To all the dear supporters of this cause, friends and strangers who believed in this project and in what I was trying to achieve, THANK YOU. Thank you thank you thank you. I am so deeply and eternally grateful to you for your generosity and for your kindness and for standing by me, believing that these dogs deserve a happily ever after of their own.
Unfortunately, you are too few and the cause is to close without achieving what I set out to achieve.
Two things happened in parallel. One – donations have completely ceased, while the goal is left too far out of reach. Two – the New Zealand Dollar exchange rate has become extremely unfavourable. Because all the fees are charged in US Dollars, the costs in NZ Dollars have ballooned out of any proportion. As explained in my previous update, shipping a single dog from Israel to New Zealand now stands at over NZD 10,000.
While I believe that the life of any one of those dogs is beyond any price tag, one has to wonder if paying 10,000 of theoretically donated money can be justified for not even saving two dogs as intended?
It is not an easy decision for me to make, as I am immensely invested in this emotionally. But I think it is the right call to make at this point in time.
The sum that has been donated to date is NZD 625 – it will be donated to Let the Animals Live. This way at least I know that the money is used to benefit those precious dogs who deserve it.
I will put here the proof of payment once this has been done.
As soon as I receive the complete donated amount from Give a Little (currently this is expected to be on the 20th of September) I will close the cause.
I hope with all my heart that Demi, Max and all the beautiful dogs will be adopted soon. I am deeply saddened by the fact that I was not able to help. Thank you again for believing in my cause and for supporting it.
