Rover's Retreat

Istanbul, Turkey estimates having 400,000 to 600,000 stray dogs and cats.   The street dog situation is so bad, that many dogs are caught and dumped in the forest to die.  Rover's Retreat is a non profit 501(c)(3) organization staffed only by volunteers that is dedicated to helping save these dogs from a lifetime of suffering.

 

Since 2017 Rover's Retreat has brought over 250 dogs and currently have 30 dogs on the waiting list to come to the United States this year. Unfortunately, they just received the devastating news that beginning on July 14th the CDC, for the next 12 months, will prohibit the entry of dogs into the United States from over a 100 countries including Turkey.

 

Please consider helping  Rover's Retreat save as many dogs as possible before this ban. The average cost to fly one dog over is $320 (this does not include the cost of the crate, custom fees, flight volunteer's travel fee or boarding until foster homes are found). We are hoping to raise 15,000.

Whether you can make a donation (appreciated more than you know!) at this time or not, please take a moment to share this link!

 

With Gratitude,

 

Sharmon Kinser and Donna Sarmiento

 

 

 

We recently adopted a sweet dog named Clover to a loving family. We saw the dog initially on a Craigslist ad and of course we responded quickly to save her. We brought her in, gave her veterinary care which included all her vaccines and deworming as well as spaying her.
Her foster fell in love with her and decided to adopt her and make her part of their family with their 2 other dogs.

Recently Clover started feeling sick and they took her in. She was initially diagnosed with pnuemonia and was given antibiotics. She didn't respond to them and began to decline, so they took Clover back into the vet where further testing was done.

She was finally diagnosed with distemper and if you know anything about this, it's a terrible disease. Most puppies don't survive it. Clover is a fighter and she is old enough that we hope she can recover from the effects of the virus. She is currently in the hospital on IV fluids and getting the best care she can.

Unfortunately, this care is very expensive and the vet bills are over $4000 currently. We would like to help the family out and we're hoping you would also. If you can donate anything at all, we would appreciate it and I know Clover and the family would too.

There are a lot of good people out there and I know you all would appreciate the help if you were in Clover's parents shoes.

Thank you all so much for reading and for helping!

Wayne Johnson, Rover's Retreat Dog Rescue
www.roversretreat.org

We are also on Facebook at www.facebook.com/roversretreat.org
and you can follow us on Twitter: @Rovers_retreat
or Instagram: rovers_retreat

Thank you so much for reading this and for your consideration to help Clover and her family!