Joanna completed her aim four years ago when she took in a hedgehog who was imprisoned with another male hedgehog who was in poor health. Male hedgehogs will fight like other males if kept together. Banjan need medical attention since he lost an ear in a fight with his former owner and became afflicted with fleas and mites.
Joanna and her partner Rory fell in love with animal rescue while caring for him back to health. Her work with hairy, feathery, and scaly creatures has benefitted various local rescue organizations, including Animal Rescue in Doolittle and Freshfield Animal Rescue in the United Kingdom. The couple acquired various unwanted pets, including birds, ducks, cats, and dogs, and made some grooming errors along the way!
Pets’ well-being is never distant from their minds. During a trip to Bulgaria, the couple took dog food to feed the many homeless individuals they encountered. Their keepsake is a scrawny street dog they rescued from a busy highway. He then returned to the UK with a British foster family in Bulgaria who worked with Doolittle’s Animal Rescue to maintain him in good health. Shook is now known to be in good health and to be having fun with his new family.
While rescue and caring for animals brings a lot of joy and happiness, it also brings some grief. The newest foster carer for Joanna and Rory has it all.
They learned about Migoi from a Bulgarian family and raised Shuck as he recovered from his homeless life. Migoi was still a puppy when he was subjected to unimaginable cruelty. As a “watchdog” in the chilly outdoors, he was chained to a short chain. When he was rescued, he had been stunted due to starvation and lack of exercise, abused by his cruel master, and his hearing and vision had been taken.
Migoi is being looked after by Maxime, a Bulgarian woman who has cared for over 40 dogs in the past year. A family in the United Kingdom was planning to adopt him, but while awaiting his transfer, they changed their minds, claiming he was “too ugly.”
Joanna and Rory were quick to offer to place him in foster care. They knew it would be difficult to rehabilitate him and learn how to care for a blind dog, but they also knew they could give him the love he deserved.
While some dogs are simply afraid of humans after being harmed, Migoi is ready to be loved! “He was the sweetest guy though and totally fell in love with everybody,” Joanna told iHeartDogs.
Joanna and Rory do their hardest to give Migoi the confidence to wander about their house despite his inability to see anything. They were successful in keeping him safe and getting him the medical treatment he need, but they encountered unexpected problems that they were unsure how to overcome. Fortunately, another family member was ready to assist.
