Yet again, our spectacular monthly supporters
have enabled us to provide aid to three dog rescue centers in Romania. You’re
providing food for more than 2,000 dogs here!
We thought you might enjoy
seeing how that aid impacts a single dog.
This is Sienna who was found in a grocery store
parking lot. She was hungry and shivering and was spotted by our beloved rescue
partner Norica Prigoana who runs a very special rescue center in
Gherla.
Norica took Sienna home for a warm bath to raise her body
temperature, and after several good meals and time under the blankets, Sienna
began to come around.
Every month Harmony Fund sends aid to sponsor
the rescue, veterinary care and sheltering of street dogs in Romania who are
injured or simply hungry & alone. The caregivers of these animals are some
of the most selfless and devoted rescuers on the planet.
New Bosnian Dog Sanctuary - Love
Abounds!
It’s a bit hard to get a photo of the stray
dogs of Travnik standing up. Every time Bosnian rescuer Anela Elkazevic
approaches, they simply fall over as the excitement of receiving affection
washes over them. It’s hard to believe that gentle souls (
like this one
being warmed in blankets) are among the dogs under threat from a new task
force of dog catchers. But many of the dogs can stop running soon. The fence is
going up around the new sanctuary at this very moment and dogs will start
pouring in next week.
This gorgeous piece of land, pure wilderness,
will become a haven for the dogs. We’ll start with fencing and then housing will
be erected for a caretaker and for the dogs. Volunteers from Germany will be
helping to organize spay/neuter for the incoming dogs and to also help host an
adoption program.
“You are amazing!” Anela wrote a few days ago when we
sent funds to commence work. “Thank you very much!! Now we can start. This is a
dream come true!”
Anela says the homeless dogs chase after her
car to follow her home after she feeds them. She thinks of how many have chased
after the cars of the families who left them. Soon, very soon, they’ll all be
home and the only running they’ll do is to chase each other through those
gorgeous, great big fields.
Delivery of 7,000+ meals to Turkish Street
Cats
We’d love to take you all on a balloon ride
over the streets of Avsallar, Turkey. This is something you simply must lay eyes
on to appreciate. Volunteers here walk the streets for six to eight hours each
day, feeding the hungry street animals. The sacks of food are wheeled along in
carts and so many of the cats and dogs come running when they see the “chuck
wagon” approaching. In a community where animals are chased and poisoned and
stoned, we bring them love and good food. The lucky ones are adopted
internationally. All of this is made possible by our monthly
supporters.
Want to Volunteer in Turkey?
We’re
in the middle of another round of spay/neuter here and always on the hunt for
volunteers to come and spend a week and lend a hand feeding animals in the
street. If you are interested, please email
Jenny@harmonyfund.org.
European Games Campaign Making
Headway?
Those of you who follow us on Facebook may know
that we’ve been hosting the international protest against the round-up of dogs
in advance of the upcoming European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan. After watching
undercover video and hearing reports from local residents that dogs were being
rounded up to cleanse the streets, we went to work to force the European Games
leadership to be held accountable for the welfare of dogs in host cities like
Baku.
Here’s what we now know:
- More than 20,000 people have signed our petition.
- 2 million people have experienced the campaign
through social media.
- This week, the state veterinary staff was seen
administering rabies prevention to street dogs – instead
of grabbing them and driving away.
- The Communications Director for the European Games
has been fired.
- And we’ve been sponsoring the rescue of dogs
through Baku Animal Rescue
It’s very difficult to penetrate such
multi-million dollar events, but it’s possible that this time, we are being
heard.
Food Delivery for Shelter in Donetsk,
Ukraine
“At this time, we are only surviving because of
your support.” Those are the profound words uttered by Viktoria Vasilyeva who
runs the PIF shelter in Eastern Ukraine.
"The situation with food for the
dogs is desperate and we're sending SOS signal wherever we can,” shelter worker
Vita explains. “We're collecting money to buy it in Russia because it's possible
to transport it to Donetsk as humanitarian aid in the end of March. We're
currently monitoring dog food prices on the Russian market because in Donetsk
and other Ukrainian cities they are sky-high."
In a thousand full moons, we couldn’t begin to
express the depth of our gratitude for all of you who have donated to help.
Please accept our apologies for asking for continued support for the animals
here,but the need is ongoing and substantial. We do need
help.
Helping the Wild Ones in Zimbabwe
This month, we sent a donation to The Twala
Trust Animal Sanctuary in Zimbabwe to help in the care of wild
animals.
"We have 3 severely neglected sub adult lions that will be
arriving in a few weeks and your donation will make a great difference to giving
these sad little souls the new life they so deserve," Twala Director Sarah
Carter said. "Your support and your compassion move mountains."
We're so
thankful that the lions will have a safe refuge to go to thanks to Sarah's
monumental year-round efforts to host this sanctuary. And, through the kindness
of our monthly donors, we’re also able to sponsor year-round wildlife protection
at the nearby Turgwe Hippo Trust.
Joyful Recovery as Paralyzed Street
Dog
Can Walk Once More
Frank was hit by a car a few weeks ago in
Bosnia. Luckily a girl found him and started calling for help. She knocked on
the door of her teacher, asking what to do.
"I got a call from my friend
saying her student had found a dog in the middle of the road and he can't move,"
Suzana Demiraca told us. "I took him in. People helped locally to get the
X-rays, food and diapers. He was very emaciated, dirty, scared, shocked and old
(missing incisors). Radiographs showed a hip dysplasia on one leg and a broken
femur on the other. So we took him to the surgery on a debt, because we couldn't
waste time, and risk leaving him paralyzed for the rest of his life. A week
after the surgery I started massaging his legs, and after a few days of doing
that we started doing some exercises. And then after two weeks, when the vet
came to do a check-up Frank stood up!"
Suzana wrote us asking for help to
pay for Frank's veterinary debt and we were happy to help. After all, what
greater joy than helping a dog to walk again. Frank is now walking fairly well
and will be adopted by a woman in Italy who will bring him to physical therapy
to continue his special care.
A TREMENDOUS THANK YOU to all of you who
support the Harmony Fund and touch the lives of thousands of animals like Frank
each and every month.
The "Kitty" is a Bit Low for April ...
After responding to so many emergency
situations this month, the "kitty" is rather low. In addition to our normal
projects, we had so many rescues in Sarajevo that couldn't wait. It's just so
difficult to turn away animals in need for the simple lack of
funds.
Grace is one of the dogs we
saved recently. She was trapped inside an abandoned house that collapsed down on
her. Because she was a street dog and is unfamiliar with human kindness, she
needs one-on-one care with a rescuer there who is trying to help her. We bought
Grace this bed and we're quite certain it's the first one she's ever had. Our
goal is for her to learn to be touched by people, to walk on a leash -- just the
simple things.
Please Consider Sharing & Donating
Though it's always very uncomfortable to ask,
we'd be so grateful for a
donation from anyone who feels compelled to help us continue to
save lives in the month ahead. And, if you perhaps might consider sharing this email with other animal
lovers, we'd be more grateful than words can say.
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