WHERE YOUR MONEY GOES
Barking Mad Dog Rescue is hugely grateful for all the support and donations that allow us to continue our lifesaving work. Without this support, many dogs would have been left to whatever horrible and cruel ending Romania had in store for them.
We are wholly responsible for the dogs and all associated costs in our own dog shelters in Nisipari, Romania. At last count, in May 2023, that is approximately 350 dogs. Our food bill here alone is astronomical. We also send all the food to a sole rescuer in Calarasi around 1.5 tonnes monthly at a cost of more than £1000 a month, approx AND pay her vet bills. On top of that, we send one pallet of food monthly or thereabouts still, for the dogs in the hoarder's house in Constanta. We have very little communication with this woman, but at least we can feed the dogs.
This all adds up to a big pile of dog food! Sadly, post Brexit, we are unable to send our aid runs of donations and specialist dog food out to Romania from the UK.
Click here to learn more about our shelters.
Emergency Response
We respond to as many emergency rescues as we can. In spring and summer, it is litter after litter of abandoned pups that we see. We also take dogs who have been left at the side of the road after being hit by cars, beaten by people or affected by disease. We pick up abandoned pets, catch wounded street dogs, pregnant females and more. All these dogs need veterinary intervention. We test every dog for disease, deworm, deflea and vaccinate at the very least. Adults are sterilised.
We rescue dogs... day in... day out
These pics above are Henry. It seems to be easy for people to leave their dogs at the village cemetry. This is where Henry was dumped at the end of May. He was so malourished and uncared for that his skin was balding and cracked. The lady at the shop called us to tell us about him being left there alone, partially sighted and in pain. Henry settled in to the place not long vacated by his namesake, another old abandoned dog who left us to cross the bridge, two weeks before after four good years with us. Henry is healing. His skin is so improved. He gets twice weekly bath with special shampoo, good quality food and so much love.
Below is Eloise. This darling puppy was wandering locally with a snare embedded deep into her neck. It had cut so deep that her trachea was bare. She also was covered in wounds from vicious ticks. Eloise has been operated on, she is healing so well. . We hope that this lovely dog might find her way to someone's home before she becomes just another invisible shelter dog.
And dogs like Brownie
Gea responded so fast when she was sent this urgent call for help. A small dog was lying in a corner of a stairwell with half his jaw hanging off. Someone had made him a bed but it was clear that he would not survive without urgent veterinary intervention. The girls drove straight to the surgeon in Bucharest. Here, Brownie's jaw was carefully pinned back together. Sadly, his left eye could not be saved. Our trauma surgeon said this little dog had most likely been attacked by a big dog.
Brownie has recovered so well though. He was understandably very grumpy and upset to start after surgery but he is coming round fast. Brownie is living under Aura's care at our village house.
