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LIFE - Lucy Irvine Foundation Europe

This work brings us into close and daily contact, with members of both Bulgarian and Roma communities, their horses, cats and dogs.
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LIFE - The Lucy Irvine Foundation, Europe – aims, by becoming an international team effort, to consolidate, continue and expand, Lucy Irvine’s already ongoing projects to help animals and their owners, in poor areas of Bulgaria. https://www.lucyirvinefoundationeurope.org/
As well as caring for rescued horses, dogs and cats on her home patch and horse haven, LIFE - h

eaded up by Lucy Irvine - reaches out to others in need, in local villages and Roma ghettos. With over a decade of increasing involvement, we have an understanding of how animals are perceived and treated by these communities and work to make the lives of all better through education, outreach and rescue. We employ a team of locals to help us on the ground, and have a dedicated international team that help from all over Europe. We rely purely on donations to fund our activities. Thank you for your interest in our work! For more information, see our website https://www.lucyirvinefoundationeurope.org/

Every donation really matters and is so very much appreciated by LIFE to continue its work of saving and improving animals and people's lives too.. You can donate by Bank Transfer
Lucy Irvine
Sort Code 83-23-10
Account Number 00647457

By PayPal is very welcome too
[email protected]

Thank You

Lucy and LIFE Team

16/08/2024

Whoop whoop it's walkies at 7 a.m. as the working day begins at LIFE: :)

15/08/2024

Inseparable pair Malinko and Kalinka share her mane like an arm around him on her part. He's the shyer one. I swept excess crab apples out of the old courtyard today. They stripped branches to help :)

15/08/2024

Hopeful news!

Gloria has survived a major operation to rid her of ear cancer. One of our other rescued cats Butlins, provided blood for a transfusion to help her. I go to collect him tomorrow and hope to see Gloria too.

Thank you SO much everyone who helped us to give this sweet young cat a chance!

15/08/2024

If you have any contacts in the media please alert them to what's happening in Turkey to MILLIONS of innocent animals . This is news and people on other countries should know about it.
Martin Popplewell
Marion McGilvary
Sara Waterson
Caroline Lane

15/08/2024

Every day younger rescued kitties at LIFE ask older ones if they may cuddle up. Most say yes :)

15/08/2024

7 a m. Work started again on preparing safe steps from winter on a slope used by both people and fourlegged s. My winter sleeping quarters are on that route snd these broad steps will maje access to them easier.

Thank you again to those who've contributed to this project. We've a long way to go and more funds will be needed but this is a great start!

14/08/2024

Wee Lucy and Wed making it their business to get in the way while Duna has her third lot of eyedrops of the day!

14/08/2024

There are always a few rescued animals at LIFE that need feeding up. Here Elena shares his extra meal with young Wesley who's always hungry. Pegas the pretty palomino pony is recovering from tick borne disease but none are as thin as the poor over worked and underfed horse in the last pic I met today. She's not ill she's suffering from neglect of her most basic needs. Advised rest if her owners expect her to be working for them next year..

14/08/2024

Outreach happened after our vet run today. I'd bought tetanus serum for an injury described but it turned put the mare had sustained the injury three days ago so there was no point giving an injection against the disease so late. However the leg injury doesn't look too grave. We advised tetra washes until matter starts to come out of the leg and movement but no work for the horse. The owner will call if matter doesn't come out naturally soon.

While with the father and son I advised loosening the handsome foal's headcollar. The little c**t is being nicely raised, without fear or force. :)

14/08/2024

Who wants to try to raise appx 200 pounds to operate on this poor love's cancerous ears? She's now eating well and has some energy and I have a huge cat ready to give blood fir a transfusion.

14/08/2024

We're looking back at these darlings rescued four years ago . I'm pleased and proud to report that all of them found forever homes except one of the tilty head pups but she has a good life with a local baba who fosters her for us. It's so much harder to find homes for dogs these days.

13/08/2024

Been shopping for the hungry hordes again..

13/08/2024

Thanks to the goodness of people on this page work has started to extend shallow steps towards a small caravan which I plan to use in bad weather during the winter when it would be dangerous to try to reach my current abode which is by now unsuitable for the worst nights.

Self appointed guard dog Elena observes :)

Thank you!

13/08/2024

I'm so sickened and shocked by the killings of dogs in Turkey I've barely mentioned it. Yet the mass murders are in my head all the time as I work with our loved Bulgarian rescued dogs. . We've seen entire canine populations of villages poisoned here but not with the ( open) blessing of the authorities. Perhaps luckily for Bulgarian street dogs Bulgaria doesn't have a close relationship with Turkey or the fear would be of copycat methods of ' controlling' the huge unwanted dog population here.

We're boycotting Turkish products and encouraging holiday makers to forget Turkey as a destination. Let us hope that the pressure of voiced disapproval and disgust plus boycotting over the ghastly killings will register somewhere...

13/08/2024

Desi, the white and black cat here was recently rescued in poor condition from outside a chemist which closed a year ago. She used to be invited in there. She spent a few days in veterinary care to sort out her skin problem. Now she's out of her crate and starting to cautiously explore at LIFE.

Thank you for helping us to rescue Desi!

13/08/2024

When cleaning cat-hairy corners in the Ruins kitchen I came upon this old photo from Outer Solomon Islands days. It shows my two younger sons, their five schoolmates and older kids on a day out to another island where I had work. The stalk ends of the leaves point out my lads. As I recall a good day was had by all. It was as roasting there as it has been here in Bulgaria but there was always the sea to cool us down!

12/08/2024

At midday when it's almost too hot to put one foot , paw or hoof in front of the other, some of our rescues are brushed quietly in the shade.

12/08/2024

Snaps from LIFE today:
One of our handsome husky crosses, cat Dove nursing kitten Barnacle Two, Duna behaving perfectly at the vet for eye exams and two of our rescued dogs now living it large in the UK.

Terrible things are happening in the world but there are good things happening too.

12/08/2024

We're recalling today one of the more dramatic rescues we made - an ugly story with a happy ending.
At a celebration of horses event I encountered a distressed and deeply dejected mare being forced to race with a hideous mouth injury. It took weeks to find out where the owner kept but eventually we got there. He would not take advice and one day when we went to try again we found her with a serious stab wound to one side of her rump - warning sign of a seriously disturbed person attacking her. Pleas to the police don't always work but in this case we had fantastic help. While in town the owner was asked to go to the police station. There because he attacked police he was arrested and held long enough in custody for us to go in with a police es**rt and heist the mare.
We held her in a secret place treating her physical and psychological wounds until finally a wonderful home far away was found for her ...

11/08/2024

Despite the exhausting heat the rescued dogs enjoy their playtime like little kids and sometimes have to be physically carried to their bed time quarters like little kids!

11/08/2024

Sanjar and his sister Naru were found abandon ed near our Haven for rescued dogs, with no water or food or shelter... Tiny helpless pups we couldn't let them die...

They've since turned into a delightful pair of high energy mischief makers buy our safe around cats and like to play with other dogs.
Does that head tilt ask why no one has shown any interest in fostering or adopting them ?

11/08/2024

These are just two puppies grom a litter that have recently bern sold for 5 pounds each in the next village to us. They're sold to whoever gives the money regardless of suitability as a dog owner. Children often pester their parents who give in easily. LiFE is trying hard to stop this by distributing leaflets showing clearly even to the illiterate that the exchange of a puppy for money unless it comes from a registered kennels with documentation is illegal'.

The leaflets were created with the approval of the authorities. Little by little change will happen but lord give me patience til then! Today ' owners' were at the gate asking for dog food ... They got a little lecture and flea powder only.

11/08/2024

Husky cross Lottie's lovely smile lights up a day on which I've made quite a big decision.
Last winter my body informed that another winter staying every night in the caravan I love but which is falling apart isn't a good idea. The location is hard to reach in the dark, especially during storms or when the route is slippery with mud or ice. So I researched containers or younger caravans which could fit nearer the Ruins Kitchen where I cook and eat. All were ludicrously expensive for what essentially will be a bolthole bedroom on bad winter nights.

The plan decided on now is to extend the hardstanding around an old but less leaky caravan in an easily accessed location and make a garage like structure over the whole thing as belt and braces against the elements. Being small it will be easy to heat, too.

A few kind followers have said they'd help find funds once better winter accommodation is identified. Here's what's needed ro make it happen:
Sand and cement for the base plus planks as pictured. Then to make the garage- like structure on top a lot more planks plus sturdy tarps and rope to tie them securely into place.

The cost of materials for extending the base is 150 pounds not including labour. If I can get some help with this and the covering structure my UK pension can continue to be used for the rescued animals and local help to look after their needs.
I'm embarrassed to have to ask for help but this is considerably less costly than all the other options researched and would feel like luxury to me after the trials of last winter.

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Lucy Irvine
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10/08/2024

Update on this young female cat with a terrible ear condition . Kind donations received earlier meant she git to the vet pronto.

Findings so far suggest cancer. She's also very aenimic. A transfusion may help IF the terribly damaged ears are operable. We'll know more on Monday. Meantime she has received painkillers - and she's eaten a little.

Thank you fir bringing her so far. I'll update again aa soon as there's more news.

10/08/2024

Previously fragile kittens now stronger and bold enough to play in an exciting 'jungle' of weeds. Big grandpa Ooshie of the crumpled war lazes above.

And that's Duna back from a waddle to the village shop and Sanjar annointed with sudocrem after a mishap with a tin he rummaged from a bin.

10/08/2024

Sweet Teddy, little Kira triumphant with a treasure she found and laid back Lottie relaxing by the water bidons. It's afternoon playtime :)

10/08/2024

The cat with possibly cancer is now the vet for examination and Desi, now spayed as well as treated for her nasty skin problem, is coming back to LIFE with me. How good it would be of we can find her a sponsor...

10/08/2024

On the way to the vet I stopped by at an appointed meeting place to give meds to the horse here as promised. It was wonderful to see they'd listened to advice given yesterday to not harness him.

People in a passing car stopped to ask for advice about the puppy. I gave flea powder but said they need to take him to the vet for vaccinations and a passport. The leaflets we've had made support this advice.

10/08/2024

Just before setting off for the vet with a poor cat possibly suffering from cancer, old friend of our rescues Stoyan arrived to help out on a day when we're short handed. It's pleasing to see the dogs greeting him with enthusiasm :)

10/08/2024

We have an emergency. Please can we find funds to get her to the vet and treated asap mo .
To donate please use … ☎️👇🏼📌

PayPal [email protected]

The U.K. bank details -

Lucy Irvine
Sort code 83-23-10
Account number 00647457

https://www.lucyirvinefoundationeurope.org/support-us/donate

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👋🏼 🌧🐄 Last day for Janina on this trip and it’s raining! Lots of leaving tasks today to wind up her wonderful 75 day of monumental achievements everywhere one looks …Enjoy the video. Safe travels home. Thank you Janina 🙏

Hello to all our friends and followers this last weekend in October! I'm appealing this evening for ' new' halters for some of our mini-,herd of rescued horses in Bulgaria. They've worn and worn the halters which came last year and we need more - preferably padded - to see them through the coming winter. If you are in Bulgaria or another EU country and have any halters to spare , cob size, please consider sending them to the Lucy Irvine Foundation Europe! Econt address Stefan karadza, Sliven. Phone number by p.m. :)

Look at these babies back from the vets yesterday where they've been treated for the usual range of ailments effecting abandoned kittens. So much better now but still on eye-wateringly expensive special food, meds and vitamins. How good it is to see them playing, full of life instead of weak and listless. And their poos are normal! :)