On 14th April 2025, Hungary Hearts Dog Rescue lost a very important and very special person. Marika Barabas, Mum to our beautiful charity founder, Hilda and her brother Barna, and beloved wife to Hungary Hearts legend, Janos, peacefully fell asleep.
Marika was the most loving, gentle and compassionate person – always giving extra care and time to weak or sick rescue dogs who needed more love to survive. Her love gave them the strength to continue and the motivation to get well. She saved countless lives by sharing her heart and soul with them and showing those who had previously suffered at the hands of humans, that there was kindness and love in the world after all.
We are sure you will agree that such a special person must be honoured for all she has done for family, friends and animals throughout her life. She never stopped sharing her time, even when she became very unwell, and gave generously to everyone around her.
To honour our Marika, we would love to create ‘Eden Corner’ in our sanctuary in Debrecen, Hungary. Eden Corner will be a place for the weak and poorly dogs who Marika loved so much. A cozy, comfortable space especially for them to be able to recover and regain their strength, away from the day-to-day hustle and bustle of the sanctuary. Peaceful, warm and secure, they will be able to rest and rehabilitate to get ready for rehoming. We’d like to make an enclosed outdoor space for them too, so that they can enjoy the sunshine on brighter days and not be bothered by the rest of the playful pack!
To create this space, we will purchase a mobile unit and adapt it to perfectly meet the needs of the dogs. As we don’t have surplus funds to achieve this, we’d like to ask for your financial support – every penny we have goes currently towards supporting the dogs and finding them suitable homes, so your help is critical. Even small donations are so very much appreciated on behalf of our special Marika.
Can you please help us achieve our dream? The link to our GoFundMe page for Marika is below – if you can, please donate or simply share the page. We would be so grateful.
Thank you
