SUST's emergency aid forms the basis of its four sustainable pillars of animal welfare. Effective animal welfare begins where animals in acute distress require immediate protection and care. At the same time, this direct assistance creates the foundation not only to alleviate animal suffering in the critical moment, but also to counteract it in the long term.
When animals are injured, sick, weakened, abandoned, or involved in accidents, they need fast and direct help. SUST is there to support them in these situations. Through emergency responses, food deliveries, and admission to SUST animal orphanages, animals in dire need receive protection, medical care, nurturing, and the necessary rest to recover.
This help is often a matter of life and death. Many of the animals cared for by SUST lack a safe home, have been abandoned to their fate, or suffer silently in secret. In SUST's animal orphanages, they find a safe haven where they are treated, cared for, and looked after with great devotion. In this way, SUST not only provides animals with concrete help at a critical moment, but also gives them new hope.
Emergency aid also includes social work for animals in Switzerland. Even pets can find themselves in distress when their owners are facing difficult life circumstances and can barely afford necessary veterinary care. With its animal welfare consultations at various locations throughout Switzerland, SUST supports pet owners affected by poverty and enables their animals to receive care at significantly reduced rates.
This support relieves the burden on people in difficult situations and simultaneously prevents animals from suffering due to a lack of funds for treatment. In this way, SUST combines immediate assistance with compassion, responsibility, and an open-minded approach to the close relationship between humans and animals.
