To not understand why people adopt feral dogs from Eastern Europe?

[Elmore]

I don’t get it, there’s thousands of dogs in the U.K. that need homes, so why go to the effort (and expense) of importing these wild street dogs?

My dog came from abroad. There was no way I was paying thousands of pounds to a back yard breeder to buy a dog and was determined to get a rescue. I couldn't find one dog in any UK rescue that I could have with cats and a child under 10.

A dog that needed a loving home got one and a home that needed a loving dog got one.

DDog had passport, vaccination documents and vet sign off. Was taken straight to vets when we got it for a full check up. They were happy with all the documentation that the dog came with.

Dog is happy and we are happy.

I couldn't adopt a dog from UK based dog charities because I have primary aged children and me and DH work (we have dog walker) We didnt want a pedigree because we dont agree with the practice.

We have a dog from Cyprus who is fully documented, jabbed etc with no behavioural issues. The charity which was recommended to us and has a great reputation matched him to us but we were also prepared to engage experts if we needed to.

I volunteer at street dog charities in India and Thailand. Alot of the dogs are homed with local people. When it is a foreigner, usually what happens is that a person develops a bond with a dog there, either while volunteering or while on holiday. Often they will find an injured dog, take it to the charity to be helped, then adopt it. My view on it is that these are dogs who need help, love and care, and it is great when they get it. One more dog given a good home is something to be happy about.

Of course she did, same as mine is part owl.

I checked with my friend as I'm sure she said coyote.

The 'dog' she got from Romania turned out to be a jackal-dog hybrid.

Golden Jackals are found in Romania and very similar to coyotes.

www.csmonitor.com/layout/set/amphtml/World/Europe/2022/0105/Coyote-like-golden-jackal-is-laying-claim-to-Europe.-Why-now

Why risk it?!

So the OP doesn't like foreign rescue dogs and doesn't like vegans. Any other groups they dislike? Bet there are...

(No, I don't have a foreign rescue my mum has three though - all nice dogs. I have fairly balanced feelings on the issue both for and against. Yes, I am a vegan though I've no idea why the OP brought vegans into it, but I'm really tired of the endless anti vegan crap aimed at people who are generally just trying to be a bit kinder in their lives)

@Elmore What a random comparison….. and completely untrue. I don’t tell people, unless they ask because of judgey comments- it’s not your business what anyone spends their own money on nor what to they put in their mouths.

@CinnamonJellyBeans The Chief exec of Dogs Trust got a massive pay rise. The charity generates massive profits, more so in recent years and take on less dogs.

Our local dog pound is run by kennel staff, who get NMW or close to it. They love the dogs and most staff have at least one dog they’ve taken on. Rehoming criteria is just as strict, No profits are generated. They also get a lot of abuse- they don’t make the rules. They also get interrogated by senior management as to why dogs are still there…

No organisation can run the risk that they be become associated with allowing a dog to have been rehomed who has then killed a child. The publicity would be catastrophic- especially to profit.
I know one person who has lied about their circumstances to obtain a dog though. Doesn’t seem to be anything in place to prevent this happening.

Hmm, I'm not really sure I believe that a dog-jackal hybrid was allowed into this country tbh.

having concerns about bringing in mutts from countries with poor infrastructure is way-cist apparently

mountainsunsets I wouldn't have believed it either until I met the animal.

Her temperament is certainly unusual for a domestic pet.

Okay, so if it's genuinely a dog-jackal hybrid, how did it pass all the necessary screenings before it was allowed to enter the UK? What breed was on the paperwork? Did a UK vet not pick it up as soon as your friend took it for a check up?

Lots of feral/street dogs have very different temperaments to "pet dogs" but that doesn't mean they're crossed with wild animals.

I have no idea about the screenings but yes a UK vet picked it up as soon as my friend took her to be checked in the UK.

My friend has been endlessly patient but she is basically a wild animal.

agree with the vegan comment tbf,
it was always A rescue
now it is a rescue from romania

@CentralBark you talked about Romanian puppy farms. How does a UK adopter avoid them? They are obviously good at masquerading as "rescues", otherwise they wouldn't be in business.

Yes. We used to have more trouble with the little land sharks. Little bastards they are.