Hi my name is Bella and I was rescued from the streets of the country Jordan. I am only 4 months old and 10 pounds. I will be medium sized dog when full grown between 30-45 pounds. I will be traveling to Chicago to find my forever home on February 4, 2019. Here is my story. Thanks for taking the time to read about me. I will be fostered in Wadsworth, IL upon arrival.
I was rescued from the streets of Irbid-Jordan, I was being dragged by a rope & hit with sticks by kids. It was very scary and I feared that I was going to die. I screamed out in pain and luckily a kind woman named Walaa heard my screams. She took me from the kids and kept me safe at her house for few days then relocated me to Amman where I received veterinary care and was checked out. If it weren’t for her that day I may not be alive today. I didn’t know what I had done wrong and I was very frightened – Walaa showed me that I was loved and that I was a good girl. I began to feel better and have hope for the future.
Luckily I did not suffer any lasting medical issues from the kids. I received my vaccinations and was tested to ensure I was healthy. Today I am in foster care in Amman awaiting my departure for Chicago. I know I am very lucky to be given this opportunity but it still sounds like a long scary journey. It will be worth it though to find my family.
I am a happy go lucky puppy now who loves to play and cuddle. I am good with other dogs and even cats! Now that I have learned to trust and the kindness of humans well I just love everybody. I will follow you around in the hopes of a pet or even just a look. I am desperate to feel love and I know that when I find my family then I will no true love unending. It almost sounds to good to be true but I believe my rescuers and I believe that my family is out there waiting for me.
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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 Joey 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.