- Then I realized what misery they have in Romania. You don't want these dogs to cost the community anything, so they stomp them to death like cockroaches. My heart was bleeding and I felt I had to do something, says Lilian Andersson.

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Lilian Andersson decided to save the vulnerable street dogs and for the past seven years, both privately and together with an association, she has helped about 100 dogs to get new owners and homes in Sweden.

How is it possible to adopt a street dog?

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More and more people want to take care of a street dog

Interest in adopting a street dog has increased in Sweden in recent years, and more and more associations and private individuals have begun to mediate dogs from other EU countries.

Lilian Andersson explains why she thinks more and more people are interested in street dogs:

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"We must take a shared responsibility"

Lilian Andersson works intently with the street dogs and today calls herself an "non-profit home traveler", where she helps new owners with transport home to Sweden at paid costs.

- It does not matter where the dog is born, we have to take a joint responsibility, whether it is Swedish dogs or if they come from another EU country. This is at least a way to do something, says Lilian Andersson.

Number of dogs introduced to Sweden from other EU countries 2016-2019 Photo: SVT Grafik