Alina & Anda
Alina and Anda’s shelter was created in 2013, in reaction to a law on the euthanasia of dogs in Romania. After losing two successive shelters due to difficult circumstances, they were able, thanks to donations and the help of the Rescue Association Hobo Dogs, to buy land to build the Sintesti shelter there. Today, they continue to fight to offer a home and a second chance to their dogs, despite the precarious conditions.
The Story of Alina and Anda’s Shelter
Most people who join me on this site know my Facebook page, as well as the story of Alina and Anda’s shelter, which is located in Romania, more precisely in Sintesti, near Bucharest. However, it seems important to me to look back at the major events of the shelter.
The Genesis of a Rescue Mission
In September 2013, a law authorizing the euthanasia of stray dogs was voted in. Euthanasia that looked more like a genuine massacre… Dogs are violently caught in the street and thrown into pounds, some pounds leaving them without water or food, agonizing… Others are massacred in the middle of the street. The extreme climate does not spare the dogs either. In summer, temperatures can reach 45 degrees and drop to – 25 degrees in winter.
Faced with this barbarism, Alina and her mother Anda decided to mobilize to save stray dogs before they fell into the hands of “dogcatchers”.
The Genesis of a Rescue Mission
In September 2013, a law authorizing the euthanasia of stray dogs was voted in. Euthanasia that looked more like a genuine massacre… Dogs are violently caught in the street and thrown into pounds, some pounds leaving them without water or food, agonizing… Others are massacred in the middle of the street. The extreme climate does not spare the dogs either. In summer, temperatures can reach 45 degrees and drop to – 25 degrees in winter.
Faced with this barbarism, Alina and her mother Anda decided to mobilize to save stray dogs before they fell into the hands of “dogcatchers”.
The Fruminsani Shelter: An Initial Setback
Before 2013, Anda already had a shelter that she had built at home. This shelter housed no less than 140 dogs. Unfortunately, Anda was reported to the DSV and had to evacuate all her dogs in one month. This shelter was the one in FRUMISANI. To this day, the shelter has been emptied.
The Trial of the Jilava Shelter
Following the report, Alina and Anda found land that they began renting in September 2013. This would become the JILAVA shelter. Unfortunately, after 4 months of investment and numerous calls for donations, still on Facebook, to build the shelter, the owner of the land died and his widow decided to sell the land. Alina was asked to leave the land with all her animals as quickly as possible.
The Birth of the Sintesti Shelter
In 2014, we bought land for Alina and Anda, thanks to the calls for donations we made on Facebook as well as the help provided by the Finnish association Rescue Association Hobo Dogs. This would become the SINTESTI shelter.
An Emergency Move
Alina managed to negotiate a delay with the owner of Jilava to allow the Sintesti shelter time to be ready to welcome the Jilava dogs. But in December 2015, the owner gave Alina one month to vacate the premises. Faced with this emergency, temporary kennels were built in Sintesti to accommodate the Jilava dogs. These are precarious kennels, without roofs. With winter setting in, it is essential that the dogs are adopted so they can free up space in the other kennels!
A Message of Gratitude
A huge thank you to Alina and her mother, Anda, for all their dedication to our Romanian dogs. It’s our turn to help them offer a home to their dogs!
Sabine.
