āDo not tease dogs, do not chase cats ...ā This children's song could be made a hymn to the modest organization āIsland of Hopeā (Chita).
Do you remember how it all startedā¦
There is an interesting message in the group: an elderly man writes about the offspring of stray dogs in a summer house cooperative: āWe, children of the Brezhnev era, cannot kill them, because we know for sure: a dog is a friend of a person.ā Touching. But time passes, and it becomes difficult for people to live (or rather, survive). It is a common thing that Chinese workers keep a dog on a leash so that soon they simply eat it.
The story āIsland of Hopeā began with the fact that two girls began to collect kittens and puppies and find owners for them. Soon there were too many pets to keep everyone in the apartment. The shelter migrated to the parking lot - adults helped to build an aviary. Soon, volunteers needed help organizing overexposure and major operations.
And finally, on November 1, 2012, caring people founded the Islet of Hope community in Chita with the goal of finding a home for the poor. In order to return the lost to the owners, the patients should be cured and attached to in good hands. If necessary, activists do sterilization and overexposure pets.
Animal search
Volunteers from Ostrovka Nadezhda (Chita) respond to requests to find a home for thrown kittens and puppies. They help owners who cannot attach offspring from their animals. But not only the ads work guys. They constantly inspect basements, porches, attics and hatches - places where small creatures can be thrown. They usually need treatment, are very scared and afraid of people.
On the groupās page, they even somehow posted an ad with a photo of a frightened dog that could not be caught. Such events are best done together. After all, it is not difficult to call and inform about the seen animal, and they will be helped. By the way, in Chita the āIslet of Hopeā is not the only organization that helps animals. Of course, there is no competition. The guys do one thing, collaborate with each other and invite to join them.
This generally positively affects citizens. According to reports in the group, people already consider it their duty to call the help desk and tell about the shooting of dogs in front of the window, about the puppies thrown into the garbage container, about the visible loss. Of course, animals need this. But no less necessary for people. At least in order to remain human.
How to attach animals
I remember the story from "Jumble": the children find out where the lonely adults live and come to them with a stray cat or dog, saying: "Uncle, it's your dog!" After several unsuccessful attempts, the animal still finds a home. And then the guys see these people walking with their pets. And as it turns out, a strong friendship is established between them.
Why it happens? It's just that people are created with the need to take care of someone. But dogs and cats desperately need a master. Therefore, deep contacts arise quickly. And look, the sub-dog turns out to be a funny dog āāthat can listen. And the skinny misunderstanding saved from death on the street turns into a cat full of dignity, and her mistress puts a photo of the beauty on the Internet.
Experienced breeders know that the strongest impression is tactile. Therefore, immediately give into the hands of a puppy. When a charming cutie looks at you with his blue infant eyes, his breath smells like seeds, and a gentle coat warms his hands (the normal temperature of the dogs is 38 degrees), then there is no argument about the purity of the breed. You just understand that this is your child and you carry it carefully home, hiding it in your bosom.
Volunteers from the Island of Hope (Chita) said that they use many ways to attach an animal. The most interesting, perhaps, Sunday distribution at the entrance to the Old Market, there is an action "Help than you can." The announcement on the group page indicates the time of the event and a list of what is accepted as a gift. These are medicines, leashes, bowls, cells - it looks like a list for the zoo. Material assistance is also accepted.
From the street to the owner
When the animal enters the "Island of Hope" (Chita), a thorough examination is carried out. The wounded after first aid are sent for treatment. Everyone is bathed, rid of parasites and quarantined. If infection is detected, the animal is treated. The most important thing is that he no longer needs to look for food, to escape from danger. The motto of the group: "We return to animals faith in people." A well-fed, washed pet is photographed and an advertisement for the search for the owner is placed.
Volunteers remember some rescued for a long time: the dog Nyusha with a damaged spine, who now lives in St. Petersburg, the mistress returned her health. A puppy of a toy terrier who did not have legs. After an expensive operation, which raised funds for ads, the puppy fully recovered. About the joint operation "Komsomolskaya Pravda" and "Island of Hope" (Chita): then a fictitious shelter, full of animal corpses, was closed.
Distributing homeless people has become an ongoing activity. From one to five on Sundays, you can visit the Old Market and choose a friend. You will be photographed together and asked to leave the phone - to check how the foundling lives in a new place. Anything can happen. But if there is no contact with the adopted animal, they will take him back and look for a new house. According to statistics, twenty percent are returnees.
There is a rule: do not give the dog to guard the country and do not give the animal to breed offspring. This, after achieving the goal, can lead to a deterioration in his fate. By all means, volunteers strive to reduce the flow of living creatures thrown out as unnecessary.
It is important to sterilize animals
The groupās announcements indicate that it provides the āIsland of Hopeā (Chita) to help homeless animals. But activists regret the situation in the city. The fact is that offspring from domestic cats began to be offered for distribution through the group. The guys take the boxes with the animals, feed, attach. But the stream flows, continuously increasing. Therefore, volunteers are sure that the topic of sterilization should be raised in the media. Explain, convince.
A significant case occurred not so long ago. At the bus stop appeared a box with puppies. As it turned out, a dog living in the territory of one enterprise brought them. The kids were found a house, and the owner of the enterprise was recommended to sterilize the dog. But the story repeated itself.
Just the facts
- The initiators of the community are two seventh graders who, with their pocket money, started the city business.
- Found hosts for thousands of animals.
- In the Islet of Hope (Chita) group, five schoolgirls, three adult administrators, and about a dozen activists provide assistance to animals.
- Volunteers basically do not get paid for their work.
Abandoned Animal Relief Group "Island of Hope": People
Many write to the group, thank, express wishes. Among the proposals there are also such: it would be nice to fine for the irresponsible keeping of the animal. The proposed fine amounts to one hundred thousand, and the money received is proposed to be used for treatment and sterilization.
The problem of attitude towards animals is actually a problem of attitude towards living things. Evil is returning. However, like good. Let's get kinder!