Rescues we support
We are absolutely delighted to be supporting such fantastic young individuals in the world of rescue.
Below you can read a little bit about those that we feel privileged to know and to work with.
EZIO RESCUE, BOSNIA
Ezio Rescue is run, single handedly by Rusmira Rodjakovic, a young Bosnian lady who has spent her
whole life rescuing dogs and cats from some very horrific circumstances.
For the last 7 years it has been Rusmira’s full-time job - together with raising a young family.
She has been known to us for several years and we are still in awe of the dedication and commitment she gives every single day
to help dogs and cats who would otherwise have little or no chance of survival.
Due to the incredible generosity and kindness of supporters Rusmira has been able to secure a fantastic property with 8000m of land, a fully equipped house, surveillance, guest house, garage, fruit fields with 40 species (which could provide a solid income) and, best of all, a fantastic field and piece of forest.
The fencing has now been sorted and, once funds are raised for kennels, Rusmira will be able to keep all of her rescues with her whilst they recover and are old enough to be rehomed.
There will be no need for her to locate and fund pensions all over the area as there is plenty of room and land to house both cats and dogs. It is our dream to help Rusmira build accommodation for all of the dogs and cats in her care.
This would enable them to have a safe and happy time whilst waiting for their forever homes.
The long-term aim is also to have a facility to enable neutering/spaying.
And even more long term the absolute dream would be to have a vet on site.
This would all just be too incredible and we need to make it happen.
ASOCIATIA TROTTO, ANIMAL RESCUE, ROMANIA
Cristian at Asociatia Trotto is an incredible young man.
This is what he has to say:
Trotto mission is to reach out to as many dogs in need as possible, whether from the streets, public shelters or abusive families.
However rescuing a dog is not just about rehome him to a safe place.
A dog that needs rescuing is a dog with physical and/or emotional traumas, that will need rehabilitation and reintegration before finally being placed in a forever, happy and responsible home. Rescuing should not be limited to rehome the dog into a small, enclosed pen where he is fed and watered. A dog that needs rescuing becomes a shadow, and from day 1 the dog is being rescued he needs to become someone.
This is Trotto mission, to reach out to as many dogs and help them become someone from day 1 until we can finally place them in a forever, safe and happy family. This is a difficult goal to achieve, strenuous physically, emotionally and financially. The dogs from the public shelters, are the large majority sick: distemper, parasites, parvo, demodex, babesiosys and so on. Quarantine and medical support is necessary just to get them ready for next step, when the difficult part begins.
Most of these dogs have been brutalized and are afraid of people. Others suffer from what is called "the shelter shock" and simply turn away from everything around them. Some dogs get into this "surviving state" and behave like wild wolves.
But Trotto refuses to believe that these dogs are compromised, that they are "broken beyond repair". We know It takes a lot of work, a lot of patience to break these barriers, to earn their trust, to teach them how to be and why to love. There are a lot of ups and downs, because for most of them, us people are to blame for what they have become. In the end of it all, it is us who are honored and privileged to witness some of the most miraculous changes. These animals teach us their miracle every day, so in the end of it all, they teach us that everything's worth it after all.
We believe that stray canine population can only be diminished through sterilization and education. There is an urgent need of an applicable and efficient legislative package to educate the dog owners and ensure that the animals in their households are actually sterilized, especially in rural areas.
We need to lobby our activities among Romanian politicians to put the basis of a humane, stable and lasting resolution of this situation. We need external help, from animal rights associations in order to influence the decision makers to achieve the ultimate goal - to better the life and fate of dogs in Romania.”
