When you hear the words “dog shelter”, your mind probably comes up with a lot of negative images.
It’s because most of the time, dog shelters aren’t the best place for dogs. Animals that end up there are often neglected.
Danielle Eden and her husband, Rob Sheinberg, thought that they’ve already seen the worst.
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Traveling and visiting dog shelters most of their lives, they are used to seen barking dogs in really small cages. However, when they visited a dog shelter in Israel, their hearts broke.
The place was just a mess.
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It was muddy and dirty. The dogs were not being fed properly. They were fighting over a few pieces of bread they were being fed. There were rats everywhere.
Plus, the dogs had tics and their needs were nowhere near met. Those things make things a lot harder for Danielle.
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In her trips, she usually makes a list of about 10 to 20 dogs that she could bring back to her own rescue center, the Dog Tales sanctuary.
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In picking out the dogs, she makes sure to consider really old and really sick dogs. Sometimes, she’d pick dogs that have been in the shelter for too long.
Generally, the process of picking the dogs isn’t that hard for her. But for this particular shelter, Danielle had a hard time choosing because of the dogs’ condition.
So, she decided to take them all.
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Dog Tales has taken full responsibility for each dog.
In the first two months, it managed to relocate about 90 dogs within the country. Later on, the volunteers were able to relocate 25 dogs to their sanctuary in Ontario.
It didn’t take a long time before every dog was able to find a new and forever home.
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That’s because a lot of people showed interest in adopting the dogs right away. It was a really big help in meeting Danielle’s goals.
The work to fix the shelter and care for the dogs, however, didn’t go easy for Danielle and her team.
She had to bring team members who can work full time to clean the area and make sure that there are no rats there.
She also needed team members who could care for the animals and make sure that they can eat properly.
Despite the odds, she succeeded. She was able to get the dogs a new home and they were surely more than happy about it.
They no longer have to fight over food or stay in tight cages. They won’t have to deal with rats anymore or feel neglected.
The dogs are able to enjoy playing in larger spaces and eat a healthier diet. The best part about it is that they finally have families that actually care for them.
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