Support and build up
There are places in communities where the hungry people are fed, the homeless are sheltered, and the forgotten ones get the care that they need.
Also, there are places in communities where hungry animals are fed, the homeless are sheltered and the forgotten ones get the care that they need.
Here in
In other words: only 2 out of 5 big cities in this country provide animal shelters:Nicosia has one and Paphos has 2.
I dont think I need to explain what this means and which consequences this has for stray animals.
As I wrote before, the shelters can hardly keep up with the work, they are overfull and they experience a lot of negative "cooperation" from the community or government.
The finances are a big struggle for them.
In 2004 stray dog Rika gave birth to 9 puppies at my house, I contacted the
(Just before the birth I called them and I was advised to give Rika an abortion though she was already 4weeks pregnant)
I could bring the puppies in but only under one condition, I had to get them all vaccinated: not just the 1st shot which they get once they are 6weeks old but, also the 2nd shot had to given by me otherwise they would not accept the puppies..
This meant I had to pay for 9 puppies, for the complete parvo-cocktail vaccination, two times each puppy, before I could even bring them in.
Now, it was not so much the amount of money that gave me a problem, even though it did cost me a rib and an eye, it was the amount of time that made it really difficult for me.
All together it basically meant I was stuck with 10 dogs that were not mine in the first place, and, not to forget, my own 2 woefies where there as well.
My landlord went crazy: I live in a 2-bedroom apartment.
I pretended there were only 3 puppies and straight after Rika's family departed I painted and re-plastered the rooms....
These are NO funny issues.
Either: you pay first and then you can give them away but only after 2.5 months, or: they end up dead basically.
The story has a happy end strangely enough.
I found fantastic homes for all the puppies AND for mama Rika, we are all still in touch with each other, we have doggie meetings and doggie running-abounds, there has been a lot of spaying afterwards and we all live happily ever after.
BUT: this is not how it should go.
Seriously, I have worked too hard to find these puppies a good and loving home.. And believe me; it should not be like that.
The animal shelter should have been able to provide the help I requested, and, they should have had the finances to do so.
The shelters fight for their existence and I admire their courage and willpower, bravo for them!
DONATE WHEN YOU CAN; MONEY, FOOD, OLD BLANKETS, TOWELS, TOYS, OR JUST A HELPING HAND..
THERE ARE ALWAYS DOGS THAT CAN BE TAKEN FOR A WALK, THAT NEED SOME PETTING, SOME ATTENTION.
PLEASE HELP WHERE AND WHEN EVER YOU CAN!!!
To find more information about the
http://www.cyprusanimalwelfare.org
Remember: It is the responsibility of everyone to be sure that communities have animal shelters and that they are funded and supported by the government and communities self.
This way they will be able to provide services that will help all members of the communityboth two- and four-legged.
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