This week, Southern Italy has been the scene of two heartbreaking discoveries, highlighting the plight of abandoned Setters in the region which becomes particularly bad during Summer. In separate incidents, two girls were found in terrible conditions. One, a mere 9-month-old puppy named Ginevra, was rescued from a dire state, her young life already marked by hardship. She was found near Naples. Matilde is 4/5, she was found in a construction site in Calabria, exhausted and desperate for water and food. Both cases show the urgent need for greater animal welfare efforts across Southern Italy.

What we do at SOS Italian Setters is a drop in the ocean, but if there wasn’t even this “drop”dogs like Ginevra and Matilde would be lost forever. We never say no to a dog in need.

More information about SOS Italian Setters: SOS Italian Setters rescue dogs from the highways and byways of Southern Italy, from public pounds with thousands of dogs incarcerated in small enclosures, and directly from hunters who don’t want them anymore. We help them recover with excellent veterinary care and begin a new life in a home where they will be cherished.