Spay and Neuters on Dogs/Cats in Bucharest

It has always been understood that the public shelters in Romania are notoriously bad for treating dogs like vermin. Succumbing to communicable diseases for which none are vaccinated, multiple pregnancies, starvation and bludgeoning to death have all been noted as a result of living in a public shelter.

However, this is not the end of the story as last weekend people across Romania came together to protest. The protest focused on the public shelter in Suraia where 15,000 dogs were killed. This is obviously not the first incident of its kind but it was the first time so many people (in their thousands!) have marched in solidarity against such horrors occurring.

“Thousands of people gathered in Bucharest yesterday. From all corners of Romania, they travelled to the capital to make their voices heard. The reason was the horror in the public shelter Suraia, where as many as 15,000 dogs have been killed. Slaughtered for no reason! The news about this has reached all over the country. Images and testimonies have caused deep outrage. People are tired of government supervised animals being abused and even tax money being used for it. The demonstrators demanded transparency, responsibility and most of all change. They want this to stop. That animals will no longer be treated as street garbage, but as living beings with rights.”(Stichting Le Woef, February 2026)

This is where animal lovers in Romania stand today, ASNI is proud to share this knowledge and know that education over the years is having a powerful positive effect on people’s care of their animals.

Now for the governmental authorities to be educated and make changes!

Links:

• http://www.animalsni.uk