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Spay/neuter campaigns abroad

Slowing down the animal misery: The SUST tackles it sustainably

Hundreds of thousands of street dogs and cats fight for survival in many countries, countless of them are captured and many of them vegetate under terrible conditions, while new unwanted kittens are born all the time. The suffering of unwanted dogs and cats is infinite in many countries.

Castrations are the only way to reduce the overpopulation of street animals in a long-term and animal-friendly way. Thousands of dogs, cats and other animals have already been successfully operated in various countries by the Susy Utzinger Animal Welfare Foundation. As a result of this measure, countless unwanted animals were not even born in the first place. Such actions have a future: No more emaciated animal mothers on the streets, no more famine and no more sexually transmitted diseases, where the animals perish miserably.

If the number of street animals is reduced, the unwanted, "disturbing" animals will no longer be tortured: No more poisoning actions, no more animals beaten to death, no more shooting actions. In this way the animal misery is slowed down, slowly but steadily and sustainably.

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Castration campaign in Frumusani, Romania

Also in August we were again in Frumusani for 2 castration days: We were able to castrate 104 animals on these two days. At the desperate request of the locals, Dr. Ovidiu Rosu supported the team to catch especially shy street dogs with anaesthetic gun and blowpipe. These animals would otherwise have no chance to be caught and castrated and would continue to give birth to (also feral) young animals twice a year.

During this campaign the team offered emergency aid in 3 special cases:

- A puppy that was attacked by other larger dogs, had injuries all over its face and was not properly cared for by its owner while trying to treat its wounds

- A severely limping street dog: After veterinarian Ovidiu Rosu had caught the dog, we found out that the animal had originally been operated on one leg and an orthopedic wire was left in his leg. The wire had pierced the skin and caused the dog severe pain. We have now removed the wire professionally and the dog is already feeling much better and can use his leg again. It will be fed by the locals in the future.

- At the end of the castration weekend a desperate woman showed up with a small dog that had just been hit by a car. We examined the bitch for possible bleeding and other life-threatening injuries, cleaned and inspected her leg injury and gave her the necessary preventive antibiotics and painkillers and recommended the right orthopedic visit to rule out any fractures.

SUST veterinarian and team leader Dr. Irina Corbu is tired but happy after the campaign: "It was another successful campaign and people are very happy that we can continue our regular castration operations in Frumusani. We are also very happy to be part of a better community that loves and cares for their animals"

Castration campaign in Frumusani, Romania
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