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Friends of man’s best friend

Fri, Feb 26 2010 12:50 CET

byJanna Eiserbeck (The Budapest Times)

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Friends of man’s best friend

 
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Anouska Godtfredsen Andenaes and Caroline Holtet began their studies at the Szent István University in Budapest in 2006. As their desire to help stray and neglected dogs grew over the years, they decided to found the non-profit organisation Budadogs.

Together with fellow student Eve Thoresen they rescue mistreated and abandoned dogs from Budapest pounds and shelters and find new homes for them, mainly in Norway. 

"The project has been running for a year and we have already found new homes for around 150 dogs," Caroline Holtet told The Budapest Times.

Budadogs cooperates with other local non-profit organisations and pounds and shelters in Budapest. The animals are fostered in Budapest, mainly by veterinary science students, until a permanent home has been found for them.
 
Some of the dogs have been so badly neglected and mistreated that they first have to be given medical care and above all be treated psychologically.

Such dogs are not adopted through the usual channels, Anouska and Caroline explained.

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