100 sick puppies for Elena

Another rescuer in dire need in Romania.

Animal helpers in the Eastern Bloc countries regularly let us know that they are ashamed of the mentality in their country. On the one hand it is bitter when people talk about their homeland like that, but on the other hand we know all too well how difficult it is made for people who do have a heart for animals.

Take Elena Surubariu for example. In Barbosi, Vaslui. She has a monthly salary of 600 euros and 270 dogs, 170 of which are puppies!!! Which now also all get bigger, have to be vaccinated and dewormed three times, then all have to be sterilised… and in the end there is little chance that they will be adopted because 'they have already become too old…'

And then we read the cry for help on her Facebook : Help us with food for the puppies with Parvo, there will be nothing left in 2 days, no detergents, no food for the sick, the elderly, please help us, it's cold and snowing, they need fire and food, please… It cuts you to the soul… right?

How we would love to be able to write a cheerful project for a change. One that gives you and us a happy feeling.

But no, a large proportion of pet owners do not see the benefit of sterilisation or prefer to spend their money on something else. And so the population of stray animals continues to grow, especially in the spring.

Elena is all alone. Her only happiness is the help of a veterinarian friend, Dr. Catalin Gramada. Who often treats her animals for a small price.
She only helped her when a lot of puppies with the dangerous disease Parvo came to her. A total of almost 100 sick animals! A bizarre number! A large part of the little ones could be saved thanks to Dr. Catalin, but the bill of 870 euros is still open.

Incidentally, there is no vet in her own small village. Elena has to travel a long way again and again.

And just imagine, Parvo is a contagious disease. All those sick puppies have camped in her house to prevent more animals from becoming infected.

In addition, she also has those who will never be eligible for adoption in and around her house all year round. Those with a chronic disease, e.g. liver or kidney failure. Adopters are shocked by the price of the required diet food. Even though it is known that a dog with adapted food can still grow old 'healthily'. And Elena will also have to purchase that more expensive food. She has no choice. Then there are the blind or deaf dogs, the disabled … And of course the larger dogs and the so-called 'less beautiful'. Come on people, every animal has something nice if you look closely. Nice ears, sweet eyes, a funny walk... Look further than your nose is long!

Still, it would be a party for Elena if some of the cute - now perfectly healthy - puppies found a home. There are several on her Facebook with the caption, 'I need love and a home. Please adopt me'.

https://www.facebook.com/elena.surubariu

Elena does her very best, we also hear that from the people who know her well. She never complains (how is she supposed to find time for that?) and is happiest when the enclosures have had a major overhaul and the animals have been provided with food and medicine.

Then she tries to forget for a moment that it is still uncertain whether she will still have food next week. Donations are scarce and rarely enough. She had to handwash all the dog blankets and blankets for a while. On her knees with cold water. Only recently did she buy a small washing machine with borrowed(!) money.

Elena really lives under primitive circumstances and her own body unfortunately regularly fails. We are really worried about her…

The quality of the photos is not optimal. Elena's house is old and dark, and so is her cell phone…

She herself says that she simply cannot do otherwise; the animals often cannot take care of themselves, nor can they ask us anything. “I love them very much for their faithfulness, loyalty, purity and integrity. That is also what I get back from them. All those animals that have been thrown over the fence in sacks that I have found bloodied, run over or sick, the old blind and deaf dog that was put on the street at the end of its life, the little puppy that was tortured with a fork and who needed 8 stitches at the vet…all those animals…to my last gasp I will love them.”

How we would like to put a heart to such a beautiful person. One time, we know. But a one-time donation from us with love may give her enough strength to be able to continue for a while...
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