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3,600 kg
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Animal Webaction visited the site 26 April 2019 and confirms the situation described below.
In Romania, 38 dogs placed in boarding will have to go back to the streets because of a lack of food!
Following Aurelia's association SOS, we went to see her at the shelter on April 26th.
On the spot, we met 150 dogs: wounded, sick and/or disabled, they are too fragile to survive the lack of kibble. The dry food stock will be exhausted on May 4th.
Worse still, 38 other dogs are placed in boarding: if Aurelia can no longer provide their food, they will be put back on the street!
Already in debt, and seeing her calls for help fail, Aurelia doesn't know how to get out of it anymore.
The British association that supports her shelter also begs us to help out.
We would like to send 3600 kg of kibble as a matter of urgency.
Overcrowded, Aurelia's shelter cannot accommodate as many dogs as she would like, and requires her to reason with each rescue made. Because she cannot turn a blind eye to the animal suffering she is confronted with, Aurelia has decided to place several dogs in boarding, pending their adoption.
But the pensions require a monthly rent, and above all, that food be provided for each housed dog, on top of the rent.
If Aurelia doesn't managed to find kibble quickly, the dogs may be put back on the street!
"On the streets of Romania there are many dogs. For this reason I only save those dogs in difficult situations who really need help. Puppies, sick dogs, injured dogs, old dogs or dogs in areas where they do not have a source of food (dogs abandoned in forests )" Aurelia told us right from the beginning.
As a result, 40% of the dogs housed in the shelter are elderly, most of them are sick and/or disabled. Dirofilariasis, hepatitis, skin diseases and various parasitic diseases are part of everyday life, as are amputations and heavy operations.
Particularly fragile, these dogs will not be able to resist a shortage of food!
Following Aurelia's calls for help, we went to the shelter on April 26th. On site, we found enough bags of kibble to allow the dogs to be fed until May 4th.
Unfortunately, Aurelia's struggle to find food has already lasted for weeks: the few supports she has have already done their best, she is already heavily in debt, she doesn't know how to continue!
Due to the state of health of the dogs she rescues, Aurelia is constantly faced with heavy veterinary expenses, which she struggles to cover. To which i added the cost of substantial boarding, for the 38 dogs she cannot accommodate at the shelter, and of course, the cost of food.
To pay for the kibble in recent months, Aurelia had to leave many unpaid invoices, starting with the veterinarian and the pension, with whom she has accumulated more than 1400€ in debts.
It is impossible for her to continue like this without endangering all the dogs who rely on her!
Since March, Aurelia has been launching SOS to get more support to buy food. In addition to kibble, canned food must also be purchased to feed some dogs, too old or sick to chew the dry one....
But her appeals have only led to a few donations so far, which remain largely insufficient to cover the quantities needed to feed 188 dogs, month after month...
Very involved alongside Aurelia and her shelter, the British association K9-Angels provides her with 400kg of kibble every month. A huge amount to provide for her, which covers barely 15% of the shelter's needs!
When contacted, the president of the association confirmed that it is totally impossible for them to provide more, and that external help is needed:
"Support for Aurelia would be so very welcome, as our funds are limited and we cannot help or guarantee food on a regular basis. We know that food supplies get very low as Aurelia has many dogs to care for, both at the shelter and in foster care, so she really needs this help as a matter of urgency."
We can come into action, we have already booked a truck and pallets, but we have to pay it before May 6th.
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
Determined, Aurelia is not only fighting for her shelter and the dogs for which she is responsible, but also for improving the overall situation of street dogs in the country.
In particular, she conducts regular neutering campaigns, although she remains dependent on funding obtained or not, as her resources do not allow her to finance them on her own.
She does not hesitate to help other animal advocates, and has already fought several legal battles to change the municipal pound system in Romania, supported by the K-9 Angels association.
Involved in animal protection for 20 years, Aurelia created her association 15 years ago, and set up her shelter eight years ago.
All her personal funds were invested in the construction of the shelter, and its maintenance for many years. Today, she is the only one who cares for the dogs in the shelter: she has no employees or regular volunteers and can no longer afford to work.
Because she only rescues dogs in distress, she knows that many will end their lives at the shelter, despite the adoptions she manages to make each month. 40% of the dogs received are elderly, about 30% have behavioural problems related to past traumas, and are therefore difficult to adopt.... That is why Aurelia gives so much importance to the conditions in which dogs are welcomed at the shelter, and cannot bear the thought of no longer being able to feed them.
If this collection succeeds, the 3600kg of kibbles collected will be delivered to the Viata Animalelor association, represented by Aurelia. The kibble will be distributed to the 150 dogs hosted at the shelter, as well as to the 38 dogs currently in boarding, relying on the association.
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