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View this  in your browser Just one more emergency could push this rescue over the edge! PLEASE HELP before animals’ lives are lost. Dear, Just before midnight on a dark mountain road during a brutal heatwave, Olfa Ferchichi saw what looked like a skeleton walking toward her. It was late. She was alone. Stopping felt risky… BUT the dog wagged her tail gently, as if begging someone, anyone, to notice she was still alive. Olfa stopped. That decision saved Farfoucha’s life! The poor dog was starving, dehydrated, weak, and suffering from severe anemia and dangerously low blood sugar. Olfa took her in, treated her, vaccinated and sterilized her, and refused to give up. Today, Farfoucha is safe in a forever home in France. But countless others are still in desperate need of help. PLEASE DONATE Credit:  Olfa Animals First Aid is partnering with Olfa, an independent rescuer caring for around 70 cats and dogs almost entirely on her own. She has no paid staff. No large shelter. No major donors. She feeds hungry street animals, pays boarding fees, rescues the injured, sterilizes when she can, and fights every day to keep vulnerable animals alive. And because people know she cares, abandoned animals keep appearing. Sick kittens left where she feeds. Dogs collapsing on roadsides. Pregnant cats giving birth in dangerous places because nowhere safe exists. In just recent ten-day period, Olfa rescued six more kittens. There is no room left - but the suffering has not stopped. One of the hardest stories she shared is Mabrouka’s… Mabrouka was giving birth in a parking lot when she was attacked. Two of her newborn kittens were killed before Olfa could save her. No rescuer should have to carry this much heartbreak alone. Today, Olfa is facing the point every rescuer fears: overwhelming food bills, boarding fees, veterinary debt, emergency treatment costs. She can no longer keep up alone. Still, she keeps going. Still, she stops the car. Still, she opens the door. Animals First Aid exists for rescuers like Olfa - the people already doing everything they can for animals with nowhere else to turn. But we cannot help her without you. Please, will you donate $35, $50, $100, or whatever you can today? PLEASE DONATE Credit: Olfa Your donation will help provide food, emergency treatment, parasite control, boarding, sterilization, and lifesaving care for rescued cats and dogs who have nowhere else to go. Please be as generous as you are able - before another animal is left suffering because help arrived too late - or worse, not at all. Farfoucha survived because Olfa stopped in the dark. Now Olfa needs your support as she faces dark days of uncertainty. PLEASE DONATE Credit: Olfa They are depending on us. And we are depending on you. Thank you from the bottom of my heart, Audrey Sam Global Partnerships and Donor Relations Lead Animals First Aid PS: Farfoucha’s story proves what compassion can do. But compassion alone will not pay for food, boarding, or veterinary care. Please help today before the situation becomes even more desperate. Phone (US): +1 773 300 2544 Animals First Aid (AFA) is a dedicated nonprofit organization committed to saving and improving the lives of animals in urgent need. Through compassionate partnerships and global collaboration, we provide immediate care, shelter, and long-term solutions for abused, abandoned, and neglected animals. Every donation directly supports life-changing interventions, ensuring animals receive the love, safety, and healing they deserve. Animals First Aid is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization in the United States (EIN: 99-1042428), and donations are tax-deductible to the fullest extent permitted by law. Together, we can continue making a difference, one precious life at a time. Copyright (C) 2026 Animals First Aid. All rights reserved.