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Our names are Michael and Elena. We are a couple that met while living in China and have recently moved back to the U.S. I grew up with dogs and have always, until recently my Portuguese Water Dog "Lily" died from cancer. Elena has always been afraid of dogs but wanted to like them and has little by little come to love them!
We are currently moving from the Midwest to the East Coast and decided it was time to add a member to the family. Not a human baby! We're definitely not there yet, but a fur baby is just what we are looking for.
A friend of ours in China told us about a woman who rescues dogs who are thrown out, abandoned, and/or abused from different parts of China and helps to find them loving homes in other countries. The sheer number of dogs that are abandoned globally, but particularly in China is heartbreaking. Add to that the fact that many stray dogs as well as dogs with loving homes are stolen and slaughtered for meat (yes this still happens....unfortunately).
Our friend in China found a husky in the street by her apartment last month. She took the dog, who she named Silva, inside, gave her a bath, food, fresh water, and a place to sleep. The following day she started putting up wanted posters (this is done online via WeChat social media) and worked to spread them to as many people as possible. No one has come forward, leaving Silva without a home or family.
Elena and I have decided that Silva is exactly what we have been looking for and are asking for your help to bring her to the United States and into our home.
The total amount that we need to rescue Silva is around $700 USD. I currently have a startup company and Elena is a student so we are not able to cover the whole thing right now, but Silva doesn't have the time to wait. Through the help of others in China, Silva has already been deflead, dewormed, vaccinated, and given a microchip.
All that's left is the transportation from China to the U.S.
The rough cost breakdown is this:
$400 -- Basic transfer fee.
$150 -- Extra large crate fee.
$150 -- Overweight crate fee.
= $700
Any unused portion of the money will be donated back to the organization who saved her. We can show receipts for all fees!
All of the paperwork and customs forms are already taken care of.
WE NEED YOUR HELP
- Donate what you can.
- Tell others about Silva so they can help too.
- Spread, share, repost, forward to anyone/everyone who might want to help.
- Save a life.
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