Bojan is one of our greatest heroes!

Prnjavor, an unknown town in an unknown Bosnian province with an unknown municipal shelter.
And if it is up to the administrators and the authorities, it should remain that way.

Dogcatchers have been unceremoniously throwing terrified animals into the dirty, dark dungeons of the local shelter for years. A definitive final station.

No one saw them after that, they simply no longer existed. No care whatsoever, not even food or water, until they succumbed to the misery on their own.

The few who were still moving after a few weeks were still brutally beaten to death.

The municipal council and the population were satisfied with the course of events. There were fewer and fewer stray dogs on the streets.

One half did not consider the atrocities that took place behind closed doors important and the other half had no idea about it. Out of sight out of mind.

But 10 years ago, one man wanted to know what was happening behind those high walls.

Bojan Veselica is his name. An animal lover par excellence!

The immense suffering he encountered there was too gruesome for words and literally left a hole in his heart. He went to the responsible authority and managed to get into the shelter.

That same day he decided voluntarily to take on the care of the Prnjavor dogs on his young shoulders. His life would never be the same again...

After working hard in his normal daytime job, he has to quickly visit several shops to ask for stale bread and offal. Then on to the shelter, where he mixed everything in large containers. The dogs have been eagerly waiting for him all day...

They are now incredibly attached to him and completely dependent on him. They are not only waiting for food, but also for the attention that Bojan gives them.

Every living being needs that warm feeling of being seen and important just as much as food and water.

No matter how tired Bojan is every evening, he cares for his animals with everything he has, and their gratitude and affection give him the energy and motivation to continue every day.

His meagre wages for his normal daytime work largely go towards the care of the poor animals.

So far, Bojan has been able to save most of the animals from certain death. But the shelter is overcrowded.

Not long ago there were 700, but the dog catchers still bring in new dogs every day. Sometimes up to 10 a day!

There is no point in releasing recovered animals, because the dog catchers receive a few euros per captured animal.

They are then returned straight away, often in worse condition than before, often with a bullet or other injuries due to the blows and brutal methods of the catchers.

How can we show this great animal hero that we in the Netherlands and Belgium understand how difficult his life is?

He is doing so great! Besides handing out food and even simple medicine for injured animals.

But he can sometimes even have a dog sterilized at a local vet. Just to prevent puppies from being born in this horrible animal prison.

At the moment, there is still a dire shortage of dog houses.

As a result, many animals simply have to stay in the freezing winter night. This cannot be otherwise with such an influx of new animals.

Bojan is a unique person, with a big animal heart, but he suffers indescribably from the enormous animal suffering that he has to see with his own eyes every day....

It must be terribly depressing for him to encounter the same problems every month, knowing that it will never be different, but together we can at least support him and lighten his burden.

Because if Bojan wants to keep fighting for his precious dogs, we have to fight with him!

Giving up is simply not an option!

We previously asked your attention for this aid project in 2018. It is now 5 years later and this wonderful animal hero is still doing the best he can for those animals in that terrible shelter every day.

High time for another heart under his belt! Not only important to be able to pay his large bills for food and vet, but also morally very good for himself that he knows that many animal friends in the Netherlands and Belgium are happy to continue to support him. He deserves it so much!

You can donate via direct bank transfer:

NL16 INGB 0004 7841 60 attn. Animal Emergency Foundation o.v.v. '172nd Relief Action-of-the-Month'

and we ensure that the donation will be spent 100% and very quickly for this good cause.

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Also on behalf of Bojan and his animals, thank you in advance!