Romanian Dog Rescue

It appears that Romania have been under the ever watchful eye of Hillside for some considerable time and have seen first hand the sort of abuse these dogs have to endure but, up until now, other than a touch of human kindness and some limited veterinary care they’ve been powerless to get them back to the UK

Wendy Valentine and her team of volunteers are looking to bring in as many of these dogs back as t hey can save but it’s going to cost them about £200 just to get each of them back to the sanctuary without all the vets fees, food and shelter that they’ll need to recover.  So basically, she’s looking for people to donate a small sum – it doesn’t matter how small! – or to sponsor an animal.  As part of her email to me, Wendy has sent through some photos and a bit of info about a few of the dogs she’s now going to help.  Some of the dialogue she’s received from her workers out there are heart breaking.

So if you’re looking for a last minute present for an animal lover, why not consider going to the Hillside Animal Sanctuary website, contacting them and see if you can help – www.hillside,org.uk – every little bit will help to save a dog.

If you really don’t want to see these distressed animals then please don’t look beyond the first picture below!  The first story is a relatively happy one.

Sanni was found as a small pup on the streets of Giurgiu. She is still under a year old and is a happy normal pup. It’s thought there must have been some trauma to her eye and she will not regain her sight.

I found Petronel caught in a wire trap which had been set by the villagers. ‘ Caught ‘ is probably an inappropriate word as the trap in addition to choking him to dead had cut deeply into his body. It was a race as to whether he would have choked to death or whether he would be cut in half. I took him home and nursed him but he was having obvious vision problems so yesterday I managed to get a lift and took him to the vet. The verdict was that he had been blinded, caused by a blow to the head. I sat on the clinic steps and wept. Many passed by simply taking a glancing look at me. Through the tears I was a was aware of someone touching my leg. Someone supportive ? Someone understanding ? Compassionate ? When I dried my tears I saw that my comforter was a blind, gentle, abused little creature who through all his misery and pain, reached out to comfort me. The sages of old taught us another way. A way of compassion and love . Have we lost this? Have we lost our way ? Petronel needs YOUR compassion and love to give him the home where he can show his love.

Brick, so called because there is a Romanian expression about being one brick away from death and he certainly was when he was found. Rescued in Giurgiu, Romania, Brick was abandoned after living his whole life on a chain.  The collar was embedded in his neck.  He was so ill and blind in both eyes. After medical treatment and attention, sight in one of his eyes has been saved.