This is the shelter that Harborough Animal Concern is supporting.


Serbia is a country that has gone through the turmoil of war and unrest and still has a very long way to go. What suffers most in a country like this is the animal population, and in Serbia they are suffering terribly for the sins of men. Dogs were abandoned during the time of conflict and they survived as best they could and continued to breed in their thousands.

Now they are considered a pest by the Serbian authorities and are hunted, poisoned and stabbed to death. There is hysteria about the threat of rabies, even though many animals have been vaccinated. There is much hate and fear of dogs. Just ordinary loving dogs who would make excellent family pets are rounded up by the shinters - dog catchers employed by the government to catch and eventually kill dogs by inhumane means.
In the midst of all this horror are a few people who are trying to make a difference and working to change the cruelty in their country. One of these people is Jelena Kostic with whom HARBOROUGH ANIMAL CONCERN is working. Jelena has a sanctuary for dogs and cats rescued from the dog catchers, and those that are dumped at her gates. REMEMBER THERE IS NO RSPCA OR PDSA IN SERBIA.

I believe that we in our comfortable society have a duty to help countries like Serbia to get a proper, humane system of animal care off the ground. Since we and other like minded organisations have been helping Jelena we have noticed that more local people are becoming involved with looking after the animals and more local people are making donations. It is very hard because lots of people in Serbia are very poor, BUT WE ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE!

We have a programme of neutering, building shelters, kennels and sending money for food and veterinary care .

Please visit the pages on our website and see the individual animals we have helped. Jelena has over 300 dogs and we need to build more shelters for them, many of them are still on chains. Our aim is to get all the dogs off chains, into large enclosures and neutered so that they can be together in groups.

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world; indeed it is the only thing that ever has. - Margaret Mead