We would like to thank everyone for your generosity and support in saving Genny’s life.

We could have truly not done it with out you.

Hooray For Genny & You!

Every single Dollar, Euro and Lira made a difference – there was no contribution too small and certainly not too large.

Genny has beaten the odds and is now in a new foster home, awaiting to meet her soul mate. Her final home, where she can have a sofa to call her own or at least share ♥
….where she can relax, knowing that she’ll be safe and treated like the princess she is.

Here are some current photos of Genny and her foster siblings…

They are guaranteed to bring some happy tears to those who have been following her story over the past month or so. They left me with a big smile all day…… Enjoy!

...just five more minutes...

*Doggie Bliss*

Thank YOU!

Please continue to support our work.

We currently have several special needs animals in vet care.

Apologies for the graphic image – but you need to see what we deal with here.

Meet LATTE…

Latte is fighting for his life

Latte was found nearly dead..

He has been lucky. We happened to have the most effective remedy available for this disease.

We are confident we will be able to save him.

Stay tuned and connected.

BE The Change! ♥

~Misha Dee

How can we balance our dedication to animals with our need to take care of ourselves?

After all, if we don’t take care of ourselves, we can’t take care of them.

We have to find some balance.

Those involved in the front lines at animal shelters and rescues face heartbreaking situations every single day. We give of our time, our energy, our hearts, and even our pockets.

And sometimes our commitment and our compassion cause us to drain ourselves completely.

The work of saving homeless and abused animals is never-ending, and it takes a toll on those of us who take part in it. When you work with trauma victims, you absorb their stress and trauma. So when we work with terrified animals who have been dumped, abused, or worse, we find ourselves with compassion fatigue. The symptoms include recurrent nightmares, recurrent and intrusive distressing recollections of the trauma, flashback episodes, intense psychological distress at exposure to cues that symbolize or resemble an aspect of the traumatic event, restricted range of feelings (i.e. blocking feelings), difficulty falling or staying asleep, irritability or outbursts of anger, difficulty concentrating, hyper vigilance, and exaggerated startle response.

Any of that sound familiar?

Teresa Wagner, an expert in this field, offers some ways we can balance service and self-care.

I have an uncle who once told me a story about volunteering at an animal shelter in South Carolina many years ago. He told me that he went back the next day to find that his favorite dog was gone. When he learned that the dog had been put down, he said that he could never go back. He was too heartbroken.

And when my mother went to pick up Arthur from the shelter, she was horrified by the sheer amount of animals waiting for a home. She asked one of the shelter workers how she copes and how she keeps coming to work every day. This worker told my mom that she chooses one animal every single day and focuses on saving him or her. In this way, the worker knows that she is saving lives and doing what she can. The work of people like her with the sheer determination to find rescue and forever homes for as many animals as they can is what saves the lives of many.

This reminds me of a wonderful rescue in Rhode Island that has saved many, many cats and dogs from gassing shelters in North Carolina. The name of the rescue is Help Save One. (And they also happen to have chosen a great song for their homepage!)

That’s what it’s all about.

Help save one.

Do what you can. Raise awareness. Educate your neighbors. Raise animal-loving children. Fight for legislation. TNR and feed feral cats. Foster an animal. Donate money to a rescue or a spay/neuter clinic. Volunteer your time at a shelter. Troll Freecycle and Craig’s List for items that you can collect and donate to your local shelter or rescue. Sew blankets for a shelter. Drive a leg for a rescue transport.

Whatever you do, do not allow yourself to feel so overwhelmed that you do nothing. Identify what you can do, set your boundaries, and get to work while remembering to take care of yourself so that you can take care of the animals!

P.S. Anyone got a thing for blue eyes and floppy ears?

Check out Dotty! Can she be any cuter? This poor girl is having trouble even finding a foster home in Istanbul, and what she really needs is a permanent home. Geography is not a barrier, so please let us know if you’d be interested in learning more about Dotty. We’re always happy to answer your questions, and transport can always be arranged.

And since you asked…

I happen to think that Dotty and Genny would make quite a striking pair for anyone who would like to adopt two Turkish beauties!

Genny is still in a wonderful foster home fighting distemper, but our fingers are all crossed that she will be healed up and ready for her forever home sooner rather than later. Would you be interested in adopting her? Or perhaps helping fund her medical costs? Most of us can’t afford to give huge amounts right now, but even if we all contributed the cost of our morning coffee or the cost of our lunch today, we could make a huge collective difference for Genny and the other Let’s Adopt! animals.

Hello Friends!
I kindly ask you to please support the rescue and medical treatment of Genny, who is currently battling Canine Distemper. A potentially fatal disease.

Thanks to the animal welfare volunteer network Let’s Adopt! Turkey, she’s physically safe and with a volunteer foster home right now.

Please us help Genny! We’re all she has.

We’ve just learned, that WordPress is not supporting the updates for the ChipIn widget. Which means, you can still click through the chip in above to contribute to “Simba’s Fund”.
However to see updates and current status of the contributions, you have to click through to the “bethechange” page on ChipIn, which you can reach here:
ChipIn Simba’s Fund
We will track all contributions, as well as funds going towards Genny’s care.
Any funds left will be used for future rescues and their medical needs, as Let’s Adopt! specializes in the rescue and treatment of abused, injured or special needs animals.

Genny’s condition has improved a bit and she has been upgraded from “critical” to “stable”.

We even received a new video of Genny ‘playing’.

To learn more about this extraordinary group of international volunteers: Let’s Adopt!

For more info about the Simba Fund and how it came about.
Click Here

Thank You!

The next few days are still critical for Genny’s survival. Please keep her in your thoughts, and continue to support our important work.
We’ll keep you updated.
A big “Thank You” to all of you out there who have already contributed to Genny’s vet care before the Chip In was set up.
We are very grateful for your support.

For Genny…

Genny is fighting this killer disease with all she got

Thank You!!
Be The Change….Indeed! ♥

Misha Dee

Let’s Adopt! USA

Genny is fighting for her life! We need your help!

This is Genny, a gentle and kind Dobermann Pinscher who believes is a lap dog.

Tonight Genny is desperately fighting to win a battle against a most cruel disease, canine distemper.

Genny was rescued from a factory in Izmir where she was living in terrible conditions. Her rescuer found a person in Facebook willing to adopt her and sent her to Istanbul. The rescuer made two mistakes:

1. Genny was not vaccinated.
2. He sent the dog to Songul Kotuklan, an individual who had recently lost a dog and simply went onto the internet to get another one.

The moment I heard the dog had gone to that person I immediately drove to her place and rescued her. Driving to Kotuklan’s home in an industrial suburb of Istanbul probably saved her life. Genny was placed on one of our safe houses.

Yesterday we received the most terrible news. Genny is very ill and has tested positive for canine distemper.

Genny is very lucky, she has had a very early diagnosis and she is currently being treated by the best vets in Istanbul using the most advanced medication available. We are hopeful she will survive this test, but at the moment her situation is critical. Furthermore, we are bracing ourselves for an even bigger problem and we are closely monitoring those dogs Genny has come in contact during the last two weeks. We are confident we will be able to treat any case from the moment they show the first symptoms.

This will be either a nightmare or yet another of Let’s Adopt! success stories…

For now I need to kindly request your help towards Genny’s veterinary treatment and towards our emergency fund. When Let’s Adopt! was created it was our intention to be able to function without having to rely on any of our member’s support, unfortunately peoples incredible irresponsibility has taken our personal capabilities to the limit.

This is one more of those cases.

So here is Genny. Help her please.

UPDATE 02/10: We now have a ChipIn widget on our page, where you can securely contribute via PayPal.
Thank to everyone who has already contributed to help this sweet girl.
She’s a fighter and still going….

Contact viktor@myletsadopt.com

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