Rescuing Romainian Dogs

[Catherine]

There is a serious stray dog problem in Romania. The roots of it go back 30 years ago when people were forced by the government to abandon their animals. Stray dogs are not valued and are rounded up and treated cruelly and killed. 

British TV stars have gotten involved in trying to do something to help the dogs. There is now a show called Brits Recue Romanian Dogs. It presents the plight of Romanian dogs to the public and show cases the work of Paws2rescue a group that is doing something about it. Since their founding in 2013 they have rescued over 2000 dogs.

https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/lif...ky-gervais

It is good to see the work being done to undo the stray problem generated by the Ceausescu regime.  Thirty years of stray dogs on the streets is a problem that has grown. As one of the stars put it, they spend the money to round up the dogs instead of using the money to neuter them. Gathering up dogs and killing them every year does not even decrease their numbers. Neutering and rehoming the dogs will eventually bring the situation under control. I hope the TV series will generate interest in Romanian dogs and increase the numbers that can be rescued. The dogs didn't ask for what happened to them. They certainly didn't deserve the way they were treated. The past can't be changed, but finding the stray dogs permanent homes does give them a brighter future.