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Social aid for animals of owners affected by poverty

A special commitment is the SUST social work for animals: Many people affected by poverty have an animal by their side as their only partner but can hardly afford the upkeep or even veterinary care for their four-legged friend. This is a Swiss problem that hardly anyone talks about: untreated diseases, lack of parasite treatments and also unwanted offspring (due to lack of finances for neutering) are the sad consequences and affect the lives of both animal and pet owner. Many health problems could be solved in their early stages if these people had a contact person for their animals' problems; however, they and their animals often do not get access to veterinary practices because they lack the financial means, or the people are unwelcoming as addicts. The result of this is: the animals suffer in silence for months or years until they eventually often must be put down.

The “Susy Utzinger Stiftung für Tierschutz” cooperates with streetworkers, food banks, social welfare offices and integration projects throughout Switzerland and supports these animal owners on various levels:

Veterinary care: SUST veterinarians are regularly at various locations throughout Switzerland. During these missions, first aid is provided, and animals are treated, vaccinated, dewormed and other treatments and minor procedures are performed.
Feed deliveries: SUST delivers animal food to its partners for free distribution to animal owners affected by poverty.
Neutering: SUST covers the costs of dog and cat neutering at its partner veterinarians.
Material donations: SUST supplies animal utensils to its partners in Switzerland so that this material can be given free of charge to animal owners affected by poverty.
Education and prevention: With its well-founded expertise, the SUST (or the SUST veterinary team on consultation hours) educates animal owners about topics relevant to animal welfare by means of brochures or in personal conversations and thus helps to avoid dangerous situations for the animals.


Currently, SUST supports the following institutions:


SUST-animal feed levies

As part of SUST's social work for animals, animal owners affected by poverty can obtain food free of charge from foodbanks throughout Switzerland. These foodbanks are supplied by SUST.

 

 TASCH Schaffhausen
 Fulachstrasse 84
 8200 Schaffhausen
 Tel. 052 624 50 80
 info.tasch@vjps.ch
 www.vjps.ch
 

 Wipp Wil SG
 Toggenburgerstrasse 82
 9500 Wil
 Tel. 071 913 53 63
 wipp@stadtwil.ch
 www.stadtwil.ch/dienststellen/13316
 

 Tiertafel Rheintal, Heerbrugg / A-Treff
 Berneckstrasse 219
 9435 Heerbrugg
 Tel. 071 722 34 55
 a-treff@refmittelrheintal.ch
 https://refrheintal.ch/a-treff/
 Opening hours: last Friday in month,
 from 1.30 to 3.30 p.m.

 Tiertafel Aargau
 Bergstrasse 1
 4813 Uerkheim
 Tel. 079 352 46 70 / 079 346 32 02 
 
www.facebook.com/groups/384430176409463

 

 Palme 26
 Bremgarterstrasse 28
 8967 Widen
 Tel. 077 476 97 14
 info@palme26.ch
 www.palme26.ch
 Opening hours: 1st Wedensday per month
 von 5.00 - 7.00 pm on registration

 Näpflein füll’ Dich @SUST
 Weisslingerstrasse 1
 8483 Kollbrunn
 Tel. 052 202 69 69
 sozialarbeittiere@susyutzinger.ch
 www.susyutzinger.ch
 Opening hours: every 1st Friday per month
 from 9.00 – 11.00 am on registration

 
 Kirchliche Gassenarbeit Biel

 Mittelstrasse 5
 2502 Biel-Bienne
 Tel. 079 313 42 74
 team@gassenarbeit-biel.ch
 www.gassenarbeit-biel.ch
 
 
Tiertafel Trubschachen

 Bahnhofstrasse 14
 3555 Trubschachen
 Tel. 079 358 80 67
 dorishabegger67@bluewin.ch
 
 
 
 Verein Tierhärz Thun

 Wylergasse 29
 3608 Thun
 Tel. 079 274 21 31
 wen@bluewin.ch
 www.annwnthun.ch
 
 
Tiertafel Chur

 Gäuggelistrasse 1
 7000 Chur
 Tel. 081 868 84 44
 markus.schroeder@rheinfelden.ch
 www.chur-plus.ch/tiertafelchur

 
 Tiertafel Luzern
 Hofstrasse 16
 6006 Luzern
 Tel. 077 441 50 67
 info@tiertafel-luzern.ch
 Opening hours: Thursday afternoon
 
 
Kirchl. Gassenarbeit Bern

 Sennweg 6
 3012 Bern
 Tel. 031 312 38 68
 mail@gassenarbeit-bern.ch
 https://gassenarbeit-bern.ch
 Opening hours: Thursday 2 to 4 pm
 Only animal food, no acceptance of donations
 
Suchthilfe Ost

 Aarburgerstrasse 63
 4600 Olten
 Tel. 062 206 15 35
 info@suchthilfe-ost.ch
 https://suchthilfe-ost.ch/
 Opening hours: Monday to Thursday 8.30 am
 to 11.30 am
 
 
 
 

 Tiertafel Kreuzlingen
 Bahnhofstrasse 4-6
 8280 Kreuzlingen
 info@tiertafel-kreuzlingen.ch
 https://www.tiertafel-kreuzlingen.ch/
 Opening hours: every 1st Friday pe month
 10 - 12 am / 3 to 6 pm

 

 Verein Treffpunkt Glaibasel
 Feldbergstrasse 148
 4057 Basel
 Tel. 061 693 23 01
 info@treffpunktglaibasel.ch
 www.treffpunktglaibasel.ch


 die-tiertafel-ag@bluewin.ch
 https://www.facebook.com/Tiertafel-Aargau
Öffnungszeiten: auf Anmeldung

 Sozialwerk Pfarrer Sieber
 Gassentierarzt
 Wohn- und Arbeitsgemeinschaft Suneboge
 Gerechtigkeitsgasse 5
 8001 Zürich
 Tel. 043 336 50 80
 info@swsieber.ch
 www.swsieber.ch

 

SUST-Veterinary Consultations

In addition to the food donations, the SUST veterinary consultations of the Social Work for Animals are available to refugees and their animals free of charge. This at the locations Biel, Schaffhausen, Kollbrunn, Chur, Wil SG and Olten.

Necessary data for the registration are:
- Name of pet owner
- Complete home address
- Telephone number and e-mail
- Animal species
- Breed (for dogs),
- sex
- Age
- weight
- Reason for appointment
- Is the animal neutered

In addition, the confirmation of social assistance must be sent.

The offer is directed at animal owners affected by poverty and their animals:
- Welfare recipients and/or people with addiction or mental health problems.
- Adults, whose center of life is mostly in the public space, who are not or only partly reached by the other social offers (homeless people)
- Persons or families with low income
- IV- / EO- or other support receiving pet owners

On the other hand, the Foundation does not cover veterinary expenses incurred outside the project.

The prerequisite for participation in the consultation hours is a maximum monthly income of CHF 2,500 for an individual or CHF 4,000 for a family. This is checked by means of confirmation of social assistance or the last tax statement.

Costs
Keeping a pet comes with responsibility. Therefore, treatments must also be paid for in SUST consultations whenever possible, but at a very reduced rate. The costs are as follows:
- Vaccination 30 francs (basic immunization 2x30 francs)
- Neutering female cat 50 francs
- Neutering male cat 30 francs
- Neutering male dog 100 francs
- Neutering female dog 150 francs (external procedure)
- Chip and registration cat 20 francs
- Chip and registration dog 50 francs
- Dispensed medicines: cost price
- Antiparasitics: Cost price

The next veterinary consultations will take place on the following dates:
Biel: next consultation on April 24, 2024
Chur: next consultation on May 3, 2024
Wil (SG): next consultation on April 11, 2024
Kollbrunn / Winterthur: next consultation on - tba
Schaffhausen: next consultation on May 30, 2024
Olten: next consultation on - tba

Registration via sozialarbeittiere@susyutzinger.ch

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Help for animals from marginalized people

January 2021

Many marginalized people have an animal by their side as their only partner, but can hardly afford the upkeep or even veterinary care for their four-legged friend.

The Susy Utzinger Animal Welfare Foundation cooperates with street works, animal boards, social welfare offices and integration projects throughout Switzerland and supports these pet owners on various levels:

Food deliveries and donations: SUST delivers animal feed to its partners for free distribution to pet owners affected by poverty.
Veterinary care: SUST veterinarians are regularly at various locations in Switzerland. These missions provide first aid and treat, vaccinate, deworm animals.
Neutering: SUST covers the costs for dog and cat castrations at its partner veterinarians.

We can do all this only with your help. Please help us to help! www.susyutzinger.ch/en/Donate

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Help for animals from marginalized people
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