Help animals

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  • Laying hens actions (switching of "out-of-date" laying hens)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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Activities

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Outreach report from SUST-OAH Galati by Mumi Schenk,fairtrain...

August 2023

The  SUST Shelter in Galati (RO),run by the Susy Utzinger Foundation for Animal Welfare (SUST), has been expanded since my last visit in 2019 with large runs and stables for donkeys, goats and sheep. There are also newer containers for materials. Photos from above will follow so you can get an impression how big it is there.

In the new part of the shelter there are about 300 dogs. The number of cats I don't know (yet)... When you arrive with such a big group it is just noisy for about 2 hours. The dogs are very excited about the "foreign intruders". But after about 2 hours these "weird people" are part of it and there is only sporadic barking.
Since there is a big neutering campaign going on and the residents of Galatì are allowed to bring their cats and dogs for neutering, the commotion in the shelter is certainly a bit bigger.
This weekend 4 vets are working at the OAH (Orphan Animal Hospital) and today about 50 dogs and 50 cats were neutered. An unbelievable number.
One volunteer team is assigned to the neutering and the other team is assigned to the endo- and ectoparasite treatments (deworming and parasite profilaxis) of the shelter dogs (I am part of the second team). Our task today was to get to know the dogs in our hall, to partially brush and pet them if already possible, to clean the hall and kennels, to feed the dogs. It was incredibly hot (the air was standing) - certainly around 38 - 40 degrees. The amazing thing was how quickly the dogs get used to new people. When you enter the hall (see movie) most of the dogs rush to the fences of the kennels and yelp - as soon as you enter the individual kennels the dogs disappear into the outside area.
Tomorrow we will start with the deworming and I will report further here....
Have a nice evening and thank you for following my journey. Your Mumi!

 

 
Country:
  • Romania
5 Pillars:
  • Emergency Aid
  • Animal Shelter Support
  • Neutering Campaigns
Outreach report from SUST-OAH Galati by Mumi Schenk,fairtrain...
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