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July Update

This month we’re trying very hard to re-home some of our kittens and cats. If you can give a good home to a cat, or of you know someone who can – we have more than three dozen lovely cats and kittens who are looking for a nice home.

So please come along and give a cat a home.

The trouble with having so many cats in the shelter is that we cannot take any more strays in. Whenever possible we’re pursuing our objective of getting stray cats neutered, so that fewer unwanted kittens are born, but it’s an uphill struggle.

We’re also very busy in the dogs and puppies department.

Too many unwanted/abandoned/abused dogs coming in, and only a few being adopted. Starting this week, we’re advertising in the Daily Bulletin (and maybe later in the Euro Weekly and one or two of the Spanish newspapers) to try to make more people aware of where to go, if they want to adopt a dog.

The Daily Bulletin has been (as always) very, very supportive of the Centro Canino and given us a really generous discount on our adverts. We’re truly grateful for all their help. Mallorca wouldn’t be Mallorca without the good old Daily B!

Alongside this update is a photograph of Labby. I really want to try to find her a nice home. She’s a terrific dog. Smart, loyal, clean and keen to learn to be obedient (unless she’s very distracted, I can already get her to ‘Sit’ in three languages. And seeing as how I only speak English, that’s quite an accomplishment for both of us!).

Labby is a medium to large size dog with maybe a little bit of bull-terrier in her; but please don’t let that put you off. She’s gentle, very loving and would be an ideal pet. You’ll feel pretty safe with her around too! Very pretty and very strong – a bit like Wonderwoman!

As you probably know in early June, we had some trouble at the shelter. Two young men broke in, tried to get into the dog kennels, realised they couldn’t without setting the alarms off, so instead, stole/killed two small birds which were in a cage.

No idea what their point was. Did someone send them? We certainly have enemies who don’t think Mallorca needs animal shelters and that unwanted dogs/cats/puppies/kittens deserve to suffer and die.

Or did they just decide killing budgies was a fun way to spend the evening?

They covered their faces, so they can’t be identified, although we’re working at getting their motorbike registration number. Because of the break-in, we’re beefing up our security measures, but it’s very sad that an animal shelter should need to worry about 24-hour security. We’ve always had someone sleep overnight at the shelter, just in case of trouble; but now we’re considering overnight patrols – what do you think we should do?

Joanna (the dog which someone hang by the neck to die, that we managed to save) is improving enormously. She’s looking fantastic, is much more trusting of humans and smiles most of the time. When I think of how close to death she was when she first came to us (in the 1st photos I saw of her, I presumed she was already dead) I realise how fantastic the team at the Centro Canino is. I don’t mean me, I mean the people like Marlis, Juan and Maria who do the day-to-day hard work.

The British are falling behind in the volunteers quota at the Canino. There used to be a lot of British volunteers, now there are more Spanish and German.

So come on, don’t let the side down; please volunteer and start coming along on a regular basis (even if it’s just once a week or once a fortnight). The animals need you.