Latest News - 8th February 2010

"Pepsi" left home on Monday 18th Jan and has not returned. We live near the windmill in Quesada and she needs to be found.

She is the only feline member of the family who stays indoors, sleeps with us and cleans her teeth every night!! Many people believe they have seen her around the golf course area of Quesada but we have had no luck so far.

She is a three-coloured cat of grey/black, white and ginger. She has a white face with grey/black over one eye and ginger over the other, she also has a half-length tail - we really miss her and need to have her back home again.

If you have any information at all, please call 966 714 506 or 647 750 830.

Previous News - 23rd December 2009

 

 

 

 

Remember our appeal for funds to save little Bambi's life, well here he is saying Thank You All for Saving My Life and Merry Christmas to each and everyone who supports Animal Aid x 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Animal Aid 2010 Calendar

 

 

 

 

Here is the format of the 2010 calendar, now Available from local shops in Quesada, ie The Treasure Chest or Card Shop or from Linda.

The cost is 4 euros and you can see some of the dogs we have re-homed plus 2 of our vets we use both called Javier.

 

 

18th November 2009

GOOD NEWS

 

 

These three little darlings are the three pups born in the Kennels to Poppy. Irene fostered them for a while and thought this picture of them waiting for their lunch could go on the website.

All three puppies now have new owners, the boy and girl are together and Tyson (the bigger fluffy one) now known as Carloss is going to the UK in 6 months time when he has a valid passport.  

21st October 2009

Article posted in the local press

 

 

 

4th October 2009

THIS IS A VERY URGENT APPEAL.

We desperately need funds and other help for this really difficult time of the year. There are so many abandoned dogs. How people can go back to UK and just leave their pets behind we just don't know.

We are spending about 75 Euros a day on Kennels at the moment. It is hard work trying to maintain the income whilst also paying vet bills of roughly 750 Euros per week. Linda tries so hard to take any abandoned dog or cat and has re homed many of them within a week but she still has full kennels.

Also winter is coming and we need blankets and plastic beds, food and anything else you can think of. Can anyone organise fund raising events? Small events in your garden or outside your local bar or restaurant. Every little helps please.

We want to help all these abandoned and ill-treated animals but we need funds to do this. If you can find it in your heart to help us then please do so. If you need any guidance or further advise on fundraising events please do not hesitate to contact us.

17th September 2009

Very Urgent Appeal

 

 

STOLEN!!! SAT.22ND.AUGUST FROM CERECO.

On saturday night 22nd August 2009, thieves broke into CERECO and snatched a very special little girl only 5 months old. She is the sister of a puppy called Thimble who we rehomed some weeks ago. This puppy was born in CERECO by a smooth fox terrier mum and a long haired fox terrier dad.

The photo of her is when she was 6 weeks old. She is now leggy, although still tiny and she is showing the signs of her dad"s wiry coat. We desperately want her back as she belongs to our Manager and he is devastated. The thieves only took her and we are all worried about her safety. She was fully vaccinated and ready for microchipping.

If any of our ANIMAL AID supporters are approached with a puppy like her for sale or as a gift, please contact ANIMAL AID.

We believe she might be in the Crevillente/Albatera region but who knows? Her name is CHULITA.  

Cereco Update

 

 

Side by side in our kennels we have two gorgeous sheepdogs, one as black as the other is white!

One is called Lulu .... more

The other is called Scruff .......more

These two beautiful sheepdogs, so so different yet so alike deserve to be running free and we desperately need homes for them both. Large dogs are much more difficult to find homes for but we are hoping that someone will read this and have the space for these deserving dogs.  

26th August 2009

Very Urgent Appeal

 

 

Wendy is a 6 year old American Cocker Spaniel, Female, she was found tied up in the Campo. She has a very gentle nature, she just needs a home desperately, She has had all her injections.

She has no where to go and is at the vet's at the moment, but at the weekend she is homeless. This appeal is really urgent, if you can help please ring Linda as soon as you can.  

more ........

Update on Charly (below-5th February)

 

 

Laurence has been looking after Charley since February, he saved the dogs life as he was going to be put to sleep.

So another big THANK YOU to Laurence and Elaine at Amber Lodge Kennels. Laurence has also found him a home, via Chris in Alicante.  

He lives 40 Kilometres past Valencia. He liked the look of Charly and came all the way to Elche/La Marina to see him. He has taken him home and at last Charly can relax again knowing that he will be loved and cared for by his new owner.

Rehomes

 

 

We have had a good time with rehoming lately see our Success Stories pages for the recent rehomes.

13th August 2009

Cereco Update

 

 

A SPECIAL LADY! Lady, a nine month old german shepherd was rescued by cereco from the campo.

Her story is sadly far too common among many of the dogs brought in. Lady was starved, sick, infested and her eyes streamed green mucous.

We segregated her, gave her antibiotics and started to feed her regularly. Over the course of a month Lady was very up and down.

Finally kicking off the infections we brought her into the adoption centre for the second time.

By this time we realised Lady had not only come to us sick but pregnant! PANIC STATIONS.

Full story here....

 

 

 

9th August 2009

Dogs at Large have asked us to add this special case to our website.

This is a poor German Shepherd that had been tied up for the two years of his life in a garden with little food and no love or attention.

Hopefully someone will soon provide him with the loving home he now truly deserves. More ........

29th July 2009

CERECO NEWS. - THE BEAR FACTS!

 

 

Animal Aid very kindly advertised some of our dogs, OSA, Spanish for bear, being one of them. Animal Aid were inundated with phone calls and we have managed to re home another three more German Shepherds, Karla, Tara and Sultan in the last two weeks. Many thanks to all for their time and effort in re homing these beautiful dogs.

We now have Romulus and Remus with us in cereco, also young male German Shepherds now on our appeals page. With the growing support we are experiencing, cereco adoption centre re homed 6 dogs last week, quite apart from the German Shepherds and the Spanish adoptions from the containment centre itself. At this time of year abandonment is at a peak, many dogs coming in dehydrated, sickly and irritable from the heat.

The more dogs we re home, the faster we can take the dogs from the containment area and prepare them for adoption. The support from Animal Aid has given us a window into the English speaking communities on the Costa Blanca and our thanks go to them and everyone who visits us and re homes one of our dogs!  

22nd July 2009

We have an urgent appeal for two dogs ....more.....

4th July 2009

Remember Osa the beautiful German Shepherd - well see the fantastic pictures of her with her new owners and pack. Hope they watch Cesar Millan's Dog Whisperer series! more....

29th June 2009

CERECO UPDATE!

 

 

The owners of a pure bred, papered Great Schnauzer called Lucas signed over this gorgeous two year old male dog to cereco in the hope a home could be found for him quickly.

With his microchipping in Cereco"s name, the rehoming process can be almost immediate. Ears buzzed and phones rang between cereco and Animal Aid. Hey presto Linda sent us prospective owners almost immediately! Not only did this couple take our Schnauzer, they also fell in love with, and took a small long haired pretty boy of 12 months old called Lonnie as well!

With the help of Animal Aid these two boys were rehomed before we put them on the website. Many thanks.

On the same day, Linda sent us some neighbours of hers to look at a2 year old Labrador called Monty, also signed over to us this week. Another gorgeous young dog not yet on the website. He too now has new owners!

Also rehomed was Nim a young Samoyed, fully grown and very loving.

We have many dogs, not all as pretty or lucky as these three, but equally deserving. The more we rehome, the more we are able to bring into the adoption centre.  

23rd June 2009

SOS - Urgent

 

 

Gomez, a 2 or 3 years old cocker spaniel size doggie used to be so happy. His family, an old man who used to take long walks with him every day ( they especially loved the park, where Gomez used to joyfully play and jump) loved him and Gomez loved him back with the loyalty and blind faith only animals and few people feel.

But the man suddenly died and Gomez was thrown out into the streets to fend for himself. Since then he does not stop looking for his old man everywhere, when other dogs attack him he does not resist (see one of his wounds in the picture attached, he cares about nothing except to find his family, and gets weaker and weaker. Are we going to let him die in the streets?

He is in grave danger of being killed by dogs or men! If you can adopt Gomez please contact Linda. Please note that he cannot go to the UK because of the quarantine laws there.  

14th May 2009

 

A Sammie Whammie! Cereco Update

 

Sammie has been up for adoption, in Cereco, for over 4 months now. Animal Aid and Cereco had no success locally finding a home.

In desperation I called a Samoyed rescue society in Nottingham, run by Brenda Walker.

Once they had seen a photo of this gorgeous dog they took him into their protection. It was decided he would be passported, boarded in kennels for 6 months and relocated to England at the cost of the society.

I was overwhelmed at the unconditional love and generosity of organisations like Animal Aid and Samoyed rescue, who rely solely on donations to fund this wonderful work.

Sammie at 6 years old has a truly new start in life. My thanks and Sammie's thanks to Samoyed Rescue, Animal Aid and Amber Lodge, who are boarding Sammie for us and arranging his relocation!  

 

 

See full story here

4th May 2009

 

 

A Yorkie Tale!

I arrived at Cereco a scruffy, dirty urchin, unkempt and traumatised. I had been dumped out of a car onto the road! The police brought me here. I was scared, alone and in my two years of life, sadly neglected. Friends of Animal Aid witnessed my abandonment and contacted Linda, who then contacted an english speaking helper at Cereco.

There I was, under all that dirt and gunge, a silver grey yorkie! my helper at Cereco, Sue, has done wonders with me and I found my bark after her wonderful care. Animal Aid are paying for my injections/microchipping and have found me a loving home. Thanks to everyone concerned!

If you wanted a little, loving companion dog like me, my two playmates are on Cereco page, not Yorkies but adorable and homeless.

27th April 2009

We have added another Appeal page to our website for Pinoso Association for the Protection of Animals (PAPAs).

Update from Cereco. Many spanish people take their dogs from rescue centres and on saturday 18th April 10 puppies, a german shepherd male and a hunting dog were all rehomed. Cereco is open to all!

Special Request from Cereco: We would appeal to all english speaking dog owners who are going home and might not come back for whatever reason, to safe guard the welfare of their microchipped dogs and sign them over to someone living here before leaving and speak to your vet about procedure.

These dogs are severely disadvantaged because they still belong to you even if you are abroad! Sign them over and give them a fighting chance for quick adoption!

22nd April 2009

Remember Louis the Boxer who was abandoned by his owners - well he was rehomed but unfortunately his new owner has had to return to Belgium so poor Louis is back with us. Please consider giving Louis a new stable home.... more here.

8th April 2009

We have added a new page to our website in an attempt to help the dogs which are currently being kept at Cereco which is a temporary rescue/containment centre for lost and abandoned dogs. They have no facility for long term care, although they are trying very hard to rehome as many dogs as they can. The numbers of abandoned dogs are growing due to the exodus of english people back to england and they are rescuing more and more microchipped dogs whose paperwork has not been updated. Linda has been in contact with Ana who works at the Animal Pound.

Ana says 'THE STAFF OF CERECO AND ALL OUR DOGS WOULD LIKE TO THANK LINDA AND ALL THE SUPPORTING STAFF FOR GIVING US OUR FIRST OPPORTUNITY EVER TO ADVERTISE DIRECTLY ON AN ENGLISH WEBSITE.OUR OWN WEBSITE IS UNDER RECONSTRUCTION,AND HAS NEVER BEEN IN ENGLISH. MANY THANKS TO YOU ALL .

OUR HISTORY ON OUR DOGS IS VERY OFTEN NIL, SO I HAVE WRITTEN FROM MY OWN EXPERIENCE OF THEM. AGAIN MANY THANKS. THIS IS A LANDMARK OCCASION FOR US ALL AT CERECO, AS WE ALL HAVE THE INTERESTS OF ABANDONED ANIMALS AT HEART AND IF JUST ONE OF THESE DOGS IS REHOMED THROUGH THE WEBSITE THEN WE HAVE ALL GAINED SO MUCH'.

Please take the time to visit their page on this site if you feel you may be able to help the dogs that they have for rehoming.

2nd April 2009

Since our last update we have rehomed 10 dogs. Thanks to all the people involved. However, we still need many many homes for the dogs we currently have and the ones that people returning to the UK are unable to take with them. It is a very busy time for us as this has exacerbated the situation of homeless dogs.

Please come forward if you are able to foster or adopt.

24th February 2009

A Sad Story

See Petra a German Shepherd living in horrendous conditions. Luckily she was rescued but there are many more like her who need our help.

- 9th February 2009

A Nice Story

“Well 2 weeks ago I was all alone, scared, hungry, and cold, living by a lake. Then this big black dog came upto me and found me, followed by three humans sitting on big animals I had never seen before. I was terrified and cowered down. One of the humans, a crazy lady, picked me up.

I struggled when she took me near one of those big animals, so she carried me a little distance away. I was so snug in her arms next to her warm fleece. She carried me for ages I was so tired I just snuggled into her. After a long walk she put me in this room with shavings on the floor. Another human gave me some ham sandwich, it tasted so good. Not long after I was put in a car…. I kept trying to sit on the crazy lady’s lap!

She took me to a pet shop where I saw another lady who ran this thing over my body, I heard them say I didn’t have a microchip. Well the other lady then got a spray and smothered me in this stuff and picked ticks out of my ear. The crazy lady bought a collar for me then drove me to a little house where another little black and tan dog was. He scared me and I growled at him a few times. The crazy lady left me in the garden and I went to sleep after having a little dinner.

Well a very kind lady called Linda agreed to pay for me to have my jabs etc & after having another trip to someone they call a vet who gave me a jab, I have now been here 2 weeks. This crazy lady says she is now my Mummy and there is also a smaller human like her who is my sister she says. I like the other dog too, he doesn’t bother me. My new Daddy works in England but I have met him and he likes me too! As you can see it hasn’t taken me long to get comfortable!!!

Oh and I have been ever such a good girl. I don’t pee or poo in the house. I don’t chew anything. I just love my new family and they love me.” 

5th February 2009

 

The Owners of Charly are having him put down on Monday if a home cannot be found for him.

CHARLY IS A 2 YEAR OLD LARGE GERMAN SHEPHERD MIX, HE AS A FULL PASSPORT, AND BLOOD TEST PAPERS, HE IS CASTRATED, HE'S GREAT WITH CHILDREN AND SMALL DOGS, HAS A LOVELY NATURE AND IS VERY FRIENDY .

 

13th January 2009

 

Urgent Appeal

 

Nube ran away from our house on December 31st, she was very scared. She has a red collar, and is four years old. We miss her so much.

We live in the Los Balcones, Torrevieja, area near to the hospital If you have seen her or know where she is, please contact 966798332 or 639778791.

Thank You

 

 

Urgent Appeal

Louis - I am a German Shepherd/ Labrador Cross, Male. I am one year old, house trained and very affectionate. I get on well with other dogs. I need to find a new home as soon as I can

 

 

8th December 2008

Lost and Found

Don't forget to check out our Lost and Found Page regularly if you have lost or found an animal.

 

20th November 2008

Every now and again you hear really disturbing news. Just when you think you cannot hear of anything more cruel and disgusting than you have heard before - you do. And this is it.

There is a link just below but do not click on it unless you are really brave. We have been warned that it is to gruesome to watch and something needs to done to stop it. Thanks for your support.

There is no need to see the video, but if you must, be aware, it's horrible. The following video is of excruciating violence. Its painful silences affect us all deeply. If we don't protect animals from this type of brutality, we become accomplices

Link to webpage

Link to video

Please complete PETAs online survey by clicking here to show your support and forward it to all your contacts - this has to be stopped!!!

Or you can write a letter directvto the Chinese ambassador urging China to enact an animal welfare law that will stop the cruel handling of dogs, cats and other animals at markets and during transportation:

Madam Fu Ying
Embassy of the People's Republic of China
49-51 Portland Place
London W1B 1JL
020 7299 4024
020 7637 0399 (fax)

We explain the process below: With a hidden camera, animals were filmed being SKINNED ALIVE!!! They say it's done to get a more perfect ''cut''.afterwards the carcasses are tossed into a pile, still alive, and for up to 10 minutes you can see their hearts still beating, in agony, their eyes still blinking, and the puppies little paws still shaking. There was one pup, that still lifted his head and gazed at the camera with bloodied eyes . If you don't care to see the video, please complete the survey and forward to your friends.

The insiders saw visibly exhausted dogs and cats who were languishing in tiny cages. Some had been on the road for days, transported in flimsy wire-mesh cages with no food or water. Twenty cats were crowded into a single cage. The investigators saw the results of the cross-country transport in such deplorable conditions – dead cats on top of the cages, dying cats and dogs inside the cages and animals with open wounds. Some animals were lethargic or frightened, and others were fighting with each other, driven insane from confinement and exposure to the elements. Up to 800 animals are loaded onto each lorry in cages that are stacked one on top of the other. Cages containing live animals are commonly tossed from the tops of the lorries onto the ground 10 feet below, shattering the legs of the animals inside them. Many of the animals the investigators saw were still wearing collars, a sign that they were beloved companions who were stolen to be made into fur coats.

This monstrosity has to be stopped, we have to act!!

14th November 2008

Our Calendars are now on sale and can be purchased from our website here at 5 euros each which includes post and packing....more......

All proceeds go to helping the animals.

5th November 2008

Check out the poor horses and ponies in our new section. If you can help rehome any of these please contact us or Rod & Sue Weeding, Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre to help save abused horses and ponies and to re-home them.

You can contact us as normal or Telephone 965 967 033 or mobile 652 021 980 to speak with Rod and Sue about any horsecare concerns you may have. Alternatively you can email us or email Rod and Sue at sales@easyhorsecare.net.

They are doing fantastic work and need all the support they can get. They only have limited funds available so they need help to raise money for materials for shelters, Vets bills, rugs etc.

If you think you can help or would just like to see these horses call  Susan 965 967 033  or 652 021 980. We can all make a difference. Even if you can't rehome a horse please help with the financial cost of looking after these poor victims of neglect and cruelty. Every donation however small really really helps. more .......

24th October

It looks like we have a home now for Lady - see opposite. Fingers crossed that all goes well and many many thanks to the person concerned in her rehoming. Updates to follow here.

It also looks like we are expanded as we have now had to incorporate and Horse and Pony Section of our website and a Lost and Found Seciton due to demand. Which means we have Dogs, Cats and Kittens and now Horse and Ponies Appeals Pages. Check them out and see if you can give any of our animals a lovely home.

3rd October

Urgent Appeal

Husky x German Shepherd

This beautiful dog was taken to the clinic in Pet Care Benijofar, he is about 5 or 6 months old, extremely loving and very good natured. He is looking for a new home. None of the Animal Rescue Centres can take him at the moment as they are all full. This dog was found abandoned, tired and hungry. If you could look after him on a temporary basis or give him a permanent home, please call Linda on 965725794

Calendar

Our Calendar is now available, anyone interested should telephone Linda, they are selling like hot cakes! and at only 4 euros each we can see why. They are professionally done and are a real joy as well as being very useful.

Parrot

Also we Have a McCaw Parrot looking for a new home, if anyone is interested please phone Irene on 965725794.

24th September 2008

We had a sad case last week of a poor dog called Bernie we rescued who had been left in a garden for 5 years with only holiday visits for company, so lonely and diagnosed with Leishmaniosis. He had never been in a house, the state of him was so upsetting.

The update on this story is that unfortunately Bernie had a tumour on his stomach and because of anaemia caused by the Leishmaniosis, to relieve his suffering he had to be put to sleep.

This was reported to us several months ago but we were unable to get into the garden. A neighbour who had been asked to feed him, for the first time, asked for our help as the little dog looked neglected. If we could have got to him earllier we may have been able to save this poor little thing and give him a better life than he had. IF YOU SEE ANY POOR ANIMAL BEING MISTREATED OR NEGLECTED IN ANY WAY PLEASE CONTACT US. Poor Bernie had lived without love all his little life, we need you to help us make sure this does not happen to any other dog

Although we are mainly a charity for dogs we do very often look after and rehome cats. With this in mind we have added a new section to the website for Cats and Kittens. We hope some kind souls will be able to help the appeals in this section too.

The two Bichons crosses and Sophie (the toothless dog) rescued from Cereco, reported in the Round Town News, are being looked after by Karen and Jane owners of the Cazbar in Montesinos.

We thank Karen and Jane for their kindness. All bills for these dogs are being paid by Animal Aid.

A Special Thank You to Tracey, who has given her time freely to photograph all our abandoned, now rehomed, dogs for our forthcoming calendar.

Shelley and the team at TKO for their on going support.

Debbie - for all her work with the website.

We are very grateful for all the help we receive Calendar 2009 - Keep looking on our website for the availability of our forthcoming calendar Featuring our Vet's and re homed dogs. Coming soon.

Our Work Goes On

 

 

But we still have dogs on our appeals page. It would be nice if we could reduce the amount of dogs on the appeals page by rehoming them. So anyone out there who is able to offer a home to one of them please please contact us. Alternatively, any donations to their upkeep would be gratefully accepted.

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• Cereco Dogs
• Cat Appeals
• Recent Success Stories

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