Dejan's Response to BTC

This morning, Breaking The Chains, made a post on their social media about the end of cooperation between their organization and the Vucjak Shelter.
In our opinion, we believe this was a targeted and planned attack, as Dejan had decided about one month ago to terminate that relationship. We also believe that the timing was so despicable as they most likely knew he would be making the nightly rounds to feed the dogs and wouldn't have time to respond.
After you read Dejan's response and still stand in solidarity with Dejan, like we do, we urge you to take to your social media and support Dejan both on his account and BTC's account (Facebook and Instagram).
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BELOW IS HIS REPONSE:
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Friends,  this morning I read with great disappointment the messages posted by Breaking The Chains. I am disappointed not because the relationship was terminated, rather I am disappointed because their message is intended to cause harm to our shelter and our dogs.

The truth is I decided to terminate this relationship more than one month ago after many lies and broken promises from BTC and Tom. When he came to the shelter in early summer, he promised he would return in 2 or 3 weeks. He never did. He promised to send one of his workers to start the project. He never did. They made so many promises that never were fulfilled. The phase 1 of the project was supposed to have been completed by Tom and his crew before winter so we can protect our dogs. No one from BTC ever returned since early summer.

I was left alone to find solutions to protect our dogs. You have seen me bringing those large containers to house the dogs because Tom and BTC failed to deliver on any of their promises. We knew something was wrong when Sulala, the shelter in Gaza kicked him out. We tried to turn a blind eye to all the claims from shelters in Ukraine that he left them on their own like he did with us. We hoped against hope that all the accusations that Tom is an abuser were not true and that he was a good man and BTC a good organization. But it seems that our fears were true.

Like others they hide behind a shield of having a non-profit status to prey on the weak. We have kept silent about not wanting to continue with this relationship because we were hoping to get from them the funds you have donated to them so we can buy more containers to shelter the dogs. In fact we received 29800 euros of the 56k euros they raised off our shelters. Maybe more. And despite many assurances in the last week that the funds are coming, they post despicable messages about our shelter only intended to hurt us.

They have held us hostage for months. I only wish I took the messages from the shelters in Gaza and Ukraine that BTC deserted more seriously. I only wish I listened to friends who vetted this group and warned me about them more seriously. But at the end of the day, only the dogs will suffer and that is so hypocritical of BTC an organization that supposedly exists to help dogs. I wish I told you sooner, I was hoping beyond hope that all the signs of their corrupt behavior were not true.

If you are on Facebook, go search for "Faking the chains" to read about some of their victims. If you have donated to BTC for the Vucjak projects, please contact them or your bank and ask for a refund. I am sorry I let you down. But I am more sorry I let my dogs down. I never claimed or made you believe our shelter is in optimal condition, but I was desperate for any help. And BTC seemed like they could help. I'm sorry I was wrong.