This is Adonis - his description is in his name.
Adonis is a handsome 9 month old Shepherd cross, as cute as anything - which is why he got his name. When he was found wandering the streets, his fur was matted, he was full of fleas and worms, but our wonderful volunteers took him in and he was treated. As you can see, he is now thriving and is a healthy boy, who would love nothing better than to find his forever home, where he is loved and cared for, with cuddles and grooming, with play and happiness.
Adonis is a handsome 9 month old Shepherd cross, as cute as anything - which is why he got his name. When he was found wandering the streets, his fur was matted, he was full of fleas and worms, but our wonderful volunteers took him in and he was treated. As you can see, he is now thriving and is a healthy boy, who would love nothing better than to find his forever home, where he is loved and cared for, with cuddles and grooming, with play and happiness.
Adonis may not have much time left as his death date is coming up on 9th September 2014. Adonis is good with other dogs as well as children and adults.
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
Age:
9 months
Located:
Beli Manistir pound
