SUST-OAH Bucharest

Shelter and veterinary care for street animals in Bucharest, Romania.

The SUST orphan animal hospital (OAH) Bucharest gives stay animals in need a second chance: Sick and injured strays are treated here free of charge and professionally, operated and nursed back to health. In addition to emergency cases, castrations are also carried out on a daily basis: Thus, the overpopulation of street animals in this region is limited in an animal-friendly and sustainable way.

Countless dogs and cats live on the streets in Romanian cities. Every day, many of them are abandoned, injured, have accidents and/or fall ill - most of them die miserably without help (passers-by usually do not take such animals in distress to the vet for fear of the high costs). The remaining animals reproduce uncontrollably and provide for numerous, unfortunately unwanted offspring.

In Romania, they now receive rescue and urgently needed veterinary care in the cities of Galati, Bucharest and Moreni in the orphan animal hospitals of the Susy Utzinger Animal Welfare Foundation: stray dogs and cats (and many other animal species) find shelter and veterinary care. In addition, spay and neuterings for dogs and cats are carried out on an ongoing basis. The Susy Utzinger Foundation organizes and finances the Orphan Animal Hospital in Bucharest and covers the veterinary costs, finances medicines, operations, therapies and care.

In addition to the free spay programms and treatments of street animals, SUST is also intensively committed to a sustainable solution of the animal welfare problems on site on other levels: Education and training of professionals, optimization of animal shelters, information and education of the population and promotion of the placement of homeless animals directly in the country.

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The beautiful story of dog Strop (drop)

February 2023

When our Dana from the SUST Orphan Animal Hospital in Bucharest left her home on a cold, rainy January morning to go to work, a completely soaked, dirty dog came up to her and literally begged for affection and attention. As is well known, it is nothing special to meet stray dogs in Romania. There are many street dogs and also dogs with owners who are let run free. But Dana had never seen this dog in this area.
Since not all strays can (or need to) be taken off the streets, Dana continued on her way to the clinic alone. But she couldn't get the extremely needy and starved animal out of her mind. She asked her husband, who was still at home at the time, to look after him, feed him and bring him to the animal orphanage so that he could be examined and neutered. Which, of course, he did.
During the examination it turned out that the neglected animal was a female. She was named - inspired by the weather - Strop, which means "drop" in Romanian. Apart from the fact that Strop was severely underweight and had the obligatory lodgers (fleas and other parasites), she was fortunately healthy.
Apparently Strop had not eaten for a very long time, because she ate the offered food with ravenous hunger and defended it with her life.
Only when she realized that there was enough of everything (food, toys, attention) she started to relax.
The decision was made quickly: Strop should not go back to the street and was allowed to move into a foster home. Since the foster mom also works at the SUST Orphan Animal Hospital, Strop comes with her to the clinic every day, where she recently "adopted" a litter of motherless puppies. She takes this task very, very seriously, which is why no other dog is allowed to get too close to the little ones.
Actually, Strop is supposed to be placed in a new home. But in our opinion, Strop has already chosen a new family on that gray, rainy January morning when she ran into our Dana's arms.
Don't you see it exactly the same way?

Tags: SUST Rumänien Susy Utzinger Stiftung für Tierschutz SUST OAH Bukarest Strassenhündin