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We went to the shelter, there is no more food left for the 470 dogs!
At Daniela's shelter in Romania, the stock of dog food is totally gone: it is an empty warehouse that we photographed during our visit on Friday 15/02...
Daniela used all her remaining money to buy 60 bags in a hurry: enough to last until February 19.
It's been a very harsh winter, with multiple rescues: Daniela now has 470 mouths to feed!
No association can provide her with regular help, and the online fundraisings don't work, everything leans on her.
Many injured dogs and dozens of puppies have joined the shelter in recent weeks. None of them will be able to cope with hunger and malnutrition.
Cornered, Daniela can no longer afford to buy dog food and lives in constant stress.
We want to help them, by sending 3600 kg of kibble as an emergency.
Daniel, a member of the Animal Webaction team, visited Daniela's shelter on Friday, February 15, and made a sad observation: Daniela no longer had any food to feed her 470 dogs, the reserve was empty!
In November 2018, the Animal Webaction community swung into action to help Daniela's shelter: 4200 kg of kibble had been sent urgently.
For several weeks after the stock was exhausted, Daniela managed to find ways to feed the dogs, but she is back into the corner! With less than 200€ remaining on the association's account, she ordered 60 bags of croquettes in a hurry, thus playing her last card... the bags will last for 4 days only.
Despite the difficulties, Daniela cannot turn a blind eye to the suffering animals that wander the surrounding cities of the shelter.
The bitter cold of winter has brought its share of animals in distress, several dozen have been rescued in recent months, bringing the number of dogs at the shelter to nearly 500, many of them in poor health....
In Romania, dog owners rarely get their dogs strerilized. This leads to repeated abandonment of unwanted litters, but also to constant reproduction of street dogs.
The rescue of only two mothers and their babies brought about twenty puppies to Daniela in January, to which were added several cases of 2 to 5 puppies here and there...
In the middle of winter, Daniela couldn't have imagined worse: the financial burden and time required by these puppies are far too important....
We are able to take action, we have already booked a truck and pallets, but we have to pay our transporter before February 22nd.
If the collection fails, we will not be able to pay, the departure of the truck will be cancelled and none of the collected food will be delivered...
If the collection fails, we will refund all donors.
Since the association's creation in 2016, Daniela has devoted all her time to the shelter. With the exception of the guard, no employee is on site, so Daniela is alone to take care of all the animals: it is impossible for her to work.
All her savings having already been used, Daniela only has the money sent by her husband, who works in Germany, to support herself, her mother and the dogs.
Supported by some of her followers who know her shelter, Daniela has already tried to make online fundraisings, without much success most of the time.
She also sends regular SOS on social networks, but they bring very few donations: the problem seems insoluble to her.
With the help of a few friends, Daniela has been desperately trying for months to set up partnerships with other associations, in order to be able to cope with the expenses generated by the shelter, and to maximize adoptions.
Unfortunately, no result has yet been seen: only occasional help from the Brigitte Bardot Foundation and the Romanian association Kora Kariola have enabled her to get her head out of the water.
With her boundless energy, Daniela manages to take care of the 470 dogs all alone, and carries out all the necessary rescues herself, with or without help. This sometimes leads her to take risks, for the capture of terrified animals or in inaccessible places.
Overwhelmed, Daniela also sleeps very little, and must always be on all fronts, including the search for food, which is very stressful for her:
"I make sure that everyone is fine, that the bellies are full, and only then can I calm down, wash, and go to bed. Knowing that I have succeeded for today, but what will happen tomorrow? We need help."
Daniela now lives in her mother's house with her mum, while her husband lives and works in Germany. It is unthinkable for Daniela to join him, because it would mean abandoning the animals in their distress in Romania:
"Animals represent my whole life. Humans can manage on their own, but these animals need me to survive."
Former cleaning lady, having spent 15 years in Italy with a comfortable lifestyle, she now devotes her days to the shelter, from 7am to 11pm at the very least. She regrets that her involvement implies a certain marginalization on the part of people who do not understand her way of life, including many of her friends.
Despite these difficulties, Daniela does not regret her decisions: "If I had to do it again, I would do it again without hesitation"
If the collection succeeds, the 3600kg collected will be given to the 470 dogs gathered in Daniela’s shelter.
- Animal Webaction has been helping more than 750 animal welfare associations over the past 4 years, with more than 1,700 deliveries in 8 countries (see photos).
- We make sure to contact each partner association, inquire to ensure its reliability and always ask for supporting documents.
- Our partner associations only receive physical products, which means we never send money. When you offer 10kg of food, we deliver 10kg of food to the association.
- We also deal with transportation ourselves, and make sure all the products collected are properly brought where the association needs them to be, so a quick delivery is guaranteed.
- We will notify you by email as soon as the product bought thanks to your donation has been delivered.
- We will ask the association to take pictures of the food received, and will send you these pictures.
- If you change your mind, we will refund your donation upon request, without charge or proof of any kind.
- If unfortunately the collection fails, we will not deliver anything, we will refund you the full amount of your donation.