{"id":9192,"date":"2019-12-16T13:23:47","date_gmt":"2019-12-16T13:23:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gspsa.org.ge\/?p=9192"},"modified":"2019-12-20T06:04:21","modified_gmt":"2019-12-20T06:04:21","slug":"saved-by-ones-who-cares-sh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gspsa.org.ge\/en\/saved-by-ones-who-cares-sh\/","title":{"rendered":"Tbilisi stray dogs - Saved by the ones who care"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tbilisi stray dogs - saved by the ones who care<\/strong>
\nGSPSA, more than only a shelter<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Hello y\u2019all! My name is Abo and I am a 4-years-old male quadruped. I am
\none of the 50 current residents of the dog shelter near Lisi Lake, supported
\nby \u201cGeorgian Society for the Protection and Safety of Animals\u201d. Just like
\nme, my friends had a difficult past full of setbacks, but luckily all of us were
\nfound and cared for on time by the many members of the organization.<\/p>\n

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Caring Souls<\/strong><\/p>\n

Teimuraz Tsikoridze started working in the animal rights field back in 2003, that was when he
\nfounded the shelter, while the situation for animals in Georgia was even worse. Teimuraz has
\ndedicated all his life ever since, fostering and helping animals around the country. He even gave
\nup on his successful architectural company to keep fighting for our rights.<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>This is Mariam Shekiladze, one of GSPSA\u2019s key members.
\nTogether with a handful of staff and over 45 volunteers, she is working day and night to make things better. Starting from feeding abandoned dogs and rescue missions around Tbilisi, continuing with assisting and supplying individuals who have found injured or sick stray animals with food, medication or transportation, setting up projects and activities with other cities and organizations, and of course trying to find us a safe place and get us adopted.<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Every day the vet visits us to keep
\nus busy, calm and to take care of
\nus. Our shelter also provides us
\nwith some veterinary service and
\nvaccination when necessary.<\/p>\n

Visitor hours are between 12 a.m.
\nand 3 p.m. Then people, under the
\nguidance of our owners (member
\nor vet), can come and look at us,
\npet us, play with us and even go
\nfor a walk with us. It is striking that
\nmostly foreigners are interested<\/p>\n

Welcome to my crib<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>GSPSA knows that we dogs need
\nour mobility and that is why they
\nprovide us with large open spaces,
\nboth inside and outside, where we
\ncan be free and enjoy our time.<\/p>\n

Among many dog enclosures, our
\nshelter has an office, quarantine
\narea, veterinary cabinet and an
\nanimal cleaning area.<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>The cages are not what it seems.
\nThese are only used when we need
\nto be separated from each other
\nto avoid commotion. For example
\nduring the meal we go in separately,
\neach in turn, and when we are
\nfinished we can come out again.
\nAlso when a lot of visitors are here
\nat the same time, part of the group
\ngoes in so that the environment
\nbecomes quieter and after a while
\nwe are alternated and go back to
\nthe other dogs inside or outside.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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We also all have our own
\nhouses. New houses have
\nrecently been added, but
\nmany of us prefer the old
\nwooden ones, because we
\nare so used to them.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

One big family<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>We are a diverse combination,
\nbut we all have known awful
\nliving conditions. One dumped
\nsomewhere, the other locked up,
\nchained or physically abused until
\nthey were paralyzed. Although, we
\nhave one thing in common: we
\nare all traumatized by the past,
\nand that makes us connected.<\/p>\n

We all have our own character, but we get along with each other very well.
\nOccasionally someone is angry, sad or jealous, but that also happens
\nsometimes in the human world.<\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\"\"<\/a> \"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Dreaming about moving out<\/strong><\/p>\n

The majority of the animals staying
\nhere were afterwards adopted by
\ncaring owners. But not everyone is
\nthat lucky, depending on our health
\nand rehabilitation. It has happened
\nthat hunters tried to contact and
\nconvince our caregivers to take us.
\nFortunately, they do not trust people
\nthat easily and a thorough procedure
\nprecedes adoption, including a neat
\nhouse search. The fate of animals is
\nfurther monitored as well.<\/p>\n

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Photojournalist - Sharon De Grave<\/strong><\/p>\n

Project: Tbilisi stray dogs 2019<\/p>\n

Photogallery:<\/p>\n

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