Ataxic, Roxane struggles to eat and move around...
2,160 kg
Dry food offered
2,160 kg
Dry food necessary
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Animal Webaction visited the site 30 November 2019 and confirms the situation described below.
In France, this small shelter has almost no kibbles left for its 51 dogs!
Following Florence's call for help, we went to meet her on November 30.
She explained that due to the recent heavy rains, the shelter has lost its last bags of kibble.
Helped out urgently by another shelter, Florence managed to avoid the worst, but the situation is disastrous, there will be no more kibble again in a few days....
The cold has set in, and the rain will start again soon, the conditions are difficult for the dogs of the shelter.
Sick, elderly, and having suffered severe abuse, they need our support.
We want to help them, by sending 2160 kg of kibble as a matter of urgency.
The climate in November was very difficult at the shelter, which was hit by heavy rains and a cold snap, still going on as we write these lines. And no respite seems to be expected in the coming weeks....
Florence's shelter is home to many elderly dogs, often sick, and/or abused: only the most vulnerable ones can be kept in a heated room, the largest number remains exposed to cold and humidity, which requires them to eat more to be able to resist.
But Florence is also facing a food shortage, and will soon no longer be able to give them any kibbles !
On November 30, we went to the shelter, following Florence's calls for help. With urgent assistance from two independent shelters in the region, she has so far managed to avoid the worst, but the situation is far from being solved.
In just a few days, the shelter will run out of food again!
The shelter is especially dedicated to abandoned dogs, whom no one wants because they are sick, elderly or have suffered too much abuse. A burden often considered too heavy to bear for traditional shelters and associations, because they are unlikely to be adopted and because their care is expensive...
Florence dedicates her actions to them, to allow them to have a second chance with a new family, or to experience the best possible end of life in the shelter.
"I rescue these invisible souls all year long in states of health that go beyond fiction, we are drowning under veterinary bills to spay, neuter and treat each one of them, and we mourn those who do not survive. It is a hard and cruel fight... I need help for their daily lives, to feed them, to treat them, because yes, I love them and can't bring myself to give up."
We can take action, we have already booked a truck and pallets, but we have to pay it before December 8th.
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 get by, Florence struggles to expand the sources of donations, whether in kind or in money. Teaming, sale of products in the name of Hathi, donation boxes, support from other local shelters, etc... are a very precious help to keep her head above water.
But this is far from allowing her to face all the expenses of the shelter, Florence must inexorably use her retirement pension to pay bills, and has done so since the beginning. With veterinary expenses that can very quickly reach thousands of euros, these solutions are too minimal and random to allow her to get by.
The shelter does not receive any public subsidies for its actions, nor any ongoing assistance from other foundations or associations.
While her requests for files have made it possible for her to obtain help from some, such as the Brigitte Bardot Foundation or 30 Million Friends, it remains punctual and small in scale compared to the daily expenses.
Everything therefore lies on Florence's shoulders, who begs us to support her.
Florence founded her association in 2014, but has been invested in animal protection for decades. Her shelter was only formalized in 2015, with 2 fundamental principles: to give a chance to animals that wouldn't have any elsewhere, and to allow them to enjoy a life outside of a pen.
Thus, the Hathi shelter hosts 50 free dogs: all live together, in packs, which requires a permanent presence and and increased workload.
"Our dogs live in freedom together and with humans on a daily basis to recover from their unfortunate past between abuse, abandonment and programmed euthanasia."
This collection is organized by the HATHI association. The 2160 kg of kibbles collected will be delivered to Florence to feed the 51 dogs hosted at the shelter.
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