Critter Details

Sammy is 3.5 years old and weighs about 53 lbs. He looks Saint Bernard ish, but is definitely NOT the size of one. His story is one that stays with you. He was a well-known street dog living near the beach in Durres, where both tourists and local volunteers fed him every day. He became a familiar, friendly face—one of those dogs everyone looked forward to seeing. Then one day, Sammy showed up with a painful burn on his face. After speaking with neighbors and nearby businesses, it’s believed someone threw a chemical on him. It’s the kind of cruelty that happens when a good, trusting dog crosses paths with the wrong person. Because the person responsible is still in that area, returning Sammy to the streets would mean putting him right back in danger. And yet, despite everything he’s been through, Sammy is still incredibly sweet. He loves people, gets along well with other dogs, and has even met children without any issues. He never lost that gentle, trusting nature. Thankfully, his eyes were not damaged, and his burn has healed beautifully—his fur is already growing back in. Sammy is the definition of resilience. He deserves a safe home where he will never have to wonder if he’s going to be hurt again—only loved.  (function () { // Only on animal detail pages if (!//animals/detail/i.test(location.pathname)) return; // Debounce to avoid double-fire (touchend + click, etc.) var lastNavAt = 0; function toFullSize(url) { try { var u = new URL(url, location.href); u.searchParams.delete(’width’); u.searchParams.delete(’height’); return u.toString(); } catch (e) { return url || ”; } } function looksLikeAnimalPhoto(url) { return //pictures/animals/d+/d+/[^?#]+.(jpg|jpeg|png|gif)/i.test(url || ”); } function handler(e) { var el = e.target; if (!el) return; // Find the closest anchor or image in the click path var a = el.closest ? el.closest(’a’) : null; var img = el.closest ? el.closest(’img’) : null; var url = ”; // Prefer anchor href if it points to an animal photo if (a && a.getAttribute) { var href = a.getAttribute(’href’) || ”; if (href && (href.indexOf(’/pictures/animals/’) !== -1 || looksLikeAnimalPhoto(href))) { url = href; } } // Otherwise fall back to the image src if (!url && img && img.getAttribute) { var src = img.getAttribute(’src’) || ”; if (src && (src.indexOf(’/pictures/animals/’) !== -1 || looksLikeAnimalPhoto(src))) { url = src; } } if (!url) return; // Absolute URL + full-size version try { url = new URL(url, location.href).toString(); } catch (_) {} url = toFullSize(url); // Stop PrettyPhoto (and any other delegated click handlers) e.preventDefault(); e.stopPropagation(); if (e.stopImmediatePropagation) e.stopImmediatePropagation(); // Debounce var now = Date.now(); if (now – lastNavAt < 500) return; lastNavAt = now; // SAME TAB navigation to the full-size image location.href = url; } // Capture phase is the key: we get the event before PrettyPhoto. ['click', 'pointerup', 'touchend'].forEach(function (evt) { document.addEventListener(evt, handler, true); }); })();