Dear friends,
you probably remember the panicked feral dog Rijka that a monster had shot in Studentski Grad. The little wildling arrived at the shelter wild with pain and fear, biting everyhing she can reach, in a state of affect and horror. Thanks to you Rijka received a surgery to let her continue to run away from the human beast. She was operated by D-r Zlatinov at the central vet clinic and remained at the shelter for her recovery.
Rijka had to stay with us for a full month. During that time she was forced to communicate with people on a daily basis – a fact she hated and feared to the bone. Despite the daily walks, the food, the kind treatment, Rijka didn’t change her mind about people.
Dogs like Rijka have ni chance of ever being adopted and suffer in the confinement of the shelter. As we informed you the very day we asked for your help – we released Rijka back to her familiar environment when she finished her recovery. Today, we have a few words to share with you from Milena, a kind lady that tries to take care of the many dogs in the area:
“Rijka has been eating well, she lets me come close to her. Before the accident I had to back away a few meters before she starts eating, so she is more calm with me, I cannot say how she is with strangers. Having in mind that no more than 0,1% of the locals like animals, it is better for her that she stays away from people.”
The area is Studentsdki Grad, somewhere around Maxi Center. There is a shooter there, a serial animal killer. And in the same time it is very likely that Rijka’s case is the only one reported to the police. Despite the fact that most of these reports get no solution or investigation, it is very, very important to always file them when there is animal cruelty involved. The number of reports is what the government takes into mind when the topic of animal police is discussed.
Please, always file reports for animal abuse, even knowing that nothing will happen for this particular case. Official reports are scarce and the authorities claim the problem is overblown by NGO’s and not important. Milena also writes:
“I haven’t heard of new shootings, but that doesn’t mean anything. In threee and a half years since I’ve started working here I know for a fact seven dogs were murdered and the rest simply dissappear, so I have no way of knowing what happened to them.”
The game of life and death continues for Rijka and she thanks you for the second chance you have given her. She knows one thing – she wants to live and is ready to go through what it takes. But what can she do against this sniper-freak? What are her defences? Fear remains her best friend and fast running remains her last chance…
Keep running, little wildling, run as fast as you can, stay away from people and be on the lookout.