Vackoló Animal Shelter
The animal shelter of Vackoló Közhasznú Állatvédő Egyesület is in Hungary, 5 kilometres from both the northern shore of Lake Balaton and the county seat of Veszprém. Our motto: "Vackoló – the place that depends on us is entrusted to our soul"
Our nonprofit association was founded in 2006, determined to help stray, vulnerable, neglected, abandoned, unwanted, and often wounded or injured animals. For 18 years, we have been engaged in animal protection, in particular, we are committed to ensure a dignified future for companion animals.
Ours is the largest animal shelter in the region. Our activities include rehoming dogs and cats. On average, we find new loving homes for approximately 200 dogs per year, approximately 30% of these dogs find its permanent owner in Germany.
Life in our shelter
Currently, we are taking care of 101 dogs and 21 cats who live with us as family members. We treat them with respect but with firmness. Depending on their habitus and temperament, some of the dogs can move freely during the day in a larger area, in the designed enclosures, while others are kept isolated. We seek to protect them from adverse weather conditions. In the summer, we protect them from the heat with shades, humidifying fans, and pools, and in the winter, we provide them with covered kennels and insulated dog houses. The puppies, the infirm and the elderly dogs are accommodated either in our heated cottage, or at volunteers’ homes. Our accommodation capacities are limited, but we try to rescue and help all the animals in trouble, that is why many of them spend the rest of their lives with us. These include the elderly dogs, the ones that are unfit for adoption, and those in need of long-term care. Since we keep accurate and up-to-date records of all the animals that come into our care, and we follow all legal requirements concerning our operations, our organisation and our shelter fully complies with all applicable regulations at each official controls and inspections.
What kind of care and alimentation we provide?
We provide the following healthcare to our residents: ID chips, vaccination against rabies and two combined vaccinations, deworming and anti-parasite treatment. We manage the spaying and neutering of adult dogs. We also have them tested for heartworm disease by Knott’s tests. We only place puppies for adoption to would-be owners if they undertake to have them spayed / neutered.
In case of adoption across borders, we can have the EU pet passport and the TRACES (TRAde Control and Expert System) certificate issued, according to the rules laid down by the European Union.
Our veterinarians: dr. István Pásztor (Kedvenc Állatorvosi Rendelő veterinary clinic, Veszprém, Hungary) and dr. Rita Szauer (official veterinarian, Veszprém, Hungary). They dedicate all their time and energy to provide medical care, treatment, and healing services to our residents. If, based on their health condition, our residents require specialist care, we spare no expense and time to have them treated at Fuziovet Animal Hospital. This animal hospital is in Budapest, it has state-of-the-art equipment, and is one of the highest professional level hospitals in Hungary. We also place great emphasis on the nutrition of our residents, which is why puppies get Royal Canin Puppy, while adults get Royal Canin Special Club Pro Energy HE, Happy Dog or Dog Chow dry food, and we provide special food for the elderly or infirm animals. The animals we rescue often enter the shelter emaciated and after along period of starvation, so we do not skimp on high-quality, adequate quantity anddelicious snacks.