OUR PROJECTS
Our charitable and socially beneficial activities combine long-term programs and targeted projects aimed at improving animal welfare, providing assistance to those in need, and raising awareness in the community about responsible care and coexistence with animals. Through our efforts, we strive to create lasting positive change for animals and promote a compassionate and responsible approach in society.
Program: ANIMAL WELFARE AWARENESS
Since we dedicate all collected funds to help animals in need, we try to spread awareness of animal welfare mostly through social networks. As people often find themselves in a situation where they do not know what to do, here are some quick information and links:
- Animal welfare defines the quality of the animal's life as perceived by the animal. More about welfare here: https://www.gov.si/en/policies/agriculture-forestry-and-food/veterinary-medicine/animal-welfare/
- If you decide to have an animal companion, you must take care of it responsibly. Having an animal means responsibility. Find out what being a responsible caretaker of the animal means: https://www.gov.si/teme/odgovorno-lastnistvo-zivali/ - please open the page in Google Chrome and translate it into English.
If you have an animal that you can no longer take care of or if you know of an animal that was abandoned after the death of its caretaker, contact the nearest society for animal protection for help. If you need help with this, you can contact us: vodstvo@fundacijazazivali.si -
Adopting an animal is an act of ethical and social responsibility. We encourage all animal lovers who wish to welcome a pet into their lives to visit a shelter and offer a loving home to a new companion. One of the advantages of adopting from a shelter is that the animals receive veterinary care, and the staff knows them well, helping you find the right pet for your lifestyle. Additionally, adopting an adult animal comes with benefits – their character and size are already known, and they are socialized, house-trained, and familiar with basic commands. Adoption gives abandoned animals a second chance – choose responsibility over purchase and change a life.
If you need help with this, you can contact us: vodstvo@fundacijazazivali.si - If you come across a lost animal or an animal in distress, please help the animal in any way possible – provide the animal with water and food, shelter from the sun, rain, heat or cold, or transport the animal to a veterinary station or shelter. If you are not able to do any of this or do not know how then inform the nearest society for the protection of animals or the competent shelter about this animal so that they can advise you or come to help. If you do not know which shelter is responsible, call the Information Centre on 112. In urgent cases, when the animal's life is at risk, call the police on 113.
- If you find an injured wild bird, a reptile or a small mammal, contact the clinic in Ljubljana, which will accept them free of charge: https://www.vf.uni-lj.si/en/area/clinic-birds-small-mammals-and-reptiles / Before entering the clinic premises, please call them on +386 1 4779 251
Damaged or abandoned protected wild species of large and small mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles and aquatic animals are cared for free of charge at the Muta shelter: https://veterina-golob.si/en/zavetisce/ / e-mail: info@veterina-golob.si / phone: +386 31 813 097
If you come across an injured wild hunting animal, call the Information Centre on 112 or the police on 113. - In the event of any form of animal cruelty, inform the nearest animal protection association or submit a report of animal cruelty to the general e-mail address of the Inspection for Food Safety, Veterinary Sector and Plant Protection: gp.uvhvvr@gov.si. Animal cruelty report should contain as much useful information as possible - the exact location, a chronological description of the incident, a detailed description of the animal cruelty or neglect, possibly also information about the animal's caretaker and possible photo or video evidence. If you would like to receive feedback about your report, you should state that you would like to be informed about the measures taken by the inspection when submitting the application. Please add our organization in CC: vodstvo@fundacijazazivali.si
Program: FOOD AND VETERINARY TREATMENT
All your donated funds are used exclusively for purchasing food and covering veterinary expenses for animals in need. We distribute donations to organizations, associations, groups, and individuals who work tirelessly in the field to rescue and support abandoned, homeless, injured, weak, abused, and endangered animals—both in our country and across the Southern Balkans.
We collect funds through various channels, including bank transfers, SMS donations, and PayPal.
You can explore all the help we provide in the About Foundation section, while messages of gratitude from our donation recipients can be found in the Thank You Albums on our foundation’s Facebook page.
Other programs and projects are in the making.
