I am afraid that the news for this month is rather depressing. The amount of dogs and cats, puppies and kittens abandoned has increased dramatically. In the space of the last week we have has requests for 17 foster places. This is usually possible but not with 24 hour notice.
The help and support we receive from the other societies here in Spain and our Dutch and German collegues has been outstanding. About 30 dogs have moved to Germany & Holland this month alone.
We are delighted that the difficulties taking animals to the UK have been relaxed. It is now only a three week delay. Please check it out on the Defra website.
We are moving all our dogs from kennels as we can no longer afford to pay the bills. The only dogs that will be in kennels will be sponsored places from our supporters. We do ask that you donate to this scheme as we know that sometimes fostering is not an option.
We are of course still in need of foster places, please think about it. It is often the best solution for the animals. Our bigger dogs are a problem usually needing Campo places, preferably fenced. Thank you all who offer to foster. There are nearly 60 families and all are full. Sometimes with more than one animal !
Our funding has taken a big dip with the recession and Mike O'Brien will be retiring from fundraising at Xmas and Richard from the Treasurers position.
I intend to hold an open meeting for people to come forward and offer support for fundraising. Anything will be considered! Our markets bring in a steady income and we need more people to run the village markets. If people formed small groups to fundraise together it would be very helpful.
We are running several quiz evenings and are always looking for new ideas. Please come forward to talk about it. Contact me or Richard on 952037095 or 659458020.
All donations can be given through Paypal and their is a link on our website www.casnerja.org
The positive side at the moment is that the younger Spanish people are treating the animals with much more care and respect, although the Town Halls need a neutering programme. The costs are high for vaccinations and neutering. If anyone has ideas for running a scheme to raise money for this please speak up.!
Thank you all for your support
Wendy Thorne
CAS QUIZ STARTS AGAIN THURSDAY 20th OCTOBER
CAS QUIZ. SABOR de AMOR
Burriana Beach, Nerja
Quiz starts 9.00pm. Food available beforehand
Entrance 3 Euros, Quizmaster Dave Jamieson
Book direct with Restaurant.
Further quizzes 17TH Nov,15th Dec,19th Jan, 15th Feb 16th
CAS NEEDS PEOPLE URGENTLY
A number of our key people are retiring at the end of the year (everyone is getting older) so please come forward if any of the following positions interst you.
Treasurer
We will need a new Treasurer from 1st January 2012. This position requires the person to be a Spanish Resident and have a good knowledge of accountancy procedures, preferably computer literate (we currently use Microsoft Money) and be prepared to give monthly financial reports to the committee and prepare the annual accounts for submission to our auditors. In addition money with have to be collected from the Cas shop in Nerja weekly and banked together with any funds raised from our events. Invoices received to be paid monthly.
Fundraiser
This position available from 1st January 2012 requires the person to take overall responsibility for the fundraising necessary to produce the funds necessary to ensure Cas continues to help the abandoned animals that come into our care.
This involves organising our monthly events together with our two major dinner/dances in June and November plus the two annual Scruffs Dog Shows. They would also be responsible for obtaining sponsorship for the major events from local businesses. This will not be a “Cold start” as the person currently has many contacts and a well organised system.
President
The current President will be retiring in March 2012. Her main role apart from “President’s Duties) is to be responsible the rehoming of the dogs in our care and organising the many fosterers we have. This mainly involves telephone and email contact, responding to general enquiries from our press announcements and our Website from which the majority of enquiries are received. Also dealing with telephone calls received concerning dogs lost or abandoned. Once again we have a tried and tested system for dealing with most situations together with overseas contacts with whom many animals are rehomed. We currently home between 40/50 per month.
In all cases we would like people to come on board as soon as possible so that they can work with the retiree to ensure a smooth handover. If you are interested in any of these positions please contact our existing President Wendy Thorne on 952037095/660271984 or any committee member,
