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24 March 2013
This is Bobby he was taken out of the Paraiso dog pound by A.I.D. in mid February 2013 and Jaqui Ross kindly placed him with a foster home until a forever home could be found by us. Well we found him a home just a few weeks later in mid March. Bobby is now having a wonderful live in Torrox, Malaga with his new family. This is a photo we received today with his new mum Patricia... see more. |
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25 March 2013
Janice was at Los Arcos event last Saturday with our A.I.D stall when she had a phone call about 2 pups in the rubbish containers. She got someone else to take care of the stall and rushed to find the puppies soaking wet and shivering. They are now being looked after. These were two of the...read more |
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15 March 2013
Mum was found in a barn with 4 puppies on a cold floor -
Mama was in a barn with 4 puppies on a cold floor with just water and food. Via a tip Janice from A.I.D. found them and they are now safely housed. They soon come up for adoption, they are now 10 days old and their eyes just opened... see photos |
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16 March 2013
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1 March 2013
Another 6 dogs rescued from thelocal Dog Pound - Janice from AID went along to El Paraiso today with our network partner Arca Noah, a foster home as well as two new contacts that flew from Belgium and 6 dogs were rescued...see more |
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15 March 2013
This is Patje part of a litter of 5 pups his other brothers and sisters have found a home and now he is all alone. His mum is a small dog breed so Patje should be the same. After his vaccinations he will be ready for a home, can you offer this little boy a home? See photos |
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21 February 2013
Buddy - He had been sleeping in the school bins for about 6 month and was sharing scraps from children's school dinners with the wild cats. He is very friendly but was too excitable for the children at the school so he was going to be sent to the local dog...see more |
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22 February 2013
Rescued from the local Dog Pound - Last week we met a lovely and dog caring lady called Jaqui Ross who is doing her own rescue work by taking dogs out of el Paraiso Killing Station in Churriana Malaga and finding forever homes for them but she is...see more |
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10 February 2013
Esmo & Eefje - This brother and sister were found at the bins by a Spanish man and phoned us to see what we could do. We manage to place them wit out friends afer they wen to our ve. As in most cases they were filthy and covered in fleas... see more |
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15 February 2013
Valentine Charity Dinner Dance - DJ Lee Jay provided music and entertainment til 12.30am and Frankie B sung for 60 minutes and had everyone dancing to Boogie Nights. Over 100 guests came to support the A.I.D. event, which raised just under 850 euros. A great result and... see more |
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20 January 2013
Pipa - This little pup was found lost in the road, no micro chip. She was a very friendly little dog, very gentle but also courageous. after several weeks of care Pipa was adopted. Her new dad flew to Spain on the 19th January and spent the night in a hotel. The next day I meet him with Pipa at Malaga airport and she departed for the Netherlands...read more |
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3 February 2013
Danny & Merry finally depart for their new homes in Holland. Danny has been in our home for the last two months and Merry has been in one of our foster homes for the last 10 months. Two dogs from our network partner Arca Noah also went on the same flight. see photos and video |
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19 January 2013
Jenny - In June 2011 people moved out and left her locked up in the villa. She was a friendly little pup, hardly barked and would sit quietly by our feet but was also full of life. We had been fostering Jenny along with a lot of other dogs since she was a young pup and finally 18 monhs ...read more |
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13 January 2013
Katty & Kitty - Some children were walking around the market with 2 female pups and were simply giving them away. Janice took the pups from them because what usually happens in the end is that they are left abandoned at the market or they are put in the rubbish containers. They arenow safe with our network partner...read more |
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31 December 2012
Happy endings - What and end to a busy year. Via ourselves and our network contacts we have managed to find forever homes for just under 300 anmals in 2012. See some of them in here |
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2 January 2013
Honey - Found outside someone's house, very bold and with a bad flea allergy. She is a very friendly little dog. House trained, leash trained obviously had been someone's pet...see photos |
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13 December 2012
Today I went to Malaga Airport with our foster home Sinead to deliver two of our rescued dogs. Ruffie on the left, which has been looked after by Sinead and Lulu on the right, which has been looked after by us at our home. Three other dogs... see depature and arrival photos |
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30 December 2012
Another 9 pups - Bekki and Belinda are sisters and are part of a litter of 9 pups, which were abandoned in the countryside. The mum could not be found? see some photos |
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9 December 2012
Had a phone call from a Spanish man at about 10.30pm Sunday night saying that he had found a pup a few days old. With the set up we have at home and out on the road most days we cannot take care of bottle fed pups so we contacted our network partner and they went...read more |
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12 December 2012
Abandoned pup - Yet another pup abandoned. Found outside someoen's house last weekend. Polka is only 8 weeks old and very affectionate and quiet...see photos and video |
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24 November 2012
9 pups - They were abandoned at six weeks of age in a cardboard box and lef necxt to the rubbish bins. All black with white chest. They will all be wormed an vaccinated and made ready for adoption here and abroad. Click here to see them |
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3 December 2012
The old timber aviary is dismantled and the new metal aviary is put up and ready for the parrots. See here
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9 November 2012
This is Edwin Nienhuis at Malaga Airport one of our very few and kind volunteers who escorted 4 rescued dogs two Holland. We met him along with 2 dogs from our A.I.D charity and 2 from Arca Noah España. If you are flying to Belgium or Holland...more information and photos |
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23 November 2012
These 4 pups (1 boy & 3 girls) were abandoned in a cupboard box outside our charity shop and it was done in the afternoon when the shop is closed. They were there a few hours before someone phoned us and told us about them...read more |
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4 November 2012
Troy - This large puppy was found in a water ditch at 7 weeks of age. He is a big boy and looks like a Mastin. He is healthy and very playful like all pups sould be. See photos
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5 November 2012
TIMON is a little dog that was run over by a car, which drove off. It was so bad that people had to get the police involved. The poor animal was crying. Janice from the A.I.D. charity shop is next to the vet and she heard the howling. Most of the skin in his left leg was peeled back by the accident...more photos and information |
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22 October 2012
Pocholo is reunited with his little friend Snow Flake - They had only known each other for a few weeks but when Snow Flake found a forever home in Holland Pocholo a 9-year old German Shepherd missed his little friend a lot. ... more information and photos |
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22 October 2012
Ths is Cu the ginger dog now called Pecu. He was in our refuge until a home was found in Finland for him. He was one of our biggest dogs but take a look at his new family!!! see photos and more information
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6 October 2012
The A.I.D.Fashion Show at La Trocha, Coin, Malaga was again a wonderful event with winter fashion clothes and accessories all at very affordable prices and all worn by volunteers and their friends, which gave up their time to support the event. Arte Hair did a fantastic job on the girls with hair and make up and commentary was by DJ Lee Jay and we thank them all for their continued support.
The event raised much need funds for our charity but we had a disappointingly low attendance of only 35 guests, yet managed to raise a fantastic... read more & see photos |
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21 October 2012
4 pups abandoned in a cardboard box outside the agricultural shop. When I arrived one female was taken by a Spanish man as a present for his littel girl. I asked him if he would sterilise her when of age and his ...more information & photos |
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2 Octoner 2012
Had a call this afternoon from Karen Stone about 6 pups left in a cardboard box by the rubbish bins. After sorting out where we were going to place them, I went to meet her and it turns out that they were only 3 days old...read more |
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6 October 2012
Sky - The people woke up at 01.30 am because their dogs were barking and when they went out, they found a Sky stuck betweeen the post and the gate. Looks like somebody tried to get it into their property. This is a gentle and sweet little dog. See photos & video
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25 September 2012
Sasha finally goes to her new home in the UK. We found her at 8 weeks of age with a broken leg and she is now 18 weeks old and has had two operations on her leg since then. Poor little thing does not know what running around and being a boystrous puppy is all abou...read more |
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30 September 2012
LA TROCHA EVENT IN COIN Friday 28 and Saturday 28 September - We really want to thank the organizers of the event at La Trocha. These events are not usually well advertised in advance so when the organiser came to our shop to invite us it came as a nice surprise...read more |
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18 September 2012
Poppy - This little Bodeguero Ratonero (a Ratter) was found with hafl her body sticking out of a bag in the middle of the road. Looks like she was chewingh her way out of it. She could have been run over at any time. She has a bad skin problem due to see more |
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22 September 2012
On the 14 September 6 pups were found in a plastic bag in the rubbish bin. Two were dead and the other four went into care with our friends at Arca Noah. Sadly two more died but these two in the photo are surviving and have to be bottle fed every 2 hours. They have.. read more |
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2 September 2012
Stella & Lola - The mum became pregnant and Stella and Lola were going to be abandoned because they were now older and a niusance to the owners. We took the pups from the owners and got them to sterilise the mum. See more |
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15 September 2012
Jada - Janice was driving home when she saw the Mastin walking along the middle of the road, head dow, dehydrated and very thin. She looked like she had had pups but non could be seen? She took her to the vets only to confirm that she probably...See more |
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19 August 2012
Sasha - NO ONE WANTS HER BECAUSE OF HER BROKEN LEG. She was found with her sister by the side of a country road, most likely abandoned. Sasha had a broken leg, which the vet put a splint straight away. Both pups had lots of ticks and fleas and now they are all clean, however...read more |
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30 August 2012
Fires in Coin, Alhaurin el Grande & Marbella We had no sleep thurday night as a huge fire was raging only a few Kilomtres down the road from us. We gathered all important documents and also organised to evacuate all our animals from our home (14 dogs, 13 cats and several birds). more information & video |
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4 August 2012
4 abandoned pups - These 4-week old pups were abandoned in a cupboard box next to the rubbish containers. 1 female (2nd from the left) and 3 males. See photos |
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15 August 2012
Dalmatian - Found 2 days ago, lost, starving, dehydrated, long fingernails, open sores, Leishmaniasis Posite and has also taken hold of internal organs. What a shame. R.I.P. : ( See photos |
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27 July 2012
Bandit - He was tied up at the rubbish bins near a shopping centre so that people could find him and possibly take him. Problem is temperatures were very high as usual and also there was no water available for him. How thoughtful of people. He also had three bad teeth, which were taken out by our vet. Poor little lBandit!!! He is a very sweet and...see more |
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3 August 2012
Matt is part of a litter of 3 pups (1 male & 2 females) They were found in the countryside in very hot summer weather, full of fleas and ticks, very hungry and very thirsty and would not stop drinking when we gave them a water bowl. They have now been wormed and cleaned and are being looked after by a foster home. See more... |
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23 July 2012
Margo abandoned - This little 7 week old female pup was abandoned at the local vet. We had to take her home temporarily, we had already taken in some dogs two days earlier and we simply have no more room but now someone has agreed to foster her. It never ends, we receive phone calls and emails every single day. |
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26 July 2012
Tika & Teka - These two sisters were thrown over somone's fence when they were 9 weeks old and they were covered in ticks and flees and were very dirty. Poor little things must have been living a very rough life in the countryside and what is amazing is that they are so very friendly, which makes us think that they were with someone but kept in very bad conditions. They look like they are only going to be small dogs when they are older...see more photos |
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18 July 2012
5 pups rescued - These is janice from (A.I.D) holding 4 of the pups. We received a call from a dustmam in Alhaurin de la Torre. He was about to empty the container when he saw inside 5 puppies. They are now in the care of one of our network partners. We had to take one of the pups to the vets for a small operation because he had a Hernia and an eye lash turned inwards..read more |
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21 July 2012
Sweet Cake - This pup was found starving and dehydrated and a man was beating it with a stick to make it go away. This is a very sweet girl and within a one hour of love and kindness she started to trust us and her tail was wagging. She is now getting on great with our other dogs..see more photos |
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3 July 2012
Suki & Sasha These twin sisters were found sitting together by the side of a country road, most likely abandoned. Sasha has a broken leg, which we will be put into a splint straight away. They had lots of ticks and fleas...See photos & video |
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14 July 2012
Gracey was found on the 4th April 2012. Her brother had been run over by a car and was lying on the side of the road. Gracey was found on top of her brother crying and wondering why her brother was not moving...see more |
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14 June 2012
Nina - After 1 year in a foster home and 2 years in our refuge 8 year old Nina has found a home. She has gone to an elderly gentleman that a few months ago also took in a 10 year old dog called Bubu from our...Read more |
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20 June 2012
Claude was found half buried in a pile of rubble in the aceqia by my other dog ruby whilst we were out walking , I really thought when I picked him up he wouldn’t make it through the day so skinny with no hair at all and weighing in at 400 grammes. After visiting the vet to find out he wa...Read more |
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7 June 2012
Corrine is part of a litter of 3 females and 1 male abandoned inside a rubbish container when they were 10 days old. They were rescued and are now in a foster home being bottle fed. These puppies are so beautiful...See photos |
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13 June 2012
Supplies from AGV the Galgo rescue in Belgium - After gathering, sorting and storing dog food and medical supplies from the 23rd May 2012 have now arranged the transport to Arca Noah in Malaga. The transport left on the 13th June for Spain. Several people have put in...Read more |
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11 May 2012
Gabby & Romeo -Gabby and his brother Romeo are looking for a home but can go separate. The owner emigrated but could only take some of the dogs that he had, so these two lost the bet so to speak. They are lead trained and very friendly... See photos & video |
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23 May 2012
Ela -Ela is a Podenco Andaluz and must have been abandoned by a hunter and on first impressions she was very scared of humans. Within a few days I have found her to be very agile, inquisitive and very loving and with some love and patience she will be a great family dog...See photos & video |
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2 May 2012
WHAT A WAY TO START THE DAY!!!
My wife Janice went to the bins to dump the rubbish on the way to our Charity shop and parked in front of them and got rid of the rubbish, as she turned the van around to pull away the sunlight made a glimmer.. Read more |
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9 May 2012
Pluto, Goofy and their mother were thrown out of a car and left alone in the countryside with no food or water. The photo shows the people that found then with a sign next to them. A witness says that the mum and pups were thrown out of a car and the mum went chasing the car...Read more |
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17th April 2012
We had a phone call last night at about 7.30pm from one of our foster homes that was walking her dog in the countryside a couple of Kms behind La Trocha shopping centre. Apparently there is a house with and large pen/cage area where there are chickens...full story plus photos |
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28 April 2012
The Animals In Distress 4th Charity Fashion Show was held this year at La Trocha Shopping Centre, Coin, Malaga on Saturday 28th April at 3pm at the Wellington Centro de Cultura and was a great success with over 90 people attending. There was a fantastic range of clothing from beach to summer evening ware all modeled by our volunteers and friends.
The clothes were all available for purchasing before and after the show and also there was a large selection of goods for sale at the stalls, which included handmade cards, jewelry, shoes, handbags, hats and much more. We thank Arte hair from Alhaurin el Grande for the continued support for doing all the hair and...full article and photos |
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4th April 2012
6 pups - They are part of a litter of 12 left in a cupboard box by rubbish containers at the Rio Grande in Coin. The person that found them is fostering 6 of them and the other six are being fostered by one of ourcontacts. These 12 puppies are some of the lucky ones that get found in time. See them here |
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7th April 2012
Marko after his operation - Letter from the vet regarding Marko: On Tuesday, 03/04/2012 Marco underwent surgery to attempt total hip replacement. After several hours of surgery the femoral head was removed, also removed were scar tissue on both sides of the joint and placed the two parts of the prosthesis...Read the whole story |
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25th March 2012
Milly - Another victim of neglect. She was pregnant and she was unceremoniously thrown out of a car! People of a restaurant saw it happen and took her. They contacted us but we had...Read more |
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25th March 2012
Mickey & Barney - After 8 months at our refuge. Mickey and Barney finally found a home. The went to Sweden to their forever home on 25 March. Sadly they will be going to separte homes... See their page |
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9th March 2012
Ray - This little pup had been around the rubbish containers for about two nights. We managed to get the man that found it to foster Ray until he gets better and we can find forever home. As it turns out Ray is completly blind...Read more |
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16th March 2012
Ruby - Janice from A.I.D. saying farewell to Ruby at Malaga Airport. Ruby has been looking for a home for about 2 years and tonight she went on her way to Holland to meet her new mum and a new play mate. Wowww I am going to miss her companyt... See the video |
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20th February 2012
Ernie - Was homed 2 years ago and now the owner is returning to the UK and is abandoning him. He is 8 years old, very friendly, affectionate and loves lots of cuddles. He is ok with other dogs and cats. Can anyone take him on? More photos |
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22nd February 2012
Bianca - was laying on the side of the motorway looking very sad and thin. She had a skin allergy, which is now under treatment and apparently she is DEAF. She is very sweet natured and from the moment she was found her tail was... More photos & Information |
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20th January 2012
A Galgo (Greyhound) was left tied up outside Pepis Refugio - The dogs were barking as normal but Alan and Jane new the different barks and this meant a new arrival. Alan walked down to the gate with a small torch only to see two green....Read more |
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8th February 2012
Mischa - This sorry looking female Podenco just over 6 months old was found by a volunteer dog walker near our refuge on the 8th February 2012 in very cold weather. She is all skin and bones, had Ticks on her and is only 5.4KG (should be about 10-12Kg)...Read more |
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9th January 2012
Harvey and Bess Brother and sister appeared outside someone’s door, thin and full of ticks. 3 weeks later the people asked for our help and we took them in but had to be in ou refuge. Harvey is larger than Bess and more active. After several...Read more |
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13th January 2012
Pilar and Sonny What more could I have wished for on my birthday, two Podencos Pilar from our refuge and Sonny from the foster home finally made their way to the Netherlands to meet their new families. We took them to the airport and they...See the video |
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21st December 2011
Starving dog - This Skinny looking dog is a Podenco and in Spain it is mainly used for hunting. As in most cases when a dog gets to big or no longer hunts well enough it is simply abandoned to make room for a pup. He had been seen...Read more |
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5th January 2012
We received yet another phone call today regarding stray dogs and pups. Please read this story and see if you can help? - We moved from Coin to Alhaurin el Grande towards the end of 2010. The “we being my wife (Lorena) and I, my father who is ...Read more |
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22nd November 2011
Abandoned Waterdog - Our friend Janet had seen this dog hanging around in an area for over 3 weeks, which could be where he had been abandoned. Other people had seen him and fed him but no one did...Read more |
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1st December 2011
Podencoworld - Today Podenco world delivered 5 dogs to Amsterdam, two of those were from our rescue centre in Coin, Malaga. Our Doggies were Polly and Nipper. Polly was met by her new owner and Nipper by his...Read more |
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19th November 2011
Podencoworld visit - Today I had the pleasure of meeting four lovely days that find forever homes in the Netherlands for stray and abandoned dogs that are at present in a refuge/association in the South of Spain...Read more |
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Week 14th November 2011
Micro chips - Janice from A.I.D. had a phone call from a friend about a black and white dog in Sierra Gorda. She said it was very poorly and looked ill so she told her to take it to the local vet in Coin Town. On inspection the dog had a micro chip and the Spanish owner was contacted and he...Read more |
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30th October 2011
Tillie, Millie and her 6 pups - First saw the adult female dogs in July they were all together. They lived on a council disposal site (Punto Limpio) next to a juvenile prison...Read more |
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16th October 2011
Molly - See the Video of Dogs beeing met by their new owners at Amsterdam airport. The dogs are from La Linea (near Gibraltar), Arcah Noah (Alhaurin el Grande and A.I.D. (Coin)...Read more |
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14 October 2011
This is Janice from A.I.D (on the left) with Chris one of our contacts from Holland. These 6-week old pups were rescued by Janice.They were with their mum and living in the countryside in the Coin area amongst the bushes in a filthy condition. They have all been checked over...Read more |
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13 October 2011
A short while ago 11 years old Georgia and her parents adopted Scruffy from us. She also helps charities when she can and this time with help of her parents she set up a stall for the car-boot at the Hippodromo in La Cala. She cleared out all her old toys and books and made 3 dozen...Read more |
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September 2011
We had been told that there were some puppies down a revine and upon arrival we found a small Springer cross mum and 4 pups of about 3-4 weeks old. She had been using a very deep thole on the side of the enbankment that probably some wild animal could have made previously. We called on Bill Hill...Read more |
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September 2011
Lucy came on holiday to Spain for one week and brought with her from the UK lots of brand new adjustable clip-on collars for our rescued dogs and while she was here she also paid for the sterilisation of two stray cats that were....Read more
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September 2011
LEXY is about 3 years old and was found in a very bad condition with her coat overgrown and completely matted. Her claws were three times the normal size.
We took her to the doggy saloon and now she is being fostered until a permanent home can...See more |
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1st September 2011
We want to thank Hazel and Peter Bateman for their continued support in various ways. Every time they visit Spain for the holidays they allways bring something for the doggies at our Refuge in Coin.Photo from 1st September 2011when they brought... Read more
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August 2011
Harry a 1 year old male was found in someone’s garden. Apparently he was so thin that he must have squeezed through the gate railings. As the man went towards him he kept backing off and seemed very frightened of men?
One of his back legs was hanging and could not put it on the floor. We received the call for help. When Janice arrived she called to him and he simply came towards...Read more |
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August 2011
Caretta is a female Spanish Galgo (Greyhound). She was left at our friend’s refuge near Seville. When they contacted us she was heavily pregnant and she looked old. We could not take her in but we knew that our local Dutch contact would as...Read more
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Do I go home today?
My family brought me home cradled in their arms.
They cuddled me and smiled at me and said I was full of charm.
They played with me and laughed with me and showered me with toys.
I sure do love my family, especially the little girls and boys.
The children loved to feed me; they gave me special treats.
They even let me sleep with them - all snuggled in the sheets.
I used to go for walks, often several times a day.
They even fought to hold the leash, I'm very proud to say.
These are the things I'll not forget - a cherished memory.
I now live in the shelter - without my family.
They used to laugh and praise me when I played with that old shoe.
But I didn't know the difference between the old one and the new.
The kids and I would grab a rag, for hours we would tug.
So I thought I did the right thing when I chewed the bedroom rug.
They said that I was out of control and would have to live outside.
This I didn't understand, although I tried and tried.
The walks stopped, one by one; they said they hadn't time.
I wish that I could change things; I wish I knew my crime.
My life became so lonely in the backyard, on a chain.
I barked and barked all day long to keep from going insane.
So they brought me to the shelter but were embarrassed to say why.
They said I caused an allergy, and then they each kissed me goodbye.
If I'd only had some training as a little pup.
I wouldn't have been so hard to handle when I was all grown up.
"You only have one day left",
I heard the worker say.
Does that mean I have a second chance?
Do I go home today?
by Sandi Thompson
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