Our mixed breed homeless
#dogs
have the worst possible start to life. Can you imagine being born without love. On the street to mothers who were abandoned or unwanted.
One of the biggest barriers to adoption is that these beautiful souls are not breed dogs
We think that is
Remember the little
#dog
who got hit by a car last week?
Sadly he lost his leg & was suffering from a huge hernia 😭
He is recovering from his ordeal 🙏 See more
Can you help?
This past week has been incredibly difficult
Our lovely old girl Betty Boo, street born, mother to endless pups & disfigured by cruel men who hacked her ears off is unwell 😭
Betty Boo has mammary cancer
She is back at home at the shelter & is comfortable
Please keep her in
Today is my last day running the Dog Desk social media account as I am needed elsewhere in the organisation
I want to remember those we loved & lost 💔
Sweet Star & all the dogs we got to too late, we are so very sorry we couldn't save you
We have the worst news ever 😭😭😭
Robbie, the Kangal who was tied to the back of a car & dragged along the road sadly passed away
Our vet team worked very hard to save him, trying everything they knew but the little blokes injuries did not respond
Devastated
This is everything ❤️
Arthur has been shot 10 times the bullet in his spine paralysed him He has drag wounds from surviving on the streets, one is very bad & infected His ears have been hacked off with a knife
His suffering is incomprehensible
But he still trusts & loves
UPDATE - The best news EVER!
Both of Pepper's babies survived 🎉🎉🎉
They are bonny & getting stronger by the hour. They are feeding well & our vets have no concerns.
Pepper is comfortable & will have two more operations when she has recovered from her emergency c-section
One
This poor girl came under our care this morning
She has been hit by a car & is paralysed in her back legs.
She is PREGNANT
We are waiting for our vets to ultrasound & praying her babies are still alive 😭
Paw circle please
#dogsoftwitter
#dogsofx
There is nothing better than the wagging tail of a previously very poorly puppy recovering
In some parts of 🇹🇷 pup mortality rates are soaring at 80% 😟
Please support us so we can grow and save more little ones just like this
#dogsoftwitter
#dogs
Another day begins with a homeless, abandoned
#dog
in trouble
Without us this sweet lad would die alone on the side of the road
The driver didn't care, he drove off leaving this boy with a broken leg. Unloved & unwanted he just lay there unable to move & in pain.
Please
Before & after picture
#RescueDogs
Zac arrived with anaplasmosis, his case was transferred to us with concerns he had antibiotic resistance
You can read his story here
This is him today 🥰
Thank you for supporting our work
#dogsoftwitter
A million thanks to the very kind lady who saw a comment about us needing more blankets & gifted 300
The blankets in this picture are from you, we are so very grateful & so is mama & her babies
Thank you, thank you, thank you ❤️❤️❤️
#dogsoftwitter
#kindness
#togetherness
BIG news 📢
#dogsoftwitter
Nana was hit by a car & lost the use of her back legs.
Before putting her in wheels we began a course of physiotherapy
On her way back from the shower yesterday she stood up on her own & took some steps
Read on
Press Play!
Some of our
#dogs
are very afraid of the world following the treatment they received at the hands of men
This is Olive. She came under our care after being beaten to the head which resulted in a brain bleed.
She had also been shot & was suffering from lead
Your prayers are needed for Robbie please as he is not responding to treatment
His injuries are distressing, the vet team is doing everything in their power to heal him
His pain is under control but difficult conversations will be needed soon if he doesn't improve 😟
UPDATE
Honey was run over & sustained life threatening injuries, she spent quite some time in ICU
She has an infection in her leg
Pyometra & necrotising fasciitis 😭😭
I am sponsoring her myself due to lack of interest in her. Please keep her in your thoughts
#dogsoftwitter
This is Honey
She had just been hit by a car 😭
Honey spent some time in ICU with our wonderful vet team who battled to save her life
Sadly her injuries were too severe. But for the first time in her life she was loved.
In those last days she had a pink collar & a name
She
Hope is a big old love bug 😍
He came in to clinic after being run over on purpose twice.
X-rays revealed he had been shot from behind with two different weapons while running away
The bullets are inoperable
#dogsoftwitter
#dogs
#RescueDogs
Used for breeding & dumped on the street when no longer any use😭😭
Scared, with no clue how to survive on her own, wearing a twisted harness with an old rope still tethered to her she is now safe at the shelter
We are struggling horribly with support so our directors have
This is the patient who was tied to a car & dragged along the road sustaining horrific injuries that will require skin grafts
Please can we give him a name, every
#dog
deserves one 🙏
#FridayThoughts
Arthur is a gentle, happy
#dog
He has been shot in the spine, had his ears hacked off with a knife, had his tail ripped off & been forced to fight. He is paralysed & fighting circulatory problems
He hasn't lost his spirit or forgotten how to love
#survivor
New patient arrived with an infected skin condition
We scrambled to find an isolated space for her and began treatment right away
Its heartbreaking to see
#dogs
in such poor health for want of treatments that are routine to you & I
Please support our work 🙏
#DogsofTwittter
UPDATE Mum has had an emergency c-section. 8 pups delivered. 6 sadly stillborn, 2 alive but one very poorly
Our vets say judging by the condition of the stillborn pups their mum had been hit by the car a while ago
Once she has recovered from the delivery we will look at her
This poor girl came under our care this morning
She has been hit by a car & is paralysed in her back legs.
She is PREGNANT
We are waiting for our vets to ultrasound & praying her babies are still alive 😭
Paw circle please
#dogsoftwitter
#dogsofx
Shelter Photo Shoot day 📸
Pamuk had multiple benign tumours in his gums, sinuses, nostril & the roof of his mouth & dental issues
He had been shot multiple times & was suffering from lead poisoning
He is well on his way to complete recovery❤️
#dogsoftwitter
#dogs
#RescueDogs
The sad reality of rescue 😭😭😭
#puppies
dumped at the gate, motherless & worried
They are safe here with shelter, food & water far away from danger
This is happening way too often & puts enormous pressure on resources but we will find a way, we always do.
Please support us
Remember the heavily pregnant hit & run victim left paralysed by the side of the road to die?
She had surgery to repair her broken pelvis & is walking 🎉🎉
#dogsoftwitter
#dogsofx
She will need another surgery to repair her broken femur in due course & physiotherapy
Without us
Drum roll 🥁🥁🥁
Arthur the disabled
#dog
from Bilecik is well enough to help supervise the cleaning this morning
His wound has healed, he is completely drag wound free & despite the "can I have another treat" face doing brilliantly well
Another life saved, thank you 🙏
This sweet boy came in to our care at the weekend
He has broken bones & has been stabbed multiple times 😭😭😭
We are mending his body & his mind, he has never known love before
Be his
#valentine
this
#ValentinesDay2022
Just some of the new arrivals at one of the associations we support in
#Turkey
17 adults & 24 pups taken in off the streets now safe
Sending a food order for them this afternoon, if you would like to help you would be very welcome
#NationalPuppyDay
This is Medina at 5 weeks old abandoned & alone
It took 11 seconds to fall hook line & sinker
We waited for her for months & it was agony
But she was worth the wait ❤️she is as wild as the wind & we adore her
#dogsoftwitter
#rescuedogs
#dogs
Clinic Stories Update 📢
Olive had concussion & a brain bleed after being beaten to the head She had also been shot & was suffering from lead poisoning.
She was terrified of the world.
Recovered from her injuries & less afraid she continues to progress
Leaving you with some happy dogs who received a food order from us today in
#Turkey
150kg of dry adult dog food, 90kg of dry puppy food & 90kg of dry cat food
Thank you very much for keeping tummies full & tails wagging 🙏
We have some dreadful news for you 😭😭
Zac has been fighting an aggressive form of cancer
Sadly he passed away, we helped him to the bridge when his pain could no longer be controlled
Our condolences to Zac's sponsor family
Sleep tight sweet Zac & know you were so loved x
A new
#disabled
resident
We are building a pot for the disabled
#dogs
this summer, please join in with our fundraisers if you can or RT them if you can't
Thank you so much, we can't help them without funding
#dogsoftwitter
#rescuedogs
Paw circle needed please 🙏
This pup is the victim of a hit & run driver, her condition is serious
The UK team have named her Bunny in case she doesn't make it, all
#dogs
deserve a name
Please keep her in your thoughts, thank you
I don't think I will ever understand why our gorgeous
#dogs
are shunned in favour of pedigree breeds
I think our dogs are the most beautiful animals on the planet ❤️
#dogsoftwitter
#rescuedogs
Update on the pups who came in because their mum had been poisoned.
We have 4 females & a male, they are alert & feeding well, we have no concerns about their health.
We will never ever accept that
#dogs
are better off on the streets
We brought 850 vulnerable dogs to safety, no dog deserves to die at the hands of humans who see them as vermin
We deal with beatings, poisonings, shootings (very common) & more
Sadly help came too late for this
On
#NationalMuttDay
we want to share a video of Freddie Albert William on the day we found him abandoned by the roadside
An owned dog whose family no longer wanted him he was struggling to survive on the streets alone
Starving & very afraid we took him under our care
Read on
This is Oliver. A banned breed he lives with us under license with his bonded friend Constance
He was horribly abused by evil monsters in a fighting ring we can only imagine how much he suffered
Now healed & happy thanks to your support 🙏
#dogsoftwitter
#dogs
#RescueDogs
We love to see the
#dogs
happy & relaxed like this
Just a few weeks ago she was at risk of death, now safe, well fed & cared for
Just look at that tail wag 😍
PATIENT UPDATE 📢
Disabled patient Billy The Kid is recovering from his first surgery which repaired damage to one hip.
He is up & about & moving well 😊
Well done Billy 👏👏👏
Update on our precious Zac
Our trusted vet has recommended palliative care
We are distraught, after battling anaplasmosis it is absolutely devastating that he should be hit with cancer
He is eating well & comfortable. He is being monitored.
#dogsoftwitter
#cancersucks
Say hello to Tyson 👋
Tyson came under our care around the same time as Maya. He too was the victim of an abuser with boiling water.
Like Maya, Tyson suffered horrendous burns from his shoulder to his tail. We had no idea if he would survive
Tyson was also suffering from an
Please can we ask that you retweet for Penny.
This lovely girl has been stuck in kennels for 4 years
There must be somebody out there for her 🙏
#dogsoftwitter
#rescuedog
#dogsofx
This was
#Penny
in 2019 - patiently awaiting a home to call her own. 🙏
Fast forward to now, 2023, & she's still behind bars (in UK kennels). 😔
She needs to be the only
#dog
but she really is a smashing girl. 🥰
Pls retweet 🙏
#fridaymorning
#FridayFeeling
#FridayVibes
We are beyond sad to hear of Paul O'Grady's passing
A man who brought smiles to countless faces for decades & a champion for dogs down on their luck
Our thoughts are with Paul's family at this dreadful time &
@Battersea_
who lost a dear friend today
Logging off & leaving you with this beautiful picture of our Arthur
Used in a fighting ring
Ears hacked off with aknife
Tail ripped off
Shot
Arthur is paralysed & came with a wound so bad we weren't sure it would heal but it did
If this picture isn't love I don't know what is
We are so very sorry to be the bearers of bad news
Little Mercury, one of the orphaned parvovirus patients passed away early this morning 😭
Mercury's siblings are all responding well to treatment & expected to make a full recovery
We are so sorry that Mercury didn't make it
Our 1st patient in Turkey
Anatolian Shepherd known as Dog 15 hit twice by car, internal bleeding multiple shot gun pellets fired from behind as this sweet boy was running away 😭
He is with Dr V & stable
Help with his care gratefully received🙏
#Dog15
How cute are these two little ones 😍
Orphaned on the street. They are so lucky to have been found, taken in, given shelter, food & healthcare
Please give us a follow, they need the support 🙏
#dogsoftwitter
#rescuedogs
#dogs
Haven't been this down in a long time 😟
Another burns victim came in to clinic
Boiling water poured over him 😡same as Maya
We will find who is doing this
#dogsoftwitter
#dogs
#RescueDogs
Update
We are happy to say that Yogi is out of the side room & in medical block, eating heartily & healing.
Thank you so much for your kind words & love for this older community
#dog
He will stay with us now ❤️
#dogsoftwitter
#rescuedogs
#dogs
Burns victim Maya has had a vet follow up
She is the dog who had boiling water poured on her
She is healing well & fast & will make a complete recovery
You can read her story here but caution is advised as we have not blurred images
Say hello to Alexander who recently found himself a super kind sponsor to help him with his monthly needs
He is a smaller
#dog
who enjoys the company of humans & other dogs. He is very sociable & often caught on camera
#dogsoftwitter
#rescuedogs
Another very unwell patient admitted today
He will need skin grafts & has areas that are necrotising
We are sinking please help if you can with a donation, a retweet or a fundraiser please
#dogsoftwitter
HUGE news for our babies who were left out with the rubbish for collection
They have been adopted 🥳🎉🎉
They are going to live with somebody very special 🥰
Subscribers look out for the newsletter, sponsors log in to adopter area on the website
Our parvo pups have been discharged & are in medical block waiting to join the other orphaned puppies.
They will soon be looking for in country homes
Abandoned at the shelter gates they are luckier than most. To have your support has given them the chance of a happy life.
Thank you all so much for your help today
Setting up a place of safety where these dogs can be warm & dry, fed & watered, sterilised, receive medical care & have a happy future is a big task
Getting dogs off rubbish tips & out of forests is massive
You make it so much easier🙏
Thank you for your messages offering homes to our parvo survivor pups
Sadly we are unable to bring our
#dogs
here to the UK
After risk assessment we do not believe the UK is a safe place at this time.
Far too many dogs are losing their lives behind closed doors for reasons we
This poor girl came under our care this morning
She has been hit by a car & is paralysed in her back legs.
She is PREGNANT
We are waiting for our vets to ultrasound & praying her babies are still alive 😭
Paw circle please
#dogsoftwitter
#dogsofx
You may have seen this elderly chap on your socials, we have an update for you
We spoke to his family today & are helping them.
He is booked in to see a vet. Following that appointment we will support him & his family in any way we can.
We will post updates as we have them
Most of the time the
#dogs
are scattered around the shelter
But when it's home cooked food day they start to gather
I can see little Gwen at the back, can you spot anyone else?
#dogsoftwitter
#dogs
#RescueDogs
Then & Now - Betty
Someone tried to kill Betty
She had a fractured skull, multiple stab wounds & broken limbs
Now recovered
#dogsoftwitter
#rescuedogs
#dogs
This is Oliver, he is the victim of a
#dog
fighting ring
His ears have been illegally cropped by his abusers
He lives in one of the semi detached bungalows with his bonded friend Constance (also an abuse victim)
He gets very stressed around other dogs but is happy to be in
In total 370 dogs will no longer be able to produce large litters of pups on the streets twice a year
This is a HUGE leap forward in animal welfare
Please continue to support this project
#dogsoftwitter
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Paw circle needed for little Pip who is suffering from Parvo
#dogsoftwitter
#dogsofx
#rescuedogs
He is with our vet & getting the best possible care, please pray for him / send positive vibes
Hopefully his immune system will be strong enough to fight the infection
Grateful
Beaten to death 😡
#xlbully
No
#dog
deserves this let alone a puppy
Why isn't our government going after people breeding them for nefarious purposes?
There was most definitely a need to do something regarding the fatalities & mauling but the animal welfare crisis this ban has
Yogi went in to theatre yesterday to have his tumour removed
Thankfully everything went according to plan. He is resting in a side room & will eventually be moved to medical block
Well done big lad 🙏
More here ➡️
#dogsoftwitter
#rescuedogs
#dogs
We have been very badly affected by losing Robbie, all teams are finding it hard
We made a place for him in our memorial garden, he will always be loved & remembered
Thank you team for giving him a name, nobody will ever be able to take that from him
UPDATE
Remember Pepper the homeless
#dog
hit by a car & left to die while PREGNANT
Here she is with one of her surviving pups
Pepper needs surgeries to repair her broken pelvis & femur & remove a bullet, we are building a pot for her.
The sad reality of rescue 😭😭😭
#puppies
dumped at the gate, motherless & worried
It takes a while for the pups to be relaxed enough to eat. When one begins the others follow, there is a bowl full for everybody. See other videos.
Please support us 🙏
We are making wishes this month 🪄💫
My wish is that we can continue making progress in a country whose government accepts us as guests
Among people who consider us friends
So that together
#dogs
like Polly are not treated so callously 😭
We found her like this, she mattered
More happy pictures for you
#StopTheDogCatchers
Another truck full of kennels just swung in to the shelter
Clinic equipment arrives tomorrow, such good news for homeless dogs in Turkey 🙏🙏🙏
3 years ago we lost the canine love of our lives, nothing is the same without him
Miss him like crazy every single day
But we had 14 beautiful years
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
#dogsoftwitter
Remember the heavily pregnant abandoned
#GermanShepherd
who came under our care recently?
Look at her beautiful babies 😍
Grateful thanks to you for supporting our work, goodness only knows what would have happened to these precious pups without help
#dogsoftwitter
Wonderful news from our vet this morning. Little Pip the parvo pup is doing really well & expected to make a full recovery
Our grateful thanks to our wonderful vets & vet nurses & to you for all your encouraging well wishes & positive vibes
#dogsoftwitter
#dogsofx
Paw circle needed for little Pip who is suffering from Parvo
#dogsoftwitter
#dogsofx
#rescuedogs
He is with our vet & getting the best possible care, please pray for him / send positive vibes
Hopefully his immune system will be strong enough to fight the infection
Grateful
This weeks one pound wednesday is for Florence
#dogsoftwitter
She came under our care suffering terribly from advanced mange.
She is in a private room at the clinic receiving care & is improving
Please help if you are able with a donation or a RT
Remember Dog
#1
who was abandoned at the side of the road & left howling for his owner to come back?
He now has a half sponsor & a name
#dogsoftwitter
meet Bello 👏
If you would like to support one of 100 of our dogs see below
Christoff has been chosen as the face of our in country anti ear cropping campaign
A large number of the
#dogs
we support have cruelly & illegally had their ears hacked off
Our org doesn't shame people, our focus is on kindly educating people to bring change. We deliver
The last few days have been emotionally exhausting
We lost this darling girl, her body wracked by preventable disease
Life dealt these dogs a cruel hand😭
UK team named her Princess, every
#dog
deserves a name
Please think of her as she makes her way to the bridge🌈
Keep up with all our latest news as it happens
#Turkey
Share the highs & the lows as we battle to open a place of safety for dogs who have been abandoned
There are plenty of bumps in the road & there will be LOTS of
#dogs
UPDATE
Bunny made it through the night 🙏🙏🙏
Sadly she has several challenges ahead of her 😭
Please see our website clinic page for further details, we will update regularly as our vets send reports in
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#dogsoftwitter
#rescuedogs
#dogs
Logging off tonight with a picture of Morris 🥰
One of the most abused
#dogs
I have ever known, the sight of his previous life broke us
And now, every time I falter, every time I wonder if I can go on, I look at Morris & he rallies me
#dogsoftwitter
#RescueDogs
This little one is a victim of distemper. A wicked disease that rips through street born litters claiming life after life
No puppy should be born unwanted & unloved to a life of suffering
We are a tiny org with just 7000 followers & a handful of loyal supporters, we struggle
Our beautiful girl Honey went over the bridge last night
She had been run over, had pyometra & necrotising fascilitis. She had been in ICU for some time & was responding well to treatment. Unfortunately the infection spread despite best efforts from our vet team
Read more ⬇️
Remember Frank?
He had been shot & had a very large abscess internally with necrosis, we didn't think he would make it
Just look at him now 🥰🥰🥰
#dogsoftwitter
#rescuedogs
#dogs
#GermanShepherd
Sasha is a permanent resident, she was paralysed from the waist down after being hit by a car
Her owner no longer wanted her 😟
After physiotherapy she can now walk but would not cope with life away from us
Thank you for supporting the project 🙏
These
#dogs
are all in recovery following their
#spay
& neuter operations in
#Ankara
You can see them being released back in to their feeding areas by our
#TrekToTurkey
campaign partner in this area
Scroll down the page to the bottom here
Paw circle for our Bella Umbrella please
#dogsoftwitter
#dogsofx
She has been unwell on & off for a while with vets unable to find a cause
She is very poorly today & staying at the vets for tests to find out what is wrong
Congratulations to tripaw Rudy 🥳🎉🎉🎉
Rudy has been adopted by a family in
#Istanbul
We are absolutely thrilled for him & wish him all the best with his happy ever after
We have asked for a follow up, his adoption has been arranged by the Turkish team
#rescuedog
#dogs
Not one person has signed up to
#KibbleClub
today
Surely this little one is worth a pound a month?
We have 854 vulnerable
#dogs
to feed & a gap in funding of over £500 a month
Please help
Today our girls are helping us with the
#AdoptDontShop
message
We always bought from breeders with impeccable standards thinking we needed a puppy we could mould
This is Medina, as wild as the wind, she makes our family complete
Tossed out on the street at 5 weeks old with