieques and took her home to Vermont.

The above black kitten was found starving in an alley way in town and is now living with this other shelter cat in a nice home here in Vieques. They are loved very much by their owners and are very thankful for their new safe home.

This mom came in with a severe uterine infection and was starving with eight puppies. As soon as she stared eating she began to nurse and take care of her babies. This puppy was the one survivor out of all of them. They now live in Cape Cod in a wonderful home with loving owners.

This is our famous Whitey who has been at the shelter for five year is ten years old. She now lives happily in New Ipswich, New Hampshire with a great family. She can now live out the rest of her life with the love and care that she deserves.

Louis was at the shelter since she was a puppy and now lives happily in Connecticut.

This is Santos who was a stray around this neighborhood. A lovely volunteer fell in love with him one day and now he lives the life on a beautful farm in NH. He lives with three cats and gets to go for walks and runs everyday. His owner loves him very much and he is very popular in town.

This lucky dog named Nena Bonita was taken by two of our favorite volunteers to Connecticut where she lives a great life with her new family (shown in the photo above). Her new family takes her swimming and hiking and they love her so much. This is a dream come true for a once lonesome homeless dog.

Here are some wonderful girls who came to visit us and who had raised money at school and also bought us some greatly needed medical supplies. They and their family brought home a puppy for us that had been adopted through petfinder to a home in Massachusettes.

And here is the little puppy from the picture above that was brought to Massachusettes by that great family. Her new family fell right in love with her and look how pampered she is! Now named Lilly, she is loving life in her home and her family says she is the perfect match for them and that she has the most loving and sweet personality. What a success story!!!!

This is Negrita who came to the shelter after being hit by a car and her eyes were badly damaged. She ended up losing one eye and had a hard recovery. Through a good friend of the shelter she was adopted by a wonderful owner up in the states where she now lives a great life full of love.

This is Manchita in her new home in Connecticut. She was shipped up to the states after her new mom found her on perfinder and fell in love with her. She is the sweetest dog and fell in love with her new home and her new life and is doing great.

This is Falcor and he was recued off the streets of Vieques. His new owners are in love with him and think that he is the best dog ever!!! They take him for walks in the park everyday and he has made a lot of doggie friends there.

Oliver went to a shelter in Vermont where he was adopted soon after. He was found on the beach wandering around and now he has a second chance at life.

Pom Pom, now named Lucita, was found on Petfinder by her new owners. They had been searching for the perfect dog for a long time and when they saw her picture the new it was her. She now lives in North Carolina and is in love with her new home and new owners and her other dog companion!

Vaquita was part of a litter that came to VHS and she was lucky enough to be found on Petfinder by her new ower in Massachusettes. She is the luckiest little girl in her new home where she is loved so much!

Molly was brought to NH where she was fostered by numerous wonderful people and then has recently found the best home ever! Above she is playing at one of her foster homes with Hector, a rescue cat from Vieques. She lives with her new mom in NH with another rescue dog and has all the room in the world to run around and play! She is such a lucky dog because she had so many people working hard to take care of her and trying to find her that perfect home. Thanks everyone for your love and help!!!

This is Hector who lives in NH. He came from the Vieques Humane Society last year as a kitten and now he is a handsome young man who loves to run around the house and yard. He is loved very much by his owners and they say he is the smartest cat in the world.

This is Molly and Hunter who were adopted by a volunteer this past winter here in Vieques and they now live in a great big farm house in NH. They are two spoiled dogs who are so lucky to have such great loving owners!!. Above they are playing with a friend at a VHS dog cookout.

After a long day that started on the ferry and a flight to Seattle, Leo is now in the arms of his new happy family. They picked him out on Petfinder and are more than pleased with him. Leo is the sweetest dog and couldn't be more lucky. He had been at shelter here for more than a year and it makes us so happy to see him in such a wonderful home.

This is one of our best enjoying a movie with his new buddy in Toronto. Sam made a long trip to his wonderful new owners in Canada and we thank them so much for their devotion and patience in getting him. Sam was a stray in the streets near the shelter and now he gets to strole down the streets of Toronto!!! Check out his fashioable new clothing for the very different weather of Toronto. Nice booties Sam!!!

This little dog was rescued by a wonderful friend of the Humane Society. He was thrown off the pier in town and almost drown. He was rehabiliated at the shelter where the prognosis was not good. But he pulled threw and was later brought to the states to a great loving family. He now is named Capt. Nemo and has the best life he could have ever wished for.

This is Soleil who now lives in Weare, NH. She was a shy dog who has come out of her shell and has brought such joy to her wonderful new family. She is the sister of Molly who was also adopted in NH and who is also doing so well. Their sister Luna is still here at the shelter. What a story it would be if she also went to live in NH! Soleil is so lucky to have such a devoted family who took the time and effort to get her from a far away place.

Toto was adopted just recently by a great family that lives in Puerto Rico. Toto came from the streets of Vieques and her new owner came all the way over on the ferry to pick her up and bring her to her new fabulous home!! As you can see she is a lucky little girl. What a chrismas treat for a once lonely little dog.

A wonderful couple from Indianapolis was visiting Vieques and fell in love with a puppy that was homeless living by a trash can near the ferry dock. She was starving and mangy and they started feeding her and then took her to VHS where we treated her. They had to go home without her, but weeks later had her shipped all the way to Indianapolis and since then Molly has become their baby and they love her so much! This dog definitely hit the jackpot and she knows it...what a great story.

This is Diego (the black and white doggie) who now lives the life in his new New England home. He started off as a shy guy who took a while to get out of his shell. His new family had the patience and love to stick with him and he is doing so well. His family had visited Vieques before and fell in love with the dogs here, so when they met Diego in the Vermont shelter, they knew they loved him. We thank them for their love and devotion!! (and of course Diego does too)

This pretty kitty was just brought home from VHS to her new home in NH. What a lucky girl!!

This adorable little kitty was adopted from VHS by a great couple that just moved to Vieques. He now has a great home with a new buddy and look how happy he is!!

This is Snoopy who was looking for just the right home where she could get all the love and attention that she demands and she found it! She wasn't happy at the shelter and she was discovered by wonderful family here on Vieques while she was being fostered. Now she is a spoiled girl who gets more love than she could have ever imagined!

This is Atrevido who was adopted last winter and brought to Canada! He is very successful in his home and his owner loves him very much. What a lucky guy!

Delilah now lives in Massachusettes with her new family. She came to the shelter as a little puppy found at the dump.

This is Joy who has been spending her time at a great foster home in CT and now has been adopted! Joy has always been a shy girl, but her new family will see her come out of her shell. What a lucky girl.

This little puppy sleeping was found all by herself in a neighborhood and was brought to VHS. She then made a trip to CT to a foster home and now has found her way to a great forever home! As you can see, she is happy and comfortable in her new family with her new friend.

Look at these gorgeous little guys that were brought up to the states to be fostered and that found a wonderful home together! They are so happy to be together and to be cared for so much.

This little girl was rescued and fostered by one of our friends here on Vieques. A nice volunteer brought her to Boston to her new family where she is now safe and secure in her forever home. Once a lonely scared puppy, now a happy, playful little girl!

Sinbad had been at the Shelter for more than a year before he was discovered by his wonderful new family. Sinbad was apart of the famous March 16 th transport and made it all the wayt to Bradly Int'nl Airport! He now lives in Massachusettes and is living the life! Sinbad is a big friendly giant who has now found the home of his dreams and we are all so thrilled!

This little guy was found in the Vieques Airport parking lot. He was brought in with mange and heartworm and one of our VHS friends thought he was so cute she wanted to pay for his treatments. Then his Dad came down to vieques to work and volunteer at VHS and fell in love with him and named him "Airport". Airport now lives the life in New Hampshire and goes to work all the time with his owner. As you can see Airport works very hard and is a man's dog. What a tough guy. To go from being kicked around looking for food in a parking lot to having your own bed and jacket and food cooked for you....what a second chance at life this guy got. Airport's owner often says that he is the most handsome dog in the world. He as also been described as "muscular" and "magestic".

This little puppy was brought up by one of our best friends to be fostered and found a home so soon! She is in heaven in her new home with her new family and friends. She could not have been more lucky.

This adorable black dog was known as the dog on the roof at VHS. He was the little alarm system that would hang out all day on the roof of the shelter. When the above "Airports" dogs owner came down, he also thought Simon was great and would be great for his best friend and he was! Simon made his way to NH and now lives with his friend Dash in a great house where he has lots of land to run around. What a life for this little guy.

Chapin was found at Sun Bay and brought to VHS where he was discovered by his wonderful owners. He know lives with another great dog and is loved very much. He loves his hugs and kisses and is always full of energy.

This is a puppy that was found at the beach with his brothers and sisters by a friend of ours and brought to VHS. His mom fell in love with him over the internet and decided he was the puppy for her! So, Charley made the long trip to Boston and his mom made a long trip from NY to pick him up. Charley is a happy, healthy puppy and has a great family now!

This lucky puppy was rescued from the streets in Vieques and is now living wonderfully with her new family in CT. What a life to have, lots of play time and then a comfy bed to crash in!

This is the above puppy's brother also rescued from the streets of Vieques. This little brown puppy obviously found the jackpot! His new family loves him so much and he never goes without hugs or kisses!

There are many more stories to share and we would love to share yours! If you have adopted an animal from the Vieques Humane Society, send in a photo of you and your pet and we will put you on our list of success stories!!