Updates On 10th Jan 2013

A few weeks ago, the Harmony Fund international animal rescue charity came across a plea from a small group of volunteers known as Balkan Underdogs. They needed help and quickly.

�This boy needs a home urgently,� the group administrators explained. �He lives in Serbia, is six months old, neutered and vaccinated. Lovely natured dog. Some monsters decided to put paint on him which made his skin sore and itchy. He was caught by the dog catchers but the locals asked them not to kill him. So after he was neutered and vaccinated, he was put back on the streets. It is very cold and snowy here and he sleeps on the frozen pavement.�

It is difficult to know if the paint was thrown on the dog in an act of malice or if he became covered in blue while digging through garbage for food. Hunger for the dogs here is often satisfied by whatever remains they find in the trash, and sadly, that is often heaped together with a variety of toxic cleaners and industrial products. We�ll never know exactly how Babe turned blue, but there was a consensus that he needed a fresh start.

The Harmony Fund has made a donation to help in the transport of Babe to an animal sanctuary in Kent, England. Yet our biggest desire was that he not go alone. So we chose Babe the blue �Underdog� to become the mascot for a campaign to help street dogs and cats throughout the Balkans. In fact, we�ve already sent over funds to help Balkan Underdogs bring more dogs in from the cold in Babe�s honor and we’re hoping to make a second donation if more funds come in from donors around the world.

�It was a beautiful surprise to receive your generous donation on Christmas morning of all days,� said Sandra, one of the founders of Balkan Underdogs. �My Serbian friends flood me with pictures of frozen puppies, abandoned in the snow and looking for a home. It is hard to stay strong. But we can save some and someone once told me that for every animal you save, for that little creature, you have changed the world. That�s what keeps me going and that�s why it means so much to us that other people believe in us to.�

To help us in our mission to provide food, veterinary care and rescue for animals throughout the bitter cold Balkans, please visit our donation page now https://secure.qgiv.com/for/?key=MRLAUFK2ATEBWUW3DUN1 And we would be so grateful to all who SHARE this story!

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