Mariuta Association from Desa
A few words about the organization
Established in 2006, the Mariuta Shelter has had and still has the purpose of saving and giving a chance to any animal abused, abandoned, injured, or in dire need. Currently, we are the largest horse sanctuary in Romania, but our salvation mission is not limited to horses. Dogs, cats, donkeys, sheep, goats, ponies, cows, and calves, not to mention wildlife representatives such as storks, rabbits, owls, hedgehogs, and others, are now in our care. In addition, we also host animals brought in with shelter placement orders, and many times, we are the ones the Animal Police call to take in and aid farm animals, especially horses and donkeys.
How many animals are in your care?
We are about to reach 1000 animals, of which over 200 are large animals, over 700 are cats and dogs, 55 are goats, and the rest are poultry or wild birds.
How many volunteers do you currently have?
Five volunteers.
What campaigns have you got undergoing at the moment?
Our first and permanent campaign is that of taking in animals that are injured, abandoned, and in immediate danger. This implies constant costs with treatment and surgical interventions in vet cabinets, disinfestation, and sterilization. We are the ones who take in tens of abandoned animal cubs, and we bottle feed, vaccinate, sterilize, and disinfect them. The horses brought to us areprimarily victims of road or domestic accidents and abuse. Also, we have many cases of dogs on death row from public shelters. Our latest massive salvation campaign happened when we took in 45 dogs saved by Tania from Constanța County, an individual who had taken it upon herself to keep as many dogs as possible. Now, these dogs call the Mariuta shelter their home. Tania is blind and in financial and health-related difficulty, and she, too, was helped with her eye surgery.
As we speak, our volunteers care for old and disabled dogs.