Close down the Botosani Public Shelter for dogs; start a neuter campaign

The Issue

The local Public Shelter for dogs from Botosani, Romania is a place where stray dogs are brought to be left to die slowly from starvation, diseases, harsh winter cold and burning summer sun. They are not even separated by gender when brought in so the shelter always has new pregnant females who give birth to puppies that die soon after due to the bad conditions. Big dogs or aggressive dogs are kept with small or weak dogs which then are bitten, terrified, can't manage to get any of the little food that is given to them.

The dogs in there are not neutered, nor vaccinated against diseases. They even bring in young puppies and very old and sick dogs which are left to die unattended. The puppies almost in 100% of the cases get sick fast from the medium and die in pain and sufferance.

Instead of trying to limit the breeding of the stray dog population, the authorities prefer to simply catch more dogs and jam them up in an already super overcrowded shelter. Although they officially spend funds on managing the shelter, on dog food etc, no results are to be seen as dogs barely get food and no medical care.

They also refuse to let volunteers from NGO's to offer medical care to sick dogs and prefer to let them die in pain.

Get a glimpse of the life of these dogs in this video: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=414871578575678

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=414881928574643&set=vb.100001585196579&type=2&theater

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The Issue

The local Public Shelter for dogs from Botosani, Romania is a place where stray dogs are brought to be left to die slowly from starvation, diseases, harsh winter cold and burning summer sun. They are not even separated by gender when brought in so the shelter always has new pregnant females who give birth to puppies that die soon after due to the bad conditions. Big dogs or aggressive dogs are kept with small or weak dogs which then are bitten, terrified, can't manage to get any of the little food that is given to them.

The dogs in there are not neutered, nor vaccinated against diseases. They even bring in young puppies and very old and sick dogs which are left to die unattended. The puppies almost in 100% of the cases get sick fast from the medium and die in pain and sufferance.

Instead of trying to limit the breeding of the stray dog population, the authorities prefer to simply catch more dogs and jam them up in an already super overcrowded shelter. Although they officially spend funds on managing the shelter, on dog food etc, no results are to be seen as dogs barely get food and no medical care.

They also refuse to let volunteers from NGO's to offer medical care to sick dogs and prefer to let them die in pain.

Get a glimpse of the life of these dogs in this video: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=414871578575678

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=414881928574643&set=vb.100001585196579&type=2&theater

The Decision Makers

Dr. Mihai Maxim
Dr. Mihai Maxim
The vet of the Public Shelter for Dogs Botosani
Responded
Most of what all of you think is true..well it's not. I've personally seen the shelter. The dogs had food and fresh water, the boxes were clean. There were a few sick, so they were put separately in boxes and being treated. Now about what Miss Jane Calladine said about the money..also not true. The payment for being the vet for those dogs, it's minimum of what a vet earns in Romania, and it's little, I guess you should not trust your sources. Why do you believe everything you hear? And the film that I just saw! Those were 2 dogs, from 160. And they were probably new in the shelter. None of the other boxes were filmed..why is that? True, in the past, the dogs did die everyday there. But things have changed. Apparently, nobody speaks of the good the doctor does..only what they think (and that is subjective) he did wrong. So, these being said, please don't trust the first source that comes your way, ask some more, because as I found out, people tend to lie for their own good. Few people who say they care, actually do. Including the organizations. Here nothing is free, everything comes with a price, and maybe the organizations are non-governmental, but they are doing this for profit. Otherwise, I can't explain myself everything is happening right now.
Primaria Botosani
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