Urgent Appeal - Do You Have Any Unwanted Dog Coats, Beds, Blankets, Towels?

[jules77]

If you can help, see here for more details.

http://www.collielife.com/urgentappeal.html

[jules77]

Or anything that would make life more comfortable for these dogs, beds, duvets, and blankets are invaluable to give them some sort of protection against the cold, blankets, tent canvas and waterproof sheets are used to plug the holes to stop the wind and rain coming through.

[Kiki-frog]

I'm on the point of throwing out some old towels that really are too threadbare to be of much further use to us. Would they be of any use?

[ladybird49]

its in Romania ? would cost a fortune to send

[Baldric]

So, I've got to email an 'unknown' address to get an address to send my donation to, IN ROMANIA, why not just put up the address in the first place.
Whilst I do not like to think of any animal suffering, do we not have more than enough needy dogs in this country, http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2254729/RSPCA-destroys-HALF-animals-rescues--thousands-completely-healthy.html
to mention just one story.
Should we not be doing more for UK based animal charities rather than looking abroad for a good cause?

[askyourgran]

Pretty soon we'll be supporting great numbers of Romanians with or without their dogs right here in the charity case known as the United Kingdom. I would rather give my old towels, blankets and sheets to a worthy cause here, I really do have some to give away.

[ladybird49]

Any animal shelter in the uk would be grateful im sure

[hc4361]

Why are they sending rescue dogs from Bucharest to the UK? Bonkers.

Another UK dog condemned to death.

[Baldric]

Not sure that they're actually doing that hc,

but yes, it is taking away from the needy ones in the UK!

[hc4361]

They do, baldric - from the FaceBook page:

Gordon had a paddock here, a supporter and a forever home waiting for him in UK.

[ladybirder]

Baldric, here's an example from Bulgaria:
http://www.oldies.org.uk/?p=76486

And from Romania:
http://www.oldies.org.uk/?p=78913

And beautiful Rosie from Romania:
http://www.oldies.org.uk/?p=78710

Yes we have too many of our own but these stories are heart rending. It's very difficult.

[askyourgran]

Designed to tug at the heartstrings ladybirder, but when you consider that all our own animal charities are up to their ears in unwanteds animals and little money to cope with, which do you feel you should support.

[ladybirder]

But these are here now, ayg, in our rescue centres. You can't give money to the rescue centre and say I only want it to benefit the 'native' dogs, I wouldn't have the nerve.
Of course the ads are designed to pull heart strings and it works. As far as adopting one, it would be the one most in need no matter where it came from, as long as it got on with my dog savvy cat.

[Baldric]

Apologies hc, hadn't seen that, don,t do Facebook, that's not good.

[jules77]

They were not asking for money in the first instance, although I did sent a donation as I didnt have any dog coats and blankets, duvets would have cost too much to post - everything is being sent to an address in Kent and a tranport run from Kent to Romania next week.

[jules77]

Feel free to take your unwanted blankets down to the local dogs home!

[Baldric]

Thank you jules, I do.

[jules77]

If you dont want to help, and are happy to support your local charity thats absolutely fine by me. I just felt that these dogs are living in extreme cold and have little, or nothing to keep them warm, and thought some nice kind people may have some old dog coats etc that they dont need. The lady who is collecting the items ready for the transport run lives in Kent, and although she is happy to give her address via email, she naturally doesnt want it publicised on the internet.

[chaptazbru]

I hope she gets loads and loads of stuff jules and is able to help those dogs. Well done for trying to help x

[Barbarag]

I tried emailing the link to donate dog coats etc. but I didn't get anywhere, I dont know what my hhtp link is, I am obviously not computer literate enough. Can you advise please