Gingivitis, vomiting, loss of appetite: Vomito is really struggling to feed...
2,400 kg
Dry food offered
2,400 kg
Dry food necessary
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Animal Webaction visited the site 02 November 2019 and confirms the situation described below.
In Romania, this shelter can no longer feed its 106 dogs, they will starve to death!
Following a call for help, we went to the shelter on November 2.
The kibble stock was already running low, Iasmina used stale bread and carcasses to feed the dogs.
This summer, an outbreak struck more than 40 dogs, several died: the survivors remain weak and absolutely need kibble.
Neither the town hall nor the foundations want to help, donations do not cover a quarter of the shelter's expenses.
Iasmina has resigned to take care of the dogs, her husband is working multiple jobs at the same time to ensure everyone's survival.
We want to help them, by sending 2400 kg of kibble as a matter of urgency.
A violent outbreak struck the shelter this summer, infecting more than 40 of the then 100 dogs hosted, or almost 50% of the shelter.... Despite long treatments and disinfections, 7 dogs died as a result of the illness, and the others are still weakened.
If Iasmina has now managed to get rid of the disease, she fears that the situation will get worse again, as the kibble stock will be used up in a few days only!
On the spot on November 2nd, we met Iasmina, as well as the 106 dogs hosted at the shelter. We also witnessed the difficulties Iasmina faced in feeding them: there were only 40 kg of kibbles left at the shelter, a quantity normally sufficient for only one day....
"I do my absolute best to provide them with their fill daily. I'd rather have debts than not see them eat. But unfortunately it does happen that the dogs don't get as much food as they need, or food of very low quality. The dogs who are most fragile do occasionnally develop problems. Fights also happen when there isn't enough food because the dogs are more agitated" explained Iasmina with regret.
Following our visit, she managed to buy a few bags of kibble, which will allow her to feed the dogs until November 23rd, but she doesn't know what she will do afterwards !
To take care of the shelter, Iasmina had to make the difficult decision to give up her professional career: "Taking care of the dogs at the shelter, saving others and caring for the sick ones takes up most of her time." she explained.
Her husband now does several jobs at the same time to support their family with two young children, but also to meet the shelter's expenses, which they finance alone at 75%....
"I'm scared that one day we won't be able to afford to keep the shelter going anymore, I'm scared of my husband losing one of his jobs" Iasmina told us, very anxious about the long-term situation. But in the immediate future, her biggest fear is related to the lack of kibbles that she will have to face in a few days.
We can take action, we have already booked a truck and pallets, but we have to pay it before November 15th.
If the collection fails, we will not be able to pay, the departure of the truck will be cancelled and none of the collected kibbles will be delivered...
If the collection fails, we will refund all donors.
To help sustain the shelter, Iasmina sought help from many partners: foreign associations and foundations, town hall, restaurants and local businesses, etc...
After two years of existence, the shelter does not receive any help from the town hall, or even from local shops. Only one foreign association, Hestia Helpt Honden, responded to Iasmina's calls for help, but its resources are too limited to provide sufficient support to the shelter. They also ask us to intervene!
Accessible by a dirt road that is over 3km long, the shelter is difficult to reach, especially in case of bad weather. Work was started to make the road passable before winter arrived, but could not be completed due to a lack of resources...
Just having to look for food in winter, and getting it to the shelter is a real struggle in itself, Iasmina doesn't know how to overcome the next few months without a stock of kibble on site.
Mother of two young children, the youngest being only 2 months old, Iasmina already had to overcome all the difficulties of the last few months while she was still pregnant, and then taking care of a newborn child.
If she makes huge sacrifices for the shelter, and has always loved animals, she has not really chosen this life. Originally, Iasmina was simply helping another person, thrown out on the street with her 50 dogs: but she disappeared overnight after a few months, leaving nearly 100 dogs behind her... Presented with this done deal, Iasmina chose not to abandon them, and her life changed completely.
"I don't even have time to take on what my life actually is. I have such a tight schedule that it is extremely difficult for me to even comprehend. Taking care of the dogs keeps me going, and I don't feel like giving up for a second" she explained. "I am very lucky to have an extremely supporting family who truly loves animals", she concluded, saying that her family was the only thing that brings her some kind of peace of mind.
If the collection succeeds, the food will leave directly from our logistics centre in Romania! So we can act very quickly, let's help Iasmina and her 106 dogs to receive kibbles!
This collection is organized by the First Hope Animal Rescue Association. The 2400 kg collected will be delivered to Iasmina to feed the 106 dogs cared for at the shelter.
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