Tatiana Litviakova and Julia Hinkes for the third year anyone looking for the owners of unwanted, abandoned animals. For them they created a Fund for rescue dogs. Decided women on such a difficult task for one reason — they were forbidden to appear in the shelter district.
Tatiana and Julia live in South Florida. This state and especially its southern part is literally bogged down by stray dogs. Strange but true — in the US, where shelters at every step, there are abandoned animals gather in flocks and wander restlessly. Volunteers sometimes go to feed the pack and leave the worst impressions — all these dogs are doomed…
I wasn’t going to open your Fund, — said Tatiana USA.one — a Few years ago, my daughter, when she was 13 years old, visited one of the local shelters county shelter, are there in each district. It is a municipal institution, it contains on taxes, that is our money.
What we saw put us in shock — in a tiny cell on the Newspapers lay poor animals, which days no conclusion on the street. Many endured as they could, but then still went to the toilet right in the cell and then lay… in the Winter this room is practically not heated, the dogs immediately catch pneumonia and all — euthanasia, no sick animal will not heal.
I didn’t see anything — the tears didn’t just.I remember standing, looking at all this and thought — how?? The next day we wanted to come again. Dogs should at least withdraw to walk, by the way, this is my request to all who can help with money, but pass also can not — go to local shelters to walk dogs, stroking them, to socialize. It is not enough that go under, so they are still completely lose faith in people…
And so we wanted to come, but we categorically mentioned that tomorrow the volunteers are not allowed. — How so? — I asked. — That is 24 hours the dog will lie on Newspapers with excrement? I spoke very emotionally. I was asked to leave and more in this shelter were not admitted. Such people quite a lot — my partner Julia, another woman — she tried to wear in winter, dogs in cages, that’s it, also asked. From the city shelter, which exists on taxes. The salary of the chief there, by the way, $67 000 per year…
Tatiana was struck by not only the conditions for the dogs, but what of animals that could be saved was put to sleep one by one…
Then I realized that I need to create something of their own, so there was a group on Facebook MDAS CODE RED , and then our Foundation https://www.onceuponatail.net/. First I dedicated a lot of time fighting with the city shelter from where we got kicked out. Then I realized that I’d rather expend energy to help specific dogs. After all, until replaced by the mayor, nothing will change. And we began to work with animals.
The amount of work a tiny Fund, which exists only on donations, is impressive: Tatiana and Julia and save dogs sentenced in the municipal shelter on death row, and travel to remote areas of state street to feed the pack, and operate the animals and carrying them around the country.
That many people think that to help us only money, but time, they say, I have no money, and I can’t help. But it is not so! For example, we carry out such action — pick up the dog. You tell us who you are looking for, we will find and bring. That is, we can help with transport. Or blankets and towels — they are sorely lacking! Do not ever throw things. Call your local shelter and ask, you will say — bring it! So we say — bring us towels and blankets! Or social networking — we really need the census. The more people see a photo of the dog, the higher the chances that she will find her family.
Today Tatiana pays special attention to crippled rocky was a sweet dog needed surgery that the Fund is no money: essential $2800 collected half. But Tatiana and Julia do not lose heart:
What I still wonder is the fact that we help “our people”, — says Tatiana. — It is no secret that in the Russian-speaking community there is a delicate moment: the animals prefer to go to the store or to the breeder. In shelters go a little. But donate! I hope that after this post and will add those who will help us. We can do much more than we are doing now. Provided, however, that will help us.
Them Fund all three adults, and two children — sixteen-year-old daughter Tatiana and her thirteen year old son. Daughter came up with the design of the site — from the name to the logos, the son is already helping with the transportation of animals. And Tatiana is living as if otherwise not have lived. But once she graduated from VGIK and worked as a screenwriter.
Today my motto is simple: “He who saves one life, saves the whole world”. Take a look around you is full of shelters, and they’re full of wonderful animals who are just unlucky. Go with them on walks, tell us about them on her Facebook page, help to bring them to a new owner to take it to a shelter blankets or transfer to his account a few dollars — you do not lose anything, and someone’s life can be saved. Yet those breeds of puppies for sale, breeds of the same accident pit bulls who buy dogs and cats — more of them. We can’t cope. And I hope for your help.
Information about this Fund can be found on their website. The soul page there about those who are saved. There is a small part of the stories, but all in the shape of a BEFORE and AFTER photos. To see them without tears is impossible.
