Hector homed!
inquired about Arturo because they
had an affinity for Podenco dogs.
Hector was rescued by a caring Spanish man in June and
brought to the Costa Animal Society (CAS) with a badly broken
leg and open wound. He also suffered
from severe nerve damage in the
injured leg so the vet decided the best
course of treatment was amputation.
Within two weeks after surgery, Hector
was up and running around on three
legs and playing with the larger dogs in
kennels.
When they heard his best mate was
leaving they decided to adopt Arturo
and he went home with the couple
and his two new brothers on 12 July.
Three days later Simba flew to his
forever family in Sweden and both
boys are now living happily in their
new homes.
Kylie, Pedro, Gringo and Georgio
were a group of four dogs that CAS
took on earlier this year to help an
overburdened rescue centre in Mijas.
The group was vaccinated and
neutered before they went into
kennels and advertised for adoption
across a variety of formats.
After he received his puppy
vaccinations Hector was featured in the
CAS News last month and the power of
print media proved itself useful again.
(Thank you to all of the kind editors
Hector
who provide us valuable space in their
publications pro bono out of the goodness of their hearts.) A
loving English couple who were staying in Nerja read about
Hector’s plight and made enquiries with CAS about the
possibly of adopting the pup.
Pedro was adopted first
and has become the
companion of a sweet
lady in Nerja. Kylie was
chosen by a family in
Sweden who saw her on
Facebook and after
jumping through some
hoops to prepare for
travel she went to her
Kylie
forever home last
month. Gringo was
shared by a Dutch charity and has been reserved for adoption
by a nice couple in Holland and he is waiting for his flight in
early September, leaving just his brother Georgio waiting in
kennels for a chance at a new life.
The couple visited Hector several times during their holiday
and immediately fell in love with him so the adoption was
finalized before they returned to England. Arrangements have
been made for Hector to travel to the UK by ground transport
and he will be reunited with his new family on the first of
August.
Happy Tales
July was a very rewarding month for CAS with several lovely
dogs and cats successfully rehomed. Here are a few examples:
Simba and Arturo had both
been in kennels for over a year
and were best friends that
played together every day in
the exercise yard. Both dogs
are very sweet but presented
different challenges for
rehoming with Simba being
very energetic and Arturo
being deaf. However, in May
Simba was reserved for
adoption in Sweden thanks to
a cooperative effort with APA,
the other animal charity in
Nerja, who shares CAS dogs on
their networks.
Simba
Available for Adoption
Honey is a very sweet Alsatian cross female who was found on
the coast road by Urbanisation Punta Lara towards the end of
last year. CAS immediately brought her to the vet for
assessment and it was
determined she did not have a
chip and that she was about six
months old. Honey was placed
in kennels and a search for a
potential owner was
undertaken but, as is so often
the case, no one stepped
forward so she was advertised
for adoption both here and
abroad.
Arturo
This posed a slight dilemma for the kennels because the boys
were quite close and if Simba left, Arturo would have to find a
new playmate. Luckily, a retired couple from Almuñecar
brought their two dogs into kennels for a holiday and they
Fortune seemed to shine on
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Honey