Paper short abstract:

In a case study of rescuing homeless dogs in borderline EU Croatia shows different destinies of dwelling bussiness that arise offering a ticket to a life in EU. Can human offer a new transformative homes and accept his territory grab as a natural occasion ?

Paper long abstract:

For dogs, wandering, being homeless is a natural process of finding food, procreation and defining future "home". Dogs accept owners feelings and society they dwell in, they also accept feelings for what humans call home.

There is no such thing as a free home - many homeless dogs would say. In EU /non EU border countries, not only people migrate, crossing borders, but animals do too - pets without home. In Bosnia, Croatia and Serbia, homeless dogs wait for their ticket to a better life, a life in EU.

Dogs without owners wait in line for different jobs, from translational research as medical dummies, sex toys, to child replacement or a new family member. EU is a big market.

If they are lucky, they will get a garden and a sand to play in Germany or Netherlands, but there is a thin line between finding home, saving a dog, and sending a dog and selling it.

In case study of rescuing animals in borderline EU Croatia to different destinies of dwelling bussiness I will try to answer the following research questions. Is there a "homeless" animal ? Is home worth it ? Can animal own ? Is defining unnatural home to animals a good cultural practice or a slavery ? Can human accept his territory grab as a natural occasion ?