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This GoFundMe fundraiser is raising money to provide food, lifesaving surgeries and veterinary care for injured stray and abandoned dogs and other animals rescued by no-kill, volunteer-run animal shelter Woof N’ Wags in poverty-stricken Lebanon. Woof N' Wags is a registered nonprofit in Lebanon. The shelter is located in South Lebanon, a region that has experienced severe bombing and is constantly at risk of war.
The stray dog situation in Lebanon
Lebanon is enduring a severe prolonged economic depression, one of the worst in modern history. Over eighty percent of the population is living below the poverty line — compounding indifference to animal suffering. Amidst massive inflation, veterinary costs have skyrocketed. Pet abandonment and stray dog shooting are at an all-time high, often done by municipalities themselves.
Lebanon's no-kill animal shelter: Woof N' Wags
The money raised from this fundraiser will support homeless dogs (including puppies and senior dogs) rescued from unbelievable suffering: from being left alone on the street to cope with the aftermath of being beaten, poisoned, shot, hit by a car, or burned by acid, not knowing where to go and how to stop the pain — with no hope for relief in sight, until Woof N’ Wags rescue team showed up.
Woof N’ Wags, since its rescue effort launch in 2017, has saved 300+ stray dogs in conditions exactly as described above, who would have otherwise faced prolonged suffering, humiliation and death. The group's rescue dogs include blind, amputee, and hit-and-run survivors. We have also saved "farm animals" from exploitation and slaughter, including a cow, pigs, goats, and donkeys.
300+ Animals saved from misery and death
As documented on Facebook and YouTube , Woof N’ Wags has ventured where other rescue groups have not: saving dogs in the most remote villages of Lebanon, near Lebanon's war-torn southern and northern borders, where hostility and bias against dogs is extreme and apathy in the face of animal suffering is widespread among the population.
Woof N' Wags rescues need your support today
The stray dog horror scene in Lebanon is an everyday reality, to the extent that when Woof N’ Wags responds to an injured stray dog alert in a given town, to ask the alert provider about the dog’s condition, the answer is often: "Which one of them? Many dogs are lying around here shot and bleeding." And when the question of how to contact the owner is raised, it often turns out the owners themselves have shot their dogs or abused them in dogfighting and other modes of exploitation.
The challenge of funding healing
Woof N' Wags' veterinary bills have been piling up, since the shelter remained open while other local shelters shut their doors and started euthanizing dogs. Woof N' Wags deeply believes in its no-kill mission: "We promise every animal we rescue that they never have to experience fear, pain, or humiliation ever again. Please help us keep that promise by donating today. Let’s put our hands (and paws!) together and be the animal-friendly Lebanon we wish to see." Woof N' Wags also believes in the global animal lover community's commitment to making this mission possible.
We rely on donor support to sustain our lifesaving work
Without your support, Woof N' Wags' mission grinds to a halt: due to outstanding current invoices at several veterinary clinics incurred by recent rescues as shown below, our rescue dogs no longer have access to veterinary care, including spaying/neutering and vaccination. Please help Woof N' Wags heal stray and abused rescue dogs by supporting this fundraiser today. Woof N' Wags, founded by two volunteers (Ghada and Joe), relies on donations to sustain its work.
To get our latest news, follow us on any of our social media pages, or join our email mailing list by scrolling to the bottom of our website homepage (https://woof-n-wags.com/). To join our WhatsApp mailing list or get in touch directly with the founder Ghada in Lebanon, text “Join Mailing List” to WhatsApp +961 78 916 381.
More details about this fundraiser:
Why is Woof N’ Wags not the organizer of this campaign?
Lebanon is not one of the supported countries on GoFundMe, so Woof N’ Wags sought the help of an American supporter to launch this campaign.
Will funds raised by this campaign be sent to Woof N’ Wags? When will they be sent?
Yes, all donations received will be sent directly from the organizer in the US to Woof N’ Wags in Lebanon, at a weekly frequency (as donations become available). If you want to send funds directly to Woof N' Wags in Lebanon with instant availability and no withdrawal fees, use the TapTapSend option provided at https://woof-n-wags.com/donate.
How will Woof N’ Wags use funds raised?
Donations will be used for the exact purposes specified above: daily meals for shelter animals, lifesaving veterinary care for rescues (pain relief, critical care, surgeries, spaying/neutering to stop the cycle of suffering), and full treatment to reach recovery.