We wanted to post about something else today but we’ve been so upset and touched by what we’ve seen on @SlaughterhouseSurvivors that we had to do this story instead.
A couple of days ago, the girls at Slaughterhouse Survivors were told that some villagers moving out of the village had sold their dogs to a meat dealer. Some local activists intercepted the truck and took them to the local rescue but they couldn’t take the 50 plus dogs. So immediately the team from Harbin Slaughterhouse Survivors got into their truck and car, and drove to the rescue centre to see what they can do.
Look at all these images from their instagram postings after the dogs had been taken off the meat truck into their transportation to various Clinics so they can be checked over and made sure they are safe and healthy to join the Safehouse.
The big dogs went to the first clinic. When they tried to get them out, they all huddled at the far end of the truck – terrified.
Safe in the arms of one of the HSS staff as they made their way to the various clinic drop offs to be tested and quarantined before they join the others at the Safehouse.
Latest reports in said a lot of the puppies have Parvo and are ill but being treated at the various clinics.
And just last week when a house burnt down, the owner who survived with burns was hospitalised and had asked Slaughterhouse Survivors to take his seven dogs.
Found amidst the rubble, they were mostly safe. One had a burn on his back while protecting two other dogs. All of them were just scared.
These girls don’t stop at saving dogs – hundreds of them. Daily, weekly while the usual flow of dogs leaving and going to their forever homes have slowed because of the no-flying pandemic rules.
We watch their Instagram posts of each rescue mission and feel desperately helpless looking at the arrival of these dogs whether found on the streets starving or from dog meat trucks. Shocked and scared, they have no idea what was happening to them. But they were saved and safe – and you could feel they were adding to the workload back at the Safehouse.
So we decided to do what we can. Today, Mum accepted an offer of £150 for something she was selling on eBay even though she knew she could get a higher price in the bidding process but she wanted the money right away to get something over to Slaughterhouse Survivors today rather than wait. They need our help.
This gave Mum the idea that maybe we should do an auction to raise money for them.
May’s comment: Those angels in Harbin, they work endlessly to save dogs and more dogs every day. Despite all the efforts, the dog meat trade continues and this week, one of the meat trucks were intercepted and they saved over 50 dogs. With the law enforcing dog meat restaurants to close, we hope the demand will decrease. But this is a generational issue and it will be a long while before it will be completely eradicated.
Slaughterhouse Survivors literally survive on charitable donations. For the first time in a long time they had asked directly for help. They have over 300 dogs in their care (partly due to the pandemic, it had been difficult to get the dogs transported to their forever homes) and they have to pay next year’s rent ($7,500) for the Safehouse before the end of the month. Now they have an extra 70 mouths to feed and all the medical bills for making sure the dogs are safe.
I am new to the idea of doing auctions on social media. If anyone has done this before, can you advise on how best to do this? I already have a donor and I am sure I will get some fabulous items to auction off. Just trying to find ways to help raise money for these angels working tirelessly to save dogs who need a second chance.
If you can, please share their stories and contribute to their survival.
This is the link – www.harbinshs.com And you can also find out how to adopt them through the various rescue organisations in the US and Underdogs International in the UK.
