Hello dear supporters,

Today I am asking for help for a kind soul: Monika, who has a foster home for dogs. She takes in dogs on her farm at her own expense until they are rehomed, partly because the animal shelters are overcrowded.

Last year she had a run of bad luck that just won't end. I would therefore like to help her and ask for your support to save Monika's farm.

She needs financial help for vet bills, food, repairs and an examination for a licence under Section 11 (1) of the Animal Welfare Act, which will help her in the long term.

Find out more about her story and what the donations will be used for below:

Monika's placement work and abridged story

I met Monika two years ago through a placement in my family. She is a caring and warm-hearted woman who does everything she can for the dogs waiting to be rehomed. On her farm in Brandenburg, she gives the animals a loving home in the meantime until a family is found.

So far, she has covered all the costs for the placement work and care of the furry friends herself with her pension and widow's pension. Unfortunately, she lost her husband to a brain tumour - so the dogs are her life.

She gives them every minute of her time, regularly visits the vet for vaccinations and standard check-ups, but also to have any illnesses treated. All this in order to give them a new life in their forever home soon.

She usually takes in around 4 animals from an animal shelter in Romania. But she also takes in emergencies such as abandoned dogs or dogs that can no longer be kept due to illness, for example. She normally has around 10-15 animals on her farm.

So far everything has gone well...

...but misfortune rarely comes alone: in the last year there have been numerous strokes of fate and unexpected events, which she is now unfortunately no longer able to bear financially and which jeopardise her existence - and thus the existence of her protégés. She currently only has money for food, but not enough for further vet bills. Her savings are exhausted, a loan from a bank or individual acquaintances/friends is unfortunately not possible with this amount - so I am looking for help from many people to raise the money.

Please help me to save Monika's dog farm and help her for the future.

What has happened and what is the donation needed for?

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1. vet costs: diseases of foster dogs

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In the last year, Monika has been to the vet almost more often than at home. An excerpt:

One of the foster dogs unfortunately contracted the often fatal babesiosis virus (canine malaria). Fortunately, he survived, but the four-legged friend had to visit a specialised vet almost every day for weeks and expensive medication had to be ordered from abroad. Unfortunately, he lost the toes of his right paw as a result of the illness and treatment.

Another dog had a "haematoma ear" (bruising on the ear - if left untreated, it leads to constant bleeding and permanent deformation of the ear or damage to the ear canal).

In addition, there have been many other procedures in recent months, including Removal of tumours and abscesses, stomach torsion, blood poisoning, removal of stones from the stomach, but also castrations, infusions, medication (including painkillers, Bravecto against ticks, etc.).

In total, that was over 9,000 euros just for vet visits last year. However, further visits to the vet will also be necessary in the future.

Extract from last year's vet bills:

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2. urgent repairs: flooding and storm damage

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After the run of bad luck with the illnesses, there was recently a flood in their house and storm damage in the garden, which made it difficult to keep the dogs and which had to be repaired.

The flooding meant that the dogs, who had their play and sleeping area there, had to move into the living room for the time being and the cellar can no longer be used. In order to restore the cellar and prevent flooding in the future, the courtyard has to be rebuilt so that the water can no longer enter the house.

In the garden: A fence 1.80 metres high is needed for the dogs - at the moment these fences, some of which have been destroyed by storms, have been erected sporadically. They urgently need to be repaired, which will require materials that Monika cannot currently afford.

She needs a further 5,000 euros for the repairs.

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3. puppies & placement licence: testing and relief for the future

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Finally, there was unfortunately an unplanned incident.

Someone left a bitch with her that was pregnant. She had also separated two bitches as a precaution because they were in heat. Unfortunately, these also gave birth to puppies, as a male dog entered the room through a small hatch in the kitchen during her brief absence (shopping). Nature took its course and now she has puppies from 3 litters, which has increased the costs by leaps and bounds. She would like to place the puppies as soon as possible, but this is only possible with a licence.

Fortunately, she has enough space (3400 square metres of yard), but to be able to place the dogs and be on the safe side legally, she has to take an exam at the IHK-Potsdamm. This gives her a licence under Section 11 (1) of the Animal Welfare Act to officially register as a boarding kennel, animal shelter or animal welfare association and to be able to sell the puppies as an (accident) breeder.

This licence will also help her with the upcoming veterinary costs, as she will be able to deduct some of them and would have lower expenses. This would leave her with more money to care for the animals. It would also allow her to

membership fees,

donations,

placement fees,

flat-rate compensation from local authorities for the fulfilment of municipal animal welfare tasks (contracts),

services for the adoption of found animals and subsidies,

receive. Catering for the animals would no longer be a problem.

The test would therefore greatly reduce the financial burden on them in future. The IHK-Potsdam online preparation course for the exam includes preparation for the examination, i.e. fees for the lecturers (840.00 euros). The examination itself costs 41.00 - 328.00 euros. In total, it costs between 900.00 and 1,200 euros.

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Summary

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This means that to pay future vet bills, repairs and the inspection to minimise future costs, around 15,000 euros are needed:

Vet fees: approx. 9,000 euros

Repairs & conversion: approx. 5,000 euros

Licence according to §11: approx. 1,200 euros

Please help me so that this wonderful woman can continue to give the dogs what they need until they are rehomed.

If you are interested in a detailed list of the vet costs, further photos or similar, please get in touch. Also, if one of the animals has aroused your interest, you are welcome to contact me.

Thank you very much for your time and support!