Animal Rescue with Jutta Shelter in Crete
Jutta shelter rescues and takes care of around 100 abused, abandoned stray dogs and cats. It also feeds and provides medical care to stray animals in Ierapetra. It is run by its founder, Ioannis, pictured left, who has been involved in animal welfare for over 20 years.The shelter was originally in 2 sites, but it had to be downsized to the current site as it could not afford to run two shelters and provide care to an ever increasing number of animals in need. It receives no financial help from the state and it relies solely on donations. The shelter’s dream is to refurbish the derelict house, creating rooms for elderly, special needs animals, an area for new arrivals and a room for volunteers. Some of the animals, like Aftakias pictured right, , have been here for years. He was a hunter’s dog, abandoned in the mountains to die. Close to death from starvation when rescued. He was brought to the shelter and nursed back to health with special food. The dogs are grouped in small numbers and live in large outdoor enclosures, where they can run and play; safe and well fed. If they are not adopted, we are committed to keeping them safe and happy for life. A lot of them arrive ill, starved, abused, neglected and scared of humans. They all have a sad past. With a lot of love and patience, they are slowly healed and given the chance of living a beautiful life! https://www.gofundme.com/f/jutta-shelter-animal-hostel? fbclid=IwAR2Lu51m6dc0ThGQ4vC5P695CucKsDCeS8ix5KfkrPwOqhCptB9QGVKG_k https://www.youtube.com/c/JuttaShelter https://www.facebook.com/Jutta.Shelter.non.profit
Pictured above left is Valentina who is a volunteer at the shelter and every day she looks after many stray cats in her town. I’ve been following the shelter for a little while and they are doing great works, including the building of a large cat shelter so that the strays can be rehomed away from the busy streets. Some of the animals that need help are in a very bad way but it is great to see the care and love that Ioannis and Valentina provide to turn their lives around. Angie
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