The Costa Animal Society needs you !
The Costa Animal Society ( CAS ) is seeking animal-loving , energetic , social media savvy persons to come on board . If you ’ re a compassionate person who respects the lives of unfortunate animals who live a treacherous life in the wild , hop aboard . There is an occasional heartache , but the rewards in homing animals and receiving videos of these rescue dogs and cats romping about in their forever homes is something to behold .
We are a small , voluntary charity organisation , that has been successfully rehoming and assisting abandoned animals in the Nerja , Frigiliana and Maro for over 30 years . We are presently looking for enthusiastic people to join our committee , continuing the work started by the sitting committee , some of whom have recently stepped down after many , many ( some , decades ) of years of service .
Most importantly , the official posts of President and Secretary need to be filled . For more information , please contact acting President Mae Delaney on 653 557 237 . ( It should be noted that these are voluntary , unpaid positions .) If interested , there will be a long-standing cadre of volunteers to provide all the necessary details and assist you along the way . We look forward to hearing from you soon .
Mr . Swiffer
Swiffer ’ s tale is a sad one that hopefully will have a happy ending . His owner was a retired Dutch national who had lived in Spain for many years but unfortunately became very sick towards the end of July .
Swiffer was boarded in private kennels while his owner was admitted to hospital and as the days turned into weeks the Dutch man finally succumbed to his illness in mid August . Regrettably , there were no arrangements made for Swiffer in the event of his owner ’ s death so a volunteer from the Costa Animal Society ( CAS ) contacted the family in the Netherlands .
Even though the brother had no financial obligation to do so , he paid for the kennel fees and for the dog ’ s vaccinations to be updated . However , he could not take him back to Holland because his cats would never accept a canine in their home , making Swiffer an orphan .
Swiffer is a lovely little Lhasa Apso chap who spent all of his time with his owner and now cannot understand the sudden change in his circumstances . He is an older male who weighs about nine kilos and is in good health and has been castrated .
Swiffer is happy to be a solo companion but he does get along well with other dogs and is fine with cats . Hopefully , there is a kind person out there who will give Swiffer the chance to spend his remaining years in a loving home .
If you would like to meet one of the animals under the care of CAS , and are looking to adopt or are willing to foster a pet please contact Kurt and Laura at 95 252 1426 or view the CAS website or Facebook page .
Happy Tales
Ramon was highlighted in July after being found in the campo near San Juan de Capistrano back in June . He did not have a chip and CAS shared his story on social media as a found dog for two weeks but no owner came forward .
Shortly thereafter Ramon was advertised for adoption and chosen by a wonderful , welcoming family in the Netherlands . Ramon with family He travelled to his forever home at the end of July where he has settled nicely into his new life ; though , we assume , he is struggling to learn the Dutch language , a challenge for any dog , or human for that matter .
CAS Cat News
The number of abandoned kittens has exploded this summer with pleas and photos being posted on social media every day . One of these stories was reported by a couple of CAS volunteers .
While unloading rubbish at Punto Limpio in Nerja one evening , they came across four very tame and friendly kittens . It was immediately clear the waifs had recently been dumped at the bins as they came up to the volunteers and began rubbing up against their legs . Believe it or not , as soon as one of the kittens was picked up a white car parked across the road sped off quickly as the culprits obviously made their getaway . The volunteers could not in good conscience leave these defenceless , six to eight week-old kittens to fend for themselves so they took them home .
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