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Animal Shelter Support

How shelter animals are helped

During the time animals have to spend in an animal shelter, they are entitled to appropriate accommodation (if possible), veterinary care and professional care. Simple wishes, the fulfilment of which is often complex and expensive.
 
The reorganization work of the SUST supports many different animal shelters and animal welfare projects at home and abroad and contributes to the fulfilment of these factors. In this way, serious and independent animal welfare organisations can grow out of needy associations, which in the future can help countless animals to a species-appropriate accommodation and a new, good home. In order to optimize an animal shelter and to bring it on the way of the professional animal assistance, usually years of cooperation and company are necessary.
 
This support can have many different faces: sometimes the experts of the Susy Utzinger Animal Welfare Foundation organise a complete rebuilding of an animal shelter, they provide first aid for animals, train experts and carry out castration and aid campaigns.

In dialogue with the animal welfare activists concerned, the restructuring of animal shelters, advice on setting up and managing animal welfare projects and the further training of experts are addressed.
 
The area of the pillar "shelter support" includes
 
- Carrying out of work days in Swiss animal shelters
- Implementation of weeks in foreign animal shelters
- structural change/supplementation of animal shelter facilities
- Reorganization of animal shelter processes
- Coordination and financing of craftsmen's and construction work
- Supply of animal feed
- Delivery of animal shelter equipment (each year 80 - 100 tons of animal utensils leave the SUST warehouse)
- Supply of building materials
- Financing of feed and other material
- Provision of emergency and direct help
- Management of the SUST-material collection action
 
In many cases, SUST provides direct aid without any third party ever knowing about it. Emergency scenarios and plans are set up in no time at all, experts are dispatched and assistance operations are carried out - in emergencies, the organisation provides fast, unbureaucratic and discreet help. When shelters need help, the Susy Utzinger Animal Welfare Foundation is there for them.
 
The activities of the Susy Utzinger Animal Welfare Foundation are financed exclusively by donations and legacies (no public support).
 
With your donation you help to help shelter animals!

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The beautiful story of dog Strop (drop)

February 2023

When our Dana from the SUST Orphan Animal Hospital in Bucharest left her home on a cold, rainy January morning to go to work, a completely soaked, dirty dog came up to her and literally begged for affection and attention. As is well known, it is nothing special to meet stray dogs in Romania. There are many street dogs and also dogs with owners who are let run free. But Dana had never seen this dog in this area.
Since not all strays can (or need to) be taken off the streets, Dana continued on her way to the clinic alone. But she couldn't get the extremely needy and starved animal out of her mind. She asked her husband, who was still at home at the time, to look after him, feed him and bring him to the animal orphanage so that he could be examined and neutered. Which, of course, he did.
During the examination it turned out that the neglected animal was a female. She was named - inspired by the weather - Strop, which means "drop" in Romanian. Apart from the fact that Strop was severely underweight and had the obligatory lodgers (fleas and other parasites), she was fortunately healthy.
Apparently Strop had not eaten for a very long time, because she ate the offered food with ravenous hunger and defended it with her life.
Only when she realized that there was enough of everything (food, toys, attention) she started to relax.
The decision was made quickly: Strop should not go back to the street and was allowed to move into a foster home. Since the foster mom also works at the SUST Orphan Animal Hospital, Strop comes with her to the clinic every day, where she recently "adopted" a litter of motherless puppies. She takes this task very, very seriously, which is why no other dog is allowed to get too close to the little ones.
Actually, Strop is supposed to be placed in a new home. But in our opinion, Strop has already chosen a new family on that gray, rainy January morning when she ran into our Dana's arms.
Don't you see it exactly the same way?
 
Country:
  • Romania
5 Pillars:
  • Emergency Aid
The beautiful story of dog Strop (drop)
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