Stichting Nationale Dierenzorg

Stichting Nationale Dierenzorg (NDZ) is an animal welfare foundation based in Wassenaar in the Netherlands. According to its official website, the organisation operates a combined set of animal-care services: a boarding house (pension) for dogs and cats, a shelter (asiel) for dogs and cats, a dog crèche (hondencreche), an animal ambulance (dierenambulance) and what it describes as a unique retirement home for dogs and cats, together with a seniors club (seniorenclub) for older dogs and cats. This combination of shelter, boarding, day care, emergency transport and elderly-animal care makes NDZ a multi-service animal welfare provider rather than a single-purpose shelter. The foundation is located in Wassenaar and serves the surrounding region, including The Hague, Leiden, Leidschendam, Voorburg and Voorschoten, as reflected in the locations it tags in its social media posts. Its public communication is conducted largely through its website ndz.nl and its Facebook page, where it announces animals available for adoption, appeals for foster families and publishes its magazine-style newsletter Dierengeluiden. NDZ presents itself as a care-oriented organisation for companion animals across their whole life cycle, from rehoming shelter dogs and cats to boarding, day care and specialised care for senior animals. It is a non-profit foundation (stichting) rather than a commercial company, and it relies on adoptions, boarding fees, donations and community engagement to carry out its work. The organisation is active and continues to publish adoption and foster appeals for individual animals such as Bonkie, Mickey and Zorro.

Stichting Nationale Dierenzorg is a Dutch animal welfare foundation based in Wassenaar. Public information about the organisation describes it as an animal welfare foundation in the Netherlands, and its own website presents it as a long-running local institution combining several animal-care functions under one roof. The foundation's service model brings together a dog and cat shelter (asiel), a dog and cat boarding house (pension), a dog crèche, an animal ambulance (dierenambulance) and a retirement home for dogs and cats, along with a seniors club for older dogs and cats. This breadth distinguishes NDZ from a conventional municipal animal shelter: it cares for animals both temporarily and for extended periods, provides day care and holiday boarding for owned pets, responds to animals in need through its ambulance service, and offers specialised care for elderly companion animals. NDZ communicates with its community through its website ndz.nl and its Facebook page, where it posts adoption profiles, foster appeals and news about its activities. It publishes a newsletter-style publication called Dierengeluiden, which is made available on its website. Its posts reference the surrounding municipalities of Wassenaar, Leidschendam-Voorburg, The Hague, Leiden, Leidschendam, Voorburg and Voorschoten, indicating the geographic reach of its adoptions and services. Recent public activity includes adoption appeals for dogs such as Bonkie and Mickey, and an urgent foster-family appeal for Zorro, described as a long-stay resident. The organisation remains active and continues to operate its shelter, boarding, crèche, ambulance and senior-animal care services from Wassenaar.

• Stichting Nationale Dierenzorg operates as an animal welfare foundation in Wassenaar, the Netherlands.

• The foundation offers a combined shelter, boarding house, dog crèche, animal ambulance and retirement home for dogs and cats.

• NDZ publishes the Dierengeluiden newsletter on its website.

• Adoption appeals are issued for dogs Bonkie and Mickey.

• An urgent foster-family appeal is made for long-stay dog Zorro.

Non-profit animal welfare foundation offering a full spectrum of companion-animal care — shelter, boarding, day care, emergency transport and elderly-animal care — in the Wassenaar and greater The Hague region.

• Dog and cat shelter (asiel)

  Rehoming service for dogs and cats, with animals listed on the NDZ website.

• Dog and cat boarding (pension)

  Boarding house for dogs and cats.

• Dog crèche

  Day care for dogs.

• Animal ambulance (dierenambulance)

  Emergency transport and rescue service for animals.

• Retirement home and seniors club for dogs and cats

  Specialised care for elderly dogs and cats, described by NDZ as unique.

1. 1Stichting Nationale Dierenzorg official websitendz.nl
2. 2Stichting Nationale Dierenzorg on Wikidatawikidata.org