What is Blue Badge?
The Blue Badge is an initiative against the abandonment of pets. Its aim is that all pets carry a blue plaque as a promise…..
What does the Blue Badge?
It means that the owner of each pet which wears the Blue Badge is against the abandonment of animals & hopes to stop the practice.
What should I do to get the Blue Badge?
Simply register with the web site. Nothing more. 3 simple steps and you can get a plaque for each of your animals.
How much does the Blue Badge?
Nothing. The Blue Badge and shipping costs are completely free.
Who can apply for Blue Badge?
Everyone (who has registered in Spain). The Blue Badge is an open initiative to pet owners and supporters who believe that the abandonment should and can be eradicated.
When will my Blue Badge?
The estimated shipping time is 14 to 20 working days (from date of application).
How will my Blue Badge?
You will get it as a letter mailed from Spain.
Does the abandonment of animals in Spain?
There are more than 150,000 animals abandoned annually.
Blue Plaque takes the initiative will do all in our power to reach a zero abandonment.
http://placaazul.org
Blue Badge
Interview with previous Treasurer
The post of Treasurer of CAS will become vacant in December. To help potential applicants, I spent some time with an earlier Treasurer.
Interview with previous Treasurer: Richard
When did you serve as the CAS Treasurer?
I think for 5/6 years up until Dec 2007
Are you a qualified accountant or have some other relevant experience?
No not a qualified accountant but in the UK I was treasurer for Berkshire Women Aid for many years which was an organization supporting battered women and which was funded by the local Authority. It involved keeping the books for submission to the local Authority and the DHSS.
How much time did you need to dedicate to the “job” and what exactly was involved on a day to day basis?
I probably spent at least an hour each day sometimes longer imputing information plus visits to the office and regular visits to the Bank to Bank money or withdraw floats etc. I spent at least 3 hours every Thursday dealing with the office “takings”.
I assume one must have a computer….. ?
It is not essential to have a computer but highly desirable. Providing you input all info into a programme like Microsoft Money then detailed accounts can be produced easily for the committee. Everything is of course automatically added up which makes life much easier. Also all info is then available for print out at the end of the year for the auditor
Is it important where one lives?
As I said, I spent at least an hour each week day in the Nerja bank dealing with cash deposits and withdrawals. Also, very frequent visits to the CAS Office in Nerja were vital
There’s an Annual Audit – what does that involve?
Each year detailed accounts have to be given to the auditor together with supporting invoices, receipts and bank statements etc. Hopefully everything tallies.
You did monthly reports to the Committee. Was that time consuming?
As I said, having a computer enabled me to produce monthly accounts of income and expenditure for the committee to consider. It helps immensely for them to see our current situation because CAS operates “hand to mouth” every week. Raising the funds we need to help the animals is everyone’s responsibility, but they cannot fulfill that responsibility if they don’t know the actual situation.
Why did you resign the post?
I resigned after I had done it for a number of years. Also at that time I was also largely responsible for most of the fund raising and the Sunday car boot. The 2 jobs together meant I was working for CAS nearly every day and it is fair to say that I eventually got bored with it.
Were you disillusioned then ?
One of the main problems with CAS is, I believe, that there are too few people doing too many jobs. The old adage that “Many hands make light work” was never more true than when applied to CAS!
The Treasurer should deal with financial matters only and not get sidetracked into fundraising; running boot sales; organising dinner dances; Scruffs Dog Shows etc.
The job was also made more difficult by people not adhering to the systems. Things like inadequate receipts and having to decipher the jumbled weekly Office sheets used to drive me up the wall!
For a preliminary chat about the job – call Richard on 659 458 020 or send an email to rthorne1@gmail.com
Succcesful fundraising at Chispa's in Nerja
at Chispa's in Nerja on Tuesday 22nd September.
The evening was well attended and, following the meal, a raflle was held
together with a Name the Teddy Bear Competition.
The evening raised a total of €430. Our thanks to Ted and all those that
supported CAS.
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Molly and Nico arrived in Holland
Scruffs Nerja 2009 raised 2600 Euros for CAS
Over 50 dogs entered in one or more of the 11 competitive classes. In addition to finding the best pedigree and non-pedigree dogs, there were the usual Fun Classes! - the owners who looked most like their dogs, as well as the best six legs.
Chloe, owned by Eric, took the non-pedigree best in show title and Tulip, owned by Carol, winning the pedigree section. The undoubted star of the show was Oudles who took the Best Rescue Dog award for owner Steve who told the crowd how Oudles had been found wandering on Burriana Beach in Nerja, after being mistreated by person or persons unknown. As well as being dirty and frightened, Oudles had even been spray painted by local scum!
However, after weeks of love and attention, Oudles is now as good an advert for rescuing an animal as there could be. In addition winning the title, Oudles is going to have his portrait painted as an extra prize. Heather Gail Harman, founder of the Portrait Society of Andalucia, is now hard at work on capturing Oudles likeness for posterity! Gail has previously painted champions from the famous Cruft's Dog Show in the UK, as well as a range of celebrities from Billy Connolly to Barbra Streisand.
The Costa Animal Society wish to thank all those companies and individuals who sponsored Scruffs Nerja 2009, all those dogs and owners who participated, and all those to came along just to join in the fun. And special thanks to the family who agree to adopt two dogs which CAS volunteers brought along on the day!
Thanks also to the judges: Nerja Vet - Expedito Cabra, Competa Kennel Owner Terry Weston and Dorothy Barker.
The pictures below show the atmosphere of the day, the judging and the winners in the various classes.
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Class 1, 2 and 3
Class 4, 5 and 6
Class 7, 8 and 9
Class 10, 11 and 12
Class 13, 14 and miscellaneousOne Hundred and Fifty !
Of course this milestone would not have been possible without the efforts of all the volunteers and foster families of the Costa Animal Society (CAS) and HzH.
All these 150 lucky B’s can only say one thing: “Thank You for giving me a better life !”
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Jimmy, Sweety and Jedy arrived in Holland
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Billy, Chacho, Ivor, Sue (Scout), Shadow
A big THANK YOU to the foster families and the volunteers of CAS and HzH from Billy, Chacho, Ivor, Sue and Shadow.
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Lara, Chacho and Daisy May fly to Holland
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