SHE'D WALK THROUGH FIRE FOR THE DOGS

SHE’D WALK THROUGH FIRE FOR THE DOGS

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It�s 5am and Norica Prigoana wakes with a burning throat and runny nose that no amount of tea and tissue can control. She sits up in bed and tries to ignore the body aches. Norica shuffles around the kitchen, preparing breakfast for 18 dogs and cats and then slides a coat on while her husband Cristian finishes putting on his boots. Without a word, the two head out to begin feeding stray dogs. And though fever begins to swell inside her body, Norica would walk through fire to get to the dogs. She and Cristian hoist 20 pound sacks of kibble onto each shoulder and disappear down the street together.

Many of the dogs that Norica has rescued come from the public shelter. Not just in Romania, but in many parts of the Balkans, these centers are notorious for what goes on inside.

�The dogs are stressed and desperate to be free,� Norica explains. �Many of them are imprisoned for almost two years, in the public hell. They have never been in more miserable conditions where the winter is colder than outside. If they could talk, you would be horrified to know the truth behind these iron doors.�

Under the banner Hope for Animals, Norica pulls dogs from this municipal shelter and takes them to her own shelter for physical and emotional recovery, yet she�s now been given two month�s notice to leave. And despite promises from the municipality to help her find a new space, it now appears she�s on her own.

�Norica has had 15 operations to try to correct her poorly hip, foot and leg,� says supporter Debbie Evans. � She should not be lifting or spending so long on her feet, but as she says to me, �These Angels are my life, and I can never not go to them.’

The Harmony Fund animal rescue charity is asking for urgent help for Norica and a handful of other heroic rescuers who are facing extreme hardship at this very moment. Donations will help Norica relocate her shelter and to provide food, veterinary medicine and warm winter shelter for hundreds of animals who have no other hope.

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We are eternally thankful to all of you incredible people who are kind enough to reach out today. Donations are tax deductible and the Harmony Fund has a stellar efficiency with a full 89% of all funds spent directly on animal rescue & humane education. http://bit.ly/14CU5Gr

We thank you with all our hearts & bless you. � in Romania.

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