The lack of laws, regulations and education make the lives of stray dogs and cats a daily attempt to survive from abuses and mistreatments in many countries.
Homeless animals are often considered a problem of public health and safety to get rid of employing inhumane, cruel and barbaric methods to control their population.
Governments often refuse to allocate resources to ethically manage and control stray animal population by implementing programs and campaigns of mass sterilization and vaccination that are proven to be effective in the long term. In contrast, they prefer to waste money promoting useless, ineffective and brutal practices that have as only result the suffering and death of thousands of stray animals. This attitude towards strays reflects the behaviour of citizens who feel empowered to continuously abuse on innocent beings, teaching their children that violence and brutality are justified and socially accepted.
Strays, able to escape and survive to the mass killing campaigns, are anyway forced to spend their lives in deplorable conditions. Undernourished, sick, injured, affected by serious disabilities and diseases, they will spend their short lives knowing that cruelty will be always an enemy behind the corner.
In the view of these extremely painful realities and considering the so many requests for help that OIPA International receives daily from its delegations and member league associations, the organization has decided to launch a project to give voice and offer a tangible help to stray dogs and cats who have no choice, and invisible continue to suffer every day around the world.
Supporting our project “SAVE A STRAY”, you will help us with:
🥫 FEEDING PROGRAMS
wet, dry and specific food for stray dogs and cats;
🩹 VET CARE AND TREATMENT provide veterinary care and assistance to strays in need – including spaying and neutering, core/rabies vaccinations, medicines and medications, parasite treatments, internal/external/complex surgeries, diagnosis and examinations, therapies and recovery, blood/other tests;
🏡 FOSTER AND ADOPTION pay relocation, foster and rehome of stray animals suitable for adoption – offering them a chance of a better life;
📘 EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS prepare educational programmes and informative material addressed to communities, schools and municipalities regarding the topic of responsible pet ownership, and the correct approach and management of local stray animals;
(Some examples of costs for a single dog or cat: 10 – 20 euros for tests or vaccinations; 20 – 30 euros for monthly food; 50 – 100 euros for desex and microchip; 100 – 200 euros for surgeries; etc..) – whatever amount, even a few euros, can change the life of a stray.
MAKING A DONATION, YOU WILL HELP US SAVE A STRAY