Welcome to Dogs Deserve Better - Eastern Shore, VA

Our mission: Dogs Deserve Better Eastern Shore (DDB-ESVA) aims to improve the lives of tethered or neglected dogs. We strive to accomplish this through installing large, covered kennels or fences to unchain the dogs. We encourage indoor time, educate communities on animal welfare and care; promote and facilitate spay and neuter, provide urgent medical care in underserved communities. We work to ensure the lives of the outdoor dogs are just a bit better any way we can, providing needed care and supplies.

We rely on the generosity of donors to meet the considerable needs of the dogs in our care. Every DDB dog receives the medical care, quality food, and emotional support they need to begin their healing journey. If you are not able to foster or adopt at this time, please consider supporting us in other ways, so we can continue to help as many dogs as we can.

Successful Adoptions!

We’ve successfully cared for and placed more than 150 dogs with loving forever families, and supported hundreds more through our community outreach and collaboration with other organizations. Check back here for more pictures and stories!