April 1-30: Stray Animal Rescue and Adoption Updates from Zero Strays Georgia
April has been a month of progress and challenges for Zero Strays Georgia as we continue our vital work rescuing and rehoming stray animals. This month, we focused on overseas adoptions, sterilizations, urgent medical care, and expanding our foster care network by adding a new village foster family to our team.
The Impact of Limited Funding on Our Work
Unfortunately, we’ve also faced financial challenges this month. Running low on funds has led to limitations on our rescue efforts, causing some frustration and sadness within the team. We are currently seeking urgent support to continue our work and are reaching out to companies who may be able to sponsor us with €50 or €100 per month. Your sponsorship would make a huge difference in allowing us to continue saving lives and providing necessary care for stray animals in Georgia.
How You Can Help
If you are a company or individual looking to support our efforts, we would greatly appreciate any financial contributions, whether through sponsorship, donations, or monthly commitments. Every donation helps us provide medical care, sterilizations, and adoption services to stray dogs and cats in need.
For more information on how you can help or to inquire about sponsorship opportunities, please email us at zerostraysgeorgia@gmail.com.
Mikesh is recovering from two leg surgeries
Mikesh is our miracle who suffered from severe leg injuries and multiple viruses but who pulled through and is now about to make a full recover. Thank you to all supporters and vets who made it happen!
Parasite treatments
Many of the strays in Georgia suffer from a range of diseases caused by parasites. We continuously provide medical treatments to alleviate the suffering caused by parasites. This month we focused on strays in Tskaltubo and Kutaisi.
We're happy to introduce our miracle 'Time'
Time is another of our beloved miracles who managed to survive horrible injuries and viruses. Time was found with an infected leg, babesiosis, ehrlichios, giardia and uncontrollable bladder. It took us one year to get him prepared for amputation, hence the name Time.
Last month, Mayhew Georgia, together with BradyCare and Mayhew International performed a successful surgery free of charge.
We doubt anyone will ever adopt a dog with bladder issues but we want to keep him as comfortable as we can for the rest of his life – he has a really sweet personality and is a true catch who deserves all the love in the world. We’re now funding his stay at Larissa, our foster mum who specialises in dogs with special needs.
Our new foster family
Our new foster carer is Irakli wh lives in the village of Bashi outside Zugdidi. Irakli adores dogs and currently fosters 12 of our 43 foster dogs.
Masza traveled to Poland
Masza adopted Ida Budziak and is now living her best dog life in Poland.
Lima traveled to Germany
Lima found herself a foster home in Germany through our collaboration with the German organisation Hunderettung.
Sterilisations
Every month, we sterilise strays and pets of families who cannot afford to pay for it themselves, particularly in the area in and around Zugdidi where no large organisations are currently active. We use two clinics in Zugdidi: George Tchurgulia at Vethealth and Emzar Chachua, which assist us in carrying out the sterilisations at a cost of 100 GEL per stray.