Dto food on a leash, from the advice of street vets of Save The Dogs to the possibility of identifying your dog with a microchip. This they can find at Pet service just inaugurated in Milan the people who need it. Homeless or destitute men and women who are unable to support the weight of the care of their four-legged friends, especially dogs, who are also their travel and life companions. Like Thomas, who shared pieces of pavement with his dog Marah for six long years, sleeping on the street with her.
Six years of sleeping on the streets, together. The story of Thomas and his dog Marah
The story of Thomas and Marah is a story like many, which Save the Dogs has intercepted in recent months with its work on the streets: dog and owner survived thanks to the help of passers-by and volunteers from the Street Units.
About fifty years old and many more difficult experiences behind him, Thomas found himself homeless as if by chance, and struggling with addictions. But it is precisely in Marah that he found the strength to get out of it. He detoxed, entered a housing project for vulnerable people and found a modest job which today allows him to take care of her. Every day, when he comes home for lunch, he cooks for her.
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But even though he is no longer homeless, Thomas continues to have many difficulties with caring for his dog. This is why he contacted save the dogs. This is why Save The Dogs opened its branch. Because the expenses to ensure the health and well-being of your dog are heavy, even if you finally have a roof under which to sleep.
Save the dogs, the first help desk for homeless and indigent dogs in Milan
Open since March 5th, this is the city’s first permanent garrison Save The Dogs project “Street friends, Life companions”: dedicated to animals, especially dogs, homeless people and poor families in Milan. The headquarters is at mosso (via Mosso, 3)a social space managed by five non-profit organizations.
Thanks to the funding received from Community Foundation MilanSave the Dogs units will be present twice a month to offer concrete support to those I live withnot on the territory of the Municipality2have great economic difficulties and struggle to take care of their dogs.
Veterinary advice, food and microchips, help for dogs and their owners
«The many people in difficulty will be able to find a dedicated space where they can receive useful materials. Not just food and leash. Our street vets who can give advice useful for managing animals and taking concrete actions, such as identifying with microchip of dogs and the inclusion in the database of pets of the Lombardy Region”, explained Ermanno Giudici, Head of the Amici di Strada Project of the Save the Dogs and Other Animals Foundation.
A fixed assistance point has a strategic value. Whether to create a direct line with the inhabitantsand establish a relationship of trust. Both for monitor the presence and health status of the animals throughout the neighborhood. Healthy and controlled animals are a guarantee for their two-legged life companions and for all citizens.
The next appointments to access the facility are March 26th, April 23rd and May 21st (from 8pm to 10pm).
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