Spay and Neuter for 3,000 dogs in Romania

Greetings Friends!  

As we have mentioned in past project reports, our mobile clinic, HOPE, reaches the most remote areas serving the animals of the most needy.  This month of May 2016 the first "Hopeython" was done, 6 days of amazing work serving 3 villages surrounding Craiova.  Our target was 220 animals, but the outpouring from the communities was incredible so that we could not turn animals away.  Special thanks to all the vet team, vet techs, and the amazing international volunteers and local volunteers who worked in the heat and until the night to accomplish what can be seen by some as a small miracle.  255 animals who will not reproduce into a world that has no room for them.   

Here are a few comments we received:

From Iulia:

"Why Romania Animal Rescue? Because they are the only ones who wander the country to help ordinary people to spay/neuter their dogs and cats, to help people who cannot afford to pay for this surgery because as we all know salaries in Romania are very low (200 euro).  Why Romania Animal Rescue? Because they put in first place the animal welfare, sterile working and very professional for amazing results, tiny incision and fast recovery.  Why Romania Animal Rescue? Becaue they can and they want to help, and we ought to support them, so more than 50,000 spays/neuters to turn into 500,000 spays/neuters and abandoned animals no longer exist in this country."

From Gaita:

"This organization has literally changed the destiny of people and animals in our country.  Thanks to the wonderful work they do they were able to spy hundreds of dogs on the streets and owned by poor people so the suffering of many animals was prevented.  They are absolute professionals.."

From Anda:

As a member of the staff (vet technician), I can tell you first hand about people's reaction to our work.  There isn't a place in Romania where we have been so far where people aren't happy to see us and express their gratitude.  I see children and young people who are so careful and loving towards their pets and come from miles just so they can give their pets a chance of a healthy life and others who, even tho they haven't been taught to appreciate them at their true value, learn from our example and go home with a different view towards their animals' welfare than before.  Often times I heard old people saying "thank God you came and gave us this opportunity, as we are so tired of living in sin, killing the unwanted puppies year after year".Being able to help them do the right thing and showing them there is a humane way to handle the overpopulation of stray dogs and cats in Romania is the true meaning of what we are doing, apart from saving so many animals from torture.  I am always happy to see good people caring for their animals in a way that goes beyond financial means or even education; we are also involved in educating the young generation, as we are aware of the responsibility that securing that our work and goals go on even after we are no longer here to see it. "

Thank you for your donations for our work in Romania.  Thank you for supporting the fine work of our Romania Animal Rescue "Dream Team".   Your donations allow this remarkable charity to exist. 

Links:

• our website
• Facebook page
• Hope of Deliverance, HOPE's theme song