It’s been a few years since I accidentally came across some absolutely heartbreaking authentic videos from Romanian public shelters, where dogs were being brutally killed without any empathy or respect for living beings. I could not understand what was happening there or why. I kept asking myself: what is going on? Why are they treating dogs this way? What could possibly lead people to behave like this?

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After that, I started cooperating with people who were actively involved in rescue efforts directly in Romania. As a volunteer, I helped save dogs from certain death. Otherwise, in these facilities, dogs are ruthlessly euthanized after 14 days.

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I personally fostered a dog named Brownie from one of the public shelters. He has now been happily adopted for several years, and I still keep in touch with his adopters. Back then, I perceived rescue work mainly on an emotional level and was unable to set boundaries for myself, although boundaries are very important in this field.

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I continue trying to help, and I truly believe that people’s attitude toward dogs — and animals in general — will gradually improve. I hope animals will begin to be seen as living beings who feel emotions just like we do, rather than as “living objects” existing only for human convenience and needs.