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Please note that as from September 2019 all our news can be seen via this Facebook link: https://www.facebook.com/animalsindistress.es |
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14.08.2019 | ||
ALICE & COOPER Alice a female of about 4 months old and Cooper a male of about 1 year old showed up outside someone's gate. No chip an no one knew them. They are both in our shelter and seem inseparable. Alice the pup simply will not leave his side. They just adore each other. Asking the impossible but would be great if they both went to the same home. For adoption inquiry please private message me or tel me on (0034)626942427 |
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7.08.2019 | ||
Anne Georgsson has just spent two weeks helping out at the A.I.D Dog Shelter and left today and will be returning to her home in Stockholm. Our thanks go to this kind lady.
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7.08.2019 | ||
ZEENA - Left us today and she will soon be with her new family in UK joining another little dog that this family adopted from me in 2017. The Story: Zeena (6 years old) is part of 6 old dogs that were left homeless because their human mum died. Friends homed 3 very quickly and we at AID took on the other 3. We had nowhere for them and they had to be put somewhere and we had no room at our shelter, so we put them in boarding kennels with donations raised for the first month and then our charity paid for the remaining couple of months. Finally one went, then Jack (the jack Russell) was homed here and Zeena, which was previously reserved, finally left today. A happy ending for these 6 little old dogs. A big thank you to Barbara & Lisa from Laguna Kennels for their very kind help And also to Paul from the pet transport company *For the love of dogs and cats* |
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4.08.2019 | ||
The lovely and kind volunteer Yvonne Russell made some yummy doggy cupcakes for our rescues at the A.I.D. shelter and also banana bread for the humans.
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2.08.2019 | ||
This is Sara and this morning she flew to Belgium along with 2 more doggies. Many thanks to Kate Hayes for fostering Sara and to Christel Arca Noah for all their help with the flight and adoption x
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31.07.2019 | ||
EASY TO SAY *NO*, BUT TAKE A LOOK AT THOSE EYES. I have had a plea today from *Suspiros de Cuatro Patas* association in Mijas. They trapped these two young male Shepherd cross and have nowhere suitable for them apart from this space in one of their homes and they need room to move about as well as socialising as they are very nervous. We have made room at our shelter for them and they are coming to us a.s.a.p. and my team will get to assess and work on them and hopefully and eventually make them suitable for homing, but could be a long road? fingers crossed. We need to carry on maintaining a good quality of life for rescued dogs. Any donation small or large will be gratefully received. Thank you |
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31.07.2019 | ||
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29.07.2019 | ||
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21.07.2019 | ||
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8th UPDATE Carmela is soooo friendly. Still cowards as you approach but tail never stops wagging. A little tug at the leash and she now willing to go for a walk and is getting on with my other dogs and is a delight. However it is going to take some time as I think she has been beaten, also looks like she had always been previously tied up judging by the bareness of her neck. The Elizabethan plastic collar is going back on in a minute as I am curing the wound and don't want her scratching and also taking off her stitches. -------------------------------------------------------------- 7th UPDATE Carmela is now at my home in a kennel, not the ideal situation but at least she can rest and relax and she is being introduced to my dogs and will possible joing them in a few days inside the house. I have done a short video which you can see in the comments box as I cant seem to be able to do video and pics together? I do mention in the video about stitching up a section on her head but apparently it will have to heal as it is. I am washing and using scar cream as given and prescribed by my vet. She hid in her kennel bed when she came home this morning but this afternoon she got up and came to nose all my dogs and not a problem at all. It will be a slow recovery as everytime I go in there she cowards in her bed but her tail does not stop wagging. ---------------------------------------- 6th UPDATE Was supposed to pick her up from the vets today but her blood cells are now much better so they will open her up tomorrow to sort out her inside infection problems and sterilise at the same time. This video shows the difference after operating on the head injury and several days rest at the vet with antibiotics and wound cleaning. I attach a video from today (in the comments box) HELP!!! The bill at the moment is 475€ and will be around 700€ after the sterilising. I if anyone can please top up the existing donations, it will very gratefully received. Thank you -------------------------------------------- 5th UPDATE WARNING - THE FIRST PHOTO IS VERY GRAPHIC. OPEN IF YOU ARE STRONG BUT PLEASE READ THE POST FIRST. Our specialist vet has opened the wound and made sure it was clear of any infection etc and stitched her up again although because the wound is old perhaps a couple of stitches might come apart, but majority would be ok. She he has been through a rough time, you cannot see how skinny she is until your rub your hand along her body and all you can feel is skin and ribs. I asked for a blood test and to my surprise she was negative Leishmania and Erlichia but she has very bad Anaemia due to an infection inside her from her previous litter. The vet said that I could pick her up today if I wanted to, but needed to keep cleaning wound and give the antibiotics but I decided that she is better off quiet at the vet and I told them I would pick her up on Monday. The photo attached is from when she was rescued and went straight to the horse vet. The wound looks round in shape with a lot of damage to the ear we still think someone caught her next to the ear and head with some sort of instrument. *The photo is very graphic and it shows the wound alive with maggots*. We could do with some help towards the possible high bill, because although we have the furniture shop bringing in funds, they are swallowed up with our dog shelter costs, so any euro you can spare towards these types of cases we will be truly grateful. Thank you. -------------------------------------------- 4th UPDATE I WENT AND GOT HER TODAY (Change of plans) and met with the girls that rescued Carmela. Left home at 4pm and got her to my vets at 8pm. A long drive but worth it just so she could be down here. The horse vet in Seville did the best he could, cleaned the wound, stitched her head. Tomorrow my vet will re-open the wound and make sure that there is nothing damaged on the head and will proceed with whatever is necessary, I have told him to go ahead with whatever is best for her and not worry about phoning me with the cost, simply get her sorted. ------------------------------------------------ 3rd UPDATE I am picking her up Thursday (11 July) and taking her to a specialist vet that we use, who will most probably open up the wound to see and then operate if necessary, so she will stay at the vets over the weekend. Looks like someone tried to kill her by hitting her on the head with an axe or something similar and caught her on the side and she run off?. She is relaxing today and on antibiotics. Apparently she was taken to a horse vet and he has cleaned the wound and stitched her up and put a drainage, so that's good for now. Sorry for the graphic image. Carmela as we are calling her, will soon be with us and we can start the long process of curing her and getting her trust. Help us to help cases like this, we cannot do it without your help. If anyone wishes to contribute towards this girl's operation, treatment, well being and long stay with us, please use the donate button. Any donation small or large will be of great help. Thank you ------------------------------------------------ 2nd UPDATE THEY HAVE CAUGHT HER!!! ![]() At first glance they think someone might have used a hatchet on her . Her wound is being cleaned up and given antibiotics and getting rid of all the maggots around her ear. We are making arrangements to pick her up as soon as possible so she can be seen by our specialist and decide what they can do. Don't know the extent of the damage and we hope it will not be serious enough to lose her ear? It's a 3 hour drive there to where she is and 3 hours back so I am looking for someone that can collect her and bring her back. There is a possibility that someone from Seville might bring her or meet me half way, otherwise I will go and pick her up myself. I will update a.s.a.p. (new pic in the comments) ------------------------------------------------ UPDATE: This little girl has not showed up for food but they are keeping an eye out for her and will call me if they manage to catch her ------------------------------------------------- What a sad situation ![]() Her ear is hanging off and full of maggots and looks like she might have lost his eye?. They are trying to catch this dog in Seville but no luck. They said what do they do if they catch it, they have no funds or where to put it. 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18.07.2019 | ||
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5.07.2019 | ||
This is Graham and Emma Wickham, a lovely couple I had the pleasure of meeting the other day. They are here in Spain on just a few days visit and the main purpose was to come and see our shelter because they saw us on TV last January in the series Bargain Loving Britts in the Sun Costa del Sol and they were moved by our work. I agreed to meet them and show them the shelter and explain what we do, as I am a great believer in grabbing every single moment if it means the plight of the animals out here is seen by as many people as possible, so hopefully they will spread the word when they get back home. I want to thank them for their interest in what we do and the very kind donation they gave our charity to help the animals we rescue | ![]() |
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1.07.2019 | ||
This is the kind Suzzane Turner holding Merlot who is now 6 weeks old. She is fostering 10 pups for our charity as they needed to be moved and we had no one else to turn to and she offered to help. Anyone that has fostered pups will know what a delight, headache and worry it can be and when you have 10 that will grow possibly big, then it is not an easy task. Any donation small or large will be gratefully received. Thank you Their story: Merlot is part of a litter of 10 pups from an abandoned mum in the countryside. We don`t know the dad, but this is the mum and the pups will probably grow medium or possibly large. They are now safe in foster care, getting the best food and plenty of love and as soon as they have all vaccinations and paperwork ready then they will be ready to travel, usually at 15 to16 weeks old. |
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29.06.2019 | ||
Another stray
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27.06.2019 | ||
A BIG THANK YOU to Sue Lang & David They have only just got back from the UK to their home in Marbella and straight away have offered to once again come up to our dog shelter in Pizarra and do some jobs, walk dogs etc. Well today the Annex play area was cleared of all the weeds. Good job it was cloudy, but even so very hard back braking job, so I am very grateful to these lovely couple ![]() |
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22.06.2019 | ||
Tomaso & Alicia have been helping out at our shelter all week. They came from the UK, stayed in our caravan and were of great assistance walking the doggies, playing, feeding, cleaning etc... We thank them so much for their kindness.
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18.06.2019 | ||
This is Duke - Only 50cm high. Probably 5 years old? ![]() He was found laying on the ground dehydrated, full of Fleas and Tics, which have now been sorted. He has been tested and has very high level Leishmania and we need to start his treatment, which is expensive. Please help us to help cases like this one click here to doante, any amount large or small will be gratefully received and will go towards his vet bill and treatment. Thank you |
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15.06.2019 | ||
This is Patrick Courtney who came from UK to![]() Our thanks go to all these lovely people who come and give up their time with our dogs to walk, feed, play, clean, sponsor, adopt and more... |
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11.06.2019 | ||
SALVADOR left & SARA right A lady we know approached us about taking ![]() If you can help towards the vet bills we will be very grateful. Thank you For adoption inquiry please PM me or tel 626942427 |
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9.06.2019 | ||
SAM IS ADOPTED This is the information I have received about the local Pound from a Spanish lady: The “perrera”, kill station is in Crevillente, Cereco, extermination camp, I have read in the newspapers they have complaints about killing dogs by injecting them with bleach and other horrors, about they kill even before the days that the law establishes that we have to wait for if the owner to appear, they have complaints for many things. The dogs are in cage without going for a walk, they are not allowed to take them out, they are not published anywhere, they do not even name them because they do not want to find families, just kill them and leave a hole to take another and kill again ... They do not accept the option of leaving the shelter with a foster home either, a whole horror. They do business collecting from the town halls. |
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5..06.2019 | ||
Nana & Lako with their own caravan. Nana's Story: Lako's Story: |
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5.06.2019 | ||
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31.05.2019 | ||
IMPORTANT NEWS FROM A.I.D. & L.C.A.R. With the devastating up and coming closure of some extremely well respected rescues in our area, Malaga can ill afford to lose another through ill health, or retirement or pressure of work load... therefore our 2 rescues will actively stride towards combining our resources this year with a view to Last Chance taking over A.I.D. in January 2020 and continuing all the great established works such as the dog shelter in Pizarra as well as the furniture warehouse and auctions, along with a team of volunteers from both rescues. As from January 2020 and for as long as possible my role and Jan's will mainly be to carry on raising funds via the furniture warehouse, auctions and other events in order to help the animals that will come under the care and responsibility of Last Chance Animal Rescue at the dog shelter and in foster homes. We hope and pray that everyone will support us in this new venture, for the sake of the animals and the future of the wonderful positive things hopefully yet to come where both sets of supporters will come together to allow the A.I.D. legacy to carry on under the umbrella of Last Chance Animal Rescue. Together we are stronger, Teamwork makes the Dream work. |
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28.05.2019 | ||
A BIG THANK YOU TO ALAN NICHOLS |
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27.05.2019 | ||
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24.05.2019 | ||
Bertie went yesterday to his new home ![]() 1st pic is George from our shelter saying goodbye 2nd pic volunteer at the Dutch airport with Bertie. Wishing him a long and happy life and thank you to the AID volunteers for taking such good care of him. |
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20.05.2019 | ||
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11.05.2019 | ||
PLEASE READ AND HELP A.I.D. TO HELP SAM We do not know yet what Sam will need to have done at the vets and transport from Alicant to Malaga is needed, so any small donation large or small will be gratefully received. This is the information I have received about the local Pound from the Spanish lady: In "perrera"Cereco kill station ,extermination camp. They kill without tell, without names, absolutely in needed. They will kill them in any moment without tell us, without names, absolutely in needed. The “perrera”, kill station is in Crevillente, Cereco, extermination camp, I have read in the newspapers they have complaints about killing dogs by injecting them with bleach and other horrors, about they kill even before the days that the law establishes that we have to wait for if the owner to appear, they have complaints for many things. The dogs are in cage without going for a walk, they are not allowed to take them out, they are not published anywhere, they do not even name them because they do not want to find families, just kill them and leave a hole to take another and kill again ... They do not accept the option of leaving the shelter with a foster home either, a whole horror. They do business collecting from the town halls. They have contracts with many municipalities of many towns and provinces, collect many dogs and cats a year. Looking for information from “perrera” Cereco with people I know or on the Internet only very horror comments. Objetive data about complains: *In one of the main newspapers in this country, Spain, and asociation who work to rights of dogs tell about this kill station of Crevillente, Mark Lewis said, "One day each week at the collection centre in Crevillente, they close all the heavy doors to the public, usually on a Friday, to kill dogs and cats collected during the previous week, to make space for the next week's consignment. The in-house incinerator is fired up to immediately destroy the corpses and any evidence of previous owners. The Cereco statistics (death toll) are never made public." *A poor mastin 7 months in the kill station of Cereco in 2018 in this horrible condition, *Objetive data. * Data that Cereco gave to the newspaper, "Pilar de la Horadada, Alicante - The City Council of Pilar will fulfill its electoral promise that the abandoned animals collected in the municipality will not be killed, no more contrat with kill station Cereco, attending to the pressure of no-Spanish neighbors" Data that Cereco gave to the press, "Cereco, between 2016 and 2017, 555 animals have been collected and 166 have been killed, one every five days according to the average". |
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10.05.2019 | ||
THIS IS MARC - HE CAME TO US AS A PUP AND IS NOW 3 YEARS OLD. A couple of months ago a couple came ![]() 1st pic is with with his new mum. 2nd pic with George from our sheelter saying goodbye. 3rd pic in foster as a pup, which after a few months we had to put him in our shelter. HIS STORY: An English construction worker who temporarily works here found Marc one early morning. Upon leaving his caravan, where he is temporarily staying, he saw Marc sitting alone underneath. Four weeks old and already smart enough to sit next to the toolbox so that he could be found. Because the worker was about to return to England, he asked us for help. Marc is named after him!. Marc has a lot of energy and likes to learn, playful, good with other dogs and likes long walks. |
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9.05.2019 | ||
Alfred - Caesar and Luther on their way to ![]() ALFRED and another dog were found in the mountains. CAESAR was part of litter of 6 pups found in a plastic bag. LUTHER was part of 2 litters (10 pups) found down a water well. Good luck to all of them and thank you to our shelter for doing a grand job on them and Arca Noah for all the help with the adoptions |
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7.05.2019 | ||
Photo of George and Patch at the shelter this morning- Patch finally departed today on his way to Eindhoven airport to meet his new family from Belgium. His brother Panda flew 28th April to another home. All the best for these two lovely little dogs ![]() THEIR STORY: Wwe were told that a male and a female Bodeguero were abandoned in the countryside by a family that went back to their country. A lady and her friend started to feeding them for a couple of months. The female was seen to be pregnant but would not come near. She had her pups 4.01.2019 and the ladies eventually got the pups when they were just over 7 weeks old. They are now under our care and will be ready to travel as soon as all vaccinations etc are done. These are two very lovely pups which will be small when they are older |
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6.05.2019 | ||
THIS CASE HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION ![]() This small Breton was starving when first ![]() Please help us to help cases like this. Any donation large or small will be gratefully received. Ways to donate to Animals In Distress (A.I.D) 1. Use a donate button on Facebook. 2. With your credit card via Paypal to animalsindistress2007@yahoo.co.uk and select *Friends & Family* so the charity is not charged commission. 3. Or go to http://www.animals-in-distress.eu/donate.html and select any of the Paypal options including direct debits. 4. Or Via a bank transfer to: ACCOUNT NAME: Animals In Distress (A.I.D.) BANK NAME: Cajasur LOCAL BRANCH ADDRESS: Ave. General Aranda, 29100 Coin, Malaga, Spain. SWIFT CODE: CSURES2C IBAN: ES40 0237 0629 60 9165261773 ACCOUNT NUMBER: 0237 0629 60 9165261773 Official registered charity in Andalucia Nº 07974 Hacienda (Tax office) C.I.F. Nº 92937002 |
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3.05.2019 | ||
Lorrie & Lotta flew to their new home last night. Wishing them a long and happy life and thank you Arca Noah for your help. ---------------------------------------- THE STORY: Part of 2 litters of a total of 10 pups found inside a water well where the pump system was and they were all huddled up together. Unfortunately there were 11 but one fell into the uncovered well and drowned, you can see floating in the last pic. I took them to my shelter, they were smelly, dirty and slightly frightened, but after a while, most started to show signs of friendliness. They are all being cleaned up and fed. |
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30.04.2019 | ||
PANDA the Bodeguero pup (in the blanket) ![]() Wishing them all a long and happy life ![]() |
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28.04.2019 | ||
Left of the pic is Jasmin, she came from the ![]() Good luck little one. Your brother Patch will also be flying soon to another family and thank you to Jasmin, the shelter and Arca Noah -------------------------------------- THEIR STORY: We were told that a male and a female Bodeguero were abandoned in the countryside by a family that went back to their country. A lady and her friend started to feeding them for a couple of months. The female was seen to be pregnant but would not come near. She had her pups 4.01.2019 and the ladies eventually got the pups when they were just over 7 weeks old. They are now under our care and will be ready to travel as soon as all vaccinations etc are done. These are two very lovely pups which will be small when they are older |
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26.04.2019 | ||
4 pups flying tomorrow morning very early to their new homes.Lando, Luna, Levi and Libby. Wishing you a long and happy life with your new families Panda is also flying Sunday to his new home. Thank you to all involved, specially christel arca noah verbist |
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16.04.2019 | ||
3 pups gone to new families in Belgium.![]() Calvin yesterday, Lilo this afternoon and Lucas tomorrow. Photo of Lilo with George Fifield and Elena at our shelter. Have a good live little one------------------------------------------------------------------ HIS STORY: Part of 2 litters of a total of 10 pups found inside a water well where the pump system was and they were all huddled up together. Unfortunately there were 11 but one fell into the uncovered well and drowned, you can see floating in the last pic. I took them to my shelter, they were smelly, dirty and slightly frightened, but after a while, most started to show signs of friendliness. They are all being cleaned up and fed. I took them to my shelter, they were smelly, dirty and slightly frightened, but after a while, most started to show signs of friendliness. They are all being cleaned up and fed. Each pup will get a health check, followed by worming and when they have settled what will follow is: 3 lots of puppy vaccinations, rabies vaccinations, chip and passport |
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16.04.2019 | ||
At Last Calvin went yesterday to his forever home ![]() Pic of Calvin leaving the shelter and George Fifield saying goodbye. CALVIN'S STORY: Calvin born 1.02.2017 was part of a litter of 6 pups abandoned inside a plastic bag and placed in a container when they were 5 weeks old. |
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10.04.2019 | ||
Well I did say to George that no one wants the extra![]() So he went and put up the child pool that I took in the other day and this was the result for the doggies ![]() |
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7.04.2019 | ||
Pic of George and Joey. I Picked up Joey from our shelter this afternoon. ![]() Joey has been with AID since a pup. He eventually had to go to our shelter with the rest of his brothers & sisters. He was born Nov 2015 and at last he has his own family. Good luck little one. Thank you George and volunteers and thank you Christel Arca Noah for all the help with the adoption and flight with both dogs ![]() |
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5.04.2019 | ||
7 rescued pups coming into our shelter![]() |
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4.04.2019 | ||
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3.04.2019 | ||
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2.04.2019 | ||
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24.03.2019 | ||
UPDATE ON THE CAT: Been to the vet. Her mouth and ![]() ---------------------------------------------- STORY: Was hoping for a peaceful Sunday morning, pfff (LIVE IN HOPE). Jan informs me I had a sofa to deliver, then a phone call from UK that a good friend of ours has passed away and then another call about this cat. WHAT NEXT?. Someone we know has had a box left on their steps. There was a cat inside very thin and with a growth under the chin. We are not taking in any more cats at the moment but how could we say no to this poor little thing? We have made space in a separate section of cattery and will introduce to the other cats in a few weeks time. This little soul will go to the vet next week to see what the growth is?. If you can help with any donations, they will be gratefully received. Thank you |
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14.03.2019 | ||
We were contacted last night by ![]() If you can manage to donate any amount towards his vet bills, it will be gratefully received. We cannot help these cases without your help. Thank you Location: Coin, Malaga |
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12.03.2019 | ||
The 6 Mastin cross pups arrived today. ![]() If you can help with their upkeep, e.g. towards the expensive puppy milk and quality puppy food to give them a good start in their little life then please use the donate button. Thank you |
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11.03.2019 | ||
We helped out Adrianne Williamson ![]() |
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11.03.2019 | ||
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8.03.2019 | ||
Wowww!!! last few weeks getting desperate for kennel space. We are rearranging our adult dogs yet again to make room for more pups. A short while ago we had a litter of 10, then a litter of 2 and now Tuesday I am collecting a litter of 6 Mastin cross pups of about 7 weeks that have been dumped in a box outside my Spanish friends house and she cannot cope with or take any more.. They must have known she also rescues animals and just left the cardboard box outside her door. We will get a pen ready and buy some Puppy milk and quality puppy biscuits so they get a good start, as well as worm them and start vaccinations. Poor little things, just so many discarded once the mum has finished weaning them https://youtu.be/obcy_VqtnYg |
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7.03.2019 | ||
I met up with Jose this morning. ![]() Please help us to help the animals, it is not always just about the ones in the streets. |
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02.03.2019 | ||
These are the 5 new pens, which
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28.02.2019 | ||
My lovely Bruno with his new family in Belgium. ![]() He now has all the attention and not sharing it with another 17 dogs at home. He is a gentle quiet dog and ideal for the situation he has gone into. A happy life to you my sweet xx |
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27.02.2019 | ||
This morning I said goodbye to Adali, ![]() Photo of George at the shelter saying goodbye to Adali. A big thank you to everyone that has helped She is going via Joanne Smart |
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21.02.2019 | ||
These 10 pups are about 8-10 weeks![]() I took them to my shelter this morning. they were smelly, dirty and slightly frightened, but after a while, most started to show signs of friendliness. 1st pic is of them arriving in the cages. They are all being cleaned up and fed and you will see in picture 4 that they were already playing with toys. Last 2 pics shows the wells. Each pup will get a health check, followed by worming and when they have settled what will follow is: 3 lots of puppy vaccinations, rabies vaccinations, chip and passport and we hope we can eventually find them a forever home? If you wish to contribute towards their upkeep we will be very grateful. Thank you x For adoption inquiry please PM me or email me at animalsindistress2007@yahoo.co.uk LOCATION: Pizarra, Malaga. |
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18.02.2019 | ||
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13.02.2019 | ||
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9.02.2019 | ||
Last year we helped a couple of men ![]() |
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8.02.2019 | ||
Apart from Max the Mastin and Lola the black dog, we have also taken in 2 dogs that have been loose around the mountains and people were feeding. Meet Alfred (Grey) very friendly and Asser (Brown) a bit shy at the moment, but wants to be friendly, both being castrated next week. We have also taken in 3 dogs from another rescue so that is 6 adult dogs into the shelter and 1 into foster and today another into foster, all in just one week. Plus another 3 the week before. That's 10 adult dogs in 2 weeks. ENOUGH PLEASE!!! |
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8.02.2019 | ||
WHEN WILL IT EVER END. HOW MANY TIMES WE SAY THIS I said no more dogs for now, yet 3 days ago ![]() YESTERDAY WE TOOK IN LOLA (as we call her) She has been taken away from a very bad situation where she was hardly being fed and the lady owner was kicking her all the time. She is now in temporary foster and under Animals In Distress care. Here is a quick video from yesterday from the foster home. You will see she needs to put on weight and she is very wobbly on her back legs. We are putting her on a very good food and being fed 3 times per day and hopefully she will soon be on her feet. She will be having blood tests soon and we hope for good news? https://youtu.be/ZwrpBvJk_CI |
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5.02.2019 | ||
URGENT HELP PLEASE!!! HE IS BEING OPERATED TODAY Please use the donate button on the post, we receive the full amount form Facebook, where as a Fund me page takes a 5% commission Note: Although you can see who donated on the shares of the post, you can only see our thank you on the Animals In Distress post. |
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16.01.2019 | ||
Tonight I took Bob the Waterdog Malaga airport (1st pic) He went to Amsterdam to meet his new family and his mate Elf was adopted today and will be going to UK 1st Feb. This is their story: This is BOB a Spanish Waterdog that had been by the road side for about 3 days with his friend Elf, a Spanish Bodeguero. We don’t know how long they had been abandoned, but both were very thin. They are both very friendly |
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6.01.2019 | ||
ANOTHER ARRIVAL AT THE A.I.D. SHELTER
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23.12.2018 | ||
A.I.D. SHELTER UPDATE: Harley Dave got in touch with me a while ago because he wanted to see how *The Usual Suspects Crew* could help the AID shelter. Well he came along with Marc Van Steen Marc (who will be pushing to raise funds) both decided that the Crew will try to sponsor the new warehouse and land next to our shelter and today several of them came along to see our work with the animals. What a great morning with some kind people. The lads brought dog food, toys and a few also gave me a donation towards the shelter. There was also another great surprise when I met them all this morning as Alan Nicholls from Rambling with Al was also there to present me with 255€ raised at their walk and would like it to go towards this new project, This rambling group has raised so much money for charities and we are very grateful, see it here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1466819143614770 Looks like quite a bit of money will eventually be raised by the Usual Suspects and will help towards the monthly rent for the new warehouse and land. Thank you all for a great and kind gesture. By the way, loved all the Harley’s |
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18.12.2018 | ||
PLEASE HELP OUR LATEST PROJECT:
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14.12.2018
Our lovely Laura left for Malaga airport this morning ![]() Her story: Laura and her sister were found when very young abandoned in the countryside wit no food or water. |
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12.12.2018
Skinny is just over 3 years old and this His story: Skinny is a very loyal dog, boss-oriented and certainly will be able to walk free after a good training. He is an active dog and loves to walk a lot.
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6.12.2018
![]() Good luck in your new life. HIS STORY: Part of a litter of 4 males and 2 females, that came to us at 6 weeks old. They are from a Spanish man that is barely making a living and a dog came to his land and made his female pregnant. She is now being sterilized. These pups are cute and very healthy and should grow at least to medium size |
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5.12.2018
4 year old Ginger is finally homed. ![]() He is going to live in Alora with the nice couple in the photo. Thank you Lorna Barford & Gary for bringing him to our attention 2 years ago when he was in need and thank you also for helping with his operation as well as sponsoring him xx GINGER'S STORY: In November 2016, he appeared at someone's home hungry and with a bad eye. The lady took him to the vet to look at the eye and medication was given and later on an operation was done to the eye. He can now see a little from the bad eye and he seems to be happy. The main thing he is away from the street where he might have not survived? Problem is that because he does not get on with cats due to shortage of food etc, we had him in separate enclosure that is far too small for him and had no quality of life. However he has improved so much and now is in mixing well with all the cats in the cattery. He needs his own home and the freedom to come and go as he pleases. We simply cannot believe how extra friendly he is. He loves his cuddles and will follow you everywhere. |
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3.12.2018
A BIG THANK YOU TO OUR VOLUNTEERS
Yesterday we had a wonderful get together![]() Jan and I treated them to a pre-Christmas lunch with drinks. It is the least we could do for all their work at our Second Hand Furniture Warehouse and the AID Shelter. Thank you all, it cannot be done without you xx Staring from first lady at the front and going clockwise are: Brenda - Warehouse Margaret - Shelter Janice - Warehouse Ruby - Shelter Michelle - Shelter Peter – Foster home Paul - Warehouse Vince - Warehouse George - Shelter Martin -Shelter Joe - Shelter Sally - Shelter Ann - Warehouse Tracy – Warehouse & shelter And the 3 missing were: Ken - Warehouse Ella - Shelter Sonya - Shelter
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23.11.2018 | ||
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Vito flew to his new family this evening. Here he is with foster home Peter Maters saying goodbye and also his arrival at Eindhoven airport along with other doggies. Vito was found wandering along the countryside, with no food or water near by. Have a good long life little one xx |
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20.11.2018 | ||
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15.11.2018 | ||
Met up with Alex Huber today, from ![]() Alex is another person that has suffered with the rains, his road is cut off and he cannot even put the food in a barrow and wheel it to the house so it is a long walk of nearly 800 meters carrying everything. If you can help him with his vet bill that will ease off the pressure as his animals always come first |
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10.11.2018 | ||
In October 2015 we had a call from Angela ![]() Here we are at the airport with Mika’s new mum. Wishing her a long and happy life xx |
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10.11.2018 | ||
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8.11.2018 | ||
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WE NEED FUNDS FOR THIS PROJECT CAN YOU HELP? Any donation small or large will be gratefully received. Due to lack of volunteers, we have had to get paid builders. They are erecting fencing as we need extra holding/play areas for our adult dogs so we do not have so many dogs together in one pen when they are outside relaxing or waiting to be walked and this will also avoid any possible scuffles. They are also concreting two outside pens for our pups/young dogs so they can be out on a sunny day (see last pic). Plus they are doing other jobs for the benefit of the animals and the whole lot will probably be in the region of 2000euros. I have used this guys before at home and are highly recommened by us, good prices, fast workers and very professional. Coin Gardens https://www.facebook.com/Coin-Garden-1138050589597762/ do landscaping, gardening, swimming pools and more… If you wish collaborate please click the donate button where there are set amounts to donate or simply press the button *Other* to enter any amount. Thank you for your help ![]() |
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6.11.2018 | ||
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We have collected these two dogs, a Waterdog and Bodeguero, no chip. The Water dog needs a good groom and could be very thin? the Bodeguero is for sure very thin. They are in our quarantine area at the moment as there are no free pens available. They both seem good friends. Sad to think they have probably been lost or abandoned for a very long time. Hoping someone will recognise, but I doubt it? |
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3.11.2018 | ||
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These are the 4 Waterdog cross pups (8 weks old) that needed help and she was looking for foster homes. I just happened to see the post and I had some pups leaving for new homes so I contact her and I offered to take them and find them homes, so now they are under our care at A.I.D. Turns out a farmer left a box of 5 pups outside a man’s home that runs and exotic animal shop and the man took them to his shop and was giving them away free as he only stocks pure breed, by the time I got them, one had already been given away. So we have 4 girls but they are more like Mastin cross than anything else, must take after the dad?
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2.11.2018 | ||
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One yesterday and two more today. Tommy and Emma flew this evening to Holland to meet their new families. Tommy is part of a litter of 4 pups found on the side of the road and they are all homed now. Emma was thrown over someone's garden fence All these 5 pups have been fostered by Peter Maters 1st pic with Tommy going to Holland 2nd pic with Emma going to Belgium Thank you to everyone involved and a happy on long live for these little ones |
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1.11.2018 | ||
Trish flew this evening to Holland to meet![]() She is part of a litter of 4 pups found on the side of the road. Her sister Tammy and brother Timmy flew on the 24th October and the last pup Tommy will be flying tomorrow with little Emma who was thrown over someone's garden fence (pics of these two tomorrow) All these 5 pups have been fostered by Peter Maters in the photo . A big thank you to him and all that have helped..
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28.10.2018 | ||
URGENT APPEAL - 1200€ NEEDED
We have been waiting a long time for Luna![]() Reason for this post is that her new mum noticed a limp when she gets up after sleeping but then seems to go away. We noticed a couple of times a limp but as young dogs play so rough and one minute they are limping and the next they are not, so we thought it was just the usual sprain in dogs. However she took her to the vet and the result is her kneecaps are loose. It’s called in vet terms Patella Luxation. She will need an operation which in Belgium will cost around 1200€ and if it is left untreated she will have problems as she gets older. I feel so sorry for this lady because 6 years ago she adopted a little old dog from us and a short while ago he passed away at the age of 16, so we were hoping our little girl would fill that missing gap in the lady’s heart, which it has. We do not really want to bring Luna back and put her through the stress and she would still need the operation here in Spain before we find her a new home. The charity cannot afford 1200€ so we are asking for your help. I know it sounds a large quantity but just one euro from everyone on our friends list would pay for the operation. So please help, it is less than a cup of coffee. Help us to help Luna stay with her new loving family. Please use the donate button where you will also find other options for less amounts than shown on the buttons . Thank you xx |
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26.10.2018 | ||
Has been a long day today and to finish it off my wife called me to say she met two holidaymakers that found two female pups of about 7-8 weeks old pups. I went to collect them, then went to vets for a Parvo test, which was negative and then I saw they had several fleas, so the vet sprayed and rubbed some frontline and there must have been 50 fleas jumping out and dying on the table and the majority were around the face, usually we find them down their back near the tail. They are now in our shelter as I don’t have a foster home for them. They are nice and warm and having a good sleep with full bellies We have called them Maisy (the Brindle) & Misty (the cream) she has blue eyes ![]() ![]() |
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25.10.2018 | ||
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24.1.2018 | ||
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20.10.2018 | ||
WONDERFUL PEOPLE!!! The lovely and kind Birgit Bibi Linssen and ![]() Thank you so much xx |
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7.10.2018 | ||
Jools & Judith arrived last Thursday from ![]() They just told me they want to get to grips with the donated caravan that we collected this week. They are striping some of the inside, cleaning and making it habitable for some of our special case doggies and also for our dog walkers to stop of for a coffee in between walks. So kind of them. Thank you |
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3.10.2018 | ||
We want to thank Pablo a lovely Spanish
We had to pay for the transport and now we also have to pay for a metal corrugated roof and posts for over the caravan. This is a must for the heat in the summer and also for the winter as some water comes in. We are going to wash the outside and a good clean up inside as well as some minor repairs inside. ![]() If anyone can help with a donation towards this, it will be gratefully received no matter what amount. Please click this link: http://www.animals-in-distress.eu/donate.html Thank you |
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25.09.2018 | ||
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10.09.2018 | ||
Do you live in Holland, UK, Germany, Finland or any other country and would like to volunteer at our shelter in Spain for 1-2 weeks in 2019?
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Huge thank you to Jan and Aid Joe Safont Ruiz of Animals in Distress (AID) for the alfalfa and sugar beet for the horses. With all the rescue dogs to take care of things get a bit tight. This is a a big help and you can see from the photo it was very much appreciated. And thank you to the AID guys for delivering it too |
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30.08.2018 | ||
Poppy left Peter Maters today, her ![]() This is her story: As my wife Jan was driving home just now on our dirt track, she saw movement and a brown thing in the bushes. Turned out to be a Podenco girl of perhaps 8 weeks old? Very thin, ribs showing and starving. At first she thought a wild pup? But managed to get her to come to her hand with a bit of fresh ham she had just bought. She was not expecting such a friendly little girl? So probably dumped? She is now save with us. |
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26.08.2018 | ||
WONDERFUL!!! Yet again birgit bibi linssen, marcus linssen and the group bibi & friends for paws https://www.facebook.com/groups/994645037280282 have gone to all the effort and gathered or collected all these lovely ![]() Thank you all xx |
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2.08.2018 | ||
Sad world we live in. Had a call this morning about an abandoned Mastin dog in an Olive Grove in Coin and in a bad condition.![]() They are about about 9 years old according to the chip on the one we have and with all her problems will be hard to home and will be costly to put her right. If you can donate any amount we be eternally grateful. Thank you |
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31.07.2018 | ||
A SAD POST FOR US at Animals In Distress (A.I.D.) This decision has been in the pipeline for quite a while now and has mainly come about due to our age, our health, the fact we also have the Second Hand Furniture Warehouse, we have the Rescue Shelter as well as 18 dogs at our home and the fact that we are always short of volunteers in most aspects of our work. Just simply too many things at hand. We simply could not walk away and close the shop after all the effort that has been done over the years in order to help the animals, so it has been offered to the local animal charity Arca Noah and they have accepted. We ask you to carry on with your support at the shop so that they can also help more animals, a task which they have been doing for about 10 years. The shop will be closed for 3 days: Arca Noah will be pleased to see you at the shop as from Monday 3rd September. Animals In Distress /A.I.D.), will still carry on trading to help the animals but only from the Second Hand Furniture Warehouse, which was set up to finance and support our dog shelter in Pizarra, which is where we keep most of our rescued dogs (others are in foster) and we hope to see your continued support by visiting our furniture warehouse. Nothing else has changed, we will still be doing our regular monthly auctions at La Peña Asfahal and also other events now and then. Thank you for all your support and thank you to all the people that have volunteered at the shop over these past 8 years. |
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27.07.2018 | ||
HERE WE GO AGAIN!!! I have a pup coming next week for 1 week due ![]() ![]() We gave them water and were really lapping it up poor little things, then we went and got puppy milk, puppy biscuits and starter pate. The 2 on the left of the pic are males and the two on the right are females. |
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23.07.2018 | ||
WOWWWWW!!! Yesterday I had a lump on my throat and got a bit emotional when they gave me the most fantastic surprise. These two have really gone all the way to help the dogs in our care. They are at the moment in our shelter walking dogs and other duties and we will miss their great help with the animals when they leave next Thursday. The money raised will go towards paying off bills with the 4 vets we mainly use. |
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3.07.2018 | ||
This is ANITA. She is about 9 weeks old![]() For adoption inquiry please Private Message me. Location: Malaga, Spain. |
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3.06.2018 | ||
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1.06.2018 | ||
HELP, HELP!! This is a short video of him https://youtu.be/C-4HEmiRNw4 For adoption inquiry please fill in the form in this link http://www.animals-in-distress.eu/adoption.html#Adoption ,which will then be forwarded to the rescuer. PLEASE HELP AND OR SHARE. Thank you |
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26.05.2018 | ||
A BIG THANK YOU TO OUR VOLUNTEERS!! Joan Bookman contacted ICELANDS in Fuengirola and they allowed us to have a stand and ask people if we could help with filling their shopping bags at the check-out for a donation? These 6 lovely ladies, Sally Seymour, Carmen, Joan Bookman, Ann Holloway, Tracy 1 & Tracy 2 (as we call them ![]() |
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25.05.2018 | ||
This morning I went to Malaga airport with Simone Jaspers and we said our goodbye to our lovely girl TOFFEE (1st pic, dog on the left). There we met with other organizations with dogs and all went to Holland via Podencoworld. Good luck to all the doggies and have a happy and long live TOFFEE’S STORY: Toffee was one of the six dogs from an owner who passed away. Four were placed by the owner's family, but Toffee and brother Sox couldn’t go anywhere. She threatened to put them out in the street or in a poor shelter. The first week they were with us they were very sad which was very understandable. Now they are happy and play with the other dogs. |
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PLEASE READ THE MAN'S STORY AT THE END OF MY POST. Yet another individual going back to UK as things are not working out over here. He approached me for help because a while ago he took in a young Mastin cross (called OSO) and simply cannot leave him behind but he does not know how to get him ready for travel and has no funds. He just wrote something he would like me to put on here: Hi Joe A little back story I came here in December to take a break from the UK winter and increase my climbing ability and knowledge. Whilst here i saw an awful lot of dogs in need of some very basic attention and love, alongside some more serious cases of abhorrent neglect. It is clear to me that a lot of Spanish do not concern themselves with the basic heath requirements of their dogs. I feel they are simply there to bark at anyone approaching their properties. After some months i went to stay at a farm which had one stray dog in particular. A spanish mastiff who was abandoned and desperate for some hugs, as the area is quite rural i took to training him, walking him and generally just being there for him, he was incredibly receptive and beautiful in his character. I fell in love with him. I knew that if i left him here i would never forgive myself. One day i discovered the bones of another puppy in the garden and that was the end of the story for me, he was coming home to England...no matter what. By this point i had run out of money, having only some cash for a flight home, i spent this on Oso's food, and arranging transport and travel to see Joe. I knew i was in the stink, but Oso was in the stink too and we were family now, so we we would be in the stink together....i took to the internet (free wifi at local cafe) and that's where i found Joe and his organisation. I explained the situation to him and he was nothing short of heroic in his response. He provided me with the opportunity to provide Oso with the necessary ingredients to get him home to England, his forever home. Where he will be free of ticks, fleas, and never sleep in the dirt outside ever again. There's a whole host of reasons to feel down about humanity when you see the state of some of these animals here in Spain, but individuals like Joe show us that there are real, genuine, honest to god heroes everywhere. I cannot thank him enough for all he's done for us, and countless other people like me who truly know what it means in this life to have a "Man's best friend" at his side. A thousand thanks from Oso and myself. Jono |
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23.05.2018 | ||
CHICA is leaving us today and will soon be with her new family in the UK. Left, is Ramona the foster home and right is Joanne Smart of http://www.smartpets.info BOY is the Chihuahua on the right on the floor, he is also looking for a forever home This is Chica's story: Chica came together with two other Chihuahuas from a family who could no longer take care of them because of the many journeys for their work. The first day she was a bit shy but that was soon over. Chica is in a foster family where other dogs are also cats are no problem. Chica runs neatly on the leash. This young lady likes to lie on your lap. |
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Yesterday was a happy day, early in the morning I took the large and lovely Nikita to the airport and later on that morning Peter Maters took the very small Muffy to the airport. These two lucky doggies flew to Amsterdam to meet their new families. 1st pic Is Simone Jaspers who has been taking care of Nikita at our shelter and was saying goodbye. 2nd pic is Nikita meeting her new mum Lisa Hofman. 3rd pic is Peter Maters with Muffy, who was fostered by Sally Seymour. 4th pc is the kind flight volunteer for Muffy Nikita's flight volunteer was the husband of one of our team at the shelter, Formy Groh. Thank you all. Together we make all this possible xx |
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7.05.2018 | ||
FROM LORNA BARFORD Helping out at Animals in Distress for a couple of hours this morning. The charity depends for its survival entirely on donations & the funds it manages to raise from its charity shop & second hand furniture warehouse in Alhaurin el Grande. It is one of 4 charities which will share in the monies raised by the Rambling with Al walkers at their sponsored walk on Saturday 12 May. To find out more about this charity &/or to make a donation or to enquire about adopting a dog please see www.animals-in-distress.eu. Their dogs are re-homed throughout Europe including to the UK. There are so many abandoned dogs & cats here & others which have endured horrific cruelty & abuse. Any support you are able to give would be greatly appreciated. |
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6.05.2018 | ||
A BIG THANK YOU FROM ANIMALS IN DISTRESS (AID) To Vanessa Maile & Graham and Catherine Bradley for putting last night’s fundraiser together and also for the great entertainment from all the lovely singers of Sound Bites, Ricky Leach (a lovely person), as well as D.J. Madrich for coming along to supply music for the rest of the evening. All giving their time for free. Also, a special thank you to Anita Jordan for the use of her premises to hold this event and everyone else at Jordans Bar that kept the food and bar going during the evening and provided such good and efficient service. This lovely evening exceeded all our expectations with around 80 guests and a fantastic 800 Euros was raised for our charity. On behalf of the animals that come under our care, Janice and I thank you from the bottom of or hearts |
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30.04.2018 | ||
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25.04.2018 | ||
Today I said goodbye to two lovely dogs. Findley (the Yorkie) going to Scotland and fostered here by Alison Alway (van photo) and Ranger our big pup first fostered by Sally Seymour and then these last few weeks at our shelter with Simone Jaspers (see photo). He is going to Basildon. Good luck to them all and thank you to all that made this possible as well as Joanne of Smart Pets Transport https://www.facebook.com/smartpetsspain | ||
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25.04.2018 | ||
Having a bad time this week. Had a ligament or something wrong with my shoulder for ages, which I will get over it, but have to watch what I lift etc. These past few days my friend has been bad and I have been running him to Malaga hospital, sorting his dogs etc and on top of that My wife Jan drops a piece of furniture on her foot and cracks her big toe. She has had toes bound up and has to keep bandage on for 4 weeks, so she is out of action (she says for two weeks) pfff. Anyone wanting to see her for any business, sorry but she will not be at the furniture warehouse or the charity shop until at least 2 weeks time | ![]() |
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Went to Malaga airport last night with two more lucky dogs flying to Holland and meeting their new families. 1st pic is of me with Buddy, he had been fostered by Sally Seymour and next to me is Pepe with Foster home Formy. 2nd pic is of Heidy Wiegel, she kindly took the dogs to Holland for us. They got to Rotterdam safe and met their new families (see pic 3 & 4) . 3rd pic is Buddy and 4th pic is Pepe. Wishing them all a long and happy life and a big tank you to all that made this possible xx |
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20.04.2018 | ||
This Wednesday we were notified by Karen McPhee that while she was walking along a country lane she came upon a plastic crate, the type they use to carry oranges and had a cardboard cover on it that was wedged tight. Upon inspection they found inside a white dog all screwed up. How cruel can people be, especially in this hot weather, no food or water and pretty obvious she had been starved where she came from, thankfully she was found in time. Karen contacted us and although we are full, we simply had to help this dog. We asked them to go to the vet and have her checked over and yesterday we collected her. Her skin is quite bad due to flea infestation or something else and she is very thin. She is only 42cm high. This video is of her arrival at our shelter https://youtu.be/-urX-kMe3T8 Please help us to help these poor abandoned badly treated animals, if you can spare a donation it will be very gratefully received. Go to this link: http://www.animals-in-distress.eu/donate.html |
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Two different dogs? NO!! You didn’t have lost the courage yet - you are shining again and your fur was growing again. We took you on a leash for walk and knew some time ago someone must have loved you because you knew the basic commands and there was still trust in people. This already older lady deserves to finally get a home again where she will be loved and may grow old. Sita is still waiting for adoption. Location: Malaga, Spain. |
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8.04.2018 | ||
HAPPY DOGGIES GOING FOR A WALK. On the left is Emma Browne, she has come from UK to stay at our shelter for a few days and also brought a donation raised by her and her work colleagues at EY, which she raised back home. In the middle is Formy, one of our regular and very helpful volunteer dog walker and on the right is Jane, she also walks our dogs as well as groom them if and when needed. Her husband David was cutting the grass at the shelter when this photo was taken. We are so grateful to all of them xx |
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30.03.2018 | ||
TIME GOES SO QUICK!! We have been helping animals in Spain sinc ![]() So many animals have been rescued and gone to forever homes as well as helping other people with their animals be it food or medical assistance. It has been hard work and it’s getting harder, but can only be done with your support via donations, purchases from our charity shops, fostering, sharing our news, volunteering at our shops, the volunteers that fly over and stay at our shelter helping the dogs... And not forgetting the hard work that our regular volunteers do at our dog shelter to make sure that the dogs have a good life while they are with us. We also want to thank our sponsors here and in other countries as well as *our main sponsors*: Bibi & friends for paws, Lorna Barford, Emma Browne and just recently Claire Fennelly. You all make such a big difference! |
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29.03.2018 | ||
Merlin & Milo (left & right) set off this morning for their journey to meet their new families in the UK. A big thank you for the wonderful job that Will Davis and Karen have done with them and to Joanne Smart who is delivering them. | ![]() |
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28.03.2018 | ||
Suzy left & Sergio right are from a female Chihuahua mum (4kg) and from an 11 year old Yorkshire Terrier male (3kg) that was rescued from a bad gypsy situation. The mum will soon be sterilized. The pups were born 6.02.2018 (only 7 weeks old this week). These are real cute pups and will be very small. |
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27.03.2018 | ||
Jane went to TRACES kennels this morning for a couple of days before her journey to Lincolnshire, UK to meet her new family A big thank you to our shelter volunteers for all the commitment with our rescued dogs. JANE'S STORY: This is Jane. A young shepherd girl who lost and aimlessly walked along the way. A few times she was seen in the nearby village of 8 km from the shelter. A few days later she walked near the shelter and we were able to catch her. She wandered a long time in the countryside in search of food and water. We are relieved that we have her now safe and sound in our shelter. There was the danger of being hit by a car if she had to cross the road ... you don’t want think about it! Because they drive with high speed on highways in Spain ... Now she walks neatly on the leash and knows the basic commands. |
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26.03.2018 | ||
The lovely Panda. Part of a litter of six pups fostered by Peter Maters and she is the last one to go. Today she went to TRACES kennels for a couple of days and then she will go to her new family in Jersey (Channel Islands). Good luck little one xx |
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23.03.2018 | ||
Jacqui Ross: "Thank you to Aid Joe Safont Ruiz Animals in Distress Charity Shop, Joe and Jan answered Last Chance Animal Rescue plea for furniture for our Hospital House. The generosity of my friends is unbelievable, they donated beds and sofas and bedside tables. My post is late but I had to say a massive thanks to them. Please donate furniture and bric-a-brac to this most wonderful Charity." |
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20.03.2018 | ||
Re help with food for 70 cats. A message from my friend Sency Pericas who between her and her husband run the cat charity Adaypaa and have over 70 cats in their care. Thank you to all the people that donated: V.Pickering, Clare Watson, Julie Shone, Academia de salsa, Clare Watson, Vicky stone and Pat Myers specially when you don’t know us, so we are very grateful for the 300 euros raised, which will pay for 12 large bags of cat food and thank you also to Aid Joe Safont Ruiz of Animals In Distress (A.I.D.) for their continued support with 2 more bags of cat food and to Becky Sweetman’s support with her group. I attach photo of my husband, he collected 2 bags today. Also a bill from the shop made out to AID who paid in the collected funds raised so we could get their discount. Thank you all |
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17.03.2018 | ||
MAYA has gone to her new home in Holland today. I left our shelter this morning at 07.15 with Simone Jaspers and Maya the Mastin Español and here she is at Malaga airport waiting to go through. She is a very lucky girl, we found her a home in just a few weeks. 2nd and 3rd photo is of Claire Fennelly our UK shelter volunteer with Maya at Fuengirola beach giving them both a nice relaxing and sunny break away from the shelter. Good luck with your new family big girl xx |
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16.03.2018 | ||
Our doggies at the shelter enjoying playtime with Claire Fennelly. Her two weeks as a volunteer finish next Monday. She has been a great help and she also collected funds for the charity before she arrived from the UK. We hope she will come back again soon. Helping our rescued dogs at the shelter is a rewarding job and for most an experience they will always remember. If you are in the UK, Holland or any other country and want to stay in our shelter for 1 to 2 weeks helping us with the dogs then please go to this link for information: http://www.animals-in-distress.eu/volunteer.html |
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15.03.2018 | ||
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YET ANOTHER ABANDONED LITTLE SOUL!! This is ANA. Born approx 22.01.2018 (7 weeks old). She was found by two people on holidays in Granada by the side of the road and they were going back to the UK 2 days later. They tried several charities but no luck. How could we say no to this little girl. Tested for Parvo and negative and is now with another of our pups for comfort. They came yesterday with her all the way from Granada and drove straight back. I thank them for going to all the effort to help this pup. |
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10.03.2018 | ||
Feeling good today. I went to Malaga airport again with 3 more lucky doggies going to forever homes in Holland. 1st pic is Peter Maters, he fostered Patty. 2nd pic is Peter with Macho, he has been fostered by Sally Seymor and spent his last night with Peter. 3rd pic is of Rabecca in foster with Will Davis these last few weeks. 4th pic is Simone Jaspers. She is flying with them as well as a pussycat that we are also flying from a cat lady called Maren Fuhrberg. Good luck little ones and thank you all for all the help. Cannot be done without you ![]() |
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7.03.2018 | ||
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ADOPTED TODAY!! Pandora is the last one to be adopted and was collected today. One of her sisters is going Saturday to Holland and another sister at the end of the month to UK. 1st pic is foster home Peter Maters saying goodbye. 2nd pic is her new mum. Thank you all. Her story: Part of a litter of 1 male and 5 female pups rescued from a vagabond that lives on the street and were put into safety with our charity. |
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7.03.2018 | ||
AT LAST 'FANTA' GETS A HOME She came to us in October 2015 Her story: Part of a litter of 3 pups that were brought into our charity shop by the Guardia Civil at about 1 week old and had to be bottle fed every few hours day and night by our foster mum Simone Jaspers and last year Fanta went to our shelter. A great result after 2.5 years waiting. Good luck Fanta, a new life starts today and thank you Lida Arnold for adopting her. Left to right - Simone & Linda |
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7.03.2018 | ||
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FELIX One of our lovely girls was homed yesterday here in Spain. So pleased for her. She spent such a long time in our small cattery after being used to a family home. Good luck little one xx |
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2.03.2018 | ||
![]() 1st & 2nd Pic is foster home Peter Maters saying goodbye to 3 pups he has been fostering since they were 5 weeks old. 3rd pic is Anne Coyle who has been fostering little Rolf since he was just a few days old. Thank you all for your help. Fostering adult dogs or pups is a very important job in the lives of animals, please consider helping? Contact animalsindistress2007@yahoo.co.uk |
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1.03.2018 | ||
Today I said goodbye to a lovely boy ![]() GANDHY was part of two pups that were found cuddling each other in a recess of a concrete electric pylon. Very worried and afraid. Good luck little and thank you all. |
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FEBRUARY 2018 | ||
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A lovely surprise yesterday when a box arrived full of goodies for the animals. It was from Birgit Bibi Linssen Many thanks to all that help to make these donations possible xx
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19.02.2018 | ||
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Yesterday morning we said goodbye to three more lucky doggies. They were being collected to go to TRACES kennels for two days before traveling to UK via Joanne Smart of http://www.smartpets.info Dolly & Neutron are both going to a family in Kent and Nala to a family in Southend on Sea. |
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9.02.2018 | ||
Thank you once again for the two donations we received a few weeks ago to build two new play pens and securing the previous ones in our 2nd play area. 750€ was donated by Bibi&friends for paws by (Anja Kunze-Vetter) and 500€ donated by Molino Property (www.molinoproperty.com) via Jeffrey Rijkhoff. Total 1250.00€ The bills wee a total of 1571.49€ and we still have some more square mesh to buy but the work is 90% done. Thank you once again for the two great donations and thank you Birgit Bibi Linssen for your support in this |
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1.02.2018 | ||
This was just Wednesday pffff No sooner I send a pup to UK yesterday, that I get three calls for help, one a dog with broken leg but apparently the dog went off somewhere so they could not catch it, another is a mum and 9 pups in a villa, waiting to hear on this one but cant take them in., then a mum and two 11 day pups and on top of that we find and abandoned pup, here she is: HEIDI, she is 5 weeks old and will be looking for a forever home as soon as she is ready. When we found her, we did the usal routine,which is Parvo test and treatment for fleas and worms. She is now in foster care with Sally Seymour. |
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1.02.2018 | ||
This is Sally who has been fostering Monty and here she is saying her goodbyes yesterday. He is going to UK to his new family via Joanne Smart of Smart Pets. Thank you all xx | ![]() |
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30.01.2018 | ||
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24.01.2018 | ||
I just got back from taking 3 little angels to Malaga airport. Saying goodbye are Sam and Mango with foster mum Sally Seymour and Lucky from our shelter with Simone Jaspers who is flying them to their new families in Holland. Good luck to them all and a big thank you to everyone involved. |
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23.01.2018 | ||
This skinny little soul was found by the rubbish containers near our shelter in Pizarra, Malaga, Spain by one of our volunteers. Yet another Podenco probably discarded like trash by hunters. he is in temporary foster until next Monday, then we will have to squeeze him into our shelter somehow pfff. Please share, adopt, donate, what ever you can do? | ![]() |
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16.01.2018 | ||
A BIG THANK YOU to Molino Propertyfor their wonderful donation of 500€. This will go towards our next project at our shelter which is to make escape proof the outside play pens as well as building new play pens. Visit their website: www.molinoproperty.com
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5.01.2018 | ||
I just want to say A BIG THANK YOU and share the pic with you because a few days ago we had a lovely surprise. A parcel arrived (part of two) and full of items for the doggies donated by the people that came to our first dog walk in Belgium. Thank you all, you are so very kind xx
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