CAS NEWS. DATES TO REMEMBER

SCRUFFS NERJA 2012

The Costa Animal Society is holding the 2nd of its annual Dog Shows "Scruffs Nerja 2012" in collaboration with Nerja Town Hall on Saturday 10th November at the Almijara 11 Market site in Nerja. Registration commences at 12 noon ( 5 Euros per dog per class) and judging will commence at 1.00pm
There will be a total of 11 classes with with prizes in each catergary plus Best in Show trophies. Food & Drink will be available and many stalls. Pony rides will also be available. This event is being sponsored by Nerja Solicitors. For further information on the classes please contact Richard on 952037095 or 659458020

GLITZ & GLAMOUR BALL

Cas are pleased to announce that tickets are now on sale for their Glitz and Glamour Ball which will be held this year at The Hotel (Rural) Almazara on the Nerja/Frigiliana road on Saturday 1st December commencing at 7.00pm.The evening is sponsored by DENTADENES of Nerja. A four course meal (with choice) including wine is provided together with welcome drinks and canapes. Entertainment will be provided by Andy Time, guitar vocalist and Disco
Start the xmas season with a night to remember. Tickets are only 35 Euros for this stylish event. To book contact the Cas Office on 952523607. A copy of the menu is in the offiice or can be obtained by contacting Richard at rthorne1@gmail.com. Please book early to avoid disappontment

CAS EVENTS FOR OCTOBER

Please note the ever popular Cas Quiz's restart for the winter months

Tuesday
9th October


CAS QUIZ
MT Bar Punta Lara
Quiz starts 8.30pm. Food available Entrance 3 Eur
Book Tel Mick 671447397 or Terry 652430384
Further dates Nov 13th,Dec 11th, Jan 8th


Saturday
13th October

DANCE and CABARET

Bar El Varadero, Torrox Costa
Adjacent to Penoncillo Beach
7.30 for 8.00pm
Bobby Mac. Sinatra Tribute
Clarks. Elvis Tribute
Tickets 15 Euros Inc Buffet
Book at Office 952523607 or La Casita, Torrox



Friday
19th October

CAS QUIZ. Pan y Playa

Burriana Beach, Nerja
Quiz starts 9.00pm. Food available beforehand. Entrance 3 Euros,
Quizmaster Dave Jamieson
Book direct with Restaurant.
Further Dates Fri 16th Nov, Fri Dec 14th

SCRUFFS NERJA 2012
Saturday November 10th



Market Site, Almijara 11 Nerja
11 Classes. Reg 12 noon, Judging 1.00pm
Main Sponsor Nerja Solicitors, Nerja
Contact Mike 699948993

CHISPA EVENT


SCRUFFS NERJA 2012

Costa Animal Society are pleased to announce that the second of their annual dog shows “SCRUFFS NERJA 2012” will be held on Saturday 10th November at the Market Site, Almijara 11, Nerja in conjunction with the Foreigners Department of Nerja Town Hall. Registration will commence at 12 noon and judging at 1.00pm. There will be 11 individual classes as follows
1. Pedigree Puppy (under 1 year) 2. Non Pedigree Puppy (under I year)
3. Pedigree Bitch (Over 1 year) 4. Pedigree Dog (over 1 year)
5. Non Pedigree Bitch (over 1 year) 6. Non Pedigree Dog (over 1 year)
7. Dog and Owner Look A like 8. The Best SIX LEGS (dog & owner!) 9. Best Rescue Dog. 10. Best Rescue Bitch. 11. Fancy Dress
NON PEDIGREE BEST IN SHOW
PEDIGREE BEST IN SHOW
BEST RESCUE DOG OR BITCH (CHRISTOPHER MEMORIAL CUP)
PRIZES IN ALL CLASSES, RAFFLE & STALLS
The event is being sponsored by Manilvas. Cas are also seeking sponsors for each of the individual classes. Stalls will also be available. For further information please contact Mike on 699948993

CAS EVENT AT LA CASITA

CAS event at La Casita

C.A.S. ( the Costa Animal Society) are holding a Ladies' Fashions Sale at
Bar La Casita on Thursday, the 19th of July, from 12 noon to 3pm.
You'll find a wide range of new and second-hand, top-quality clothes like
dresses, skirts, tops, swimwear and more!
La Casita is in Bl.80 in Torrox Costa, just off the paseo behind the Safari
Bar.
Come along, browse through the items on offer, and every euro you spend on
C.A.S.'s clothes will help to look after the neglected animals.
So put the date in your diary, ladies! Thursday, 19th of July, 12 noon to
3pm!

CAS MASQUERADE bALL

The Costa Animal Society held their summer Masquerade Ball at the Hotel Al Andalus on Friday 8th June.The evening was a great sucess with over 80 people attending with a wide variety of masks being worn. Everyone was entertained by Andy Time for the entire evening who kindly stepped in at short notice due to the indisposition of Mark Peters.
The evening raised a total of 1800 Euros towards Cas funds. The main raffle prize, a surround sound system was won by Danielle Ulas.

Cas would like to thank their main sponsor Diane Ward of Diane Ward Properties who kindly drew the raffle with Joint President of Cas Vera Newing.

Our thanks also to all those who kindly donated raffle prizes includng Stephen Padley Landscapes, Dogs Paradise,Buddys,Restaurant Burriana, Hotel Carabeo, Mt Bar, Numero Seis,Life's a Beach,Dia y Noche, Cafe del Mar, Phone House, First Restaurant,Grim & Bare and Cuevas Nerja Catering Academy

Finally our thanks to Karen & Mike O'Brien who although oficially "Retired" came back on board to organise the event



Winner of the grand raffle Danielle Ulas receiving her prize from Diane Ward with Vera Newing, Mike & Karen O'Brien



Cas organiser Mike O'Brien





Some of the Ladies Masks










CAS SPECIAL SUMMER EVENT

CAS (Costa Animal Society) by popular demand are having a special "Hog
Roast" on Friday 20th July at Seacrest Kennels,Nerja at 7.30pm. Music will be
provided by Gasoline.
Tickets 20 Euros to include Half bottle of wine per person. Come along for a
great evening . Booking is essential. Call CAS Office 952523607 or Vera on
952529670

Scruffs Torrox 2012

Cas ( The Costa Animal Society) held the first of their annual Dog Shows on Saturday 26th May at the Andale Riding Centre. The event was well supported with some 49 dogs being entered into the various classes who were judged by Vera Newing, Kurt Wetherby and Gill Russell. In total Cas raised some 1950 Euros. Richard Thorne (Cas Organiser) commented that Cas were delighted with the outcome particularly as this was the first time we had used this venue and held the event in Torrox. The second of the Annual Dog Shows will be held in Nerja in October/November and further details will be announced in due course.

Cas would like to the thank the Andale Riding centre for allowing them to use their premises and the Main Sponsors Anda Networks SL. Sponsors of the 11 Classes included Sky Real Estate, Coastline FM, Monroe’s, Piccadilly Clothing, R & R Builders, Seacrest Kennels, Streetwise Magazine, Taurus Real Estate. Weston Kennels ,El Perrotel. Nutrivel SA kindly donated doggy bags to all the winners. Heather Harmen will be presenting a painting a portrait of the Best Recue dog

Our particular thanks go to Lyne and John who worked tirelessly in the heat cooking numerous Hot dogs and Hamburgers and all our other helpers.
Finally thanks to Dave Jamieson of Coastline FM who as usual presented the show in such a professional manner and Jon Peatey who took the photographs.

Winners
Class Title Dog Owner

1 Ped Pup (under a year) Max Petra

2 Non-ped Pup (under a year) Nicky Melanie

3 Ped Bitch Grace Rachel

4 Ped Dog Simba Alva

5 Non-ped Bitch Lila Diana

6 Non-ped Dog Rocky Geada

7 Lookalike Dako Rachel

8 Six legs Bebe Em and Anna May

9 Rescue Dog Sorbonne Veronica

10 Rescue Bitch Amy Sheila

11 Fancy Dress Dako & Grace Rachel

Non Ped Best in Show Rocky Geada

Ped Best in Show Grace Rachel

Best Rescue Sorbonne Veronica

Photographs supplied by Jon Peatey






SCRUFFS TORROX 2012

SCRUFFS (TORROX) 2012 NEXT SATURDAY 26TH MAY


Cas (Costa Animal Society) look forward to seeing you at the first of their annual SCRUFFS Dog Shows on Saturday 26th May at the ANDALE Riding Centre with registration commencing at 1,00pm and Judging at 2.00pm.




There will be 11 classes as below

1. Pedigree Puppy (under 1 year) 2. Non Pedigree Puppy (under I year)
3. Pedigree Bitch (over 1 year) 4. Pedigree Dog (over 1 year)
5. Non Pedigree Bitch (over 1 year) 6. Non Pedigree Dog (over 1 year)
7. Dog and Owner Look Alike 8. The Best Six Legs (Dog & Owner)
9. Best Rescue Dog. 10. Best Rescue Bitch. 11. Fancy Dress

There will be prizes in all classes plus Best in Show. Entry is 5 per Euros per dog per class.

A Bar & Food will be available. Pony Rides, Many Stalls.

Main Sponsor. Anda Networks ,Classes sponsored by. Blue Sky Real Estate Coastline FM, Monroe’s, Piccadilly Clothing, R & R Builders, Seacrest Kennels, Streetwise Magazine, Taurus Real Estate. Weston Kennels ,El Perrotel

The International portrait painter Heather Harmen will donate a free portrait of the Best Rescue Dog in Show.


Directions to Show.

From the motorway take the Nerja turn off and proceed to the first roundabout ( with metal structure in centre) turn right and follow the signs to SCRUFFS. From coast road (N340) at the main Nerja roundabout follow signs to motorway. Proceed to 2nd roundabout, past Lidl, with metal structure in centre, turn left and follows signs to SCRUFFS.






For further information visit the cas website www.casnerja.org or contact Richard on 659458020

The New Cas website

The Cas (Costa Animal Society) website www.casnerja.org has been completely redesigned and is now available in several languages. In addition more detailed information is given on the animals available for adoption together with details of what Cas is currently doing and advice on the current animal laws. Our thanks must go to Dave Axon of Axident Web Design who kindly donated his time in designing the new site. Also Fiona Found who has taken on the responsibility of keeping the animal pages up to date.

Costa Animal Society AGM

We held our AGM on Friday 13th April at the Nerja Club Hotel.

President’ Address

Good afternoon and welcome to the Cas 2012 AGM.

Again I start with the very difficult financial circumstances brought on by the recession. Our donations have all but dried up. However the backbone of our volunteers have been wonderful. The market people turn out every week and bring in our most regular income.

We have downsized our dogs in kennels and the public have generously paid kennel fees for dogs in certain circumstances. However we do still have some dogs in kennels usually from an emergency.

Our foster families are the backbone of our organisation, along with the european charities that have kept the homing rates high. We normally home between 30/40 dogs each month, many travelling abroad.
Since the law in the UK has been relaxed we have had enquiries but the cost by air or road to the UK is exhorbitant and I believe that several animal charities are trying to get the air fares reduced.

Sue Baldwin our cat woman has been overwhelmed with the cats. Kittens have been easier to home but the adults are more difficult. People are not willing to foster cats and therefore we only have a handful of foster places.

The website and our Facebook sites are undergoing a major revamp. These are both essential for info and rehoming. Fiona updates nearly every day and now has help from Dave Exon who has generously donated the server costs for the next 2 years. The new website which will be going live very shortly, will contain more detail on the dogs available for homing and will be available in several languages.

We must also thank Karen & Mike for all their hard work and great results with the fundraising. Although officially retired they have generously agreed to organize the Christmas Ball.

Patsy, who joined us three months ago as fundraiser has decided it was too time consuming to fit in with her life. We thank her for the work she did. So any offers for fundraising, gratefully received.
We still need people to drive the dogs to the airport for the European flights and anyone willing to run a small fundraising event please come forward.
And of course thank you to Richard for his years as Treasurer, the continued support he gives me and welcome to Maree who now has the aggravation.

Thanks for your support
Wendy Thorne

President’s Re Election

Wendy expressed a concern that although she was prepared to continue as President she was finding it increasingly difficult to cope with the demands placed on her. In particular the increased volume of calls received daily in connection with the rehoming of dogs and enquires from the general public. After discussion it was agreed that Vera Newing would act as Joint President with her to alleviate the load. All other committee members were re-elected apart from Richard Thorne who decided to step down from the committee but will continue to assist Wendy and help with the fundraising.

Masquerade Ball

MASQUERADE BALL Friday 8th June




A copy of the Menu can be obtained from the Cas Office or by emailing a request to rthorne1@gmail.com

CAS SPECIAL EVENT

COSTA ANIMAL SOCIETY

SCRUFFS (TORROX)2012

THE ORIGINAL ANNUAL DOG SHOW


FUN FOR ALL THE FAMILY

Saturday 26th May ANDALE RIDING CENTRE

MAIN SPONSOR





Entries from 1.00pm (5€ PER CLASS) Judging at 2pm


BAR. FOOD. (HOT DOGS, HAMBURGERS)

STALLS

PONY RIDES












Guest Judges
Vera Newing Kurt Wetherby Gill Russell

MASTER OF CEREMONIES. Dave Jamieson of COASTLINE FM







CLASSES1. Pedigree Puppy (under 1 year) 2. Non Pedigree Puppy (under I year)
3. Pedigree Bitch (Over 1 year) 4. Pedigree Dog (over 1 year)
5. Non Pedigree Bitch (over 1 year) 6. Non Pedigree Dog (over 1 year)
7. Dog and Owner Look A like 8. The Best SIX LEGS (dog & owner!) 9. Best Rescue Dog. 10. Best Rescue Bitch. 11. Fancy Dress

NON PEDIGREE BEST IN SHOW. PEDIGREE BEST IN SHOW
BEST RESCUE DOG OR BITCH (Pauline Weston Memorial Cup)

PRIZES IN ALL CLASSES, RAFFLE & STALLS

SPONSORS INCLUDE: Anda Networks, Coastline FM, Der Fressnaph, Monroe’s, Piccadilly Clothing, R & R Builders, Seacrest Kennels, Streetwise Magazine, Taurus Real Estate. Weston Kennels


DIRECTIONS TO SHOW




FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT CAS SHOP 952523607 or RICHARD 659458020

BEAT THE INTRO

Thursday 26 April 2012 ´Beat the Intro¨ How good is your music knowledge? Name the tunes from days gone by, followed by upbeat music to get those feet tapping. Sevillano, Calle Chaparil, Nerja 8.00 pm. Entrance 15 Euros including high quality buffet, Desert and half bottle of wine per person.
Join Cas for a great evening out. To book Tel Cas office 952523607 or Richard 952037095

SCRUFFS ANNUAL DOG SHOW

COSTA ANIMAL SOCIETY


SCRUFFS (TORROX) 2012

Cas (Costa Animal Society) are pleased to announce that the first of their annual SCRUFFS Dog Shows will be held on Saturday 26th May at the ANDALE Riding Centre with registration commencing at 1,00pm and Judging at 2.00pm.

There will be 11 classes as below

1. Pedigree Puppy (under 1 year) 2. Non Pedigree Puppy (under I year)
3. Pedigree Bitch (over 1 year) 4. Pedigree Dog (over 1 year)
5. Non Pedigree Bitch (over 1 year) 6. Non Pedigree Dog (over 1 year)
7. Dog and Owner Look Alike 8. The Best Six Legs (Dog & Owner)
9. Best Rescue Dog. 10. Best Rescue Bitch.
11. Fancy Dress

There will be prizes in all classes plus Best in Show. Entry is 5 per Euros per dog per class.

A Bar & Food will be available. Many Stalls.

Cas are seeking a main sponsor for the show and sponsors for the individual classes. If interested please contact Richard on 952037095 or 659458020. Stall places are also available on application.

Directions to Show.


CAS SCRUFFS ANNUAL DOG SHOW

Cas "Costa Animal Society" wish it to be known that the proposed Scruffs Dog Show to be held at the Pavo Real in Competa on 12 May, for reasons beyond their control, no longer has any association with Cas. Cas are currently seeking an alternative venue for the first of their annual Scruffs" shows and a further announcement will be made shortly. The Nerja Scruffs show will continue as normal later in the year. For further information contact Wendy on 952037095.

CAS NEWS

Costa Animal Society Annual General Meeting
The 2012 AGM of the Costa Animal Society will be held on Friday 13th April at the Nerja Club Hotel commencing at 2.30pm.

Successful Bingo Night
The Coach & Horses (Nerja) held a Bingo Night in aid of Cas and the end of February and played to a full house ! The evening raised close to 500 Euros to help with the abandoned animals.
Cas would like to thank Kathy at the Coach & Horses who organised the evening and kindly donated a hot supper to all those who attended.

CAS HELP NEEDED

Cas (Costa Animal Society) are looking for somone in the Competa area who would be prepared to help with the organisation of their annual Scruffs Dog Show. The event will be held in May. If you would be prepared to help please call Wendy on 952037095/660271984

CAS NEWS

NEW CAS TREASURER

Maree Vanderlaan has now taken over as Treasurer and can be contacted on 619965025 or email maree.vanderlaan@googlemail.com

NEW FUNDRAISER
Following the retirement of Mike O'Brien who was responsible for all our fundraising activities Patsy Keeble-Frost (patz37@hotmail.com) has joined the committee with responsibility for fundraising. She can be contacted on 616084232

CAS HELP NEEDED

Is there anyone flying to Dusseldorf,Berlin, Hamburg or Vienna who would be willing to accompany dogs going to new homes. Volunteers from Cas and the German charities accompany them to the airport and deal with all the papers. They are then met by the new families at the other end.
If you can help please call Wendy on 952037095 / 660271984 or Simone on 619903815

CAS need someone urgently who has a car fitted with a towbar who would be
prepared to tow our trailer to the Nerja Car Boot each Sunday. The trailer
has to be delivered on site by 8.30am and collected by around 1.30pm The
income CAS receives from the Car Boot is critical to the running of CAS and
the welfare of the abandoned animals. If you can help please contact Wendy
urgently on 952037095 or 660271984

FORTHCOMING EVENT
Bingo Night in aid of Cas. Monday 27th, 8.00 pm at the Coach & Horses, Post Office Street, Nerja. Entrance 5 Euros to include Hot Supper donated by the Coach & Horses. 50 cents per game. First game free. Book at Cas Office 952523607 or Vera 952529670. Come along for a great evening.

NEWS FROM THE PRESIDENT

Another few months have passed since our last blog.The flow of abandoned animals has not slowed down and as the crisis continues our finances are still dire.
We are lucky to have good partners in the German and Dutch charities and we are regulary sending 10/12 dogs to their new homes. The problem is finding enough flights. If anyone is travelling to Hamburg, Munich, Dusseldorf, Berlin or Vienna contact us. There is no cost involved.
The cat problems do not go away. The cat catchers have been out taking cats from Torrox and Competa and charging to get them back although they are often microchiped. Please let us know if you are having any problems with the Town Halls or Police. We understand that the Spanish Constitution states that " Cats have the right to roam", Trouble is finding where to get a copy of the constitution and having good enough Spanish to comprehend it! Also in Comares 24 cats have been poisened beside the bins. No one of course knows anything, but the Town Hall is suspected.
We are still having pups dumped in the bins, even one with its dead mother. Sadly even with the best care it died.

We still need fosterers as we do not have the money to pay kennels. If anyone would like to sponsor a dog for a week/month in kennels we would be very grateful.

I would like to thank you all for your continuing support. If Anyone would like to run a fundraising event for us please contact myself on 952037095 or Patsy 616084232 who is now co-ordinating our fundraising.

Thank you again

Wendy Thorne
Cas President