My name is Kiara and I am a beautiful Jordanian rescue dog just 7 months old and I guess you could say I am a black beauty. I am a petite girl weighing just 32 pounds and I have very good house manners. I love all dogs, and people – and even cats. I especially love kids. I am crate trained and love to cuddle. I just arrived to Chicago on July 8, 2019 and I am loving life in the US. Now I just need to find my family. I know there are looking for me… Could you be them?
My name is Kiara (in Hindi God’s Precious Gift) or Chiara in Italian (Bright for my bright yes ). I am little girl puppy of 7 months from Amman/ Jordan . I was born in streets of Amman in Jordan, being a street dog in Jordan is not something good, people often poison or shoot us , I remember spending cold winters hiding with no food or shelter in freezing temperature (well imagine desert winter nights where cold dry weather break bones and I was less than 3 months) It was the beginning of spring (but very hot weather reaching 80-85 F, when a guy found me and thought of tying me with a rope under heat near downtown with lot of cars , I got scared very and escaped, another guy found me and wanted to send me to live in desert (yes because dogs in Jordan are considered impure and people don’t want them to stay around) this is when my rescuer saw the guy post on Facebook and immediately went and saved me, she rushed me to the vet to treat my wounds and moved me to best boarding facility to get socialize and be safe, where I show my cuddles talent, fetch plays and how smart I am .Yes street elegant black and smart dog .Also I easily make friends with cats , big and small dogs and also humans of all sizes sorry ages. I have lots of love to share – now I just need to fine my family.
I am vaccinated, spayed, know basic commands, well behaved and very healthy little girl and ready to start my summer as your fur baby and companion at your home. I promise to give you all the love in return and to be your loyal companion.
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Jordan is the most welcoming country to refugees in the entire Middle East, but very inhospitable to its own dogs. Amman was a site of human settlement as far back as 7250 B.C., and dogs have likely lived here in uneasy coexistance for just as long. The great prophet Mohammad and founder of Islam was said to have advocated kindness towards all animals, but for centuries now, religion has been used to label dogs as unclean, as vermin instead of as a friend to man. Street dogs have never been safe here, and this past fall, the situation worsened dramatically after the death of a toddler from untreated rabies. In his radio-broadcasted response to the little girl’s death, Jordan’s highest religious authority, the Grand Mufti, stated that it is justified to kill an attacking dog. Misinterpretation of the Grand Mufti’s statement as a religious fatwa calling for the death of all dogs, no matter how friendly, led to a deluge of killings by snipers, mass poisonings, and bludgeoning of any and all dogs found on the street. Thousands of dogs have been slaughtered, and all dogs on the street suffer from violence and neglect, their lives at great risk.
Although some wealthy Arabs now buy expensive “purebred” dogs as status symbols and for protection, and more European and American expats keep dogs as pets (often to abandon them when they leave the country), far fewer people are willing to adopt puppies from the street. Mixed adult dogs like are seen as unworthy of any kindness, and Jordan’s volunteer animal advocates face an almost insurmountable battle in finding them homes. Partnering with ISDF will unite a lucky handful of dogs with American families while focusing light on the many threats Jordan’s dogs face.
If interested in adopting me please fill out an adoption application and call Dawn at 414-426-4148.