Category: Stray Animals

India: Latest December Videos From ‘Animal Aid Unlimited’.

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Dear Mark,

 

Our brand new Puppytown is officially open!

 

With a capacity to hold 80 delightful squigglers, 

puppies with fractures, wounds and illnesses now have a bright, warm-in-winter, cool-in-summer area where they are treated and comfortably housed in double-decker kennels suitable for three to five puppies together, on easy-to-clean tiles.

We are so proud of this important facilities upgrade: the previous puppy area was built in 2012 and was in need of a re-model.

We thank you deeply for giving us the means to serve all the lives we can–including our tiniest rescues who, being especially vulnerable, need extra care.

We continue to need your help with medicine and on-going care while the pups recover.

Please donate! 

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Trusting Vishwas nearly lost his hoof when his owner tied his legs together

 

This courageous donkey gave human beings the chance to help him after nearly losing his hoof and his life. His owner, perhaps to keep him from running away, had tied his front and hind legs together to ensure that the pain kept him from trotting and getting away. We don’t know who the owner is or how this sweetheart escaped, but the plastic packing tape that bound him hock to hock almost killed him.

In the course of our rescues, we see painfully often that animal abuse is the norm whenever animals are owned for a financial purpose, whether it’s for their meat, eggs or milk or in this case, for Vishwas’s labour.

 

Please donate to show animals like Vishwas the compassionate side of humanity.

Gorgeous Zarin’s happy new start…

 

 

Beautiful Zarin must have been a puppy when someone tied a rope around her neck, but no one removed it as she grew. Slowly it became tighter, then so tight that it cut right through the skin. But the constricted neck and massive flesh wound was partially hidden by her fur, until it had become so deep and the abraded tissue so bright that, finally, someone noticed her huge problem.

We hurried her back to our hospital, removed the rope, thoroughly flushed the wound, treated her for infection and began the beautiful process of her healing.
You’ll definitely see why we say Zarin is one of the sweetest girls we’ve ever met.  Please donate.

Celebrate the Caregivers: Kamlesh!

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It’s easy to under-estimate the complexity of what it means to drive one of Animal Aid’s ambulances. The driver, who also serves as a rescuer, helps safely rescue injured animals, provides first aid, navigates down narrow and busy lanes, and is the face of Animal Aid to the community. We’re proud to have Kamlesh Sharma as one of our stalwart ambulance drivers and rescuers. He has served with us for 2 years so far, but despite that relatively short time, his wonderful work reflects our deepest philosophy: help the vulnerable and treat them gently

Romanian Pound Won’t Feed Dogs for 12 Days of Christmas – we ask for your help to resolve.

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A message from Harmony Fund;

 

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Romanian Pound Won’t Feed Dogs for 12 Days of Christmas

 

We’ve learned that more than 400 dogs at the Mioveni pound in Romania will be on their own for 12 days beginning on Christmas Eve. No workers are expected to come in over the holidays, leaving the dogs without food and water. Especially during the cold weather when these dogs have only minimal shelter from the cold, mealtime is the most important time of day. We can’t let them go hungry.

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Typically, these dogs receive leftover food from the local prison and from a car factory. It is a mix of food scraps that also includes toothpicks, orange and banana peels, napkins and other garbage. We’re in negotiations now to try to change that diet and to make sweeping improvements to the dog pound over the next few years, but the first step is to make sure the dogs don’t go hungry this month.

 

It will cost $130 each day to provide 23 sacks of kibble for the dogs, plus a bit of extra money to compel workers to come in to work those days. We will need repeat this all the days the workers are scheduled to be on vacation from Christmas Eve straight through to January 4. If your contributions exceed the cost of 12 days of dog food, we will be able to help with more good quality food in January and February and this will also help us feed many other dogs and cats in Romania who are also at risk of going hungry.

 

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Link to help feed the Romanian dogs this Christmas:

 

https://harmonyfund.org/donation/feed-dogs-romania-christmas

 

 

To donate by mail, send to:

Cheques may be addressed to Harmony Fund.
800 Main Street, Suite 217, Holden, MA 01520, USA

 

 

 

 

Don’t buy an animal being, adopt one

 

Christmas is coming and gifts are being exchanged during this time.
Some brainless come up with the idea of giving a living being as a Christmas present.

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A few months later, most of the gifts either end up on the street or, at best, in an animal shelter. The fun is over.

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The photos that follow are from a farm in Dobrcza, Poland, and 6 years old, and we hope that they no longer exist.
But that is still the cruel reality in many pet-farms today. In Germany too.
Sale of living beings at any price, for any animal torture, as special gifts for Christmas or as status symbols for brainless buyer.

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Animal breeding is a cruel business, everywhere.

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For everyone: Do not buy  animals from the Internet or magazines, or from the breeder “next door”.
In all shelters around the world, thousands of abandoned animals are waiting for a home, love and a life without loneliness.
Take your animal companions out of an animal shelter; they will be grateful and loyal to you for a lifetime, qualities that you can rarely find in your fellow human beings.

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My best regards to all, Venus

Today, 10/12/19 is ‘International Animal Rights Day’.

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Today, 10/12/19 is International Animal Rights Day.

The annual International Animal Rights Day (IARD) – 10th December – aims to remember the animal victims of human tyranny and call for the recognition of our Universal Declaration of Animal Rights (UDAR). The goal of this historic campaign is to build on the recognition of human rights, and persuade humanity that kindness and respect is due to all sentient creatures.

Thousands of animal rights supporters across the world hold candlelit vigils and other inspiring events to mark the 13th annual IARD. Ethical pioneers united to remember the billions of animals subjected to deliberate cruelty and killing across the world every year. This coordinated global day of action has intensified calls for the recognition of the rights of all sentient beings to life, liberty and natural enjoyment.

 

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To find out a lot more from many organisations; simply Google ‘International Animal Rights Day’ on your computer.  There are too many links to repeat it all here.

 

Regards Mark.

 

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Indonesian Province Pledges ‘Zero Tolerance’ for Dog Meat.

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Indonesian Province Pledges ‘Zero Tolerance’ for Dog Meat

Progress toward ending the dog meat trade in Indonesia! This week, Governor Ganjar Pranowo called for a ban on the consumption of dog meat throughout Central Java.

Every month around 13,000 dogs are slaughtered for consumption in the region. Governor Ganjar Pranowo met with representatives from Dog Meat Free Indonesia on Tuesday, which was followed by his announcement.

He proclaimed, “We must push the Surakarta administration to issue a strict regulation that prohibits people from consuming or selling dog meat.”

Further legal support for this ban comes from a law passed in 2012 stating that dogs are not defined as food since they do not come from forests or farms. According to the Jakarta Post, Ganjar said, “The law clearly prohibits it. Once a regency issues a ban, every other region will follow suit. Agency heads will convene to discuss such a regulation.”

Many concerns surround the health and safety of the dog meat trade. The transportation of the dogs sent to slaughter increase the likelihood of the spread of disease such as rabies, and for the dogs the rampant abuse within the industry drew sympathy.

It is also a barbaric and inhumane business. Dogs are often beaten to death in front of onlookers, and some are blow torched while still alive.

While dog meat is easily found in the stalls of street vendors, only a small percentage of the population consumes dog meat. However, it is still a lucrative trade.

We applaud Governor Ganjar Pranowo for his call to help put an end this brutal practice, and urge other provinces to follow suit.

India: December Rescues From ‘Animal Aid Unlimited’.

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Dear Mark,

 

In the video (below) about rescuing two puppies from a deep well, you might take a look at the little unexpected character innocently minding his own business at 1.05 minutes into the video. It’s a round brown mouse, who doesn’t even look up from her preoccupations when Pushkar pulls in close the first frightened puppy. People write to us regularly about the animals in their lives. Whether they’ve found a stray kitten, or an injured crow, or upset a family of mice in the basement, or a squirrel who’s been hit by a car–we all become more sensitive learning the heroics ordinary people go through to save an animal’s life. Sharing such stories helps us keep our eyes and hearts open generally, to all animals everywhere. If that little creature hadn’t looked so peaceful in that deep well, we might have tried to bring her up too!

 

Saved from starvation, puppies rescued from well

 

 

Two naughty angels must have been so engrossed in playing that they didn’t realize they were heading straight for an open dry well. In they fell, dropping 60 feet, but because their fall was broken by several feet of garbage, they didn’t break even a single bone! Neighbor kids heard them crying and cheered on our rescue team from arrival to the puppies’ dizzying reunion with their Mommy. These darlings would have died of starvation and thirst without rescue.

Please donate for little ones in deep trouble.

 

 

Dear old Baloo couldn’t even lift his head, but he wouldn’t give up

 

 

Neighbours noticed a dog sleeping in the corner of their small yard, but then realized he hadn’t moved for hours. When they approached, he didn’t even stir, and that’s when they realized he was horrifically injured. His ear was shredded and the tissue all around it was swollen, and then they could see an enormous wound in his stomach. Hundreds of maggots roiled in the wounds. When we bent to pick him up, we found that the precious old sweetheart had no strength even to resist, even to raise his head. We hurried him back to the hospital and began the laborious process of removing the maggots, and his brave effort to get well began. Meet adorable old Baloo now. He’s just irresistible. 

 

Please donate for old friends.

 

 

Maude’s eyes sparkle at last

 

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A deep wound on this old girl’s stomach threatened her life. When neighbors noticed blood on her side as she lay on the ground they called us to rescue her. She seemed to consider slipping away from us, but soon relaxed and allowed us to scoop her up and bring her to the hospital. We could see that the wound flap would heal well with sutures, so we sedated her, thoroughly cleaned the site and stitched her up. Maude’s eyes started sparkling as soon as she felt better, and seemed to say thank you. Your caring donations made her rescue possible. Please donate.

 

 

Celebrate the Caregivers: Vinod Meena!

 

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When paravet Vinod Meena started working in Animal Aid two years ago, we didn’t have a Street Treatment program yet. We wouldn’t have dreamed that in such a short time a newer member of staff could master the skills to gently handle animals who are often frightened, right out in the open, where dodging our care is on the mind of many of our outdoor patients. But Vinod has an incredibly soft touch and wins the trust of his patients with grace and speed. He is great in interacting with neighbors, too, teaching and encouraging them to do all they can to help, too. Through this program of prevention and treatment, where the animals are kept in their own environments, Vinod has saved the lives of hundreds of patients and supported their care-takers in helping their neighbourhood animals.

 

 

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Romania: Get Festive – Buy A Christmas Meal for A Shelter Dog – Only $1 Each – Read On …….

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WAV Comment – I think I purchased 25 Christmas Day meals for the shelter dogs last year, so I know it works – and what price for a shelter dog special meal.  People waste so much during the Christmas season; for me it was very rewarding to know that I had helped to fill the hungry bellies of 25 rescue dogs last Christmas day.  Please do your bit if you can – buy a Christmas meal for a stray – Regards Mark.

 

 

Dear Mark

Years ago, I had a dream. My dream was to put an end to animal suffering in my hometown, especially to help the homeless, abandoned, and abused dogs find the love, respect and appreciation they deserve, and place them in forever homes. Little by little my dream is becoming a reality. I haven’t saved all the stray dogs in my community, but I’m getting there. I have an amazing staff and supporters who continue to help me along the way.

Last night, I woke up frightened. My heart pumping fast, hands shaking, tears in my eyes. I dreamt about my Printz (my first beautiful rescued dog, saved from death). He was all wet, full of blood, alone, in need of help. I could see him but this time, I couldn’t help him at all. I could read in his expressive eyes his hunger, pain and despair. It was more like a nightmare.

Being on their own, dogs like my Printz have freedom but they are so exposed to risk of injuries, abuses, diseases and starvation. Stray dogs are dependent on us as much as we, humans, are on them…once we get to know and love them! My Printz, alone, in my dream represents all the dogs I couldn’t save, the dogs who died alone in misery and silence. I woke up feeling depressed, but somehow, I knew I had to turn this nightmare into a positive thing…and that’s why I decided to tell you about it.

I was able to wake up from my nightmare, as all of you have. But these dogs can’t. Not unless we help them!

Christmas is the time of year when people celebrate and express the most sincere human emotions: generosity, kindness, compassion, love, appreciation. But we must remember that Christmas is not only for people ...

From time to time, the memory of Printz comes up (this time it came in the shape of a dream) to remind me of my mission and the overwhelming plight of the homeless dogs in Romania. My dream for this Christmas is to end the nightmare these dogs relive each day. Even if it’s just for one day.

Together we can end their nightmare, not only on Christmas Day, but every day!

  • 1 EUR/USD = bowl of warm meal donated on Christmas Day to #roldadogs in our shelters
  • 1 EUR/month = bowl of high nutrient food donated to starving stray dogs in the Galati area
  • 15 EUR = a winter gift for a dog (straws and jacket to keep warm)
  • 50 EUR = a visit to the vet for an injured, rescued dog

To see other ways you can help a hungry dog this Christmas, visit our 2019 Christmas page or donate directly from our donation page.

You can also donate via PayPal using the link below.

https://www.paypal.me/ROLDA 

This Christmas let’s try together to stop the Romanian dogs’ nightmare and bring the Spirit of Christmas where our voiceless friends need it the most!

GOOD NEWS!!!

ROLDA’s newly renovated https://sponsoradog.rolda.org/ is now up and running. We’ve made it easier for our supporters to either sponsor or adopt a rescue dog.

In this specific link: https://sponsoradog.rolda.org/dog-profile/ we explain how our dog profiles are created and what each dog’s details mean.

Please visit our new site today!

ROLDA is an international charity that helps homeless animals in Romania using a responsible, efficient, and humane approach.

 

Our programs serve homeless, abandoned, and abused animals, as well as pets with financially troubled owners such as senior citizens, retirees, and unemployed people … all who have difficulty providing for their furry companions.

 

Visit our Facebook page. Like it and Share it to help us save more animals in Romania!

 

Visit our colorful website full of useful, fresh information about our rescue campaigns.

 

Donations, large or small, are always welcomed! 
Please choose your preferred option:

1.Donate by PayPal:
PayPal.me/SaveStrays

2. Donate via our secure website

3. Donate via international bank transfer directly to ROLDA’s bank account in Romania:

IBAN EUR: RO58BTRLEURCRT0PA6711501
Swift/Bic code: BTRLRO22
Account name: Fundatia ROLDA
Bank name: Banca Transilvania

4. Make a gift in your will

 

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In the Spotlight – Ukraine – Animal Welfare Sites and News.

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Here we are looking a little more into animal welfare in the Ukraine.

 

We give a very brief summary with associated links for more.

 

For the past 20 years, Naturewatch Foundation has been actively running projects in Ukraine, working with animal protection NGOs and municipalities to implement humane and sustainable stray dog population management schemes, following the recommendations of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OiE).

Site – https://naturewatch.org/campaign/stray-animal-welfare-Ukraine

 

https://api.worldanimalprotection.org/country/ukraine

 

Amid the political turbulence in Ukraine, some people are dedicating their lives to the wellbeing of dogs, cats, birds, bears and other animals in the country. Photographer Thomas Machowicz has been documenting the work of the Kiev Animal Rescue Group (Karg), which provides emergency services for injured animals.

Site – https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-48830430

 

 

https://www.facebook.com/shelterFriendDnepr/

 

 

Shelter Ugolyok: Animal Rescue and Farm Sanctuary, Ukraine

Site – https://www.facebook.com/shelter.ugolyok/

 

 

Animal welfare standards in Ukraine

Site – http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/E-8-2015-013996_EN.html?redirect

 

 

Kyiv Society for the Protection of Animals

Site – https://www.spcai.org/our-work/shelter-support-fund/shelter-list/kyiv-society-protection-animals

 

Society and animal welfare – Ukraine

Site – http://www.esdaw.eu/society-and-animal-welfare—ukraine.html#

 

EU imposes hen welfare standards on egg imports for first time

Site – https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/oct/02/eu-imposes-hen-welfare-standards-on-egg-imports-for-first-time

 

Global Animal Law

Site = https://www.globalanimallaw.org/database/national/ukraine/

 

European Bank EBRD workshop on animal welfare

  • 07-Nov-2019
  • Kyiv, Ukraine

Site – https://www.ebrd.com/cs/Satellite?c=Content&cid=1395285797015&pagename=EBRD%2FContent%2FEvent

Ukraine proposes bill to ban fur farming

UKRAINE – On February 7, 36 Members of Parliament introduced a bill to ban fur farming in Ukraine. The bill is initiated by MP Andriy Pomazanov with support of Fur Free Alliance member organisation Unique Planet.

Site – https://www.furfreealliance.com/ukraine-proposes-a-bill-to-ban-fur-farming/

 

Animal Cruelty Index

Site – https://vaci.voiceless.org.au/

 

Ukraine closes its last Fois Gras farm

Site – https://theecologist.org/2019/aug/09/ukraine-closes-its-last-fois-gras-farm