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The shelter in Buftea, near the capital Bucharest, houses the poorest of the poor, dogs and cats that have been abandoned and rejected, wandering homeless on the streets, sometimes injured and distraught. In the "Island of Hope", as the shelter is called, these poor creatures found a place where they are now better off. Here they wait to be placed in a better life or remain in the care of Grigoreta Mares and her team for the rest of their lives.

 

Originally, the HAR team (HAR = Helping Animals of Romania) came to Buftea to reduce the number of stray dogs and cats by neutering them, to take care of them and to treat them medically until they are adopted.

 

The team had no idea that they were opening a dam. They did not know how great the plight of the abandoned animals really was, although the Romanian animal welfare workers should have known.

 

The land, with the buildings standing on it, does not belong to HAR itself. The animal welfare activists have to pay a high monthly rent, because it is a fallacy that everything is cheaper in Romania. Neither treatments at the vet, nor medicines are cheaper in this country than in ours. The food for the animals is even cheaper to get in Germany than in Romania.

 

Nevertheless, the team around Grigoreta Mares stayed on the site in Buftea, the current "Island of Hope".

 

The goal of the animal welfare activists is to do everything in their power for the animals in this region. They spend all their strength, energy, time and heart and soul for the more than 350 dogs and cats that now populate the sanctuary. They provide the many dogs and cats not only with food and medical treatment, but also with a lot of love and emotional care.

 

They are constantly looking for people who donate money for the animals of the sanctuary, not only to cover the cost of food, but also to cover the monthly costs such as rent, wages for the workers, veterinary costs, electricity, waste, and so on. Because such a month passes quickly and the money is usually used up long before its end.