Volunteers Needed At The Bethlehem Shelter

 

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https://www.gofundme.com/f/bethlehem-animal-shelter 

The Angel of Beit Sahour: Diana George Babish

 The Angel of Beit Sahour:  Diana George Babish

Working all day and often at all hours of the night, Diana George Babish fights to save the stray dogs and cats of Beit Sahour, about 5 minutes outside of Bethlehem.

As everyone knows Palestine suffers not only from political and physical isolation but the animals are also struggling just to find a home and food.

In difficult times for people and children the dogs and cats can be the last on the list.

In The West Bank there are not any humane societies or animal shelters.  There are not any programs to spay or neuter dogs and there is not any place for them to go when families are up-rooted.

Diana George Babish has established the only animal center and refuge for stray animals and injured animals in Palestine.

As a former banker working in Tel Aviv she definitely had the organizational skills to get her shelter going but there is a never ending need for donations, volunteers and a space to house these dogs while they are waiting to find a forever home.

The dogs are chipped, neutered, spayed and have received medical care.  Their papers are all in order to find a home all around the world.

One of the huge problems is finding homes and getting the word out about the need for fosters and her shelter.

She has been working very hard and diligently for many years to saves the lives of dogs in Bethlehem and the surrounding areas.  It is not uncommon for her to get a call in the middle of the night about a suffering dog, possible hit by a car.  Diana will always to go and get them and try to save their life, 24/7.  

The Times Of Israel did a lovely job of showcasing her efforts.

Visiting The West Bank on a magnificient trip with Bike Palestine one could not help but notice all of the stray dogs just hanging around.

Trying to get the word out and find homes for these well-cared for dogs.

Pleaase fell free to share this post and jump in with any ideas.

Chloelouise

Here is a link to the story about Diana in The Times:

https://www.timesofisrael.com/ex-palestinian-bankers-dogged-west-bank-animal-shelter-fights-for-its-life/

Bike Palestine

http://bikepalestine.com/

Some of my beautiful friends in Jenin

Helping Dogs in Palestine

 Diana George Babish has been rescuing dogs in Beit Sahour, Palestine for a lot of years.

She has devoted her life to helping these dogs.

Do you know a way to help or a good way to get the word out?

Thank you for your time and thank you for reading.

Chloe Louise--The Ronnie Republic

Beit Sahour is about 5 minutes outside of Bethlehem.

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I am always trying to tell everyone about Diana George Babish and her dog and cat shelter near Bethlehem in Palestine. 

The cool thing is that there are many folks working together to bridge the political and physical gaps to find homes for these animals.

Will you please consider helping Diana by just telling everyone about her place or maybe even a donation--or if you have any tips on sharing or possible donors who may be interested in this very worthy cause.

I visited Palestine and ended up falling in love with the place but I could not help but noticing so many stray dogs all over the place.

Thank you for reading and here is a little bit about Diana from her facebook page......just google Diana George Babish.

Rachel Zelcer

October 31 at 8:37 AM · 

My dear animal-loving friends: Diana will be here tomorrow for adoption day. I have a few donations for her already. If you’d like to donate food, supplies oe cash, please contact me and I will make sure she gets your donated goods or cash. Please remember that no donation is too small 🙏🏻 100 Shekels buys Diana’s fur babies 20kgs or dog/cat food. Please note that you can also donate directly to clinics where Diana takes the fur babies for treatment. Please get in touch with me directly and I will provide you with information.

Thank you in advance for your kindness ❤️

I want to thank Gideon Rosenblit and his wife, as well as Rivkah Naomi Green (donated in loving memory of her mom) for their generous donations to Diana’s shelter this week 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

Here is Diana bringing a dog to the airport in Tel Aviv on the way to a new home:

Helping Dogs in Palestine: Diana George Babish and Her Amazing Dog Shelter in Beit Sahour Palestine.....and more cute dog pictures

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Another happy ending for a very sweet dog " ANGELO" ...Thank You Diana George Babish for Making The World a Better Place

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Another happy ending for a very sweet dog " ANGELO" .
Angelo made it to Canada , yet he is five months , he had a long trip started with pain and abuse , but he had a happy ending. Angelo with three of his siblings were found in a cardboard box near the shelter four months ago. All had severe skin problems, the two females died but the males survived Tobby and Angelo. Angelo had another additional problem, people had cut part of his leg and burnt his stomach when he was less than a month. He got the necessary treatment and was fostered first by Samar Nashash, then Leonie Bannoura, and Kaie who gave him all the attention needed for 3 months. 


Now he is in a foster home in Canada with our friend Ari who adopted one of our dogs " Gus " till his new family will take him to their house. We thank all the fosters who cared for him, Miss Michelle Boles who volunteered to take him with her to Canada, and all our volunteers who helped to make this happens. Pls save a soul by supporting our doggies




https://www.gofundme.com/animal-rescue-amp-no-kill-shelter-….

The very beautiful and hard working Diana George Babish

نسرد لكم قصة نجاح اخرى، قصة نجاح وصول انجلو إلى كندا أمس. قبل أربعة أشهر ، وجدنا انجلو وثلاثة من اخوته في كرتونة بجوار الماوى وهم يبلغون الشهر من عمرهم، وقد كانوا يعانون من مشاكل جلدية كثيرة . لقد تلقوا العلاج الا ان اثنتين من الاناث توفت ، اما انجلوا كان قد تم تعذيبه أكثر من الناس حيث انهم قطعوا جزءا من قدمه وحرقوا بطنه. تلقى العلاج ، إلى أن قمنا بالنجاح بإيجاد عائلة تتبناه في كندا، وهو الان لدى عائلة حاضنة في كندا ، لدى صديق يدعى أري الذي سبق وتبنى من الجمعية الكلب جاس. نشكر كل من ساعدنا باستكمال مراحل حياته فقد كان هو واخوته برعاية سمر النشاش لفترة ثم ليوني بنورة ثم استقر انجلو لمدة ثلاثة أشهر برعاية كاي التي وفرت له كل الاهتمام والحب. ونشكر ميشيل بولس التي رافقته برحتلها من المطار إلى كندا ونشكر المتطوعين الذين ساعدونا بتوفير كل ما يلزم لوصول انجلو إلى حياته الجديدة في كندا.

copied from the facebook page of Diana George Babish

Thank you for reading and please share.


#LovePalestine

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Let's get a bite to eat and talk about helping dogs:


Here's Chuch again--click the link for all of the particulars.......

https://www.theronnierepublic.com/2019/05/heres-chuch-again-all-qualities-of.html




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Check out a free podcast from Urban Green Man, James Wanless on Sue Speaks:

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Consider nominating Diana George Babish as a CNN Hero:

Giving her exposure in order to help find homes for dogs with her fabulous Bethlehem Animal Shelter:

Here is a link to the page--feel free to copy anything you find helpful for the nomination if you wish.

https://www.theronnierepublic.com/2019/04/2019-nominations-now-open-for-cnn.html


Thank you for reading--All of the info and posts are available for sharing.


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Can you help my friends in Bethlehem--they need a home, too: From Ronnie at The Ronnie Republic

Can you help my friends in Bethlehem--they need a home, too.

Folks, my mom gave me a home and honestly, I have had very good fortune and I would like to pay it forward.

There are some real good kids out there in the area of Bethlehem and they need a home, too.

It is just a little bit more difficult for them to find a place to stay because unlike San Diego and Los Angeles they are not surrounded by huge cities and giant countries with plenty of prospective parents just waiting to bring an individual into their house.

Like me, these guys are not only good looking but they, too, have sensational personalities....seriously!

There is a lady there, Diana George Babish, and she has made a special house just for us......but here is the thing--there is just too many of us that need a home.

If you are heading over to Tel Aviv, let her know--we are all ready to go.

We are chipped, healthy, we have our passports and we are all set to go home with you.

Now, here's Chuch....... 




https://www.theronnierepublic.com/2019/05/i-want-this-guychuch-well-dressed-sits.html


Please click on the link above to find out more about Chuch and all of the other kids at Diana's house.



Thanks for reading and feel free to share this post everywhere.


Ronnie

My Beautiful Friends (Dogs) in Jenin #LovePalestine

Touring the countryside of Palestine with Bike Palestine, enjoying the history, the food, the olive groves and almond orchards one could not help but notice the stray dogs.

Why are all of these dogs just hanging around all by themselves out in the country?

After barking all night at our hotel in Jenin taking pictures at 6 AM was mandatory.

I will never get this guy out of my mind.......

He was young and he was friendly but he had to keep sitting down.

They were waiting for breakfast.

This is his friend.

This lovely gentleman is his friend, too.

Outside of our hotel.

Thank you for reading.


Share this post everywhere.

Here are a few more pictures:

https://photos.app.goo.gl/L5UR1yDw5RBlqblC2


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I want this guy.......Chuch: Well Dressed--Sits on the couch and watches TV--Everything a girl wants in a man

My heart is broken 💔 4 years in the cage. Four years.
People look at him and say:”well yeah he’s nice but my apartment is very small”
Have you seen his cage?!
2 square meter.

Chuch is almost 5 years old, vaccinated and neutered. Gets along with kids and some of the dogs.
He will be a great family dog.
For more info, contact by sms only -

054-6333030

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יש לו גם הרבה חברים על ארבע מבין ותיקי הכלביה שהוא כן נהנה לשחק עימם. צ'וץ רק צריך צ'אנס. הוא כבן 5 וכבר הגיע הזמן שיצא מהכלביה ואת השבוע הזה יבלה כבר בבית.
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My heart is broken 💔 4 years in the cage. Four years.
People look at him and say:”well yeah he’s nice but my apartment is very small”
Have you seen his cage?!
2 square meter.

Chuch is almost 5 years old, vaccinated and neutered. Gets along with kids and some of the dogs.
He will be a great family dog.
For more info, contact by sms only -

054-6333030

                                                                                                                                                  054-7204228



here is a link to the facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/830945027236415/permalink/912402652423985/

copied from Empty the Shelters--Bethlehem



Consider nominating Diana George Babish for a CNN Hero:

https://www.theronnierepublic.com/2019/04/2019-nominations-now-open-for-cnn.html

Bringing the world together with Howard Stern, Food and Fabric and Dogs and Cats......

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Everyone knows Howard Stern and his wife, Ann love cats.

Bringing the world together with food and fabric, Howard Stern and dogs and cats 

Can you help me get the word out about Diana George Babish and her cat and dog shelter in Bethlehem.

She is working very hard to save these beautiful animals but faces many challenges to find homes due to physical and political isolation.

Will you help me get the word out and also nominate her for a CNN Hero......this will give her a really big exposure in the United States and help her find homes for her friends.

Thank you for reading and here is a link to a post about her giving all of the important information:


https://www.theronnierepublic.com/2019/04/2019-nominations-now-open-for-cnn.html


Please share this post and spread the word in any way possible.

Jump in with any good ideas or info about fosters.

cl

How Howard Stern became a new man

Everyone knows Howard Stern and his wife, Ann love cats.

Bringing the world together with food and fabric, Howard Stern and dogs and cats 

Can you help me get the word out about Diana George Babish and her cat and dog shelter in Bethlehem.

She is working very hard to save these beautiful animals but faces many challenges to find homes due to physical and political isolation.

Will you help me get the word out and also nominate her for a CNN Hero......this will give her a really big exposure in the United States and help her find homes for her friends.

Thank you for reading and here is a link to a post about her giving all of the important information:


https://www.theronnierepublic.com/2019/04/2019-nominations-now-open-for-cnn.html


Please share this post and spread the word in any way possible.

Jump in with any good ideas or info about fosters.

cl

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  Hajja,the stray friendly dog whom we saw roaming on the streets and brought to the clinic to be fixed. She is happy to have the new collar Kyle has donated. We thank Kyle Delaney , who donated 25 collars and 100 leashes . He is a remarkable person, he donated before dogs and cats food with his friend Tala , and today he brought this amazing present to our precious doggies. @telyou01
  الحجة اللطيفة الكلبة الضالة التي تعيش في الشارع والتي قمنا باخذها وتم تعقيمها وهي اليوم تلعب مع كايل مسرورة بالقشاط الذي اشتراه . نشكر ديلاني كثيراً والذي قام بشراء 25 قشاطاً للرقبة و100 حبل لكلابنا الغالية ، وكايل انسان رائع حيث تبرع وصديقته تالا اكياساً من طعام الكلاب والقطط. @r4bbb1t
  #dogs #straydogs #streetdogs #shelters #adoptdogs #adoptdontshop #animalactivists#nokillshelters #vegans #vegansofinstagram #cats #bethlehemshelter #palestine #bethlehem#dianababish #donate #sponsor #becomesponsor

copied from #bethlehemshelter on instagram

'SHE IS FIGHTING AN ENTIRE SYSTEM; SHE'S A HERO IN OUR EYES'

Palestinian ex-banker’s dogged West Bank animal shelter fights for its life

Diana Babish runs a unique dog and cat shelter at Beit Sahour, and defies Palestinian critics to work closely with Israeli animal welfare volunteers; now she’s facing eviction

By JUDITH SUDILOVSKY16 February 2019, 3:42 pm7

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Diana Babish, an ex-banker from the Palestinian city of Bethlehem, carries a dog at the first dog shelter in the West Bank, in the town of Beit Sahour, on August 25, 2017. (AFP Photo/Musa Al Shaer)

The quest to save man’s best friend has brought together an unlikely pair: a former Palestinian bank manager who never leaves home without her makeup and high heels, and a straight-talking Australian volunteer who drives her around as she rescues stray cats and dogs throughout the West Bank.

But with an eviction notice from the Palestinian Authority’s Regional Environmental Health Department for the animal shelter founded by Diana George Babish, a Palestinian Catholic from Bethlehem, hanging over their head for two months now, Babish and Sophie Thompson spend their time rescuing homeless animals and ferrying them to a vet in Tel Aviv for medical treatment. With help from a handful of Israeli animal rescue volunteers and some dedicated Palestinian animal lovers, they are also finding permanent and foster homes for as many of the cats and dogs as they can.

The cited reason for the threatened eviction of the Animal and Environment Association Bethlehem shelter from its cement structure in the Area C location on the edge of Beit Sahour, south of Jerusalem, is “to preserve the public’s health and safety.”

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“They are saying we were polluting the water and people are complaining about the noise, but they have no proof. There is also an (awful) petting zoo here and a slaughterhouse (in the area, that is allowed to operate untroubled),” said Babish, who quit her prestigious and well-paying job last year to work full time for the shelter she founded in 2013.

A Palestinian Authority judge postponed a February 5 hearing on Babish’s appeal of the eviction until next month because nobody from the Palestinian Ministry of Health, Health Department or civil government bothered to show up.

Though there are rumors that Babish will be given the opportunity to find an alternative site for her shelter, the manager of the PA’s Environmental Health Department, Dr. Ziad Shqair, declined to comment on the matter, Beit Sahour Mayor Jihad Kheir did not return phone calls and Shukri Radaydeh, general manager of the civil governance, could not be reached.

There a few other Palestinian organizations that take in street animals — including a private cat sanctuary in Hebron — but Babish’s is the only shelter that continuously fights against the torture and poisoning of the creatures, provides them with needed medical care including neutering and vaccines, and actively searches for homes with Palestinian or Israeli families. According to Palestinian volunteer Sari Freitekh, indeed, there is a growing awareness about the plight of street animals among Palestinians largely because of some of the work Babish does.

The shelter takes in mainly cats and dogs, but no animal in need is turned away, and in 2017 it rescued two donkeys and took them to a donkey shelter.

Diana George Babish, founder of the Animal and Environment Association Bethlehem, rescued Dobby from the streets as a puppy. He was then adopted by a family in Hebron but shot in front of their house one night by Palestinian Authority police, she says. (Courtesy: The Animal and Environment Association Bethlehem shelter)

Babish’s goal is to design and maintain a modern state-of-the art animal control shelter to provide high quality rescue, care and treatment for homeless animals in the West Bank.

Babish and Thompson spent Christmas Eve bringing an array of cats and dogs from the shelter to adoptive and foster homes in Israel, fearing that the shelter would be closed at the end of December. During the last torrential storm, Thompson drove their beat-up white van up to Hebron and then to a Tel Aviv veterinarian clinic to rescue a puppy who had been tortured and had his back sliced open down to the muscles.

For the two women, these were just two regular days spent in animal rescue. Most of her animals are treated at the veterinary clinic in Tel Aviv, and she and Thompson travel there several times a week.

Palestinians are slowly becoming aware of her work through word of mouth and her presence on social media. With the option available to them now, some know to call her when they see an animal in trouble, said Babish.

It was former Beit Sahour mayor Hany Hayet who gave Babish permission to open her shelter at the site, in part because no other construction is possible in the area; it is under Israeli administrative control, she said, and all infrastructure construction is done by Israel, which does not allow Palestinians to build there.

Diana George Babish and a rescued dog. (Courtesy: The Animal and Environment Association Bethlehem shelter)

Babish used $20,000 of her own money to refurbish the current structure. It has been financed with donations, and run in part with assistance from Israeli animal rescue organizations and individuals. Many of the dogs and cats she has rescued over the years have been adopted or are being fostered by Israelis.

She has to date rescued over 400 dogs and more than 100 cats from the harsh streets of West Bank cities. Recently she sent 15 dogs for adoption to Canada.

“Diana is quite isolated among her population as people seem not to be concerned about her mission,” said Rachel Bento-Touitou, an animal rescue volunteer from Tel Aviv who has been coordinating online efforts to find placements for the animals. “She is extremely dedicated and will move mountains for the animals. The fact that she is fighting an entire system makes her a hero in our eyes and we need to support her.”

Babish continues to work with Israeli rescue organizations despite the many critics within Palestinian society, including members of her own family, who complain about her interaction with Israelis and about her efforts helping animals when there is so much need among Palestinians.

“We in the rescue community put aside politics for the well-being of the animals,” said Babish. “I tell (my critics) God gives each one of us our mission and there are a lot of organizations taking care of people. My mission is to take care of the animals, the most vulnerable beings in the world. If we had people who would adopt the dogs here (in the West Bank) I would leave them here, but Palestinians don’t want street dogs. They want purebred dogs.”

She admitted it is not an easy mission in a place where, she said, society traditionally gives little importance to treating animals with compassion and widely considers government-approved shooting and poisoning of stray animals as the best solution to population control.

Diana George Babish and a rescued dog. (Courtesy: The Animal and Environment Association Bethlehem shelter)

Babish’s work is “far from ordinary,” said young Ramallah animal activist Freitekh, and she has survived against all odds in one of the most animal hostile municipalities, he said.

He said Babish and other animal activists like himself have made some inroads with the Ramallah municipality, which recently agreed to look for different methods of dealing with the street dog problem other than shooting the dogs. He noted that there have been attempts by some Palestinian officials who appreciate the work Babish is doing to find her an alternative location.

Freitekh predicted that in the next few years Ramallah will open an animal shelter and start promoting “dog-culture.”

As part of her work, Babish has worked with Father Marwan Di’def, principal of the Franciscan Terra Sancta School in Bethlehem, to raise animal awareness among the students by bringing kittens and puppies into the classrooms.

“Diana is doing really unique work. Animals are one of the creations God gave to us as a gift and we can’t let other people treat them badly. We opened our doors at the school so the students would have this experience of respecting animals, God’s creations. Instead of shutting the shelter down, (the authorities) should help her and give her a bigger shelter,” said Di’def. “She is trying to change the mentality and culture here.”

In Jerusalem, Chaya Beili, a board member of the Jerusalem Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (JSPCA) and the volunteer manager of the JSPCA’s animal shelter in Atarot, north of Jerusalem, said the JSPCA is in touch with Babish, whom it has helped in the past at its spay and neutering clinic, to monitor the current situation to see what assistance will be needed should the Beit Sahour shelter be closed.

“We always try to help,” Beili said. “These animals are being brutalized by the authorities who should be protecting them. Unfortunately the territories are much worse (for animals) than the Jewish parts of Israel.”

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