Meet loving girl Dana.
Another pup that has been overlooked because of its black coat. We are not sure why black dogs are deemed as less desirable, because we know that they make loyal and loving companions, probably even more so because they feel that it is more difficult for them to be loved by humans. Dana was a stray until she got picked up by one of our great volunteers and put into the shelter. She is such a young girl still and would benefit so much if she could find a loving, caring family to take her in and give her the love and attention she deserves. Due to her age she would adapt easily to any life style and would be grateful for shelter, food and basic training.
Another pup that has been overlooked because of its black coat. We are not sure why black dogs are deemed as less desirable, because we know that they make loyal and loving companions, probably even more so because they feel that it is more difficult for them to be loved by humans. Dana was a stray until she got picked up by one of our great volunteers and put into the shelter. She is such a young girl still and would benefit so much if she could find a loving, caring family to take her in and give her the love and attention she deserves. Due to her age she would adapt easily to any life style and would be grateful for shelter, food and basic training.
Stray
and abandoned dogs in Croatia are often brutally treated and abused.
A life on the streets is a miserable existence with the danger of
starvation, being run down by cars (frequently deliberately),
violence at the hands of people or other dogs and and suffering due
to disease and lack of treatment but the dog who is picked up and
taken to the pound has only 60 days and then by Croatian law they
must be killed.
However,
we are fortunate enough in this kill shelter to have a resident vet
who is also the manager as part of our network of animal rescuers.
He tries to get the dogs adopted and extends their time to do so but
if the local city hall should order him to kill those who have
reached their 60 days in the pound the law can't be resisted. This
law is not the only danger of death in this pound, overcrowding is
sometimes the cause of death and injury due to fights.
The
vet does his best with the limited resources available, local
volunteers are recruited to come and walk the dogs on a Saturday
afternoon. This is the only time of the week the dogs can leave the
pens and there can be long periods when the walks are not possible
and due to the ratio of dogs to volunteers some will not get
exercised at all.
These
dogs have basic care but they suffer in the pound from stress,
boredom, fear and sadness. They are all desperate to get out of their
prison and be loved and part of a family.
DEFRA
compliant for travel
Vaccinated:
yes
Neutered:
yes
Treated for fleas and worms: yes
Treated for fleas and worms: yes
Microchipped:
yes
EU passport: yes
EU passport: yes
Weight: 16kg
Age:
8 months
Located:
Beli Manistir pound
