Tail Wags Shop

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All items in my shop are sold to help the animals at the dog sanctuary in Nis, Serbia. One of the realities of life in Serbia is the amount of suffering caused by unneutered dogs giving birth to puppies on the streets.  Some people take puppies and dump them in the countryside where of course they have no chance at all.  The dogs that live on the streets of Nis are vulnerable to disease, starvation and being injured in car accidents. One of the dogs that was rescued had lain badly injured at the side of the road for 3 days whilst his owner trundled past daily on his tractor!  This brave young dog has had many operations and had to have his leg amputated.  Thanks to SOS for Serbian Animals he is now living in his forever home in Canada!!

We still have much to do to help the Serbian animals.  We have a programme of neutering, building enclosures and insulated kennels, paying veterinary expenses and paying for food. 

Serbia is a country that has gone through the turmoil of war and still has a long way to go.  Until recently the authorities employed "shinters" to round up the dogs and kill them in inhumane ways.  Thankfully, in the City of Nis, this has been stopped and they are operating a neuter and release programme.  Unfortunately this is not as good as it would seem - the dogs are being taken from their familiar territory, transported to the pound, neutered and released with any aftercare.  Dogs are put back on the street in unfamiliar areas or taken up to the mountains and dumped.  Many are killed on the roads trying to return to the city that they know.  Those taken to the mountains are at risk from hunters who use them as target practice.  We are now receiving horrendous reports of dogs dying on the streets from infections and wounds as a result of incompetent and callous neutering.

Changing peoples' attitudes is very important and we are working with other groups to pressurise the Serbian Authorities to implement proper humane animal welfare.

There is no RSPCA or PDSA in Serbia, it is a very poor country that is just overcoming the aftermath of dreadful wars.  But there are a few compassionate people and we are helping them as they strive to make a difference and to change people's attitudes to animals.

  We work closely with Jelena Kostic who runs a shelter for 400 dogs and her friend Sasha who currently has about 200 dogs.  We work hard to get dogs adopted into Belgium, Holland, Austria and now we are waiting for the first dog to come to the UK (see winter 2011 newsletter).  This is a lifeline for the animals and it is working well with dogs going mainly to Austria.

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