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  • Laying hens actions (switching of "out-of-date" laying hens)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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Gray – The Cat Who "Rescued Himself"

February 2025

When he was found in a village at just five months old, it seemed that luck was on his side: A family took him in. But soon, it became clear that something was terribly wrong.
Gray suffered from severe digestive problems, and his pain worsened over time. No medication helped, and by the time he was brought to
SUST-OAH Bucharest, his family was in total despair.
The examination revealed something shocking: His body had found its own way to survive – through an open wound where his feces were being expelled.
His original “exit” was non-functional, causing internal pressure to force its way out in a painful and unnatural manner.
A life-changing surgery was his only chance. Our SUST veterinarians removed his non-functioning anus and reconstructed the opening that his body had created. At the same time, Gray was also neutered.
For the first time in his life, Gray could live without pain. The OAH team closely monitored his recovery, and when the stitches were removed, one thing was clear:
He got a second chance – thanks to your support!
Soon, he will return to his family – this time, without suffering.
Your donations help save lives!
www.susyutzinger.ch/spenden

 
Country:
  • Romania
5 Pillars:
  • Emergency Aid
Gray – The Cat Who "Rescued Himself"
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