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UPDATE:
Summer 2021 the shelter failed an inspection and its license was revoked. This means that the shelter is not allowed to take in any new dogs.
The remaining 130 dogs residing there, some are foster dogs put there by locals, are safe for the moment but it is urgent that as many dogs as possible leave the shelter. The manager does not see a future for the shelter and will shut down once the last dog has left.
At this moment there is no deadline.
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In 2002, APA, the Association Prietenii Animalelor (Animal Friends) was created and opened its doors to a shelter with kennel facilities on a property of around 6000 square meters in the city of Bucharest, Romania. At that time there was a serious stray dog problem in the city and many dogs were taken in and given refuge in this shelter. In 2004 the population in the shelter had grown to a staggering 1200 dogs which further increased to 1450 dogs in 2007. The shelter was overcrowded since many dogs were unsterilized and the conditions not optimal and sustainable.
In 2007 the management of the shelter changed and 2 veterinarians took over. All adult dogs were sterilized, treated and prepared for adoption and over the next 5 years many dogs were sent abroad for adoption in collaboration with the founding father and owner of the shelter.
Today in 2019, the shelter houses approximately 300 dogs – the ideal capacity for the shelter – of which about 60 % are older dogs over the age of 9-10 years.
They are the old timers and long time residents of the shelter. They are some of the initial dogs that were taken in back in the early years.
Call for urgent help:
The financial support the shelter had received over time came to an end in June 2018 and the managers of the shelter are now faced with a dire situation that 300 dogs will starve to death if support is not found. They are struggling to make ends meet and urgently need help.
UPDATE:
Summer 2021 the shelter failed an inspection and its license was revoked. This means that the shelter is not allowed to take in any new dogs.
The remaining 100 dogs residing there are safe for the moment but it is urgent that as many dogs as possible leave the shelter. The manager does not see a future for the shelter and will shut down once the last dog has left.
At this moment there is no deadline.
