Late afternoon - Anca had just finished her work at the Safe Place when she received a call from one of her students. The young woman told her that she had found a little puppy girl next to a forest path. She was hiding under a sack. It was only by chance that the young woman noticed a movement and looked and discovered the cute little puppy girl.

Probably someone had abandoned the puppy in a sack at this spot in the forest.

Anca asked her pupil to keep the little puppy girl with her for the time being and to bring her to school the next day.

As agreed, the pupil brought the little puppy girl to school. Anca estimated the little girl to be about 4 weeks old. Actually still much too small to be without a mother. Anca will try everything to ensure that this little soul survives. First of all, the puppy girl was allowed into the classroom so that she didn't have to wait alone in Anca's car.

There is a petrol station on the country roads to Trusesti where an elderly female lives. Anca stops there every day to give this dog food. The petrol station tenant tolerates the female, but does not feed her. Other dogs have also noticed that there is delicious wet food there, so Anca has also set up a feeding station there.

For a few days now, Anca has been seeing a new furry nose at this petrol station. A small dog that does not yet dare to come closer to Anca, but is happy to accept the food if she is distant.

On 14 December the time had come. Tiger, as Anca now called the young, small male dog, overcame his fear and greeted Anca with a wagging tail so that Anca could stroke him. But Tiger didn't want to eat, he preferred to go with Anca.

What was Anca to do now? She couldn't refuse the sweet little male and so he was allowed to go with her. Now Tiger lives with Anca in the "Safe Place".

After a long day at work, Anca was on her way home. Between the villages of Rosiori and Stauceni, in the middle of the country roads, Anca saw a dog that did not move from the spot.

Thank God there was hardly any traffic at that time. Anca stopped at the side of the road and called the dog to her. It was a short-haired male dachshund. He quickly came running to Anca and it seemed that he was very happy that someone was finally there. Even though purebreds do not protect against abandonment, it is very rare. The male was un-neutered, probably he ran after a nice smelling female and now didn't know home. Anca took the lovely, friendly male dachshund with her for the time being.

Anca posted a picture of the male dog on Facebook in order to possibly find his owner. As no one came forward after two days, Anca had the male dog neutered. Now he is waiting for his chance to either come back to his owner or to find a new family.

One day in November was to bring a turnaround in the life of a young male dog. A young male, not even 1 year old, had injured his right front leg. Probably while looking for something to eat somewhere, he had slipped along a sharp object. Since then he had been limping and in pain, could not walk well. Limped.

But what should he do now? He was hungry. He followed his nose, for he smelled a rubbish dump. Maybe there would be something lying around that he could eat. When the dog got there, there were already other street dogs at the rubbish dump. He was intimidated, afraid that he would be attacked if he looked for food here now.

Anca arrived at the dump and saw the situation with the young, injured dog. Calmly she approached the furry nose. His eyes were asking for help. Without further ado, Anca took the male dog in her arms and carried him to her car - to safety. It later turned out that the injury on his leg was "only" a superficial flesh wound and with medication an inflammation could be avoided. And the young male dog was given a name ... Oliver.

Oliver is now waiting for his humans at Anca's "Safe Place".
Click here to go to Oliver's introduction page.

In the last few days, the 8 puppies became more and more depressed. They ate very badly and were listless, very sad. They missed their mum, that was very clear. They huddled together, didn't play, didn't run around, just lay in a corner in their box. It was very sad. Anca tried everything to help the little ones, but nothing, until she came with her mummy.

Anca put the female in the space of the 8 puppies and waited to see what would happen. Something stretched in the "pile" of puppies and suddenly all the little furry noses came running screaming ... straight to their mummy. Greedily sucking on her teats.
Smacking noises. It was so beautiful ... wonderful.

Only 5 minutes later the little furry noses were like changed. They romped together, ran around, cuddled up to their mummy who licked them. Now we hope that all 8 puppies will make it. We will report back.

Anca took a bag of dry food and went into the old building. And yes, this big dog was really there and he was not well at all. He was very, very thin, his fur was shaggy, matted and in a few places it seemed to be very light. In addition, he had an injury on his hind leg and paw. The paw looked as if it had been dragged over something.

Marius, as Anca called this white, big dog, was very sweet, people-oriented and showed himself to be very submissive to her. She couldn't leave him there. Winter would soon be here and temperatures during the day in the 2-digit minus range were likely. Anca asked Marius if he wanted to go with her and yes, he willingly followed her to her car and got in as a matter of course.

Anca will introduce Marius to her vet and hopefully find out more about his leg and paw injury.

Anca learned from a friend that 2 puppies had been abandoned at a rubbish dump near Trusesti High School. These two puppies had probably been there for two or three days. As Anca was already at home, she asked her friend to check if the puppies were still there and, if necessary, to take them with her. She would pick them up from him the next day.

A little later, Anca received another call from her friend, who told her that the puppies were no longer at the dump. He suspected that someone had probably taken them.

The next morning, Anca woke up thinking about those 2 puppies. The weather forecast described the next few days as cold and rainy. The thought of the two furry noses and the restlessness they caused kept coming back, so that Anca went to the waste disposal site to check for herself before she started work as a teacher.

Anca's restlessness had a reason. The two puppies were indeed still hidden under a container at the waste disposal site. Now the two pups are safe with Anca and are getting their first vaccination. Fingers crossed that they are strong enough and survive.

A small female is tied to a hook with a rope. This is anchored deep in the ground. No hut, no shelter, nothing where the female could find protection from the rain or the nightly cold. No water or food bowl was to be seen. And this was not enough, 3 puppies tried to find shelter and warmth with their mum.

A colleague of Anca's saw this fate of this little dog family and told her about it. Anca promised to go and see the female with her offspring. In the afternoon, both women went to the place where the dog family was seen.
Anca was horrified that this little female did not even have a shelter. Some nights were already very cold. The female tried to warm her 3 puppies in a shallow hollow. Anca looked at the puppies. All 3 puppies had bloated bellies - they were probably full of worms. The mummy female was also very thin and very, very sweet and cuddly.

The property belonged to a woman who was also watching Anca and now came out of her house. She told Anca that they were not her dogs, but those of her niece. She didn't want these dogs here at all. So why should she care? Anca was speechless at such indifference. Actually, Anca had no more space to house dogs, but she couldn't leave this family of dogs here. The woman was glad to be rid of this "livestock".

Now Anna, the mummy female, and her 3 puppies are with Anca in the quarantine station. There the little furry ones are being nursed and can grow up in safety.

This was a day we will not soon forget.

Anca received a tip-off that in a small village not far from Trusesti, in a valley, someone had disposed of newborn puppies. Anca did not get how many or any further information. Only the approximate location was given to her.

Anca immediately set off for the valley with a helper who was helping her with her feeding tour that day. When they arrived, the two women saw the first puppy lying in the gravel, another one just a metre away and a third one lying in the bushes.

One puppy was already dead and the other two babies, a boy and a girl, were cold and there was hardly any life left in them. These newborn puppies were only a few hours old. At this age they are completely helpless. They can't hear or see anything yet. It hurts, it is incomprehensible. How can a person do such a thing?

Anca took the two still living puppies with her and she will do everything she can to help them survive. Wrapped up warm, the two furry noses were given their first milk meal at Anca's home.

Why don't you have your female/male neutered? Why not? This senseless pain, then puppies wouldn't have to come into the world to die immediately again!!!!

Update:
Sadly the puppy girl died that very night, The boy fought but he too died two days later. They were loved and cared for, given milk to drink and petted, felt closeness. A small consolation. :-(

As so often happens, Anca received a call for help for a dog. A friend called her and told her about a puppy.

A puppy tied to a tree with a short rope. The puppy had nothing. No kennel. A shallow bowl, filthy, stood next to the tree.
Anca's friend went on to tell her that she had tried to take the puppy, but she could not. The puppy was extremely scared and screamed in panic when she tried to approach it. Now she wouldn't know what to do to help the little furry thing. Anca had the place described to her and wanted to meet her friend there.

It was terrible to hear how panic-stricken the little dog was crying. Anca suspected that the little puppy had been beaten up several times. Together with her friend, Anca managed to wrap the puppy girl in a blanket, cut off the rope and take the puppy with her.

Now the little furry nose is with Anca in the quarantine station, gets tasty food, has a shelter with a soft blanket. It will take a long time until the little one can hopefully trust people again. Eventually. At the moment Anca can approach her, but not touch her for a long time. The fear of being hurt again is still too great.

We will report on how things are going with Sydney.

Anca received a call that day from a man who had got her phone number from a friend. This man has a car repair shop and noticed a small female with her 3 puppies on the garage's property that morning. He didn't know where they came from because the property is secured with a fence and he didn't really care because he didn't want any dogs with him.

Anca agreed to come to him as soon as she had time during the day to check on the little family of dogs. He should please let them stay on the property as long as the dogs were there.

When Anca arrived, she found a small older female with her 3 puppies. The female was very too homely and her puppies were about 4 weeks old. It is likely that someone threw the dogs over the fence. Luckily, none of the pups got hurt. However, they were very hungry and thirsty.

Now the little family is in quarantine with Anca. The puppies are being nursed, will soon get their first vaccination and as soon as the puppies no longer need their mum, Pusa, the female, will be spayed.

5 puppies, only a few weeks old, were snatched from their mother, put into a bag and dumped somewhere in a forest. Thrown away like rubbish. Doomed to die if someone didn't take notice of the little ones.

A young man, a student from Anca, received a call from a friend who had found these 5 puppies in the sack. Now, however, he did not know what to do with the puppies. Anca's student had the idea to call his teacher. She would surely be able to help. And yes, Anca asked her student to pick up the puppies from his friend, she would then take them over. And so it happened. 5 puppies, full of bugs and a bit thin, but otherwise in a relatively good condition.

Now the little furry ones are safe with Anca and are being nursed. We hope they are strong and we will be able to look for families soon.

That day, Anca was out and about in the small village of Drislea. She had heard from someone that a male dog with severe mange had been seen there. Since this person could not tell her exactly where the dog was, she hoped that chance would help her and she would find the poor furry nose.

Anca drove around the rubbish dumps in the village. But unfortunately she did not see the male dog. Where else could she look? She drove to the village border. There was also another rubbish dump and - yes - the male dog was there looking for something to eat.

Anca approached the male dog with a can of wet food. And ... he immediately came up to her wagging his tail. The young male had bald patches all over his body, crusting on his face and he was so thin. Ribs and hip bones were clearly visible.

Now the young male is safe with Anca and is being cared for, given medication against mange and a soft place to sleep in the quarantine station of the "Safe Place".

A puppy girl was abandoned/discarded by her owner at a waste site.

A little boy saw the little puppy squatting under a container and how it kept trying to make contact with people who approached the waste site. But no one paid any attention to the little puppy. Desperately, the little furry nose whimpered, but that didn't help either.

The boy felt sorry for the little puppy, but he was not allowed to bring any animals home. His parents would be very angry about it. He thought about how he could help. Then he remembered Anca. He knew her from school. So he tried to reach Anca via the internet/Facebook. And indeed he found her and wrote to her. He asked for help for the little puppy girl.

At that time Anca was still travelling in Trusesti. They arranged to meet at the rubbish dump. There the boy waited for Anca and in the meantime he took care of the little puppy girl so that nothing bad could happen to her. If only there were more young people like this boy! Thanks to him, the little puppy girl is safe, will be nursed and hopefully find a family.

Late in the evening, Anca got a call from a friend who told her that he saw a sack lying just a few metres from his home. As something was moving inside the sack, he opened it and looked. What emerged was a small dog. To be more precise, it was a puppy girl. But now he wouldn't know what to do. He has a job and cannot keep a dog with him.

Anca asked her boyfriend to keep the puppy girl with him overnight. She would come to him the next day and pick up Mona, the name the puppy girl would get later.

This is what happened. Mona is now living with Anca in her "safe place" and will soon get her first vaccination.

Drislea, a small village on the main road from Botosani to Trusesti. Here, too, Anca is known for helping furry noses and velvet paws.

For a puppy girl named Lusha, 1 September was the day her life took a turn.

Anca was feeding strays by the roadside when a woman approached her. In her arms was a puppy. The woman approached Anca and told her that her husband was going to abandon Lusha, at the well-known car park by the forest, because the puppy girl had allegedly been killing chicks. She was afraid for the little puppy girl and asked Anca for help. Of course, Anca could not refuse this help and took Lusha into her care. Lusha is an adorable puppy girl of about 5 or 6 months.

A young female was walking along a country roads. Watching her, you could tell she didn't know where to go. She stopped, walked a few steps, turned around, ran back. It is likely that this female was abandoned by her owner and she was completely overwhelmed.

The female continued to run along the country roads. Cars passed close by. Each time, the female flinched. People were coming towards her. The female ran to them, hoping to get help. But no, these people paid no attention to her. She ran a few steps further and there was someone again. Maybe now it was someone who would help her.

Anca walked a short distance along the country roads in front of her house that evening to turn into the next path when she noticed a small dog acting as if it had just been abandoned. Totally frantic movements. Panicked running back and forth. She walked closer to the dog and it was already coming towards her. It was a small female - still young. Maybe 6 or 7 months old. She was so friendly and she was literally begging for help. In her eyes Anca saw her fear of not being noticed again. Anca took the female in her arms, turned around and went home with Georgia.

Calls for help reach Anca almost daily. This was also the case one day at the end of August.

This time it was an acquaintance of hers who noticed a taped up cardboard box under a small bridge that crossed a fortified ditch. There were whining noises coming out of it and so he looked. What came out were 2 little females and 3 young puppies. It looked like one of the little females was the mum of the 3 tiny puppies.

Anca had absolutely no space left, so she asked her friend to take the females and the puppies for a short time. As soon as there was room at a foster home, she would take the 5 dogs there. Of course Anca kept her promise and picked up the dogs a few days later from her friend. We will report how things are going with the little family and their dog friend.

At the beginning of August, Anca received a visit and active help from Wilhelmine Traut from Germany. Every day, Wilma accompanied Anca on her feeding tour through Trusesti, to calls for help and helped Anca with her daily work in the "Safe Place".

On one of their tours around Trusesti, they saw a street dog at a car park, desperately looking for something to eat in a rubbish bin. Anca stopped and wanted to feed him. The second street dog came up and wanted to get some of the tasty wet food. And suddenly 2 puppies came rushing out of the bushes. The two street dogs were males, so it was clear that the two puppies had been abandoned here at the car park. The two little furry ones were so lucky. Only chance gave them a chance. Of course Anca took them with her.

But that was not all on this day. Late in the afternoon, on their way home, the two women saw two puppies running along the roadside. The puppies almost fell into the paved ditch. Again Anca stopped to bring the 2 puppies to safety. They were far too small to survive on the road. While "collecting" the 2 little furry ones, they also saw a third puppy that had already fallen into this ditch. Of course, the two women checked the immediate vicinity of the ditch to make sure they didn't miss a puppy. Thank God, it remained with the 3 puppies.

Update:
Lena, Lori and Lucas have found their families in Germany and live a happy doggy life there.

Elly and Elfy were also lucky and people fell in love and adopted them.

Anca saw this female for the first time at the beginning of August. The female's body was marked with mange and this had probably been the case for a long time. Her udder hangs low, so it can be assumed that this street bitch has already had to give birth to many puppies.

The village of Blandesti is not exactly on Aca's feeding route and yet she received a call from a resident who had been seeing this female at his home for several days. Unfortunately, this female is so suspicious of humans that Anca couldn't touch her, let alone take her to be treated and brought to safety.

Every other day, Anca drove to this residence to feed the female and gain her trust. One of the next days, not only the female was there, but also her offspring. 4 puppies and the little ones also had skin problems. As the puppies were already at the age to get along without their mother, Anca took the 4 puppies with her to be able to help at least these four.

More days passed, but the female still did not trust Anca. Anca even tried to get the female to doze off with an anaesthetic, but it didn't work. So Anca keeps trying and hopes that one day she will be able to take the female home.

Update:
The female disappeared a few days later. No one knew where or had seen the female. :-(

This day started for Anca with an invitation to a church wedding. Many guests of the bride and groom gathered in front of the church and chatted. Food and drink were distributed. Anca joined them until she noticed a small dog running towards the group of people. Friendly, the furry nose begged for something to eat, but no one gave him anything.

Anca went up to the dog, spoke to it and at that moment an elderly man came and tried to chase it away by kicking it in the air. Anca stood between them and protected the little dog. It was a small female, very sweet and friendly. Anca asked the guests if anyone knew who the female belonged to, but the only thing she learned was that the dog had been running around here for a few days trying to find something to eat.

Anca took the female and brought her to her car. Only there she noticed that this female had a deep wound around her neck. This furry nose had spent her life on a chain. Now Olivia, as Anca would later call the female, was safe. After the wedding, Anca went straight to her vet to have Olivia's neck wound treated.

Update:
A family fell in love with Olivia and adopted her. Now the lovely female lives in Germany.

Anca was on her way to visit her mother. It is a long drive, as her mother lives in the north of Botosani County. Her way leads her past wild fields, long country roads, where no house or farm is to be seen far and wide. But at some point, Anca saw a van selling watermelons at the side of the road. She stopped, thinking it would be a nice idea to take a large melon as a gift.

She was still bargaining with the vendor when suddenly a small, black dog appeared. Anca asked the vendor if it was his dog, but he denied it and told her that this female had been here all day and kept lying down in the grass. It seemed like she was waiting for something. The female had probably been abandoned here and was now waiting for her owner to return, but he would never come back.

The little female was older. Anca estimated her to be about 6 years old. She had curly, curly fur, but it was trimmed. Her coat was bald in places. She also had very crooked canine teeth and her incisors were missing. Maja, as Anca would later call the female, was very affectionate and sweet. Anca did not have the heart to leave the female there and took her with her. Her mother would certainly be happy about a visit from an animal.

Update:
Maja found loving people in Germany and was able to travel to them.

That morning, Anca received a call that a puppy had been seen at this rubbish dump, probably abandoned there. When she arrived at the site behind the block of flats, the little puppy was already running towards her and a few cats were also right there to devour the delicious wet food. The puppy, only a few weeks old, is now safe.

But another, a new furry nose approached the litter area and so did Anca. It was a big female. Very thin. You could clearly see her ribs and hip bones. She was timid and cautious, not really daring to go to Anca. And yet the female tried to come closer. The wet food simply smelled too good. And only then did we see that the female had a blue rope around her neck.

The closer the female came, the more you could see the extent of the injury caused by the rope around her neck. This rope must have been put on the female a long time ago and was never extended. This rope cut into her neck and caused wounds that had already become infected. Unfortunately, the female was too scared, so Anca could not touch her to catch her. Each attempt made the female jump to the side and put a few metres of space between her and Anca.

Anca will continue to try to gain the female's trust. Every day she will visit the female here at the waste site and hope to be able to take her away as soon as possible.

Update:
Roza, as the female would later be called, was found dehydrated a few days later. Just in time to save her life. It took several weeks for Roza's wound on her neck to heal. But throughout this time, Roza was always sweet and took everything in her stride.

We knew that it was not easy for big dogs to find a family. And especially not HSH mixes. Then Roza was offered a foster home by TSV Hundehilfe NRW e.V. with the option of adoption. Thanks to the expert advice of the association, Roza was allowed to leave the country. It quickly became clear that Roza was a very good match for her foster home and that her new people would not want to give her up. Roza has found a dream home.

This street dog is well known in this village. Residents had been feeding her for years, but no one thought of having the female spayed. So she gave birth to several puppies every year. And what happened to these puppies is not known to anyone.

Anca made an appointment with the gentleman for the next day to talk to the local residents about the importance and the rightness of finally having this female spayed.

On site, it became clear that this street dog was very reserved and cautious towards people. Despite wet food, Anca was unable to gain the female's trust. So she had no choice but to leave the family there and ask the gentleman to take care of the dog family for the next few weeks until the little ones were old enough for her to take them home.

Anca left dog food there for the gentleman. He promised to feed the female so that she could stay with her puppies and not go foraging. Anca will check on the dog family regularly. In a few weeks, Anca will take the puppies to her "safe place" and their mum will be spayed.

Update:
4 puppies survived and found wonderful people and families in Germany.
Piana, Pepita, Pauline and Pancho are enjoying their new life in security to the fullest.

On the way home, Anca saw a dog lying in a meadow next to the road. At first Anca thought "poor girl, unfortunately we are meeting too late". She thought the dog had been run over, managed to drag itself to the meadow and died there. But Anca wanted to be sure that she could no longer help the dog and stopped.

Surprise - the dog was just sleeping there. It was an older, large female. There was a flock of sheep nearby and Anca suspected that the female belonged to the shepherd. She went to the shepherd to ask him if the female was spayed, otherwise she would offer to have the female spayed. It turned out that the shepherd no longer wanted the female and had driven her away. She was too old and could no longer do her job, was his reply.

Anca went back to the female and gave her wet food, which she ate with great pleasure and then willingly got into her car. Now Sasha, as Anca now called the female, is safe with her. Soon Sasha will be vaccinated and neutered and will go in search of a family who will love her and never leave her.

Update:
Sasha has found a dog-experienced home with a dog buddy.

On the village border is the orphanage of Trusesti. Behind it are open fields, meadows and farmland. Children often play hide and seek there or run through the tall grass. On this day, a small group of children was playing there.

Only by chance did a child run very close to two puppies lying hidden in the high grass and notice them. The two pups were very trusting and let themselves be stroked and held by the children. The two puppies were probably abandoned on the road and hid in the tall grass for protection. Luckily for them, the orphans discovered them and took them with them.

Back at the orphanage, the children told the orphanage manager about their find so that she could inform Anca. Now the two puppies, only a few weeks old, are in Anca's care and waiting to find a family of their own.

Update:
Cosy found her new home in Germany and Cindy her humans in the Netherlands

Small rubbish dumps, usually consisting of 2 to 4 rubbish containers, are often found in and around Trusesti. Not only household waste, plastic bottles, building rubble, old clothes etc. are disposed of there, but unfortunately also unwanted pets time and again. Most of them are dog or cat puppies. Simply thrown away like rubbish. Condemned to die.

Anca was passing one of these rubbish dumps and heard a soft whimpering. She looked in the containers and finally found 2 very young puppies among all the household rubbish. Their little bodies were covered with flies. Carefully, Anca took the first little puppy out and put it in a box that was next to the bin, and then the other puppy. The two furry little ones still had their eyes closed. They had only recently been born and now they had been thrown away to die.

Without a replacement mum, it would be very difficult for the 2 puppies to survive. Thank goodness there was a mama dog at a foster home at the time, who was not only raising her own puppies, but also 4 orphans already. Anca hoped that this mama dog would also take in these 2 little furry noses. And yes, the female did let the 2 orphans drink with her. :-)

Update:
Nika found a nice home in Germany and Nela found her people in Belgium.

In April - 4 young kittens - they were not even given time by their owner to be old enough for their eyes to open - were just dumped like rubbish in a rubbish place.

Someone put these helpless baby cats in a cardboard box, closed it and left it by a dumpster. With the full intention of leaving these helpless kittens to die.

Fortunately for these kittens, a young man heard the soft meowing and took a closer look at the box. What he saw startled him. 4 kittens, drenched in their own saliva, dehydrated and hungry and weak, lay in the box. All four still had their eyes closed. Of course the young man, who happened to be one of Anca's helpers, took the box and its precious contents.

At first, the young man tried to feed the little velvet paws with cat milk, but he noticed that they refused to eat. A cat wet nurse had to be found quickly. Luckily, Cristina, a foster home of Anca, knew a female cat who had lost her kittens to stray dogs and had plenty of milk to give. Anca picked up the kittens from the young man and took them to Cristina. There she was already waiting for the 4 orphans together with the replacement cat mum. 

Update:
All 4 kittens survived.
Maze, Motte and Mina were adopted by a helper from Anca.

Milla is still waiting at her foster home in Romania for her new can openers.
Click here to go to Milla's introduction page.

A friend of Anca's feeds street animals in the neighbourhood where he lives. One day, a little female showed up at one of his feeding stations. She was very trusting and affectionate, but Anca's friend couldn't take the little furry nose with him because he had a few dogs of his own and no other space available. Every day he went to this feeding station and little Mia, as he called her, was always waiting there for him. Maybe in the hope that today she would be allowed to go with him.

One day in early May, Aca's friend came to the feeding station and saw an old woman trying to chase the little female away. She kept hitting her walking stick in Mia's direction, trying to kick her as the little furry nose wouldn't run away. Anca's friend hurried to intervene in time before Mia hit another blow.

And thank God, he was still in time, intervened and took Mia in his arms. Actually, he didn't know where to leave Mia and that's when he remembered Anca. One phone call and Mia was promised a safe place in Anca's "Safe Place".

Update:
Mia found her people in the Netherlands and was able to leave Romania.

That day, Anca received a call from someone in the village of Zaicesti. This person told her that a small female and her puppy had been seen on a side path near the main road. These two little furry ones were very trusting and had run after him. He suspected that the two dogs had been abandoned.

Anca asked the caller for his name, but he did not want to give it, instead he told her where exactly the mummy female and her puppy were. Anca wanted to ask the caller to take care of the two dogs until she could come and pick them up. But while she was still talking, the caller ended the call and hung up. Anca was a little stunned and wondered whether she should really go to the village to look for the shepherdess. It was more likely that she would not find the two furry noses.

But Anca kept thinking about the mummy female and her puppy and finally she went to the village and looked for the two dogs. Anca also found the place that the caller had described to her and indeed, somewhat hidden in the grass, the little puppy was sitting and its mummy was not far away.

Luckily Anca went to the village of Zaicesti to look for them. Now Zina and her puppy are safe with Anca.

Update:
Mum Zina was offered a foster home and was able to leave Romania. From there, Zina found her home with a lovely lady.
Zito had to wait a little longer. But he also found his family soon and was able to travel to them.

Anca received a call from a friend asking her to help a cat family.

Her friend lives in the village of Drislea and his neighbour passed away leaving behind a highly pregnant cat that no one wanted. So Anca's friend continued to feed the cat until one day this cat brought her 3 kittens to him.

Anca asked her friend to continue to feed the cats family and take care of them until she could come to pick them up. Of course, her friend agreed. The very next day Anca visited the little cat family. The mummy cat looked physically well, well-fed and was touchingly looking after her offspring. Anca actually wanted to take the family with her, but her friend agreed to take care of the family until the kittens were old enough to be weaned. This gives Anca a little more time to find a place for the family.

Update:
Minki and her kittens can stay with Anca's friends. Mummy Minki has been neutered and her kittens too, of course, when they are old enough.

One morning in early May, a boy and his youth group were on a hiking holiday near Suceava in the mountains. No one noticed where a little puppy suddenly came from. This little furry thing ran whimpering behind the group, trying to keep up and draw attention to itself. One boy heard something strange, turned around and saw the little black puppy. They were in the middle of nowhere. No house, no hut, no stable, nothing where the puppy could have come from. How could anyone have the heart to abandon a baby in the middle of nowhere. Only chance saved the little puppy girl's life. And of course the boy from Belgium. There was no question about it, the puppy was taken away.

But now help had to be found, because the boy was actually from Belgium and could not keep the puppy girl or even take her with him. So he called a friend in Belgium who knew Anca and asked her for help for the little furry girl. A meeting place was arranged in Botosani, where Anca took over the sweet little puppy girl, who now bears the beautiful name Alisha.

Soon Alisha will get her first vaccination and we hope that we can find a family for the sweet puppy girl soon.

Update:
Alisha was able to leave Romania. Her family in Germany was already eagerly awaiting the little puppy girl.

A dusty, sandy path - 4 young puppies running around in the middle of this path. They don't know where to go. They were zigzagging back and forth. It was around midday and it was a very warm day. The little ones were panting heavily. 2 of the little furry noses could go no further, were exhausted and sat down on the spot, in the blazing sun.

2 children saw the puppies sitting there in the middle of the dusty path. A lady passed the little furry noses and went on her way. No one paid any attention to the puppies.

It was around noon when Anca received several messages that 4 puppies had been found abandoned. In addition, Anca also received several phone calls telling her that 4 puppies needed help in Trusesti. But no one was willing to take them in for a short time and keep them safe until she could pick them up.

But then a young woman called Anca and agreed to take the 4 puppies in until the next morning, give them water and something to eat. Anca promised to pick up the 4 puppies the next day. Now the 4 puppies, 3 girls and 1 boy, are with Anca and are being fed. It is always incomprehensible to us how helpless puppies can be abandoned. Just like that ... !!!

Update:
So far, only Resi has been lucky enough to find her own family. Her siblings are unfortunately still waiting for their chance to leave Romania.

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When Anca arrived at the high school that day, she was already greeted excitedly by a handful of students.

They told her that a kitten was sitting scared in a woodpile. In the morning it was still sitting in the middle of the schoolyard and then, as more students arrived, the kitten ran towards the woodpile and was gone. It was a young kitten. Anca suspected that someone had abandoned the little kitten here.

It took a while before Anca could persuade the little kitten to come out of the woodpile. It was very hungry and could not resist the delicious wet food. It turned out to be a young male cat, cuddly and friendly. He was just scared, but when Anca took him in her arms, he felt very comfortable there.

Now the young cat is with Cristina, a foster home of Anca, and is being fostered.

Update:
Batman found a loving home in Romania with friends of Cristina, his foster home.

Anca was on her way home and wanted to stop at the car park on the main road between Botosani and Trusesti to stock her feeding station. Often, puppies and kittens are abandoned here. But adult dogs are also "dumped" here.

No dog or cat was to be seen. Anca was relieved. But then there was a rustling in the bushes. Still nothing was to be seen. Anca called out to whoever was probably hiding there.

And ... it rustled again.
And ... two dogs came running out of the bushes towards Anca.
They ran around her, prancing and were so pleased that there was now someone there.

There were 2 females. One older and one younger. Anca guessed that they were mother and daughter and had been abandoned here only a short time before. Thank God they ran into the bushes in panic and not onto the road. Anca willingly took the two females in her arms and carried them to her car and to safety. Now both furry noses are with Anca in her "safe place".

Update:
With Adeline, it happened very quickly that people fell in love with the pretty female and adopted her. Ada, her mother, was also lucky enough to leave Romania a few weeks later.

Early in the morning that day, Anca wanted to quickly pack some food into her car before she had to leave for her workplace, the high school in Trusesti. As the road is currently being rebuilt, her car is parked a few metres away. When Anca got closer to her car, she saw a light-coloured dog standing next to it.

Why was there a dog standing by her car and why was it prancing on the spot?

When she arrived at her car, Anca saw that the dog was tied to her car with a blue rope. A nice neighbour must have wanted to give her a present! This dog had probably lost its purpose with its owner and should probably go away. But better here tied to her car than somewhere in a forest on a tree.

It was a female dog. A very friendly, sweet and affectionate dog. Anca untied her and Linda, as Anca would later call the dog, followed without hesitation. The young bitch was so happy, licking her hands. Linda was well fed and in relatively good health.

Update:
Linda had to wait a while until a lovely family saw her and fell in love with her. Now Lina (without a D) lives in Germany and enjoys her new life to the fullest.
But now Anca had to go to work first. She provided Linda with food, water and a soft pad. Later she would take a closer look at Linda and present her to her vet. Soon we hope to find a family for the beautiful Linda who will never abandon her again.

Already in mid-February, puppies were found in a sack, which, thank God, were found by a shepherd friend.Today, this shepherd found another sack while walking through the pastures with his sheep. Inside the bag was a small cat, which unfortunately was no longer alive, and a small dog, which was already very weak. The shepherd informed Anca and asked for help for the little male dog.Anca asked her friend to take the male dog with her, to provide it with food and water and she would pick it up from him as soon as she could. Of course, the animal-loving shepherd agreed and took care of Mellow, as the young male will soon be called.Now Mellow is with Anca in her "safe place" and is being fostered. He is a lovely, small, young dog who does not quite understand yet what has happened to him. But he loves his blanket at Anca's. :-)

Update:
Mellow did not have to wait long. He found his family in the Netherlands.

That day, it was a Monday, Anca went to her vet after her lessons. There she wanted to buy a few things she needed for a treatment for a dog. When she got out of her car, Anca saw a piece of tail sticking out from under a parked car. She wasn't really sure if it was a tail at that moment though, so she went to run her errands first.

When Anca wanted to go back to her car, she saw that the cock was still peeking out from under the car. She went closer and looked under the car. A pair of eyes looked at her and out came a very thin, older female dog. The fur was very dirty and you could clearly see that the female dog had a skin problem. Bella, the name the female dog will get later, ran around nervously, frightened of passers-by. Anca got some dry food and put some down for Bella. The female dog took a few pieces, but was too nervous and scared to eat in peace. So Anca got some wet food and tried to feed it to Bella to gain her trust. Anca's soft word and the tasty wet food made Bella trust. Now Anca was able to pet Bella and then take her to her car, to safety.

Before she drove home, Anca wanted to ask the residents if anyone knew Bella. An older female dog, Anca estimates Bella to be about 7 to 8 years old, should actually be known here. But nobody knew anything. A local resident told her that he had seen the female dog here last weekend after the market. Presumably, the female dog was simply left here 3 days ago after the market.

Now Bella is with Anca and is being cared for. She is receiving medication for her skin problem, vitamins and high-quality food so that she can regain her strength and we can soon find a nice home for the lovely female dog.

Update:
Bella didn't have to wait long at all. People fell in love with the older dog lady and adopted her. Now Bella lives in Germany.

At Trusesti's village border there is an old grain silo. Anca has seen street dogs appearing there frequently recently. She set up a feeding station there to see if they are known street dogs or new immigrants.

In early March, Anca was there again by the silo, scattering dry food, when she noticed a female hunting dog. The female dog tried to come to Anca, but could barely stay on her feet. Anca went to her and noticed her yellowish eyes, her gums were very pale. It was clear to Anca that the female dog had Babesiosis and had had it for a long time. She needed immediate treatment to have any chance of surviving. Anca called her vet so that the female dog could get immediate help.

Anca is sure that the hunting dog was abandoned because she was sick. On social media, Anca tried to find the owner, but no one knew or knew anything about the female dog. However, a friend of Anca's became aware of the female dog and contacted Anca. The friend would like to adopt the female dog if she survives. Fingers crossed that the lovely female dog makes it.

Update:
The treatment worked and Julia, the hunting dog, made it. She is now living with Anca's friend, another female dog and cats, being fostered and has a family who will never abandon her again. A beautiful happy ending.

In the morning of that day, Anca received a call from Cristina, one of her foster homes.

Very upset, Cristina reported that someone had thrown a sack over the fence in her back yard. The sack was not tied, so 4 puppies were lying and sitting next to the sack. The puppies are fine. None of them is hurt. But still Cristina continued to rant about how someone could be so cruel as to take the pups away from their mother and then abandon them in the sack.

Anca tried to calm Cristina down.
Fortunately, no one was hurt and it was better to have been abandoned at Cristina's than somewhere far away in the forest where no one could reach them. Now the 4 puppies would have a chance to survive and even find a loving family later on.

For the time being, the 4 puppies will stay with Cristina, who is very spoiling and caring for them. In the next few days they will get their first vaccination. We will report how things are going with the 4 puppies.

Update:
Jason and Jena found their own family very quickly and were able to emigrate to Germany. Snow White and Snowbelle had to search longer. But then they also found their luck and were able to travel to Germany in November 2022.

Every now and then ... or more often, Anca's car needs diesel (much more often with the many routes she drives to get to her feeders), and so on this day she stopped at the petrol station located just after the village entrance of Trusesti on the country road.

Opposite this petrol station is a relatively open area. Only a small company has set up a car box there, for washing cars.

When Anca went to her car after paying, she saw Cristina, a helper of hers and now a passenger, get out to go to a dog on the opposite side. Anca saw the dog crawl very submissively, almost crawling towards Cristina. It was a female dog, thin and not in good health. Shaggy fur, covered in ticks, fleas scurrying through her short coat.

Cristina looked at Anca and, sure enough, the female dog was asking for help, which she was about to get. Cristina took the female dog in her arms and walked her to the car. Tara, as the female dog will now be called, is a very sweet and reserved dog who wants to do everything right so that she can stay safe. Anca asked at the petrol station and the small car wash company if anyone knew anything about the female dog. But no, nobody knew the female dog or where she came from.

Update:
Tara was offered a foster home and from there she found her own family.

In mid-November 2021, Anca received a call from her great-aunt. She told her that she had found a highly pregnant female dog at the end of October. Since the female dog was very sweet and friendly to people, she took her with her so that the female dog could have her puppies in peace and safety.

On 01 November the time had come. The female dog gave birth to 2 puppies. A boy and a girl. Anca's great aunt went on to tell her that she would take care of the dog family, but she could not keep all 3 dogs. She would like to take in the mother dog forever, but her puppies, that would just be too much. Anca's great-aunt asked Anca if she knew of a solution.

Today, 20 February, Bobby and Bessy moved in together with Anca in her "safe place". Their mum also came along and stayed with Anca's vet for the castration. In a few days Anca will take the female dog back to her great aunt.

Bobby and Bessy are 2 adorable, beautiful collie mixes. They are lively, outgoing and full of beans, just like puppies should be. We hope to find families for these adorable creatures soon.

Update:
Bessy and Bobby quickly found their people in England. Unfortunately, they could not leave the country in time. Due to the war of aggression in Ukraine, England closed the borders to dogs from certain countries. It was not until almost 9 months later that the borders were opened again. Bessy's family eagerly awaited her arrival. She could now leave the country. However, Bobby's family did not want to wait that long and gave up the reservation. Now the handsome Bobby continues to search for his family.

Alexandra, one of Anca's helpers, was walking in the centre of Trusesti. She happened to pass by a rubbish dump. These rubbish dumps, several containers arranged together, are very often found behind apartment blocks. Everything from household rubbish to bulky furniture, clothes and even unwanted dog and cat puppies is disposed of there.

Luckily, Alexandra took a closer look and noticed 3 tiny puppies running around in front of and under the containers. These puppies were probably only 4 weeks old.

How can someone snatch little puppies in need of help from their mother and dispose of them like household rubbish?

Alexandra took the 3 tiny puppies home with her and informed Anca. Luckily for the 3 little ones, a female dog mum and her 4 puppies had found a refuge at Cristina's, one of Anca's foster homes. Anca wanted to try the next day to get this female dog to adopt the 3 orphans. Then there would be a better chance that the 3 little furry ones would survive.

The next day showed that the mama female dog had so much love and care left that she accepted the 3 orphaned furry noses and took care of them touchingly. We hope that the 3 tiny ones will survive so that we have the chance to find loving families for them.

Update:
All 3 furry noses Pepper, Pepita and Pucita survived thanks to their surrogate mum and found loving families in Germany.

That morning, as Anca was turning at the main intersection in Trusesti to get to her workplace, she saw a small dog running around in panic. He ran into the street, back onto the pavement, frightened by the passers-by and ran into the intersection.

Anca quickly stopped her car and ran into the intersection. Cars braked. The little dog stopped, petrified, thank God, so that Anca could reach him and take him in her arms. She estimates the little male dog to be about 7-8 months old and suspects that he was abandoned there at the crossroads only a short time before.

The little pelt-nose was very lucky that Anca got there at the right time and was able to prevent the worst from happening. Now he is safe with her at the "Safe Place", being fed up and getting his vaccinations. We hope that even though he is black, he will find his people.

Update:
Although Tristan belongs to the small dogs, the sweet little man had to wait a long time until a family fell in love with him. Now Tristan lives in the Netherlands.

Market day in Trusesti.

A few stalls are set up. There is a lot of activity everywhere. Mostly people sell until around noon and then slowly repack and load everything that is not sold. Packaging and residual waste are disposed of.

And between two stalls sits a shy and frightened young dog. Probably left behind by its owner. The little one has certainly done nothing wrong and yet his owner obviously did not want to keep him. Maybe his owner tried to sell the little dog, like the fruit and vegetables on that market day. And when that didn't work, he left the puppy boy behind like rubbish.

Anca and Alexandra came to their vet that day to buy a few more things they needed to treat newcomers. A few stalls were also set up outside the surgery. Alexandra saw the little dog sitting among the dismantled stalls first and went to him. The look on the little puppy's face said it all. Sadness, helplessness and fear could be seen in his eyes.

It is simply incomprehensible why someone would abandon a baby.
Castrations are offered by Anca and her vet in a project for the residents of Trusesti. It would be so "easy" to prevent unwanted offspring from being born in the first place and thus so much suffering, pain and fear would not exist in the first place. Castrations are so important to prevent some of the animal suffering from happening in the first place. Every castration counts.

The little pelt-nose was lucky that Anca and Alexandra arrived at the right place at the right time and were able to see Ross, as the little one is now called, and take him with them.

Update:
A family fell in love with the sweet dog boy and adopted him. Now the little one lives in Germany.

A young male dog did not know what to do next in his life. Frightened, he stood in a field somewhere outside a village. His owner had probably dropped him off at this field in a car and driven away.

Helpless, rigid with fear, the young male stood there when Diana and Leona, two of Anca's helpers, saw him at this field.

Since the two young women knew that Anca actually had no space left at all in her "safe place", they tried anyway and called Anca. They told her about the dear male dog who was standing there as if petrified and did not dare to move. Anca agreed to take the male dog in.

When they arrived at Anca's home, the male dog was first freed from all the ticks. Diana, Leona and Anca had a lot of work to do to get all the vermin off the dog. At first the young dog was very shaky, but then he realised that the women were helping him and so he relaxed and let everything go.

Update:
Finn found a nice home in Germany

In Botosani, there was an elderly lady who took care of strays. Anca has known this lady for several years and visited her from time to time, bringing her food. Now this elderly lady has moved to the countryside to a small village to take better care of her "strays", as there was always trouble in Botosani because of this.

The elderly lady moved into a small house with a plot of land where "her" strays can live well. She looks after them, cares for them. Now a pregnant street dog found her way to this elderly lady and gave birth to 9 puppies on her property. All the puppies are lively, playful and people-oriented. The only problem is that the lady cannot take in any more dogs. She simply cannot afford to take care of any more of the animals. Therefore, the lady called various TSVs in and around Botosani and asked for help. All of them gave her a "no", that they could not help her. Then she remembered Anca. She called her and asked for help.

A few days later Anca visited the lady and looked at everything carefully. All the "strays" are in good health. The 9 puppies are also well-fed, playful and lively. Anca promised the lady that she would take care of the 9 puppies if she could leave them here for a while. There is absolutely no more room in her "safe place". The lady was very happy and of course agreed. And the mummy female dog is allowed to stay with the older lady and will of course be neutered soon.

Update:
Nanny, Nelson, Naomi, Nena and Nuna were lucky and families fell in love with them and soon all 5 were able to leave.

Nele, Nils, Noah and Nora were also lucky and families in England adopted them. However, the 5 of them could not leave the country in time. Due to the war of aggression in the Ukraine, England closed the borders to dogs from certain countries. It was not until almost 9 months later that the borders were opened again and Neles, Nils, Noahs and Noras could then travel to their families.

Leona, a young woman and Anca's helper, saw something white lying next to the country road on her way home. When she got closer, she realised it was a large white dog lying curled up there. When Leona approached the dog, it lifted its head and its tail began to wag, but the dog did not get up. Not even when Leona went closer. Only when she stroked him did the dog try to get up, which he could not do. He kept slumping away with his hind legs. Unfortunately, Leona had to leave the dog there. He was just too big to carry and he couldn't stand up.

Leona called Anca and told her about the dog. Since Anca was still in Trusesti, they discussed that Anca would come to Leona and then look after the big white dog. However, this would take some time. It was getting dark and a very cold and strong wind was coming up. When Anca arrived at the spot with Leona, the dog was still lying curled up. Anca tried everything to get the male dog to get up, but in vain. But then together they managed to lift the dog into Anca's car.

The big male was very friendly and had such a sad look in his eyes. After a closer look, Anca estimated him to be about 10 years old. He has probably been kept outside all his life, so his joints have become weak due to the hard lying and the rough weather. He may simply lack the muscles in his hind legs. His owner probably just abandoned him because he is too old now.

At Anca's, the lovely male will now get something tasty to eat and a warm, soft place to sleep.

Update:
Blanco has motor problems with his hind legs. And he is already very old. Anca has adopted Blanco. Blanco lives with Anca together with Dodo, her own dog, on a separate piece of land (in front of the Safe Place). He has his own big doghouse with soft padding, good food and lots of cuddles. Everyone who walks past him strokes Blanco. The lovely male dog feels very comfortable here and enjoys his last years on this earth in peace.

A car park on the main road from Botosani to Trusesti is known to be a place where dogs and cats are repeatedly abandoned. Mostly they are puppies. Helpless young dog or cat puppies that would not survive on their own. Anca knows about this place and goes there every day to see if an animal needs help.

This place is also used as a "wild" rubbish dump. And on this day, among all this rubbish, sat a frightened young puppy girl. It was cold and very windy that day. Thank goodness Anca had finished her work earlier than usual, so she got to the site in daylight.

Anca saw the little puppy girl and at first she fled from Anca. The fear was too great. But with patience and gentle words, Anca was able to convince the little girl to come to her, to safety. In the car, Anca saw the full extent of the little girl's physical condition. Wounds, vermin and the fur was stuck together with plant remains and excrement. Anca estimates the little furry girl to be about 8 weeks old. Now the little one is being fed up for the time being.

Update:
Candy quickly found a family in England and yet she had to wait many months before she was allowed to travel to her new family. Due to the war of aggression in Ukraine, England closed the borders to dogs from certain countries. It wasn't until almost 9 months later that the borders were opened again and Candy's family was already waiting so eagerly for the pretty female.

A mother dog and her 5 puppies were living on the premises of a company. Since the premises were not fenced, the family could come and go as they pleased. The owner of the company let the dog family live there for a while and did nothing against them.

But one day he didn't like the sight of the puppies any more and wanted to get rid of them. He told his workers about this and wanted one of them to catch the puppies and abandon them somewhere. The owner of the company hoped that the bitch would leave as soon as her puppies were gone. So it seemed that the fate of the 5 puppies and their mother would be sealed.

For this job of abandoning the puppies, a worker came forward who happened to be Aca's brother-in-law. And yes, he caught the 5 puppies, but also their mother. But he informed Anca and asked for help for the family of 6.

In the afternoon, Anca was busy in her garage preparing the food and other things for the next day when her neighbour's daughter came running to her excitedly.

The girl told Anca that she had just seen a small dog at the bus stop. It was also very sweet and friendly, but she didn't know what to do now. Anca asked the girl why she hadn't brought the dog with her if it had been there alone.

Immediately the girl turned and ran off. Some time later she came back, holding the little dog in her arms. It was a little dog girl. Anca estimated her to be about 6 months old. Probably the little dog was simply abandoned at the bus stop.

Now the little pelt-nose was safe, thanks to the attention of the young girl next door :-) The dog girl was given the beautiful name Paulina.

Update:
Paulina found a lovely home in England