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Emergency aid

How animal lifes are saved

Those animals that are not yet able to benefit from the effects of the sustainable SUST development work and have been born into a world where they are not wanted need immediate help.

SUST offers immediate assistance through:

Emergency aid

SUST Emergency help is done by

  • Animal rescue operations
  • Social work in Switzerland
  • Financing of all livestock rescue services of the Swiss Large Animal Rescue Service
  • Laying hens actions (switching of "out-of-date" laying hens)
  • Organisation, implementation and/or financing of emergency plans and operations
  • Work horse treatments
  • First aid and veterinary interventions

 
and through the

SUST Orphan Animal Hospitals (SUST)

In many countries countless abandoned animals live on the streets. Many of these dogs and cats have been abandoned or have already been born as strays. Life on the street is dangerous and full of privation. Injured and sick animals usually have no chance of surviving and die mostly painfully and alone on the street. In such cases, there is often not a lack of willingness to help animal-loving people, but a lack of financial means to have street animals treated by a veterinarian.
 
To help these animals in need, the Susy Utzinger Animal Welfare Foundation set up the SUST Orphan Animal Hospitals.
 
There are currently one of these institutions in
 

 
Ever since its opening, animals that have been injured or ill are admitted daily to the SUST Orphan Animal Hospitals, where they are cared for and treated professionally. If the animals are healthy and strong enough to survive on the streets after their recovery, they will be released back to their territory. Special patients with special needs will be accommodated in animal shelters if possible. Fortunately, it is also possible to find new life places for patients on an ongoing basis.
 
The Susy Utzinger Animal Welfare Foundation finances the veterinary costs, clinic equipment, medicines, operations, therapies, food and care in the animal orphan hospitals. Often, SUST also finances the construction of the corresponding clinic.
 
The activities of the Susy Utzinger Foundation for Animal Welfare are financed exclusively by donations and legacies (no public support).

If you would like to find out more about the other SUST-emergency aid projects, such as:

  • Social work for Animals
  • Näpflein füll' Dich
  • Livestock rescue
  • Laying hens
  • Amphibians
  • Emergency actions
  • Rabies control
  • Feeding points for street dogs
  • Emergency food aid from SUST
  • SaveMyLive
  • Help for Ukrainian refugees and their pets

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Be careful when filling up antifreeze!!!

November 2022

A sad story that shows the tragic consequences of spilled antifreeze.
The story of 4 kittens who lived near a car repair shop in Bucharest, Romania.
One of the employees of the workshop found one kitten dead one day and therefore immediately took the other three to the SUST Orphan Animal Hospital Bucharest. One of them was then already in such a bad, critical condition that we unfortunately had to put it out of its misery immediately.
Everything pointed to antifreeze poisoning; they were lethargic, without appetite, hyperventilating, dehydrated, had dilated pupils and balance problems.
The remaining two we immediately provide intravenous fluids, vitamins and medications and place them in an incubator where one unfortunately died overnight.
The only surviving one, had a body temperature of only 33.4° the next morning, we warmed it, provided it with oxygen and treated it, but unfortunately this kitten also died the following night.
The sweet taste of ethylene glycol seems to be enormously attractive to cats (even to dogs and children). Cats need only ingest a small amount of the antifreeze to become seriously ill or even die. Ethylene glycol is broken down in the liver and these breakdown products severely damage the kidneys.
Therefore, always wipe up spilled antifreeze thoroughly immediately!
Country:
  • Romania
5 Pillars:
  • Emergency Aid
  • Information to the public
Be careful when filling up antifreeze!!!
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