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View this  in your browser Two Lifelines Are About to Break. Dear friends, At the beginning of this year, Animals First Aid tried to build a dedicated fund for Vera Vita and Jelena—two women caring for animals who have nowhere else to turn.   Our goal was $10,000, enough to help sustain their work throughout the year. We raised barely half of that.   By May, every dollar was gone.   Since then, we have done everything possible to keep helping month by month. But this month, for the first time, we simply have no funds left for them.   We cannot take money entrusted to us for other animals and other projects and move it here. Yet Vera and Jelena cannot wait. Animals still need to eat. Veterinary bills still have to be paid. Sick dogs and vulnerable puppies still need care today.   In an ordinary year, these are the kinds of costs Animals First Aid could help cover. But this year has been exceptionally hard on our supporters, our partners and AFA itself. Now two rescuers who have always found a way forward are in a desperate bind. PLEASE DONATE Credit: AFA in Association with Jelena Sanctuary and Vera Vita Vera’s dogs have nearly finished food bought on credit, leaving a €570 debt. Costa survived surgery to remove a tumor and is finally eating normally again, but €273 remains due for his operation—before his follow-up blood work. Another €85 is owed for Pak.   That is at least €928 already due, with further medical costs still to come.   Vera told us that many of these animals would not even be alive without the support she has received. Now she fears watching them become hungry and sick because there is no one else to turn to. PLEASE DONATE Credit: AFA in Association with Jelena Sanctuary and Vera Vita Jelena has been overwhelmed by puppies who each need three vaccinations. Within a month, a litter of six must be sterilized. One dog has been coughing for a long time and needs specialist endoscopy.   She is also struggling to buy food and pay even one helper a day. Her helpers take turns because she cannot afford them all. When she cannot pay anyone, Jelena must care for every animal alone.   Animals First Aid, in partnership with Vera Vita and Jelena, is asking you to help restore the lifeline that ran out far too soon.   A gift of $50 will help put food back in bowls. A gift of $100 will help meet urgent vaccination and veterinary needs. A gift of $250 will make a powerful contribution toward Vera’s debt or Jelena’s coming medical care.   These are needs we would normally cover. This year, we cannot do it without you. PLEASE DONATE Please help now. Vera and Jelena have never stopped fighting for these animals. We cannot let an exceptionally difficult year break the lifeline so many lives depend on. Thank you from the bottom of my heart, Audrey Sam Global Partnerships  & Donor Relations Lead Animals First Aid 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.