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About the shelter

The Speranța Shelter Foundation was created in 1996 by Florina Tomescu and, since its creation, has contributed decisively to the welfare of animals in Romania, especially abandoned and suffering dogs.

Speranța Shelter is a non-profit organization dedicated to rescuing abandoned dogs from various risk situations in Romania. Many of the animals that end up in our program are sick, injured, neglected or abused. Without rescue, many of these animals would have been euthanized or ended up in even worse situations. It is their right to receive a helping hand and it is our mission to give them one.

 Established in 2001 with the rescue of more than 300 dogs from a public shelter that were about to be euthanised, Speranța Shelter now houses more than 500 dogs. For more than two decades, we have been working hard to develop the shelter and equip it with all the necessary facilities for proper treatment and care during the dogs’ stay in the shelter.

The shelter has an area of 5000 square meters and 105 paddocks. These are of different sizes, depending on the needs of the dogs. The dogs are placed in paddocks taking into account important aspects such as: their friendships, size, age, special needs, family, etc. Of the 105 paddocks, 6 are heated and are intended for very old dogs. We have recently refurbished and refitted all the paddocks, trying to make them more comfortable and welcoming for their residents.

 Thanks to our partners and donors, our shelter benefits from 2 modern and high standard veterinary clinics that have state-of-the-art equipment. One is dedicated to surgical interventions, but also to the necessary analyses for medical investigations. The second clinic is intended for light veterinary activities such as ‘monthly vet check’, but also for registers, registration of dogs in our files, keeping of medical records, adoptions, entries, deaths, etc.

Separate from the clinics, we have also set up a physiotherapy office in another area of the shelter, dedicated to the recovery of dogs with various locomotor problems. The practice is equipped with a banded pool and water. The importance of this place has been demonstrated on many occasions, most recently with Stafidă, who was paralyzed in the back, but made a miraculous recovery and can walk today after about a year and a half of work in the practice.

 More than 500 dogs have been rescued and are currently being cared for at the Speranța Shelter. They need shelter, food, medical care and a chance for a better future, a loving family to provide them with a stable home.

 Our shelter is constantly being upgraded and, as far as funds are available, we do our best to improve the standard of living for our friends every day. We give them as much love, care and dedication as we are capable of, considering that there are several hundred of them and we are only a handful.

 Give them a chance! Support our mission to rescue abandoned dogs!