While
you are making plans to go to the dog shelter, chances are that you are
not going to come across a situation that Danielle Eden faced in
Israel. Coming across one of the most distressing shelter places, she
could not decide which dog to adopt. Instead giving into her caring
nature, she took in all of them and provided a sanctuary where there
will be no more fighting for a piece of bread or living with dead and
live rats.
- Choosing was never easy
Being
the Co-Founder of Dog Tales Rescue and Sanctuary, Danielle has seen
many dog shelters in her life, but hardly has witnessed such plight. The
dog sanctuary in Ontario has been the safe haven of several dogs all
across the world. Some have been rescued and some have been brought in
from dire conditions to have a better life.
Describing
the Israel shelter was almost like visiting it again and for Danielle
it was not a pleasant experience to describe. Almost 250 odd dogs were
living in a place that is meant for 75 of them. The mud, dirt, water and
rats were another issue. The unhygienic environment and the constant
lack of food made most of the dogs sick, weak and almost dying. The
situation was worse when a loaf of blood as flung at them. Brawls over
food were a constant daily routine.
- The dire conditions
The Ontario home
Out
of the 250 dogs, around 25 of them have found their abode in the
Ontario’s 50 acre dog sanctuary. More than 90 of have been relocated in
several parts of Israel with much better conditions of life. The rest
150 are being taken care of by a specialised team who has taken the
responsibility of making the shelter a habitable place once again. With
proper food and hygiene conditions, there is hope for the ones who are
beginning their life there.
The
end goal is to make sure that all of them are brought back to Ontario
and taken care of. Till now the efforts have bore fruits and more than
half of the ones who were brought to the dog sanctuary have been
adopted. There is no doubt that the entire team of Dog Tales Rescue and Sanctuary has made brilliant efforts to make few lives better than what it ever was.
- The happier side
Most
of the dogs have been nursed back to proper health and are being
treated for the severe conditions they had been exposed at. Let’s hope
that that Ontario gets to see of all of them together and happier.
There
are several places as such that are undiscovered, where shelter dogs
are sharing the same unpleasant conditions. It is time we take a look at
the plight and take an initiative to do the same that Danielle did. She
continues to search for shelter places, rescuing dogs and nursing them
back to the prime of their health.
Take your own step forward and give these lives the happier side they deserve.
