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Balchik resident adopts stray dogs

Sat, Dec 13 2008 16:42 CET

byGabriel Hershman

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A British national who moved to the Black Sea town of Balchik from Somerset in south-west England is setting up a scheme to encourage the town's residents to adopt stray dogs, according to British local newspaper The Weston Mercury.

58-year-old Nigel Stanley is apparently taking dogs into his villa and paying for them to be inoculated in the hope that people in Balchik will be encouraged to adopt the canines. But he also hopes that people in England, using the pet passport scheme, will offer them a home.

Mr Stanley was quoted by the paper as saying that he was appalled at the suffering of stray dogs in Bulgaria. "It's just awful the way dogs are treated over here. They're left to fend for themselves on the streets, and often the strays are rounded up and dumped in a compound for three months without any food."

Having moved with his wife to Balchik in July, Mr Stanley now has 12 dogs living in his back garden. He is apparently setting up a website dedicated to the project and hopes that people will eventually be able to order online. The Weston Mercury also quotes Mr Stanley as saying that he is happy to meet interested parties at Varna airport.

To get in touch with Nigel please email balchikvilla@talktalk.net

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Anonymous Dianne Hatton Thu, Dec 03 2009 01:00 CET
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Some people have a calling for saving dogs, others orphans, others starving kids in Africa. There's enough charities to go around. I agree though, education should go hand in hand with the charity work.

Anonymous johan Sun, Oct 04 2009 02:38 CET
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Does anybody know what the his website is called?
I also think what he is doing is great!!!

Anonymous Sarah Wilkinson Fri, Jun 12 2009 21:41 CET
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For the above poster - if you're so worried about the apalling conditions in the orphanages why don't you do something? This is just one man doing the best he can for the poor neglected dogs. If only more people had his kindness and compassion the world would be a much better place.

Anonymous Kerry Evans Mon, Mar 30 2009 21:15 CET
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He wants to spend more time worrying about the kids in the atrocious orphanages and homes,one of the reasons why Bulgaria has only partial membership of the E.U! I'm an animal lover myself but he's be better off trying to educate the Bulgarians in the ways of good animal ownership first then such a scheme would not have to be put into place.

Anonymous Kerry Evans Mon, Mar 30 2009 21:15 CET
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He wants to spend more time worrying about the kids in the atrocious orphanages and homes,one of the reasons why Bulgaria has only partial membership of the E.U! I'm an animal lover myself but he's be better off trying to educate the Bulgarians in the ways of good animal ownership first then such a scheme would not have to be put into place.


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