#helpnabqdogs
Hi, my name is Sarah and I am fundraising to help street and desert dogs in Nabq, a part of Sharm el Sheikh Holiday Resort in Egypt.
I am part of a team of volunteers who feed ,monitor and help injured and sick street dogs and I also work with new dogs to build their trust and catch for TNR and rabies vaccination, (TRAP NEUTER RELEASE VACCINATE TAG). I also like to 'share the love' by funding TNR of needy dogs and helping TNR Campaigns in other parts of Sharm.
An important part of our work is to communicate with Nabq hotels, residential compounds, residents and local businesses to encourage them to support food and water stations to keep the dogs happy and healthy.
I personally became involved when I saw a pack of 27 rather scruffy dogs at the checkpoint at the end of Nabq. They were causing problems chasing cars, killing pets and local residents were calling for them to be moved or destroyed. I wanted to help so took advantage of the 2022 COP27 TNR Campaign sponsored by the South Sinai Governerate and organised by Rasha Hassanin who brought vets to Sharm from her Cairo Clinics and operated on 96 dogs in four days including 8 of the checkpoint dogs.
The 2023 Campaign also organised by Rasha and sponsored by Savoy Hotels enabled us to tnr 120 Nabq dogs including the rest of the checkpoint pack. It took a while but the males calmed down and and no longer fight and all the dogs are happier, healthier, more approachable and of course the population growth is now zero. The pack has actually shrunk as a number of the dogs were reaching old age and have since died. Whereas before, tourists going to Nabq national Park were visibly nervous of walking past an unruly pack of dogs, they now stop, feed and pet them!
This work is continuing all over Nabq, pack by pack. Many packs have been completely tagged and some only have a few more dogs to catch but packs evolve and new dogs arrive, sadly dumped on the streets for various reasons. There are no shelters here so we try to support and monitor as best we can. People have seen a huge difference but there are still 'hotspots' where dogs and residents clash or some puppies are found and the work of patiently feeding to build trust begins again but the nice thing when you visit Nabq is that there are now many more tagged dogs than there were before!
The newly opened Pets Clinic in Nabq has made a massive difference to us by giving incredible support and reduced rates for street dogs. The first dog I took for Tnr was a little lost boy who had arrived at the checkpoint. Having enjoyed catching so many dogs sponsored by others it was a bit of a shock to realise that pay! Foreigners cannot register charities in Egypt so I started this gofundme for people that are outside Egypt and want to help the dogs and I sell gifted items at markets here. With this support I have been able to tnr 170 more dogs and help numerous injured and sick dogs.
I really don't like to ask for money but now the Nabq doggy volunteers have achieved so much and it is making such a huge difference, it would be a shame if it could not be continued just because of lack of funds so it would be amazing if, with your help, more dogs could be helped to live happy healthy lives in Nabq. Even a little helps but is really much appreciated.
You can get updates about the dogs by following me, Sarah Woodford on facebook. Here is the link: https://www.facebook.com/Sarah.woodford.96
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