The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that there are more than 200 million stray dogs worldwide. 40 million of those street dogs are estimated in Eastern Europe, all in need of assistance; being routinely faced with the most abject cruelty from poison, starvation, beating, freezing to death or falling victim to being run over by a tram or car and sustain horrific injuries.

Stray dogs and cats are found in high numbers in every village, town and city. Sadly they are subjected to horrific animal abuse – whilst some residents feed the strays, many others attack them. We have found dogs tortured, poisoned, hung, shot, stabbed, raped, set on fire, purposely run over, dragged behind cars, bludgeoned to death, mouths and limbs tied up, mutilated and left to die a slow, agonising death. This is why…