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Neutering campaigns


Neutering campaigns

Slowing down the animal misery: SUST is tackling it sustainably

Hundreds of thousands of street dogs and cats fight for survival in many countries, countless of them are trapped and many of them vegetate in terrible conditions, while new unwanted offspring are constantly being born. The suffering of unwelcome dogs and cats is endless in many countries.
Neutering is 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 operated on by the Susy Utzinger Animal Welfare Foundation in various countries. This measure has prevented countless unwanted offspring from being born. Such actions have a future: no more emaciated mothers on the streets, no more famine and no more sexually transmitted diseases, in which the animals die miserably.
 
If the number of street animals is reduced, no more cruelty to animals will be tackled: no more poisoning, no more slaughtered animals, no more shooting. In this way the animal misery is slowed down, slowly but steadily and sustainably.
 
The area of the pillar "neutering campaigns" includes:
 
- Collaboration with veterinarians all over Switzerland for cat neutering campaigns
- takeover of the neutering costs of stocks from farms and feral groups
- Rental of cat and dog traps
- Brochure "Cat neutering = active animal protection
- informing the population about this topic by posters and leaflets
- Discussions with authorities and politicians
- Training and further training of specialized personnel for the execution of neutering campaigns
- Implementation of neutering weeks in various countries by SUST teams
- Financing of neutering campaigns in different countries
 
The activities of the Susy Utzinger Animal Welfare Foundation are financed exclusively by donations and legacies (no public support).
 
Donate for the spay/neuter campaigns of the Susy Utzinger Animal Welfare Foundation
These many operations are very effective, but cost a lot of money and therefore we need your help and support: Give hope and instead of the usual gifts, give one (or more) animal (s) the hope for a better life! A neutering gives an animal many advantages and does no longer contribute to the overpopulation of unwanted animals.
 
Here you can find more information about how you can donate: www.susyutzinger.ch/en/Donate
To find out even more about the spay and neutering programmes of SUST please visit the german version of the website by using a translator extention of your browser.

 

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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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