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Showing posts with label animal shelter in Bethlehem. Show all posts
Showing posts with label animal shelter in Bethlehem. Show all posts
These lovely companions are available for adoption.
One can easily bring home a dog on their next trip to Tel Aviv.
Diana George Babish has done an excellent job of providing care for her dogs at her shelter in Beit Sahour. This is only 5 minutes outside of Bethlehem.
The dogs have had medical care, neutered and spayed and micro chipped.
Hundreds of Diana's dogs have been adopted internationally.
She provides the kennels and papers so it is not an issue to bring them into another country.
One of the big issues in finding homes for the dogs is isolation by land and politics.
She would love to send some of her dogs to The United States in order to provide homes for some of these lovely creatures she has worked so hard to save.
Do you have any ideas or experience in this area: fosters, bringing dogs to the U.S., donations, volunteers to bring the dogs here, getting the word out, etc.
It is much less expensive to bring a dog with a person as opposed to sending the dog separately as cargo.
Here is my e-mail and then a link to the facebook page of the shelter.
Just wanted to tell everyone about Diana George Babish and her animal shelter just outside of Bethlehem in Beit Sahour. I visited there this year as part of my side trip with Bike Palestine. She is having a large problem right now because the government officials are in the process of closing her shelter. She has saved hundreds of dogs and cats from abuse and hunger and abandonment. As you may know, there is a huge issue in the region with stray dogs. I noticed this on my first trip to Palestine and one of our guides said that the people there are struggling so hard with the activities of daily living there just is not a focus on animals. The shelter is really doing God's work because not only are they isolated by land but they are also isolated by politics, as well. Another problem is that there is not a government council such as a humane society or animal protection. Many dogs are abandoned and end up forming packs that roam the city. The animals cannot survive in this way and sadly, once in a while they attack a child. She has the only animal shelter in the West Bank and right now she needs all of the help she can get.
If anyone out there has any suggestions for helping or can adopt any dog or cat this would save the life of an animal. She easily provides documents, crates and instructions--hundreds of her rescued dogs have been adopted all over the world.
Here is a link to her facebook page and thank you for taking the time to read this post:
Here is a link to the facebook page of the shelter for more info on signing a petition, sending and e-mail to the government council and also a Go fund Me:
Check out Boss--he is a cool cat and he needs a home. Please share this post...........
I wrote a post about the animal shelter in Bethlehem. If you want me to edit it in some way so you can put it on your page just let me know. This lady is working so hard to help the dogs and cats. I visited her and fell in love with the people and the place. I am trying to tell every one about it. thank you for your time, Cl
Early this morning , Lama Shehadeh Tazami from Al Doha, Bethlehem, called us to rescue a small dog hit by a car. The puppy was almost 4 months , hit by a car and left in the middle of the street. We told Lama to ask somone's help to move the puppy to the side road until we come. We came and found the puppy in difficult condition, blood coming out her nose and her eyes are full of blood. We sent the dog in a taxi to a clinic in Jerusalem,where the she got fluid,medicine,and observation since her condition wasn't stable and had severe dehydration .The dog needs more tests and treatment, please urgent help is needed to cover her treatment at the clinic. Whoever wants to help, please donate to her file at Abu Ghosh vet clinic phone number 0545613377, 0723224769 .Thank you
We thank Lama, her husband and the people who help in moving her off the road.
Irresponsibility in driving causes death to many creatures among animals, which consequently causes damage, pain and of course high cost covering the treatment .
تلقينا صباح هذا اليوم اتصالاً من السيدة لما شحادة تزامي تعلمنا عن وجود كلب في وسط الطريق وقد دعسته سيارة. طلبنا منها أن تطلب من المارة وضع الكلب على طريق آمن بعيداً عن الشارع وتسقيه الماء لغاية أن نحضر لمساعدته. وجدنا ان الجروة تبلغ من العمر الاربعة أشهر وفي حالة حرجة عيناها مليئتان بالدم وايضاً أنفها ونفسها ضعيف. تم نقلها بسيارة الى عيادة بالقدس وتتلقى حالياً السوائل والعلاج كونها في حالة جفاف قوية. نشكر السيدة لما وزوجها والناس الذين قاموا بنقل الجروة لطرف الطريق .
الجروة بحاجة الى مساعدة فوضعها حرج وبحاجة لمزيد من صور الاشعة والعلاج، فمن يرغب بمساعدتها الاتصال بالعيادة على الارقام التالية : 0545613377 و 0723224769 . شكراً
الاستهتار بالارواح يسبب الموت للكائنات الحية منها الحيوانات التي تتعرض للدهس يومياً دون الاكتراث بأن حياتها ايضاً لها ثمن هذا ويتسبب أيضاً بمخاسر مادية لمن يقوم بمعالجتها.
Early this morning , Lama Shehadeh Tazami from Al Doha, Bethlehem, called us to rescue a small dog hit by a car. The puppy was almost 4 months , hit by a car and left in the middle of the street. We told Lama to ask somone's help to move the puppy to the side road until we come. We came and found the puppy in difficult condition, blood coming out her nose and her eyes are full of blood. We sent the dog in a taxi to a clinic in Jerusalem,where the she got fluid,medicine,and observation since her condition wasn't stable and had severe dehydration .The dog needs more tests and treatment, please urgent help is needed to cover her treatment at the clinic. Whoever wants to help, please donate to her file at Abu Ghosh vet clinic phone number 0545613377, 0723224769 .Thank you We thank Lama, her husband and the people who help in moving her off the road. Irresponsibility in driving causes death to many creatures among animals, which consequently causes damage, pain and of course high cost covering the treatment . تلقينا صباح هذا اليوم اتصالاً من السيدة لما شحادة تزامي تعلمنا عن وجود كلب في وسط الطريق وقد دعسته سيارة. طلبنا منها أن تطلب من المارة وضع الكلب على طريق آمن بعيداً عن الشارع وتسقيه الماء لغاية أن نحضر لمساعدته. وجدنا ان الجروة تبلغ من العمر الاربعة أشهر وفي حالة حرجة عيناها مليئتان بالدم وايضاً أنفها ونفسها ضعيف. تم نقلها بسيارة الى عيادة بالقدس وتتلقى حالياً السوائل والعلاج كونها في حالة جفاف قوية. نشكر السيدة لما وزوجها والناس الذين قاموا بنقل الجروة لطرف الطريق . الجروة بحاجة الى مساعدة فوضعها حرج وبحاجة لمزيد من صور الاشعة والعلاج، فمن يرغب بمساعدتها الاتصال بالعيادة على الارقام التالية : 0545613377 و 0723224769 . شكراً الاستهتار بالارواح يسبب الموت للكائنات الحية منها الحيوانات التي تتعرض للدهس يومياً دون الاكتراث بأن حياتها ايضاً لها ثمن هذا ويتسبب أيضاً بمخاسر مادية لمن يقوم بمعالجتها.
copied from the facebook page of Diana George Babish,
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Less than an hour after U.S. President Donald Trump recognized Jerusalem as Israel's capital, Palestinians protested by turning off the lights on the Christmas tree outside Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity, the traditional birthplace of Jesus.
It was a timely reminder that while headlines focused on Islamist calls for uprisings and Trump's references to Jewish historical ties, the president's words also stirred deep feelings among the Palestinians' small Christian community.
Coming out of the Sunday service in his Assyrian Catholic church in Jerusalem, Fredrick Hazo accused Trump of "dragging all the world into trouble", and called on the U.S. leader to reverse his decision.
"We are united - Christians, Muslims, we are one," said the 59-year-old Palestinian musician, standing in an alley in the heart of the Old City, surrounded by shops selling religious trinkets.
He was frustrated by the politics, but confident the delicate balance the three faiths kept in the holy city would prevail. "In this sacred place, God is protecting us all. We are guarded by his angels in Jerusalem," Hazo added.
Christians make up around just one percent of the Palestinian population in Gaza, the West Bank and East Jerusalem - though they punch above their weight in local and national politics.
Back in July, Hazo protested alongside Muslims against Israel's installation of security scanners at the nearby al-Aqsa mosque - Islam's third holiest site - after two Arab-Israeli gunmen shot dead two Israeli police officers at the site.
It removed the metal detectors after days of bloody clashes, scenes that have not been repeated in the city since Trump's declaration.
UNITED IN PRAYER
The appeals to religious unity inside Jerusalem's walls stand in contrast to the more divided voices outside.
In the hours running up to Trump's statement, Pope Francis called for the status quo in the city to be respected. The Episcopal Church of the United States said Trump's announcement "could have profound ramifications on the peace process and the future of a two-state solution".
But Trump's decision found strong backing from another corner of the Christian community - many among his own country's politically powerful evangelicals who see God's hand in the modern-day return of Jews to a biblical homeland.
Trump convened a circle of evangelical advisers during his presidential bid, and he was the overwhelming favorite of white evangelical voters in last year’s U.S. election.
"We are all bible-believers and we believe that this is the bible-land and that Jerusalem is the ancient capital of Israel back to the days of King David," said Dallas-based Mike Evans, part of an evangelical group that met Trump on Monday.
"So for our president to stand up and declare it makes us extremely proud and honored."
For Palestinian supermarket cashier Mohammed al-Hawa, however, Trump's words and the logic behind them ignored the more complex reality on the ground.
People of all faith in Jerusalem were united in prayer, the 33-year-old said, even if they were divided over politics.
"Christians, Jews and Muslims live in this city together. There is no problem between them. Only the politics. The governments want to make wars," he said.
"This is my city - my blood, my life," added a 70-year-old Palestinian, walking through the pilgrim-packed courtyard of Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulchre, revered by Christians as the site of Jesus's tomb.
The church is packed into a small parcel of land that also holds the al-Aqsa compound and Judaism's Western Wall
"I can go to the church, to anywhere in Jerusalem, not Trump nor Netanyahu can stop me," added the man who identified himself only as a "Jerusalemite".
(Additional reporting by Mustafa Abu Ganeyeh in Bethelem; Editing by Jeffrey Heller and Andrew Heavens)
Love this story….on a recent trip to Palestine as we were biking through the beautiful countryside and enjoying the food and the hospitality of the people I could not help but notice the countless dogs and cats that just seemed to be wandering around on their own. As I asked our tour guide about the welfare of the animals I immediately realized the ridiculous nature of my question as he indicated the folks in Palestine are having enough trouble just surviving with the water shortage and all of the rules and regulations imposed by the Israeli government. This lady is doing a good job in a difficult situation–she has a good heart–best wishes and prayers for her facility, not to mention it shines a light on the situation and the suffering, in general. Shining a light on the suffering in Palestine--dogs and people, too--what about the children. from the anguspost.com:
"This is not about politics this is not religious, this is pure human ethics.”
The war between the Israelis and Palestinians is timeless, and one known all too well by most of the general population. The thought of the two groups working together seems decades away from now. However, a recent situation involving shelter animals has struck the hearts of thousands of readers. The safety and well-being of stray dogs has convinced this community to finally work together.
Just east of Bethlehem, in a town called Beit Sahur, the only Palestinian-run animal shelter in the West Bank was in danger of shutting down last week. A crowd-funding campaign was created through Headstart, in which they were asking for NIS 50,000 in order to keep the shelter running. As of Sunday, August 28th, more than NIS 74,000 had been raised. The most incredible part of all of this is that over 400 of the backers were Israeli.
Thanks to hundreds of Israeli donations, it appears [the shelter] will continue its mission of protecting dogs and cats.
The campaign was started and is hosted by Preserving the Rights of Animals (PTROA), an Israeli organization, which will collect funds, and distribute the money to the Beit Sahur shelter. There are currently 60 dogs within their care.
There are currently 60 dogs at the small Palestinian-run shelter.
The shelter in Beit Sahur is run by a 38-year-old woman named Diana Babish. Before opening the shelter, Diana Babish was the regional branch manager of the Jordan Commercial Bank. She also has a Masters Degree in international cooperation and development from Bethlehem University.
Babish opened the shelter one year ago, in hopes of aiding the homeless animal population of Bethlehem, as the numbers have risen drastically throughout the years of war.
In an interview with Jerusalem Post, Babish described the reason why she believed an animal shelter was necessary for Bethlehem and surrounding areas.
The idea for a shelter came when I saw how dogs are being treated. Dogs are not a priority animal here and municipalities poison them.
Babish searched for a plot of land to build an animal shelter, but was turned down at every opportunity. Eventually, she was able to convince the Beit Sahur Municipality to provide a small piece of land, where she began construction of the animal shelter.
She paid for the construction out of her own pocket.
Preserving the Rights of Animals helped raise enough money to keep the shelter open.
President of Preserving the Rights of Animals, Yoram Erez, stated that Babish “didn’t know what kind of trouble she was getting into,” as the epidemic of homeless animals began to overflow her small shelter.
Within months, she was over $3,000 in debt to contractors, and forced to pay daily for the upkeep of the facility.
Though Diana Babish has been able to cut costs by feeding dogs chicken and rice from wedding services, she is still overburdened with expensive medical bills.
Babish often takes in dogs who are injured or sick, and many are in need of greater care than she can give them. Dogs in need of medical treatment are sent to Israeli veterinarians, where the medical bills add up quickly. One dog’s medical bill was over NIS 45,000. Thankfully, PTROA helped cover the cost.
After aiding Babish with her veterinarian care, they aimed to assist her further by creating the crowd-funding campaign. Yoram Erez believes that Babish is headed in the right direction.
The situation is not good for many dogs and cats in the Palestinian Authority, but I think Diana is the point that we need to start from to make a change.
Yoram Erez and PTROA hope that they will be able to raise enough money to open a larger, more modern animal shelter in place of the one Babish has created. They hope to have an open door policy, where both Israelis and Palestinians will have equal access.
For now, they are working in the field to help homeless animals, while raising money to keep Babish’s shelter afloat.
Animals, whether they are in Palestine or in Israel, have to be helped. This is not about politics, this is not religious, this is pure human ethics. I thank all the people for their love and support.
