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Oasis des Vétérans

2022 in a couple of numbers :

• more than 19 years of existence
• more than 1'900 animals rescued, including about 1'500 dogs
• more than 82  animals found a new home, including 64 dogs
• 4 animal keepers, 4 assistant keepers and 2 apprentices
• more than 200’000.- CHF of charges (veterinary, exploitation and food costs)

For example, a dog staying one year in the shelter costs an average of 1'500.- CHF per year (assuming that it does not arrive with serious health problems).

What is L'Oasis des Vétérans?

L'Oasis des Vétérans is an association founded in 2004 by Marina Tami in Lugano. In 2006, the association moved to Vaulruz in the canton of Fribourg. Other important dates include 2008, when the Oasis des Vétérans was recognized as a non-profit organization.

What makes this association special? Quite simply, it's Fribourg's nursing home for elderly dogs and cats. In fact, the primary aim of the shelter is to take care of our four-legged friends, mainly elderly and/or disabled, when they are abandoned or following the entry into a nursing home or the death of their owner, and thus to offer each dog and cat a decent retirement full of love. When the animal's health permits, it can be proposed for adoption. However, the adopter must be sure to provide the animal with a suitable environment and lifestyle.

Financially, the Oasis des Vétérans association receives no public aid, and survives exclusively on donations and the services it offers:

• Pension for dogs

• Boutique de l'Oasis (second-hand store for our four-legged friends)

Finally, we couldn't end this presentation without telling you about the Musée des Vétérans. An unusual place, where you can discover a variety of canine-related objects.

How can you support them?

SPA Valais

2021 in a couple of numbers :

• more than 45 years of existence

• more than 350 animals rescued, including about 80 dogs

• more than 260 animals found a new home, including 60 dogs

• more than 450'000 CHF of charges (11 collaborators, veterinary, exploitation and food costs)

For example, a dog staying one year in the shelter costs an average of 9'000.00 CHF per year (assuming that it does not arrive with serious health problems).

What is the SPA Valais?

The SPA (society for the protection of animals) Valais is an association recognized as being of public utility, as it actively collaborates with the cantonal veterinary office. They collaborate in particular during animal rescues or interventions related to mistreatment.

This association exists since 1975 but under the name of Ligue Valaisanne pour la protection des animaux (LVPA). It was located in Sion and was called "Le refuge cantonal". It is only in 1991 that the shelter moved to Ardon and became the SPA Valais.

Its main goal is to take care of and welcome abandoned, distressed or sequestered animals, in order to place them in a new family. The staff and volunteers work 365 days a year to give them a new chance to be happy.

The actions of the SPA Valais are numerous:

• to help animals in suffering,
• to prosecute the authors of mistreatment,
• centralize all administrative information concerning abandoned or lost animals,
• to help the owners to find their animal,
• to support people without resources for the temporary care of their animals,
• prevent abandonment and mistreatment by communicating regularly on the need to treat animals with kindness (animal rights, campaigns against abandonment).

It also offers other services than taking care of abandoned animals and their adoptions:

• Pension for dogs
• Animal transportation
• Public services

All of these services, as well as government support, contribute to their income, but the majority is provided by the generosity of its members and the public.

How can you support them?