MARLEY - 3 year old male crossbreed - in temporary foster abroad

This is our adorable Marley.

Marley is currently sponsored by a very kind person, but
Marley is desperate for a loving home.

Marley is happy little boy, charming, cute, friendly, but lonely and desperate for someone to love him. He gets on with dogs, children and people. He is a bit shy but as soon as you smile at him he is on his back asking for belly rubs. A really sweet and bright boy. 

He had owners that didn't care very much for him so he used to wander the streets looking for food and someone to give him a bit of attention.

 Marley is safe in the kennels now thanks to a sponsor. He is about 3 years old we think. He is a medium spaniel size dog. Marley would make such a lovely pet for someone. He has wandered the streets long enough, please help us find him a home.

DEFRA Compliant for travel
Clinically examined
Vaccinated: yes (inc. Rabies)
Neutered: yes
Treated for fleas and worms: yes
Microchipped: yes
EU passport: yesRef: Balkan Underdogs

BUD - 2 year old male crossbreed - on death row in Croatia

This is beautiful Bud, a 2 year old male crossbreed on death row.

Bud has not had a nice life so far on the streets, with daily struggle to find food and shelter and being attacked by other dogs and even people. He is looking for his forever home, where he can relax in the knowledge that there is food and a safe place to put his head. He is looking for somebody to care for him and train him, so he can reward the person with loyalty and love. He will look at you with his adoring eyes, which say "Thank you!" every day. Bud is good with other dogs, people and even cats, as you can see.

Bud may not have much time left as his death date is approaching all to quick.  Stray and abandoned dogs in Croatia are often brutally treated and abused.  A life on the streets is a miserable existence with the danger of starvation, being run down by cars (frequently deliberately), violence at the hands of people or other dogs and and suffering due to disease and lack of treatment but the dog who is picked up and taken to the pound has only 60 days and then by Croatian law they must be killed. 

However, we are fortunate enough in this kill shelter to have a resident vet who is also the manager as part of our network of animal rescuers.  He tries to get the dogs adopted and extends their time to do so but if the local city hall should order him to kill those who have reached their 60 days in the pound the law can't be resisted. This law is not the only danger of death in this pound, overcrowding is sometimes the cause of death and injury due to fights.

The vet does his best with the limited resources available, local volunteers are recruited to come and walk the dogs on a Saturday afternoon. This is the only time of the week the dogs can leave the pens and there can be long periods when the walks are not possible and due to the ratio of dogs to volunteers some will not get exercised at all.

These dogs have basic care but they suffer in the pound from stress, boredom, fear and sadness. They are all desperate to get out of their prison and be loved and part of a family.

Vaccinated: yes
Neutered: yes
Treated for fleas and worms: yes
Microchipped: yes
EU passport: yes
Weight: 21.2kg
Age: 2 years approx. 
Located: Beli Manistir pound 

RESERVED -Little Lord Max - 3 year old very small cross breed male, rescued from a vile killing station now looking for a loving home

Hello, my name is Max or as my foster Mummy calls me, Little Lord Max.

Max is:

• 3 years of age
• Micro Chipped
• Vaccinated (inc anti rabies)
• health checked
• Vet Checked
• Dewormed
• Deflead
• Sterilised
• Has Full EU Pet Passport
• DEFRA compliant
• Comes with 4 weeks free pet insurance
• Care/Welcome guide

• Great on the lead
• Great in the car
• Adores humans
• Great with other dogs
• Cats do not bother him, he tends to ignore them
• Is a VERY sweet little dog , very quiet but can have his playful moments
• Loves attention and fuss

MAX'S STORY

I once had my own family, that is plain to see as I know how to behave around the house. 

Even though I am a very well behaved little dog, getting along with all dogs and even cats, loving to be by my humans side and receiving all the fuss they give me, my previous family simply got bored of me.

I tried so hard to make them love me, I was such a good boy. I made sure I did not bark too much, I didn't ask all the time for attention, I was loyal and loving to them and didn't make a fuss. However no matter how much I behaved, how well mannered I was, loving, loyal and kind they just did not want me.

My foster Mummy tells me that some people when a dog becomes a grown up and stops acting like a puppy , that there are cruel people who just throw dogs like me onto the streets.

It was so terrible for me when I was thrown away, I had to try and survive in a Big world, with  Big much more aggressive dogs around me fighting for food. Also humans from the country I was born that would chase me away, scream at me.....Even throw rocks an stones at me. Children who I am very good around would run after dogs just like me , not to play or to fuss me but to corner me in an alley way to tie dogs like me up and urinate on me, and hurt me so much with their feet an fists.

Even though I would have gone all through this, even though the humans that hurt me seemed to have given up on there own humanity, I never gave up on them and knew in my heart that there were people out there who would not hurt me, would not be unkind to me, would not chase me and cause me so much pain.

A few months ago a gang of men chased me with long poles with loops at the end of them. I tried to run away as fast as I could, I promise I did but my little legs just coul not run as fast as them, There were so many, no matter which way I tried to run a man would be there screaming at me with a pole in his hand. Finally they caught me and put that loop around my neck. I am only tiny yet rather than pick me up they dragged me across the ground, it hurt so much, I was so scared. That loop tightening around my neck.When they had dragged me near to a van where I could hear other dogs barking an screaming in pain and terror coming from inside. They lifted me in the air with this pole and threw me like garbage into the back of a van. 

So many of us were in there, all of us so scared and not knowing what was going to happen. 

How could my family let this happen, how could they throw me away to survive on the streets, So lonely, so scare, so hungry. How could they allow this to happen to me, to be taken by these men and put in a van? I had been such a good dog, I had tried so hard to please them. It was not my fault I grew up ad stopped being a puppy.

Some weeks past after I had been dragged again from the van and thrown in a killing station where the dogs there were killed so awfully, humans not caring how they killed them. I prayed someone would save me, that my family would come and get me. I did not want to die, I did not want my life taken as I had seen others lives taken in those kennels. men using pipes to smash the heads of dogs, forcing chemicals down dogs throats and leaving them to scream in agony. I prayed someone would come and take me from there before those same men would look at me and decide it was my time to be tortured to death.

One day a kind faced lady visited the kennels, my foster Mummy tells me this lady was a local rescuer who as well as helping the street dogs would come to these kennels and try and save as many as she could.

I sat there wagging my tail, jumping up and down along with all the others but would she see me? I was so small compared to the others, and the bigger dogs would growl to keep me back from the door so she would see them and not the little dogs like me.

I gave up jumping around and wagging my tail, I couldn't get to the door so she would see me. So I walked to the corner of the kennel and decided to await my fate. I was just a little dog, no one cared about me. My family didnt want me, they threw me away. Maybe they were right, maybe I was not worth loving.

As I sat there so alone, so scared, so very lonely I looked up as the door opened and that lady walked into the cage. She was smiling at me, she was...she was looking straight at me. Was I dreaming? Could she really want me? Yes she did, she did want me and she did something I had not had done to me for so very long. She bent down, picked me up and despite I was filthy, and smelly and half starved she picked me up and cuddled me. With me in her arms she walked out of the cage and shut the door behind her, she turned back to the others with a tear rolling down her face and said " I am so sorry, I promise I will be back in a few days and help more of you"

PLEASE LET MAX BE PART OF YOUR FAMILY AND LOVE THIS SWEET LITTLE DOG FOREVER.

She took me home, bathed me, fed me, then we went for a drive to a very clean place and a lady in a a long white coat spoke kindly to me. She checked me over to make sure I was healthy then gave me injections to protect me against nasty diseases, tablets to clean my system of parasites and with that I went back to my foster. This lady who had rescued me was part of a group of people who helped dogs like me.

When I was ready to travel this group sent me to a kennels to stay, not a kill station like the one before just somewhere to keep me safe and then my space back at the rescuers house would allow her to go and save another dog like me.

I waited and waited so long, would I spend the rest of my life in this kennel? It was a much better place than the kill station but it still was not home. That is all I wanted a home, a family that would love me.

A short while ago this lovely group that funded my rescue got intouch with a charity called Action Aid for Animals, this was charity that helped animals from all over the world including the Uk where they are based. They agreed to find me foster in the UK and would then hope to find me a home...Yes a real home....

I am now in the UK with my foster family in Staffordshire and I hope, someone will see me and fall in love with a tiny dog like me.

Please, if you can give this amazing and incredibly brave little dog a home contact Action Aid for Animals immediately

adoptions@actionaidforanimals.com 

VUČKO - 18 month old male crossbreed - on death row in Croatia

VUČKO is a very handsome boy who may not have much time left as his death date will be 16.08.2014. He is a gentle sort, gets on with other dogs and children and is looking for his forever home. VUČKO wants nothing more than a place to call his home, with food and water, a soft bed to lie on and people to love him. He will also require training and mental stimulation, so he can grow into the loving loyal companion he is meant to be. Can you give this boy what he so desperately deserves?

Stray and abandoned dogs in Croatia are often brutally treated and abused.  A life on the streets is a miserable existence with the danger of starvation, being run down by cars (frequently deliberately), violence at the hands of people or other dogs and and suffering due to disease and lack of treatment but the dog who is picked up and taken to the pound has only 60 days and then by Croatian law they must be killed. 

However, we are fortunate enough in this kill shelter to have a resident vet who is also the manager as part of our network of animal rescuers.  He tries to get the dogs adopted and extends their time to do so but if the local city hall should order him to kill those who have reached their 60 days in the pound the law can't be resisted. This law is not the only danger of death in this pound, overcrowding is sometimes the cause of death and injury due to fights.

The vet does his best with the limited resources available, local volunteers are recruited to come and walk the dogs on a Saturday afternoon. This is the only time of the week the dogs can leave the pens and there can be long periods when the walks are not possible and due to the ratio of dogs to volunteers some will not get exercised at all. 

These dogs have basic care but they suffer in the pound from stress, boredom, fear and sadness. They are all desperate to get out of their prison and be loved and part of a family.

Vaccinated: yes
Neutered: yes
Treated for fleas and worms: yes
Microchipped: yes
EU passport: yes
Weight: 28 kg
Age: 18 months
Located: Beli Manastir

Chico - 7 year old Male Staffy - Gorgeous lad, lovely temperament, big softy - looking for his forever home

This is Chico (left) with his companion Mia (right) 

Both of these dogs were taken under our charity wing otherwise they were to end up on the dog fighting magnet site Gumtree as the then owner though adored both of these dogs, due to personal circumstances could no longer no keep them and so did not know what else to do. Thankfully someone notified AAFA and we stepped in and took these dogs under our wing.

Preferably we are hoping to find a wonderful home where both could be adopted to, but are willing to separate if this gives them a better chance of a forever home.

Chico - Male  (White Staffy) is 7 years of age though very much thinks he is still a youngster..He is fine with other dogs, infacts just wants to run around and play with them. When he first sees/meets them will bark and bark, but this is only because he wants to play. Really is a softy, and such a wonderful lad 

Chico is:

Great with humans

Great with other dogs

House Trained

Walks very well on the lead

Microchipped

Fully vaccinated 

Dewormed

Deflead

Neutered 

Mia - Staffy Female 8 years of age,  lost one eye due to dry eye when she was a pup but manages perfectly well. 

She is a very calm and gentle dog, takes everything in her stride.  She adores to get out on walks and meet new people and other dogs. 

Mia is:

Great with humans

Great with other dogs

House Trained

Walks very well on the lead

Microchipped

Fully vaccinated 

Dewormed

Deflead

Sterilised

If you could give a home to both of these wonderful dogs so they do not have to be split up that would be fantastic, but if it gives each a better chance of finding a forever home we are willing to split them up.

UNU - male 7-8 years old Jack Russell cross - In Foster in UK

UNU was recently rescued from the infamous "high kill" public shelter Danyflor in Timisoara, Romania. He was taken out by a local rescue organisation by mistake! When they realised their mistake, they couldn't send him back to a certain death, so now he is looking for a home. 


Unu is a 7-8 year old neutered male. He is a Jack Russell cross of medium size. He weighs about 12kgs and is very active. 

He is delightful with people, not keen with kids and not very fond of cats. He is very intelligent and needs a patient, understanding and experienced owner, preferably someone with experience of Romanian Rescue Dogs.


Unu is very special, he is a true rescue dog that needs a helping hand to grow into a wonderful home pet. Until now he has only known beatings, hunger and chains.

He needs a home with no children and no cats and of course where he will get all the exercise he needs. He may be an older dog but he is still full of beans!




Unu is: 
Vaccinated
Microchipped
Neutered
EU Pet Passport

REF AAFA/Mandy Easter

NERO - Croatia - 2 year old small mixed breed male on death row.

CAN YOU HELP NERO?

Time is running out - his death date was 23 June 2014

The pound's vet manager is extremely sympathetic to the plight of the animals. He works with local rescue organisations who try to find homes in Croatia, Germany, Holland and the UK. However, if the local city hall should inspects the pound, they can order him to kill those who have reached their 60 days in the pound.

Vaccinated: yes
Neutered: yes
Treated for fleas and worms: yes
Microchipped: yes
EU passport: yes
Weight: 7 kg
Age: 2 years old

The vet does his best with the limited resources available, local volunteers are recruited to come and walk the dogs on a Saturday afternoon. This is the only time of the week the dogs can leave the pens and there can be long periods when the walks are not possible and due to the ratio of dogs to volunteers some will not get exercised at all.


These dogs have basic care but they suffer in the pound from stress, boredom, fear and sadness. They are all desperate to get out of their prison and be loved and part of a family.

If you can offer NERO a home, please contact adoptions@actionaidforanimals.com

Action Aid to Animals brings your chosen companion to the UK, abiding by DEFRA regulations, ensuring the health and happiness of your dog.

Located: Osijek pound  

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GIPSY - Croatia - 2 year old mixed breed male on death row.

Gipsy is lovely boy who may not have much time left as his death date should have been 09.06.2104.  Stray and abandoned dogs in Croatia are often brutally treated and abused.  A life on the streets is a miserable existence with the danger of starvation, being run down by cars (frequently deliberately), violence at the hands of people or other dogs and and suffering due to disease and lack of treatment but the dog who is picked up and taken to the pound has only 60 days and then by Croatian law they must be killed. 

However, we are fortunate enough in this kill shelter to have a resident vet who is also the manager as part of our network of animal rescuers.  He tries to get the dogs adopted and extends their time to do so but if the local city hall should order him to kill those who have reached their 60 days in the pound the law can't be resisted. This law is not the only danger of death in this pound, overcrowding is sometimes the cause of death and injury due to fights.

The vet does his best with the limited resources available, local volunteers are recruited to come and walk the dogs on a Saturday afternoon. This is the only time of the week the dogs can leave the pens and there can be long periods when the walks are not possible and due to the ratio of dogs to volunteers some will not get exercised at all. 

These dogs have basic care but they suffer in the pound from stress, boredom, fear and sadness. They are all desperate to get out of their prison and be loved and part of a family.

Vaccinated: yes
Neutered: yes
Treated for fleas and worms: yes
Microchipped: yes
EU passport: yes
Weight: 26 kg
Age: 2 years
Located: Osijek pound  
Ref: HR-VSBM-Gipsy-000162