{"id":14312,"date":"2020-07-06T18:31:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-06T16:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/intombi.de\/blog\/sonja-founds-hearts4paws-e-v-and-gives-4important-tips-for-animal-welfare\/"},"modified":"2020-11-26T18:35:05","modified_gmt":"2020-11-26T17:35:05","slug":"sonja-founds-hearts4paws-e-v-and-gives-4important-tips-for-animal-welfare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/intombi.de\/en\/blog\/sonja-founds-hearts4paws-e-v-and-gives-4important-tips-for-animal-welfare\/","title":{"rendered":"Sonja founds Hearts4Paws e.V. and gives 4 important tips for animal welfare"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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Sonja from Heart4Paws e.V.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Do you want to work for animal welfare? <\/strong>But you don’t know how? Sonja gives you 4 valuable tips<\/strong>. Furthermore, in our interview she tells you why she founded her animal protection organisation Hearts4Paws e.V.<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Hope for a better life – Hearts4Paws e.V. gives street dogs and cats a new home<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

“My husband and I moved to Bucharest, Romania, for his work. I came to animal welfare in the classic way, like a virgin to a child.<\/strong> I had to go to the doctor with our two cats, which we had brought with us from Germany, because they had to be re-vaccinated. This is how I got to know Adina, the veterinarian and founder of the OneRescue Association,<\/strong> and her work. I felt the need to help<\/strong> and find a nice home for a few animals”, tells us Sonja (34 years, from Heilbronn).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

A project from the heart becomes a passion<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Sonja and a group of volunteers<\/strong> are committed to the Romanian animal welfare through the Hearts4Paws e.V. initiative she founded.<\/strong> Her initiative mediates for the OneRescue Association rescued animals from the street <\/strong>out of a private shelter in Cosba to Germany<\/strong>. Shelter is another word for animal home. Sonja lived in Romania herself from the beginning of 2017 until the end of 2019 and was on site at the shelter almost every day, so she knows all the animals and their living conditions and stories<\/strong>. Meanwhile she lives in Germany again, but still visits the Shelter monthly to be close to the animals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

When I first saw the great suffering, I was shocked. The tearsflowed and I had no more control over my emotions. InGermany I have never seen anything comparable before. Iwould love to help all animals.<\/p>SONJA, FOUNDER OF HEARTS4PAWS E.V<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n

This work is only possible with a team full of power women<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

“In the meantime, I am no longer actively involved in the mediation, but I have Elena (dog department), Marianne (cat department) and they each have their girls<\/strong> who do the mediation of the dogs and cats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I myself now take care of administrative things<\/strong> like answering e-mails and social media. I write protection contracts for the dogs<\/strong>, take care of the finances together with Elena and maintain our lists and tables. I also write the departure lists for the transport company every week and coordinate them with the veterinary office responsible for us. If I am at the shelter one week a month, I practically bring work with me for the rest of the month<\/strong>,” laughs Sonja. “I edit the videos of the individual animals, pull out pictures for the homepage and pass on my character assessments <\/strong>of the newly filmed animals to my girls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

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Public relations, administration and relationship work are part of <\/strong>my everyday life at the Shelter<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

My daily to do’s<\/strong> consist of posting stories on Instagram, filming for the YouTube vlogs<\/strong>, and new animals for mediation. Additionally, there are pictures and updates of already registered animals for the homepage or for the adopters<\/strong> who are already waiting for their animals. I also help Adina with the treatment of the animals and I always try to spend as much time as possible with the animals to be able to assess them well<\/strong> and to break the ice between humans and animals at one point or another. \ud83d\ude0a<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

The challenge? Not to lose courage and hope in the face of all the ills<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Animal welfare work per se brings with it a lot of sadness and frustration<\/strong>, you just have to learn to deal with it. Whenever you think you have seen it all, you see even more suffering and shocking fates<\/strong> that you can only shake your head over. But in fact, you also become a bit blunt and learn to deal with it and to set yourself apart<\/strong>. You can’t take these feelings with you to bed every night, you have to be able to switch off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n