POTCAKE PLACE K9 RESCUE
Welcome to Potcake Place!
Potcake Place is a dog rescue charity based in Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands. We adopt out 100% of all of our rescues to approved, screened homes throughout the Turks and Caicos Islands and North America. We run solely on donations.
Our mission is :
"TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF HOMELESS POTCAKES ON THE ISLAND"
Our headquarters are located in Saltmills Plaza in the Grace Bay area of Providenciales.
Pop in, meet some puppies and learn some more about what we do. We have a constant stream of puppies needing socialization and adoption.
You can come by and take a puppy out for a walk - we'll give you everything you need, you just need to supply some TLC.
We are a Non-Profit organization run solely by volunteers. We could not operate without the kind donations of both time and money provided by our sponsors and volunteers. Please continue to support our efforts how ever you can.
How to support our rescue work
Your donations are crucial to the work that we do. We are a non-profit organization, staffed solely by volunteers and all your donations go directly to helping these rescued animals.
Find out more about the different ways you can donate to Potcake Place and change the life of a puppy.
Launched in 2023, The Boutique at Potcake Place has a great collection of clothing and hats. All proceeds go towards helping animals in our care. Thank you for visiting our shop!
Potcake Place T-shirts are also available online via our Bonfire campaign. Your purchase will help us reduce the number of homeless dogs in the Turks & Caicos Islands.
Following new CDC rules, you can help support us financially and by spreading the word. See below.
NEW RULE ON D0G IMPORTATION TO USA
The CDC (CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL) has a temporary suspension of dog importation from high-risk dog rabies countries until July 31st, 2024. All incoming dogs from low-risk dog rabies countries were allowed into the United States with the correct paperwork. These dogs were not required to have a rabies vaccination; however, it was recommended.
This Rule expired on July 31st, 2024, at 11.59PM, therefore NO dogs can enter the USA if they are under 6 months of age regardless of where they are from. More information on CDC Ruling.
This ruling utterly devastates Potcake Place and other responsible dog rescues and animal welfare groups for multiple reasons. The biggest issue being that at six months of age, no Potcake can travel as a pet in cabin as they will exceed the weight and size restrictions on commercial airlines into The United States.
New Rule devastates Potcake Place
Potcake Place absolutely supports and agrees with protecting animals and people from rabies, however the way the CDC has written this ruling makes a mockery of that. As of the 1st of August 2024 an 8 month old puppy from The Turks and Caicos Islands (Rabies Free) that has not been vaccinated for rabies could be sent into The United States on a private jet, but a 4 month old puppy that has received a rabies vaccine 4 weeks prior cannot. All this does is force Potcake Place to hold these adoptable fully vaccinated puppies for longer.
Potcake Place is dedicated to connecting approved families with healthy homeless puppies. Everyone will suffer if this ruling stands. With your help we have kept our doors open from August 1st and we are going to fight this just as we have fought for these dogs for the last 20 plus years.
WHAT CAN WE DO TO HELP? We ALL can fight in 3 ways:
1) TAKE ACTION
FACEBOOK PAGE
Our page will feature updates and new information on what our supporters can do to help fight this.
PETITION
There is a petition that you can sign and you can send the link to everyone you know that will support us.
SIGN PETITION NOW
ADVOCATE
There is a letter for you to ask the CDC to institute a temporary suspension to the six (6) months rule for dogs from DMRVV low-Risk and DMRVV-free Countries such as The Turks and Caicos Islands. Please send the letter to the CDC.
DOWNLOAD THE LETTER TO CDC
2) TURKS AND CAICOS GOVERNMENT
Potcake Place and others affected by this ruling are asking to meet with the Turks and Caicos Government to lay out how this will have a devastating effect on The Turks and Caicos Islands. This ruling will affect people trying to flee the Country with their pets from natural disasters such as hurricanes. If Potcake Place must close their doors, The Turks and Caicos Islands can say goodbye to their tourist industry. With thousands of dogs roaming the streets in packs, starving and in horrendous condition, people will then take things into their own hands. This has happened before here and it will happen again. Poisoning, shooting, and drowning have been just a few of the horrific methods used.
3) FUNDRAISING
We are now hit with the huge problem of where we can house these pups. We need to find additional premises ASAP. We currently have over 90 pups in our care.
We are not going to euthanize them after August 1st, 2024. We don’t want to turn them away now just because we can’t send them off after July 31st, 2024. We will be starting fundraising campaigns. Only donate to our officially sanctioned fundraising campaigns where you know that those funds are directed to our cause.
We need help now more than ever before.
Hug your Potcakes tighter than ever before. Potcake Place was created because one woman held a puppy that was about to be euthanized and decided that there had to be a better way. We are not a puppy mill sending thousands of dogs into shelters in the US. We are a family. A big extended family who spends every day trying to make a difference to that one dog. Maybe the dog who is sitting next to you right now.
Looking to adopt a Potcake?
Once a pup is available for adoption, they will come into our rescue and adoption center.
We process off-island, and of course on-island, adoptions. At any one time, in foster homes around the island, we have approximately 40 puppies waiting for loving new homes.
You can adopt a Potcake and join the growing number of people in the U.S. and Canada giving these fantastic loyal pets a much needed loving home.
You can save a life and make a difference in the future of one dog, of your own family, and of the Turks and Caicos Islands. We normally do not post photos of adorable puppies until an application has been approved.
More about adopting a Potcake Puppy
ADOPTING YOUR CHOSEN PUPPY - HOW TO INFLUENCE THE NEW CDC RULING
For those people you are adopting a puppy from us, we have created a letter for you to ask that the CDC institute a temporary suspension to the six (6) months rule for dogs from DMRVV low-Risk and DMRVV-free Countries such as The Turks and Caicos Islands. You can download, copy and send the letter to everyone and anyone you think it needs to be sent to. i.e.: your Congress people, Senators, Lawyers, anyone associated with the CDC or the importation of animals and animal welfare. DOWNLOAD THE LETTER
How can I help?
An important way you can help our organisation is by bringing some essential items to Providenciales.
If you have some spare space in your luggage and are interested in bringing some donated goods, here is our current wish list of supplies that will help us care for dogs in need.
Our current Wish List:
Puppy Pee Pads
Airline -approved dog carry bags (for pets up to 22 lbs is ideal)
Fuzzy toys for the pups to play and cuddle with
Metal bowls for food & water
Disposable (Surgical Gloves) Size X-Large, Large, Medium
Waterproof Aprons for bathing pups
Drontal Plus dewormer and heartworm medicines
Nexgard - to help out with the spay-neuter program
Old towels
Laundry pods - these are expensive on the island and won't leak in your luggage!
Newspapers
If you are visiting the island you can help us by bringing essential supplies from our Wish List
Foster homes required
We are always in desperate need of volunteers to open up their homes to foster potcakes.
If you live on Providenciales and feel that you can provide the love and attention that these puppies desperately need, please contact us.
We provide all food, toys, and veterinary care you require.
Please call Jane at Potcake Place on +1 649 231 1010 or email to find out how you can help us and give these very deserving pups some TLC!
Couriers required
We are asking anyone booked on charters, private jets, or commercial flights going anywhere in North America to please contact us.
We have families waiting to welcome their new pups into their homes. Many of the pups are getting bigger in our care and time is now of the essence to get them into the homes they deserve and have been waiting for so long. It does not cost you anything, as Potcake Place will cover all the costs, and you get lots of puppy kisses in return. The new families will be waiting eagerly at the airport to meet their new fur baby.
Please call Jane at Potcake Place on +1 649 231 1010 or email to find out how you can courier for Potcake Place.
Wanna go walkies?
Another way to help our Adoption Center in Providenciales is to take a puppy for a walk!
Our socialization walks are a great way to enable each puppy to have that crucial socialization time with new people and to experience new sights and smells.
Monday to Saturday from 10am to 12:30pm you can take a puppy for a walk on and around Grace Bay beach. The process is first-come, first-served, and the number of dogs available varies depending on the day.
Connect with us
Join us on social media to keep up-to-date with the latest puppy adoptions, news and visitor posts!