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Healing Paws Animal Rescue have purchased land on Zakynthos, Greece. We now URGENTLY need to raise money to purchase two caravans and procure fencing materials and labour to erect.
The situation is now critical for Sue Deeth (Founder and Manager) and her son Oli who currently rescue the many strays from their rented house. Sue and Oli now need to move out of the rented home IMMEDIATELY as landlady has sold their rented house.
We urgently need to raise funds to purchase temporary accommodation to place on the land so that Sue and Oli will have a roof over their heads and somewhere to stay and take their rescued animals with them as well as being able to continue rescuing more poor souls in need of shelter, food, give veterinary care and safety.
Without your help and generous donations Sue, Oli and all the rescued animals will have nowhere to live and will be unable to rescue any further, the neverending strays that are dumped all over the island.
Below is a plan of the shelter showing how it will look when it is completed, further info on the condition that Sue and Oli currently live in with all the rescues can be found by looking at Sue Deeth Facebook Page and see all the poor souls that have been rescued from being picked up in a terrible condition and how they have recovered with loving care and veterinary treatment.
Here is further information regarding the stray situation on the island, the aim to build the shelter and the neverending work that Sue and Oli do to rescue and give the poor souls the love and care they deserve.
Stray Situation
Unfortunately, there is no government funding or authority in Greece that accepts responsibility for animal welfare The Municipality does not conduct a sterilisation programme, nor do the owners of dogs usually have their dogs neutered. Due to this, Sue and the other charities on the Island have been unable to address the underlying growth of the stray animal population.
Therefore, the suffering of the stray cats and dogs continues. Unwanted puppies and kittens are discarded in plastic bags in rubbish bins and some of the islanders, around the main tourist resorts, use poison to control the stray population.
Unwanted pets are taken up into the mountains in the centre of the island and abandoned by the roadside without any water, food or shelter by their owners, leaving them to starve to death.
Aim to Build Shelter
The long-term goal for the charity is to build and fundraise for the construction of a purpose built animal rescue and rehabilitation centre but, in the short term, the objective is to constantly raise funds to support Sue’s work. The charity continues to support and promote the sterilisation of 'owned animals'.
The Work Sue and Oli Do
Dedicated to saving the lives of many abandoned animals on the island. Healing Paws Animal Rescue was founded by a British expat Sue Deeth. In 2011, Sue started rescuing a few stray dogs and cats on the island and, through her network of friends and supporters across the UK, Holland, and Germany, she was able to find loving homes for these unwanted strays. Since these humble beginnings, the support has grown and, to date, over 2,000 dogs, puppies and cats have found their forever families.
The dogs and cats looking for adoption are kept within a home environment; they are well socialised with all dogs and cats. The cats and dogs all live together in a huge loving pack and each new member is welcomed like a long-lost friend. They all groom each other, play together, and sleep together!
Sue and her son Oliver have dedicated their lives to rescuing the strays and, in April 2018, we were successful in registering Healing Paws Animal Rescue as a UK Charity No. 1177945. This provides greater financial support to Sue for the relief of animals suffering on the island. Healing Paws has a dedicated UK-based Adoption Team who support Sue and the work she does on the island.
Thank you for reading this emergency fundraiser and your donation is very much appreciated and will help immensely towards building a custom built shelter in the current situation and for the future. Please share this appeal to your friends, family and colleagues as well as any clubs you are a member of so that we can achieve our goal for Sue, Oli and the continued work of HEALING PAWS ANIMAL RESCUE.
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