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UPDATE 16072020
A lot has happened and now Vlatko is trying
to change a plot of land with only fences (paid from this
fundraiser) into a proper shelter. Please check out the new
fundraiser with all info.
This fundraiser is CLOSED.
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UPDATE:
The farmhouse that looked almost perfect turned out
to be a nightmare. A lot of hidden problems and Vlatko had to decide
not to go ahead. This means that he is looking for another place
with enough land and some outbuildings to turn into a shelter for
the dogs I take care of. It is his desire to find something before
the winter starts, so he can take a lot of dogs off the
streets.
Please keep on donating, because without your
donations there is little he can do.
The goal amount has been raised, because more investigation made
it clear that at least 10,000 euro is needed to buy a suitable
property. It is best to get a property that has already some usable
outbuildings instead of renovating a derelict house or building
something new.
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After being evicted by his family Vlatko from Prilep
(Macedonia) went on a mission: a safe place for the dogs in his
care. Every day every minute he could spare he searched the area for
a suitable place. It seemed a mission impossible and the situation
became more urgent every day: dogs were being poisoned or attacked
by ‘humans’. The temporary solution was very temporary indeed and
after that he would be on the streets with the dogs. Finally he
found the ideal place: a derelict farm on a nice plot of land (about
8000 m2) not too far from the city of Prilep. However, every euro he
has received in the past has already been spent on food and medical
care for the 80 – 100 dogs he is looking after. No piggy bank to
crash. So this is where you come into the picture. We have to raise
money for the property (3 monthly installments of 1,000 euro still
to be paid within the next 4 months), fences, dog kennels, water,
electricity… a lot of investments have to be made to make the place
safe and suited for the dogs and the odd rescued bird, cat or
rodent. The plan is to turn part of the place into a pension for
dogs, so this can provide some money for food and medical care for
the sheltered dogs. Another plan is to turn one of the outbuildings
into a small basic holiday home that animals lovers can rent for a
while and hopefully in the mean time help with chores (this plan is
not taken into the calculation).
First we will give you a
calculation for the goal amount of 8,000 euro for the new place for
Friend of Animals and after that a short story how Vlatko became a
true friend of animals.
3 monthly installments of 1,000 euro = 3,000 euro
Bring
water and electricity to the place = 800 euro
Double fencing
with concrete base = 2,000 euro
initially 15 dog houses (wood
panels, styrofoam) = 300 euro
Indoor kennels and quarantine
room (plastering, tiles, linoleum flooring, examination table) =
1,700 euro
Alarm system and 8 pack camera system for observing
the dogs and additional safety = 200 euro
In total: 8,000 euro
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How Vlatko became a true friend of animals – in his own
words: “Five years ago, I was just your usual young guy, with the
usual interests in sports, girls, physical appearance and of course
money. I was an average human being with little awareness for animal
and human suffering even though it happened daily around me. One
night I was driving in my car when I noticed an injured dog by the
road. Normally I would have passed him by just like everyone else...
but I felt, and I know this is going to sound crazy to some, this
overwhelming feeling of responsibility and guilt and pain. I was
shivering, I could feel all the pain the poor dog was going through!
I put the dog in my back seat and then my life changed. My existence
finally had a meaning!
Five years after, all of my time,
money, energy is dedicated to saving animals in my village near
Prilep. Here people think I'm crazy, they consider animals pests and
often poison, shoot them or hang them with not a blink of an eye,
meanwhile I am cutting my own food (that I actually don't need) to
help these poor, pure, perfect, desperate souls.
People from
my village and the area don't spay their dogs who are not pets, but
working dogs and they dump the unwanted babies in my yard. That's
how I ended up with 100 dogs, 20 cats and I also feed and rescue
birds. I could make ends meet on my own when they were one third the
number they are now, but at this point its financially, emotionally
and physically unbearable to do everything on my own.
Just
when I thought of giving up I got a call from a person that offered
to make a page on Facebook for me, share my story, share my animal's
stories and hopefully find the much necessary help I need to
continue with my rescues. Since then a Dutch organisation called
Angel’s Choice offered some help, e.g. by making this fundraiser and
I am on the verge of having a safe place of my own for the rescued
animals. Just some more steps to take and still an awful lot of
euro’s away from my dream coming true I beg you to help and donate.”
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