Who ARE WE?

Our Mission

38smiles is a non-profit animal rescue organisation registered under EAWS, in the United Arab Emirates. Our motto is to “Help the strays of today become the pets of tomorrow.”

We rescue harmed and hurtings animals, feed the strays, rehabilitate and rehome our rescues, locally and internationally, organise trapping, neutering and releasing campaigns to help manage the strays population. We also work towards educating and raising awareness on the stray animals situation.

ABOUT US

My name is Kremena, but everyone calls me Kay. I have always been an animal lover. As a kid, I begged my mom to get me a dog, but instead I got a gold fish (thanks Mom…). In that instant, I promised myself that, one day, I would have a dog. 23 years later… this is where the story begins. My husband and I moved into a new villa (Villa #38) in Dubai and we got our first dog, Baxter 🙂 

We absolutely loved our villa, as it had a lot of character and a nice little garden. What we didn’t know, as we moved in, was that the villa came with some surprises!!! The previous tenant was feeding the strays and as she moved out, the cats stayed behind. To cut a long story short, we adopted one of the strays and started caring for the others.

Later on, I rescued a little kitten, Nadia (well she is not little anymore!) and now, we have (no longer counting though!) 10 cats and 2 dogs…

This is how it all started. I created the organisation known toay as 38smiles and it was the beginning of my adventures in the rescue world: trapping, neutering, releasing, fostering, healing and rehoming many cats, dogs and other animals.  

MEET our TEAM

OUR TEAM

Kremena

RESCUE FOUNDER

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Elzaan

RESCUER

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Maren

amazing volunteer

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Louise

amazing volunteer

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Bee

Volunteer &
web designer

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Madu

AMAZING VOLUNTEER

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Dounia

AMAZING VOLUNTEER

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Vicky

RESCUER & PHOTOGRAPHER

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TESTIMONIES FROM OUR ADOPTERS

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Adam Sendler
Designer
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Mila Kunis
Manager
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Mike Sendler
Support

MEET A VERY SPECIAL TEAM OF SUPPORTERS

The wonderful team of The Anantara The Palm - Dubai Resort

WANT TO GET INVOLVED? VOLUNTEER WITH US!

There are many ways to help us and to name only few, you can foster, help us on our sales,  do vet runs, transport our rescues, find foster home for them, raise funds your own way, supply a venue for us to hold our sales etc.

Keep in mind, volunteering isn’t always to be in contact with the rescues but it is as rewarding. It isnt always clean or easy but this is what makes it important.  

Get in touch, you won’t regret it.