Meet stunning Dona - a Šarplaninac (Croation Shepherd)
Meet Dona, who is a lovely and loving female who may not have much time left as her death date is coming up fairly soon. Dona is a large girl, weighing in at 34.2kg. As you can see, she is very cute and will make somebody a wonderful companion. All she is asking for is love and care. Dona is good with other dogs and children.
Stray
and abandoned dogs in Croatia are often brutally treated and abused.
A life on the streets is a miserable existence with the danger of
starvation, being run down by cars (frequently deliberately),
violence at the hands of people or other dogs and and suffering due
to disease and lack of treatment but the dog who is picked up and
taken to the pound has only 60 days and then by Croatian law they
must be killed.
However,
we are fortunate enough in this kill shelter to have a resident vet
who is also the manager as part of our network of animal rescuers.
He tries to get the dogs adopted and extends their time to do so but
if the local city hall should order him to kill those who have
reached their 60 days in the pound the law can't be resisted. This
law is not the only danger of death in this pound, overcrowding is
sometimes the cause of death and injury due to fights.
The
vet does his best with the limited resources available, local
volunteers are recruited to come and walk the dogs on a Saturday
afternoon. This is the only time of the week the dogs can leave the
pens and there can be long periods when the walks are not possible
and due to the ratio of dogs to volunteers some will not get
exercised at all.
These
dogs have basic care but they suffer in the pound from stress,
boredom, fear and sadness. They are all desperate to get out of their
prison and be loved and part of a family.
Vaccinated:
yes
Neutered:
yes
Treated for fleas and worms: yes
Treated for fleas and worms: yes
Microchipped:
yes
EU passport: yes
EU passport: yes
Weight: 34.2 kg
Age:
2 years
Located:
Beli Manistir pound
