Good news from Dubrovnik. :) Mato Frankovic has won the election and is the new Mayor of Dubrovnik. This is indeed good news for the dogs in Dubrovnik, because Mato has promised to build a no kill shelter for them. Mato immediately sent food for the dogs upon taking the office. His first meeting was with members of Network For Animals, where he discussed what all needs to be done to build the shelter.

In the meantime, any help will be greatly appreciated. The dogs need veterinary care and help during the transitioning phase.

"But Mato is a mayor, not a magician and a new shelter will take time to create. The problem is bureaucracy. He has to find a piece of land, get planning permission, find funding and then build the shelter."

Please if you can, donate.


"We are so close to achieving a major victory for dogs in distress in Dubrovnik, please stand with me in this final battle. The new mayor is trying to create a new shelter by Christmas. Give generously so that dogs in distress in Dubrovnik will have the finest Christmas present they could ever have, freedom from the threat of death."

You can read the original article here: Dogs of Dubrovnik – we are winning, but really need your help!

The government of China announced in December 2016 that it intended to stop all ivory trading by the end of 2017. And China is sticking to its promise and shutting down ivory processing factories, in accordance with their self-imposed March 2017 deadline.

It seemed like the UK was also planning to ban all ivory trade. But now, it looks like the Conservatives have gone back on their promise to ban the ivory trade.

"It seemed for a while that the Conservative Party realised that unless an ivory trade ban is introduced, elephants face extinction in the wild within the lifetime of most people in the UK."

So, why did they change their minds?

"The prevailing view is that an ivory trade ban would cost the antiques industry money and so it successfully lobbied influential Conservatives to have it dropped. Many antiques contain ivory or are made of ivory, a ban would prevent trading in such items."

The general election in the UK will be held on June 8. Conservative MPs were among those who fought to have an ivory ban, but with the current situation, a vote for the Conservatives on June 8 will mean continued ivory trade. The Labour Party’s 2017 Manifesto has pledged to ban ivory trading in the UK. There is no mention of it in the Liberal Democrat’s 2017 Manifesto.

"Elephants are dying at a rate of one every fifteen minutes at the hands of ivory poachers. They are facing extinction if urgent action isn’t taken. If this is an issue you care about, then please make sure your vote at the General Election is one that will put the plight of elephants, and indeed all endangered species on the agenda."

You can see the original article here: Your Vote Could Help Ban Ivory Trading in The UK

I hope UK will choose the party that wants to end ivory trade, once and for all.

The dogs in Dubrovnik still need our help!

There are currently 360 dogs at the Zarcovica Animal Shelter, on the mountainside outside Dubrovnik in Croatia, where they are cared for by Sandra Sambrailo.

"Sandra Sambrailo told us with tears in her eyes that after 14 years of living alone on a mountainside that is freezing cold and wet in winter and baking hot in summer, she does not know how much longer she can continue."


The government of Croatia didn't care about the dogs, and the previous mayor was exposed for lying about dog kennels he claimed to have bought. After being exposed, he lost his job. Now an election will be held on June 6, to choose the new Mayor. One candidate, Mato Frankovic, has pledged to create a no kill animal shelter. The other was head of an organization that tried to seize the dogs in the middle of the night and send them to kill shelters. Network for Animals is supporting Mato Frankovic. He won the first round of elections but still faces a tough battle on June 6.

"If Mato loses, the dogs face disaster and death."

If Mato wins, it is still going to take some time until the laws have passed and a new shelter can be built. Time in which these dogs will still suffer and need help. Zarcovica Animal Shelter has no sanitation, running water or electricity! The dogs need food and medical care. Network for Animals has paid for vaccinations, shelters and medical care. But new dogs arrive all the time.


"We have to do more because the street dogs of Dubrovnik have no other hope."

Here is the link where you can make a donation and view the original article: It's Do or Die for the Dogs in Distress in Dubrovnik.

Please donate if you can to help the dogs in Dubrovnik.