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Welcome to the page of the Mcconnell Dog Refuge!!! Foreword – by Ryan Mcconnell

Often as a child I wanted a dog. We lost 6 dogs in one day.
(12)

I’ve always enjoyed the companionship and love that they provide. Unfortunately circumstances dictated that we could never have a dog whilst we were traveling abroad for the last 15 years. So, if you had told me at the beginning of the year I would be the proud owner of 23 dogs, I would have called you barking mad! The strays outside of our villa were loving and friendly long before we arrived in

Morocco. Loved by the security guards and residency alike, you couldn’t have asked for nicer neighbours. As time passed we couldn't help but name our resident canines. There was originally 8 dogs-pack leader Bear, Lady (mum’s beach running partner), Goldie, Sunny, the little runt Shadow, Sky, Brownie and the very cuddly Princess. They all had their own loving personalities and over time warmed to us and became friendly. One of my fondest memories of the group was a walk to the shop, in which all the dogs followed me across the roads and hills for over a kilometre! When we reached our destination they waited outside whilst I bought some dog food. Then, patiently they followed me home to be fed, as people staring from the side-lines gawked at 8 dogs following one man in a perfect pack formation. The summer brought more love and before we knew it 3 separate litters of puppies were born, adding 14 more dogs to our entourage. Little did the mothers know, that having puppies and staying in their den would save their lives. Others didn’t share our love for the strays. Tragically, when a figure of authority arrives in the area, the local dogs are often poisoned. Feeding them strychnine in meat slices, we came home to find three of our dogs dead and Shadow writhing in agony. Despite rushing her to the vets, we couldn’t save her. Upon returning from the vets we found two more of our dogs dead. They had come back to finish the job. One of the dogs that was poisoned (Brownie) had 4 puppies around 3 weeks old at the time of the poisoning. There was no way that we were going to leave them to such a cruel fate, so they became our puppies. Still, It wasn’t enough. The dogs needed to be relocated to somewhere they could live in peace and safety. Thankfully, we have now found a suitable plot of land in Chefchoaun, a beautiful plateau where they can run and play together. We want to prevent this kind of cruelty happening and help as many dogs as we can in Tangier. We put together this page to share the stories of the pups and their progress with you as they grow up in Maggoo. Thank you for taking the time to read this, and if you want to help us out, like and share this page with your friends. The more exposure we have, the more we can do to help these pups!

04/04/2022

We need your help now to cover unpaid bills and continue with our vital work.
Please help if possible.

Love from all the babies and us the humans ###

www.sftmorocco.org

28/02/2022

Another emergency. Please help this beauty. She is needing an emergency caesarean. Please we rely 100% on you to save lives.

www.sftmorocco.org

27/02/2022

Please donate!!!
We need to pay our vet.
With the donations received we can only pay €6000. We owe him over 30 000 and he is still babies everyday and treating sick strays and animals belonging to poor families too.
Please donate today. Our vet is the best and he must cover his bills!
Thank you.

Grizzly and my pack Clay, Chili, Sacha, Micha, Kiki, Bobby, Miya, Tara, Diane, Tally, Rosita, Sara ###

www.sftmorocco.org

20/01/2022

13/12/2021

FR⬇️

Our food bill is over 12,000 Euros per month!!

We are the largest animal refuge in Morocco. We have a lot of food to buy for the upcoming weeks.

If you would like to donate you can do so right here by using credit card, paypal, or bank cards worldwide:

www.saramorocco.com/donate

Thank you💛
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Notre facture alimentaire dépasse les 12.000 euros par mois !!

Nous sommes le plus grand refuge animalier du Maroc. Nous avons beaucoup de nourriture à acheter pour les semaines à venir.

Si vous souhaitez faire un don, vous pouvez le faire ici en utilisant une carte de crédit, paypal ou des cartes bancaires dans le monde entier :

https://fr.saramorocco.com/donate

Merci💛

25/11/2021

When dogs begin to show signs of old age and the needs that come with it, many are abandoned by their families, right when they most need support and care.

On the other hand, it is no secret that the dogs that are most easily adopted are puppies. This is why most of the senior dogs we rescue stay with us until they pass over to the rainbow bridge.🌈

More than half of our population is considered senior. You can help us continue to give these old silver noses the best possible life by sponsoring their special veterinary care.

If you have the opportunity, donate here: https://bit.ly/3HOAlEx

Another way to help us is to spread the word about our mission. This we want everyone to know about Territorio de Zaguates. The more our community grows, the more opportunity to continue rescuing and caring for hundreds of senior dogs. ❤️

16/10/2021

Please donate!!
We have run out of food!!
Can you contribute €3?

Thank you.

Your SFT babies ###

www.sftmorocco.org

15/10/2021

03/10/2021

تحتاج هذه الكلبة الام الى عملية جراحية لقد تعرضت لحادث سير ،ولسوء الحظ هي حامل
لمن يود المساعدة او التبرع تكونوا مشكورين جزيل الشكر.
يوميا هناك حالات مستعصية، نحاول اعطاء الاولوية حسب الحاجة والخطورة لانقاذ مايمكن انقاذه
اسعاف حياة وارواح هذه المخلوقات يتعلق بوثيرة العطاء والسخاء الذي يقدمه البعض
ولذلك دائما نود ان نذكركم لتكونوا َمعنا
وشكرا

www.sftmorocco.org

27/09/2021

We are asking our Moroccan community to participate more in helping us save lives, eradicate rabies and prove to all that it is totally possible to live in harmony with precious souls.
We want to be the first city in Africa rabies free. Please help. If you could become a monthly donor it would be fantastic. On the pic you have the details of our charity account in the Banque Populaire.
Please join SFT and our Project Hayat. We are without a doubt an example to follow but we need financial help to continue.
Thank you

www.sftmorocco.org

08/09/2021

03/09/2021

Reçu ce matin!! Salé service des mines!! Tapé par une voiture il ne mange pas il ne bouge pas! Personne ne peut aider la bas! Et par ici?? Qqun peut aider??

28/08/2021

Beautiful disabled dogs 💖💖💖

11/08/2021

Good morning everyone!!!
Please to all of you who are not monthly donors please become one today!!
Mum is struggling hugely to keep feeding us, pay wages etc....
Thank you and love to you all.

Your SFT babies ###

ps: to donate just click on website with a bank card via our website.
If in Morocco you can donate directly to our bank account, the details are on the website too. Thank you ###

www.sftmorocco.org

02/08/2021

I am Siberia. I need a loving home. I need a garden, I need lots of love, I’m great with other dogs, humans. I must never be tied up. If you can do all of that please email [email protected]

Sweet dreams

Siberia ###

www.sftmorocco.org

10/06/2021

He makes sure dogs have a place of honor every Sunday.

08/06/2021

Our incredible vet is sterilizing so many cats. Some belong to families unable to afford the cost to neuter their rescues and others are precious strays. The work never ends but it is the only way to prevent the births of unwanted kittens, we are preventing so much suffering and eventually in a few years we will no longer see abandoned pups and kittens on the street.

Please contribute towards our unpaid vet bills. Our vet is incredible. Works none stop, does so so much free of charge but anesthesia, sutures etc... are extremely expensive as they are all imported from France.

Please donate if possible.

www.sftmorocco.org

17/05/2021

I am very worried!!! We hardly received donations. Can you please please help and donate €3 today??? It’s very important we get money . Mum says she has to pay for the hay, the weekly wages, and as you know she promised the team the would all get an extra €20 for working during Eid.

Can you please donate now? I don’t want to be worried ... I hate seeing mum worried. Please if you can help.

Your precious Sooty ###

www.sftmorocco.org

13/05/2021

This is Rita!
Rita is a medical student in Rabat who lives in her flat with 5 rescues.

The first two black doggies are brother and sisters named Chopper and Fluffy. She found both puppies in a terrible condition last June next to a Forrest in Rabat.

Chopper had distemper and the pronostic was severe. The veterinary estimated she wouldn’t make it but today Chopper is an (almost) walking miracle. Her hind legs don’t work properly and she has muscular spams when she resting but she’s in overall great condition. Chopper would definitely be dead if it wasn’t for Rita.

Vivi, Robin and Nami are the white doggies in the picture. She found them on a cold winter night in a cardboard box next to bins on an empty field. Fastforward a couple of months later and these three chics have grown into beautiful souls who have been living in the comfort of her flat all this time.

Problem is Rita will be moving back to her parent’s house in Agadir in June and she certainly can’t come back with all of them.

One good news though! Chopper and Fluffy are off to a dog sanctuary in Marrakech!
The second good news is that Vivi will be adopted by Rita.

Now (all we need) is to find forever homes for Robin and Nami (far right of the picture). Both have their own unique personality and are little darlings. One is a little more fun whilst the other is a little more quiet.
Help us find homes for them please here or abroad. 🙏🏽🧡

10/05/2021

What a woman! 💖💖💖

FR⬇️

Our wonderful founder Michèle! She deserves awards everyday for all the work that she does!

Here is her holding her award from the Shining Light Award Correspondence. With this, we also received a grant that has helped us pay some of our bills from last month.

We are a large animal refuge currently looking after over 1100 animals. Over the years we have saved many hundreds more, sending many to amazing homes in Europe, US and Canada.

We started smaller in 2013 but then in 2018 we had to rescue over 900 dogs from a city dog pound where they were doomed to a miserable life and early death. You may have heard terrible reports of dogs being slaughtered in the streets in Morocco. We stepped in to stop this happening in Agadir.

This was two years ago. Each month that we carry on costs us around €20 000. Every day we are approached to help with sick, injured and abandoned animals - dogs, cats and donkeys. We are doing everything we can to continue but we desperately need
financial support.

If you would like to help us financially, follow the donation link here:
https://fr.saramorocco.com/donate

You can even set up a monthly donation in any amount, which would really help! 💛

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Notre merveilleuse fondatrice Michèle ! Elle mérite des récompenses tous les jours pour tout le travail qu'elle accomplit!

La voici qui tient son prix de la correspondance du Shining Light Award. Avec cela, nous avons également reçu une subvention qui nous a aidés à payer certaines de nos factures du mois dernier.

Nous sommes un grand refuge pour animaux qui s'occupe actuellement de plus de 1100 animaux. Au fil des ans, nous en avons sauvé des centaines d'autres, en envoyant beaucoup dans des foyers incroyables en Europe, aux États-Unis et au Canada.

Nous avons commencé plus petit en 2013, mais en 2018, nous avons dû sauver plus de 900 chiens d'une fourrière à chiens de la ville où ils étaient condamnés à une vie misérable et à une mort prématurée. Vous avez peut-être entendu de terribles rapports de chiens abattus dans les rues au Maroc. Nous sommes intervenus pour empêcher que cela se produise à Agadir.

C'était il y a deux ans. Chaque mois que nous poursuivons nous coûte environ 20 000 €. Chaque jour, nous sommes sollicités pour aider les animaux malades, blessés et abandonnés - chiens, chats et ânes. Nous faisons tout ce que nous pouvons pour continuer mais nous avons désespérément besoin
aide financière.

Si vous souhaitez nous aider financièrement, suivez le lien de don ici: www.saramorocco.com/donate

Vous pouvez même mettre en place un don mensuel de n'importe quel montant, ce qui aiderait vraiment! 💛

10/05/2021

DOGS ARE SO SO AMAZING! THEY BRING SO MUCH GOOD TO THIS WORLD 💖💖💖

29/04/2021

Animals all play together at The McConnell Dog Refuge 💖💖💖

27/04/2021

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Chefchaouene

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Videos

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Follow me, I know the way to the lift! 😍 Our paralysed rescue dog Gold ###

This was one of the last videos we saw of Mohammed with our doggies. We will never foget you Mohammed RIP. 😭😭😭

Thank you Mohammed for taking care of our beautiful dogs at the refuge and for letting them have the freedom and safety they so deserve X

A short video of Mohammed with some of our beautiful doggies X

A short video of Mohammed with some of our beautiful dogs at The McConnell Dog Refuge. They are so lucky to be able to run around in such beautiful countryside and have Mohammed to look after them. X All our doggies are doing fine and we plan to visit them very soon to make sure they are all in great health and to do any repairs on the dog houses for the Winter months ###

After a 4 hour thirty minute drive, a 20 minute drive up unto the Riff mountains and a 20 minute hike to the refuge, this is my welcome from Goldie! The journey is worth every single minute X

A perfect day walking with some of the angels at the refuge X

Our beautiful friends, the beautiful strays enjoying beautiful Morocco X

IFTAR ON THE BEACH with our beautiful Moroccan friends X

New Little Babies

Good morning all! Despite all the tagging done recently, one of the local strays (Smiley) has had a litter of 12 :D. Hopefully we will be able to find homes for all of them in the next coming weeks