The floods caused by DANA, which particularly affected the east of the country, left devastating images of razed houses, piled up cars, dozens of dead and several missing. A tragedy of enormous dimensions which is keeping the country in suspense due to possible further rains in the hours to come.
In the middle of all this catastrophe, there are a few little beings who also directly suffer the effects of flooding but they barely have the resources to defend themselves: we are talking about the hundreds of dogs who live in shelters spread throughout the Valencian Community.
These abandoned animals are entirely dependent on the people who run the shelters and the volunteers who They often come to take care of them and keep them company.in addition to the necessary donations of food and care utensils essential to the survival of the dogs.
The problem is that right now neither people nor help is reaching the poor dogs.
From the “Refuge of Mary”, SwedishValencia, wanted to publicize the situation experienced by themselves and other centers in the region in which dogs find themselves in a critical situation.
For this reason, these abandoned animal enclosures They called via social media mainly asking for food.
“We are making an urgent appeal when the water recedes and we can access it,” they wrote from the shelter in a story shared on the shelter’s account.
How can you help shelters and their dogs?
If you want to help them, you can do so even if you are not in the Valencian Community and you can request their address through the shelters’ accounts on social networks and place an order through, for example, Amazon, for which the refuge The “Refugio de María” in Sueca itself has prepared a list of common products.
Not only food but also blankets, cushions and other utensils that help in the daily life of these poor ownerless dogs.
Call for the “Refuge of Mary”
If you have space at home, you can also act as a host family and many shelters have also had their facilities damaged by the rains.
PACMA echoed the call of this and other area shelters in need of help during this critical time for helpless animals.
What they recommend is that ask nearby shelters what they needask for the exact address and send it via Amazon or if you can go there in person as long as it is safe to leave the house given the weather situation.
🆘Help for El Refugio de María!
⛈The situation they experienced this evening at the Sueca shelter (Valencia) was critical. They are full of water, they have lost everything and they need help to take the animals to the shelters, remove all the water and mud and repair the… pic.twitter.com/LP3p2gPhr2
-PACMA (@PartidoPACMA) October 30, 2024
In the case of “Refuge de María” they have provided a telephone number (they only respond via WhatsApp) for any questions or requests: 662,681,799. In such difficult times, they need us too.
