Zori - Back on Her Feet

Zori was hit by a car in Vratsa in September 2026. For almost a week she was moved from one place to another with a shattered pelvis, and nobody got her the treatment she needed. Today she is walking again, because supporters of the Foundation answered the appeal for her operation within a day. This is her story.

18th September, 2026

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This video reached us in the morning. It was taken somewhere near the old cemetery in Vratsa. Calls like this reach us every day.

18th September, 2026

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Thank you to Delta Guard Ltd. for raising the alarm and helping us find the puppy.

20th September, 2026

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We named her Zori.

Here is what we know. On the morning of 18th September we got a call about a puppy in distress near the old cemetery in Vratsa. By the time I got there, she was gone. In the afternoon she turned up in front of the town hall, unable to move. Someone had carried her there.

When we took her to the Gergiovche clinic, it turned out she had been there before. A man brought her in on 14th September and paid for an X-ray, but never came back for her treatment. Then I remembered that on 13th September someone had called about a dog hit by a car. We were already dealing with another severe case that day, so I told the caller where to take the dog and how to start raising funds. That did not happen.

So she has had this injury since 13th September. In all those days nobody sought help for her. She was simply moved from one place to another.

Her pelvis is broken in several places. She is in so much pain that she refuses to eat. She looks at me with sad eyes and accepts her fate.

She needs at least two implants. The operation will cost about 1,000 EUR, and she will have to stay as an in-patient at the St Antim clinic in Sofia, where Dr Nikolov will operate. We have no time. More than six days have passed and the fractures are already starting to fuse. We have a day or two, and after that there is no point in operating.

We cannot cover this operation from our own funds, so it depends entirely on donations.

Zori has also tested positive for giardia, and we have started her on metronidazole. All her other tests are negative.

If anyone wants to help Zori, so that she doesn't stay disabled for life, please donate through the Foundation's bank account.

21st September, 2026

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We are setting off with Zori for the St Antim clinic in Sofia. More later.

22nd September, 2026

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Zori was operated on yesterday, the day after we asked for help. The clinic called this evening: everything is fine, and she is already trying to walk. Tomorrow I'll drive to Sofia to bring her home, and we'll know more then.

This operation happened because of you. Thank you to everyone who donated and gave a homeless puppy the chance of a normal life.

23rd September, 2026

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Zori is home. It was a long day: with the dogs from 8:00 until 3:00 in the afternoon, then the drive to Sofia and back. We only just got in, because Zori had to be settled somewhere warm and given her medication first.

The operation went well. Thank you all for your support.

9th October, 2026

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Zori. After a week of being passed around the streets with broken bones, she came under the protection of Paws of Justice. She has now fully recovered from the operation to place her implants, she is cured of giardia too, and she is waiting for her person, someone to love her and keep her safe.

Today

Zori is looking for a home. If you would like to meet her, or know someone who might, please send us a message through the website.

An operation like Zori's costs about 1,000 EUR, and it was only possible thanks to the donations of our supporters.

If you can, please consider helping us support animals in need by making a donation using any of the following methods. Any amount helps us take care of abandoned animals, pay medical bills and rescue animals in distress.

80 cents feeds one of our dogs for a day. 20 EUR pays for a puppy's first vaccine. 25 EUR can feed one dog for a whole month. A monthly donation of any size helps most, because it lets us plan ahead. You can set one up through the website's donation menu.

Bank transfer:
United Bulgarian Bank
IBAN: BG54UBBS81551011825561
BIC: UBBSBGSF
PAWS OF JUSTICE FOUNDATION

PayPal:
https://paypal.me/pkalinkina

Or using the website's donation menu.