About SD Caring for Canines
Activist
Founder and CEO of SD Caring for Canines Eva Gallant has always had a love for animals. Watching and hearing stories about abused dogs around the world has been particularly heartbreaking for her.
In an effort to do something when the war in Ukraine broke out, Eva headed to Romania to help build kennels, using her plaster skills from her artwork at www.y-knot-creations.com Once on location, Eva Gallant became painfully aware of the utter abuse and attitude toward dogs in Romania. She discovered that private shelters are few and rare and many of them struggle beyond measure. These shelters have no help other than rely on the kindness and generosity of donors, which especially in this economy is becoming more and more difficult. There is no money to pay even the caretakers, nor invest in a formal website for funding for any social media advertising.
Eva made it her endeavor to recognize these struggling shelters. Her personal commitment is to give 35% of the earnings of her artist commissions to these shelters, as well as fundraising by selling some of her creations.
Along with this website and Facebook page, she hopes to reach more people and appeal to their kindness and generosity to support these shelters and animals in need with food and medical care bills for the animals.
Ways You Can Support
Shop With Us on Etsy
When you commission Y-Knot Creations , you are not only embellishing your home/space but also affording us the ability to make sizable contributions to the animals in need.
Visit Our Pop-Up Shops
We update weekly on FB and Nextdoor regarding the location and times of our events.
Follow Us on Facebook
Donate Gently-Used Items
Please call us at 605-949-1713 or send us a message about items you are considering donating, so we can sell them on Facebook Marketplace or eBay and turn them into cash to help our cause.
Support Our Mission by Shopping With Us Instead of at the Store!
When you commission Eva and YKC you embellish your home and directly contribute to good being done in the world.
On a special project, Eva created this wreath…..all proceeds go to her charity to help these dogs.
In addition, ALL PROCEEDS from our ETSY store go to SDCaringforcanines.org.
What We've Done So Far
Saved Shelters from Shutting Down
Our biggest accomplishment to date is saving Asociata Patru Labute, Solace for Strays in Romania, by financing the lion’s share of its relocation.
With the construction of the new shelter, we were able to save over 400 dogs, who now have a chance of being adopted.
Got Dogs Out of Bad Situations
We have built an expansive network in Romania with the help of our partners from Streunerfreunde Lugoj Romania E.V. and Nicole Deutschmann, who also coordinates Pandora Transport.
SDCFC and Streunerfreunde have a wonderful partnership getting dogs out of Romania and finding loving homes. SDCFC is the US coordinator and navigator for the international adoption process to the USA.
Streunerfreunde is a registered charity in Germany. They help primarily in Romania and other countries with sterilization campaigns, which we support whenever we can through funding.
Fundraised For a Good Cause
Countless fundraisers, bake sales, and our creations have enabled us to make frequent contributions to all the shelters we support.
We do this through the purchase of materials for shelters such as bedding, food, and more.
We have also pledged $230/month to help support Tarjan, the Romanian caretaker at APAI, so he can care for pets in need. This pledge and other contributions have helped him gain stable housing, transportation, and electricity.
Raised Awareness & Advocated For Dogs
Many people don’t even know about the abuse and cruelty that takes place, and it is our mission to shine light on these abuses.
Currently, we are in the fight to help avoid the massacre of the street dogs in Morocco by their government to “clean” the streets for the 2030 World Cup
(The massacres also take place in Türkiye and other countries, as well)
STERILIZATION AND EDUCATION IS THE ONLY SOLUTION
TO
HELP ELIMINATE UNNECCESSARY SUFFFERING OF INNOCENT ANIMALS.
Artist
As an American raised and educated in Germany, Eva Gallant knew at a young age that she had a talent for expressing herself by bringing colors together in unique ways and creating surroundings and environments which truly reflect the wants and needs of her clients. Her keen eye, vision and ideas have no boundaries and have proven to truly reflect client individuality.
Creating fascinating decorative finishes from a broad pallet of colors, Eva transforms walls and cabinets into personalized masterpieces. Once completed, walls may appear to have multidimensional surfaces, and cabinets, whether in the raw or ready for a make-over, will be totally transformed to complement surroundings and decor. The creative possibilities are endless and besides her dedication toward exquisite craftsmanship,
Eva is a member of the International Decorative Artisan League (IDAL) and has had the opportunity to learn from a select few world renowned decorative artisans. She has been recognized and certified by IDAL as a Certified Stencil Artisan (CSA) having demonstrated superior ability and competency in stenciling excellence. Her work has been juried by the leaders in the decorative painting field, where only truly outstanding work passes the scrutiny of the Certification Review Committee. Eva has also been trained and certified in many of the most popular techniques of decorative painting, vertical concrete, bas relief and is also an Advanced Lincrusta Installer.
