NEW PETS IN THE SHELTER

We get requests to rehome animals from very different people almost every day. They ask to impound animals that were taken from streets, animals involved in car accidents, abandoned animals, stray animals, senior pets, etc. People sometimes bring dogs directly to our shelter and just leave them by our gates. And our staff never pass by an animal that needs some special care or human’s attention.

Thus, by the end of January the number of dogs in our facility had almost reached 300.

In addition, about 27 dogs are now finishing their treatment and rehabilitation at foster care facilities in Tbilisi. In the nearest future they have to be taken back to the shelter. All those figures are already critical to our facility because we are limited by the number of available enclosures. When the kennels are overloaded, the animals start quarrelling with each other over space or food. Therefore, we had no choice but to make a very difficult decision under the circumstances. Unfortunately, we are unable to accept new animals at the moment due to the huge lack of space and resources.

However, the winter in Georgia is a period of suffering and starvation for stray dogs. So, we sometimes could not follow the strategy we had chosen. We continued adopting new surrenders even though there already were ‘habitants’ in every single corner; in every utility room and even in every bedroom.

At the moment, the question arises of expanding the shelter and constructing the new complex of enclosures.

But while we are drawing blueprints and trying to figure the budget out, please have a look at the list of all currently available animals that joined us this winter.