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This Woman Couldn’t Decide Which Dog To Adopt So She Bought The Entire Shelter
Choosing which adorable dog to adopt from an animal shelter is hard for anybody. But it was particularly hard for Danielle Eden when she visited a dog shelter in Israel. All of the abandoned animals were in such desperate need of rescuing that she didn’t know which one to pick. So she picked them all. All 250 of them.
Eden is no stranger to animal adoption. She’s co-founder of Dog Tales Rescue and Sanctuary, an animal rescue center in Ontario, and she’s saved stray dogs from appalling conditions from all corners of the globe.
But this was the worst shelter she’d ever seen. 250 dogs were living in a rat-infested space designed for 70 and the animals were filthy and fighting over scraps of food. Faced with such a dilemma, there was only one solution: she bought the entire dog rescue operation. Since then she’s managed to relocate 90 dogs within Israel and another 25 have been taken to her sanctuary in Ontario. Eventually, she hopes to bring all of the dogs to Canada. If a dog is a man’s best friend then Danielle Eden is certainly a dog’s best friend.
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The shelter in Israel was the worst that Danielle Eden had seen
The dogs were kept in awful conditions. 250 lived in a space designed for 70
The shelter was infested with rats and the dogs were fighting over food
Unable to decide which dog to adopt, Eden decided to adopt all of them
She bought the entire shelter and started to find new homes for them
90 have already been relocated within Israel and another 25 have been brought to her sanctuary in Ontario
More than half of those brought to Canada have already been adopted
Thanks to Danielle, the dogs have been given a new leash of life
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LisaFleming 10 years ago
Perhaps we should encourage Israel to use a tiny portion of the freaking billions we hand them every year from our own tax money for their military, to use a tiny bit for humane animal treatment.
Koshka 10 years ago
You wish! I am an Israeli and a cat lover. My youngest, Tuli, was adopted from a shelter. people here simply don't give money to animal charities. The biggest org does annual fundraisers with a couple of local celebs, but even they struggle. I buy cat food for shelters from time to time and feed the strays around my house. This is what I personally can do.
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TamaraHeikalo 10 years ago
Curious how she succeeded in getting 75 adopted within Isreal, yet they were not being adopted before she came on the scene. Such a wonderful story. Sigh... what I'd do if I had that kind of financial wherewithal... I know this sentiment is shared by many of you, too!
JayneJunemann 10 years ago
probably a bath and a location that smelled better without rats alone helped bring around people to adopt....
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HeatherOgden 10 years ago
That is a great thing she did and she is a hero to all dogs but I hope someone is looking into that shelter in Israel to make sure that their standards are raised higher for any new shelter dogs they take in
MarkFergel 10 years ago
I had the same thought. What's to stop this shelter (and owners) from doing it again?
Load More Replies... LisaFleming 10 years ago
Perhaps we should encourage Israel to use a tiny portion of the freaking billions we hand them every year from our own tax money for their military, to use a tiny bit for humane animal treatment.
Koshka 10 years ago
You wish! I am an Israeli and a cat lover. My youngest, Tuli, was adopted from a shelter. people here simply don't give money to animal charities. The biggest org does annual fundraisers with a couple of local celebs, but even they struggle. I buy cat food for shelters from time to time and feed the strays around my house. This is what I personally can do.
Load More Replies... TamaraHeikalo 10 years ago
Curious how she succeeded in getting 75 adopted within Isreal, yet they were not being adopted before she came on the scene. Such a wonderful story. Sigh... what I'd do if I had that kind of financial wherewithal... I know this sentiment is shared by many of you, too!
JayneJunemann 10 years ago
probably a bath and a location that smelled better without rats alone helped bring around people to adopt....
Load More Replies... HeatherOgden 10 years ago
That is a great thing she did and she is a hero to all dogs but I hope someone is looking into that shelter in Israel to make sure that their standards are raised higher for any new shelter dogs they take in
MarkFergel 10 years ago
I had the same thought. What's to stop this shelter (and owners) from doing it again?
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