Bosnian dog rescue charity

[Beanbateman]

Anyone heard of DNV animal rescue charity? Based in Bosnia. Any experiences? Is it trust worthy? Asking for a fee of £400 to transport dog and pay for various other expenses.

Because they won't rehome dogs to people like me, despite my dog having the loveliest happiest life.

Because they are set up in host companies as ‘charities’ but are often part of criminal and scam networks.

i lived in Romania a long time and dogs roam the streets everywhere, they then take these dogs (often semi wild) and do this. It’s dangerous and an absolute racket.

this is a balanced article, I’d assume people do their research.

why adopt from abroad when so many dogs here in need? It’s very strange.

www.theguardian.com/global/2019/jan/08/they-look-cute-but-should-we-rescue-romanias-street-dogs

I helped out a different charity similar to this for a short while. After a while it started to feel dodgy with the amount of dogs/puppies they were happily rehoming without properly assessing the dogs/owners and I left.
I think these are at the best run by very enthusiastic ‘save all animals’ type animal lovers who’ll feel very good that they rehomed an animal but won’t care about the suitability. At worst they’re puppy farms.
And the former Yugoslavian countries will be inundated with their LGD breeds and their various mixes, most of which are not suitable for UK dog owners.

Charities in the UK are also ridiculous and full of problem dogs. I just went and got my current dog from a local breeder who didn’t charge thousands and seemed decent enough.

This importing of “rescue” dogs needs to be banned.

Most of the charities are just covert puppy farms which breed dogs for the UK rescue market, and the ones that aren’t are importing dogs with significant behaviour problems with no backup.

You don’t want some stray off the street that’s probably spent a couple of weeks in so called foster care which will probably be aggressive.

Most of them aren’t fit for rehoming and the so called charities are making a fortune.

I agree that some of the rescues’ criteria are too stringent, but equally most of the rescues in the UK aren’t suitable for rehoming either, unless you can get a breed specific rescue. The likes of Battersea and Dogs trust are full of staffies and castoffs from the European rescue trade.

Honestly, if every £400 it costs to import a single dog was spent on a local neutering scheme the benefit to animal welfare would be vastly higher. Not to mention avoiding the potential negative welfare implications of previously absent infections becoming endemic here too.

Why do you want to import a random feral street dog though?

What kind of lifestyle do you have?

Surely it would be better to get a family pet that would be safe with children and pets, that you can take for walks, go to the pub/holidays with?

Yes. Someone locally got scammed by them. Dog wasn't used to being inside and was frighten and aggressive towards their child. She tried to rehome it locally. Think because of the fact it wasn't house trained and aggressive and very frightened it was put down sadly. Please go to a proper rescue where the dogs are assessed.

What's the matter with the strays in your own country? Are they less deserving and if
so, why?

That's not really a scam though is it - a semi-feral dog who has had to survive on the streets of course is not going to be housetrained and is likely to be aggressive.

It was a scam. She was told dog was safe around children and was house trained . They wanted her money and didn't care about the welfare of the poor dog. She asked for advice locally and sadly dog was pts.

A few weeks ago there was a thread about the dangers of getting involved with these so called charities importing Eastern European dogs into Britain. The dog the OP received was aggressive and uncontrollable, none of her local rescue centres would accept the dog when she couldn't cope with it.
She realised too late that she had been tricked by a dog importing business that had very little charity about it.

There are thousands of dogs already available in this country, why import more from abroad?

Honestly why would she think a street dog was house trained and safe with children though?? If the 'rescue' lied then of course that was wrong, but people really need to take some responsibility if they are buying street dogs from abroad 🙄

My friend, against all our advice, got a dog from a Romanian charity. Ended up costing nearly 2k in the end with surgery required before the dog could travel and papers not being correct first attempt at travel

shes a lovely dog but wasn’t spayed by the charity! Friend ended up spending loads more following complications of being spayed that weren’t covered by insurance

She’s still looking at other dogs on the Facebook site!

Yes, they have hundreds of feral untrained dogs.

There is rarely a 'happy' ending when getting a dog you cannot met before hand (at least several times) from a 'charity' abroad who, first and foremost, have zero interest in providing any support when something goes wrong.

There are plenty of dogs in kennels in the UK who need a home.

Also, it does not cost £400 to transport a dog over. It's £200, absolute maximum.

Even less. They are transported in vans often as huge groups. No wonder these poor dogs are traumatised

Facebook?? The bastion of truth and good advertising and zero scams? 🙄

There are hundreds of healthy dogs being put down due to lack of adopters in this country alone so if you really are a dog lover why are you importing one instead of adopting a rescue here? Save the ones here already.

Imported dogs come with a lot of behavioural problems even if by good luck they are healthy.

Imported dogs is fast becoming the new criminal activity. Imported puppies are from awful puppy farms, imported dogs are scraped from the streets who may be stray or may be from loving homes. How would you feel if your dog was stolen and sent abroad to be "rescued"?

Imo a street ddog won't fit into your home live as fast as one from a reputable UK rescue centre. If it doesn't work out can you even send it back???

Local dog pounds give dogs away with no home checks,and often have a history of the dog from the previous owner.

Buying an imported feral dog doesn't seem like a great way to stop the problems that create them in the first place in those countries. More like creating a market for them.

Thank you for all your replies. I agree with it all, it’s not a good idea.

That's quite a standard amount given the dog has been vaccinated, chipped and is being transported over. The rescue I got my dog from charged about the same and they don't make any profit from it at all. Bear in mind it's also been fed and given rudimentary care during its time with them.

The rescue I got my dog from only had a Facebook page as well. They were too busy actually rescuing dogs to do much investment in themselves so I built them a website.

As for why I rescued from abroad: none of the UK shelters would even bother replying to my applications. I'm glad they didn't because my little Romanian rescue is the light of my life.

Good luck with your new little dog!

How do you know the dog is actually coming from Bosnia?

Why would you take on a dog without even meeting it first?

If the dog turns out to be unsuitable for you and your family, how do you take it back to a rescue centre abroad?

You're also paying for microchip, vaccinations and basic healthcare. £400 is not going to make anyone a profit.

This simply isn't true. True of some but it's no different to the puppy farms in the UK which nobody will try to scare you off. Plenty of people have very very happy lives with rescue dogs regardless of their breed - from the UK and abroad.

I wouldn't proceed. Sounds sketchy to me, not just because of the money but because you can't meet the dog first. The dog is just a picture or video on the internet at the end of the day.

@sanityisamyth Are you aware how difficult it is to adopt a dog in the UK? The shelters say they are full but put a heap on restrictions on potential families. I partly agree that regulation is needed but you can't complain about being full when you make it so hard!

I am never going to adopt a dog in the UK (or anywhere else) because of shelter restrictions!

Please please please look at South East Dog Rescue in Greenhithe Kent. The land they rent for the dogs has been sold out from under them for development. They've been rescuing for 16 years and they're amazing. Please do contact them for an animal. I know that bringing in from Bosnia would be wonderful (400 is barely covering costs) but SEDR really really need those willing to rescue to help.

Please consider them, and supporting saving them too
https://www.facebook.com/SE.Dog.Rescue