CAS - Costa Animal Society: June 2010

Boxy and Cara arrive in Holland

Cara and Boxy flew on June 23rd to their new homes in Holland. This makes a total of 27 dogs rehomed in Holland in 2010.

Cara

Boxy

Good-bye amigo. It was good sharing a cage with you. Hope to see you soon, somewhere in Holland.

Cages return to Spain

We’re flying 5-10 dogs per month to Holland. Most of them go in cages in the hull of the airplane.

But these cages also have to come back to CAS in

Spain

so we can use them again. These cages have more air miles than most of us !

Dutch transport company Grayvis Logistics has offered to return the cages to

Spain

in one of their regular transports. Yesterday they returned almost 20 cages, so we’re able to fly dogs to Holland again.

Missing Málaga dog turns up in Cataluña

Dexter, a dog which went missing in November last year in Málaga, has now appeared in Sant Boi in Cataluña.
Nobody has any idea how the animal covered the some 1,000 kilometres, and the animal carried a chip which was not registered in the Catalan region.

See Talk Radio Europe for the full story.

Cat Paradise

Caboodle Ranch is a 100-acre cat sanctuary created by a certain Craig Grant, in 2003. This paradise for cats is located in Ponte Vedra Beach , Florida . It is now home to over 500 happy cats.

This huge natural shelter for homeless cats is composed of lots of little houses, a city hall, a church, a water mill, ponds…

A lot of hard work for Craig Grant, but he is very happy like that with his cat army!

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CAS on Hannah Murray Show

CAS will be the featured charity on Talk Radio Europe's Hanah Murray Show, this Sunday afternoon at 16:30

You can listen online at www.talkradioeurope.com or on one of these frequencies :- 88.9fm 91.9fm

CAS Summer Ball - Friday 2nd July 2010

CAS Summer Ball - Friday 2nd July 2010
A Night of Tropical Splendour

Hotel Al Andaluz, Maro at 7pm
Canapés, welcome drink, 3 choices of main course
Includes Wine, Coffee, Brandy, Baileys, Amoretto

Entertainment by Mark Peters & Andy Time
Dress code – smart & colourful (no T-shirts please)
Fabulous Raffle.

€35 per person.
Call for reservation and to make your choice of Main Course: Mike 699 948 993 or Office 95 252 3607

THE Summer Social Event !

Passive Smoking and Pets: Can Second Hand Smoke Harm Your Dog?

Stub it out! Passive smoking is harmful to pets, warns PDSA

Wednesday 11 March is National No Smoking Day and as people across the country consider stubbing out once and for all, leading veterinary charity, PDSA, is encouraging owners to consider their pet’s health when lighting up.

Research* shows cats exposed to second-hand smoke are twice as likely to develop feline lymphoma, a potentially fatal form of cancer, in smoking households. It can also make them sneeze, cough and wheeze.
Dogs are also very susceptible to smoking-related respiratory problems and their exposure to tobacco smoke has been linked to nasal and sinus cancers**.

Cigarette smoke can also be extremely harmful to pet birds, which have very sensitive respiratory systems.
“The effects of passive smoking on humans are well known, but many people don’t realise their pets are also affected by breathing in second-hand smoke,” says PDSA Senior Veterinary Surgeon, Sean Wensley.

“Studies have shown that animals dislike toxic fumes in their living environment, it causes their day-to-day life to become extremely unpleasant. As with people, the effects of cigarette smoke eventually take their toll on our pets, who then have to suffer the pain and distress of life-threatening cancer or chronic breathing difficulties.”

So next time your cat cuddles up to you on the sofa or your dog brings his ball for you to throw, please think about their health and don’t light up!

For more information about pet health log onto www.pdsa.org.uk

(Submitted by PDSA)

Scruffs 2010 Cómpeta - Results

The yearly Scruffs in Cómpeta has been a very successful event. Thanks to the sponsors and the volunteers who helped us with the stalls and the raffle we were able to raise 2,118 Euro for CAS.

Main sponsor of the event: Taurus Real Estate

Results:

1. Pedigree Dog or Bitch over 1 yr

CAS Needs People to Foster Cats and Dogs

CAS is homing an average of one dog per day !
But it is only possible to achieve this amazing result by having a network of wonderful people who volunteer to look after a dog or a puppy for a few days or weeks until we can find permanent homes.

Paying to put animals in Kennels is no longer financially possible.
Fostering is an ideal way to have the wonderful experience of living with a dog or cat without having to own one.

People who live several months a year on the Costa del Sol and then return home, are often tempted to get a pet but know it’s impractical. Well – now it isn’t! You just have to foster and help CAS to help the animals.

We’ve all read of the health benefits of living with a pet – So time to Get Fit!
Contact us and we’ll send you a form on which you can express your preferences – cat or dog; size; gender; young or older etc.

Together we’ll get photographs and information on our website and work to find that permanent home!
Call Jane (0034) 616 530 071 email janekirkspain (at) gmail.com

Costa Animal Society - The CAS Discount Card

CAS currently has almost 300 members.
We are seeking to increase this number with the launch of our new initiative – The CAS Discount Card.
This will benefit CAS, members and the participating businesses.

How this will work for Members
CAS membership subscriptions (€35 per couple, €25 per single) are due for renewal June 1st 2010. We shall maintain the low subscription rate introduced in 2009.
Each member will receive a laminated Discount Card together with a list of all the businesses that offer discounts (5 -10%) on a wide range of goods and services.
It should not be long before members recoup the subscription price by the savings they make on restaurant and bar bills; animal food & accessories; clothes & accessories; craft & art works and many other products. Add to these services such as hair dressing & beauty; reflexology & ; motor repairs etc.
The list will be long, comprehensive and wide reaching geographically.

How this will work for Businesses
No business will be ask to pay for inclusion in the list of those offering discounts to people showing a CAS Discount Card.
The businesses will see an increase in the number of customers and also benefit from inclusion in the lists of participating businesses that will go to all CAS members and also appear on the CAS Website and the CAS Blog.
CAS will provide a window sign to show that the business is a participant in the scheme.

How this will work for CAS
Primarily by collecting many more subscriptions, but also from an increase in the pool of people who can be kept up to date on CAS activities, fund raising events and advertising.
Businesses will be asked to offer CAS Subscription Forms to clients.
It must also be said that the subscriptions may be increased in 2011 when the CAS Discount Card has proven its success!

SO! Whether you are a business, a current CAS Member or someone interested in joining – contact Jane Kirk janekirkspain at gmail.com or Skype: jane-kirk or (00 34) 616 530 071.

Honey, Lulu, Mitzy and Tequila arrive in Holland

Last Sunday Honey, Lulu, Mitzy, and Tequila flew to their new homes in Holland. This makes a total of 25 dogs rehomed in Holland in 2010. See below the pictures of their arrival.

Lulu is adopted by the same family that has adopted Nico last year. See the picture below of Nico in his new home. I wonder how Lulu and Nico will divide the bed. But one thing is certain: There will be no space for the child.

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