In the light of the flashlight on my phone, I saw an old booth, the boards of which were almost completely rotted. In a puddle next to the booth, a mother dog chained to a chain was sitting.
As soon as I approached the dog, puppies rushed under my feet, which came from nowhere. The kids were very thin and unhappy. Then I noticed that the kids hide from the rain under a pile of metal, because the booth is not only too small for the whole family, but also does not protect at all from the elements.
This picture just left me speechless. There were no bowls of food or water near the booth. From the joy of meeting with a man, an adult dog jumped and licked our hands, her kids, meanwhile, tried to tear the bag from which they smelled food. We hurried to feed the kids and their mother.
The animals were unusually hungry. I often come across stray animals and even they don’t eat so greedily. I thought that the dog and puppies eat as if they have been starving for months, and besides, they are convinced that this is their last meal.
The whole family lived on the territory of the organization, so we decided to talk to local security guards. As it turned out, the dog was put on a chain to guard the sink. Despite the fact that no one cared about the animal, the guards were also not going to give it away, but they would be happy to get rid of the puppies, so they asked us to look for where they could be attached. I felt sad that these people are sincerely convinced that the dog is obliged to protect their property, and they do not owe him anything, not even a bowl of water and some food.
I was confused. When I returned the next day, I brought the dogs a soft blanket, bowls, a couple of diapers and toys for the little ones. I also took a photo of the kids, however, one of them did not get into the pictures, because he hid by the time I arrived. Kids are thin and small, but very cheerful, sociable. They met us as if we had known each other for a long time, mother Dina was also very glad to see us.
First of all, the dogs ate, after that the puppies started a joyful fuss around us. We tried to make the booth at least a little more comfortable: we covered the puddles around it, put a diaper and a blanket inside so that Dina would not lie just in the puddle. The kids immediately became interested in toys, and strived to buy them in a puddle. In reality, the picture is not very happy. I will order a new booth for the dogs, because the one that is already completely unusable and will fall apart from day to day. Dean is not given away, but the kids urgently need the owners. They live near the road, and as soon as they become more independent and start running away from their mother, irreparable things can happen.
I hope that I will be able to arrange the babies, and eventually sterilize Dina. To begin with, we are trying to make the living conditions of the puppies and their mother a little better, but, unfortunately, this will not solve the situation in a fundamental way.
