Fabienne's Diary
Peter Koekebakker, a friend and the face of rescue, is our of order for a little while..
The seven gifts of God of mama Helga...
Valentino, no name, no value.. who can help him??
Because I am old?
Suham, a mama who fought for her little ones...
My name is Lewis, I was thrown out of a driving car..
Lewis is a beautiful dog to see, all love and enthusiasm, all friendship and all friend for life..
On a night the people of the dog hotel, heard a car driving of very fast, when the lady of the hotel turned around she saw a dog flying through the air... she walked outside she saw the poor thing lying on the floor, all upset... He stayed there, and didn't move, looked around in shock, didn't understand what just happened... When she quietly took him in, he was stayed like that for hours... just staring... not understanding what he had done wrong...
Lewis is a dog that needs exercise, who can walk for hours, but after that can quietly lay down in a chair when he is tired... Is he yet another one of those cute puppies who came into this world to be like a quite stuffed animal? But the grew up to a real pup and became too much for the man of the house? We will never know.. But what we do know is that Lewis is a great dog, ideal for an active family, who love to walk and be active... A family who want to take a nice dog into their home, should really think about Lewis, he is so worth it... So friendly, full attention for whoever who want to send some time on him!!
Day and night outside, crying out of grief... God, how I miss my owner...
We got a phone call from a man who had a big problem.... He had found a dog who accompanied him for months in his van, but now he went to Marocco and because his best friend didn't have papers, he had to get rid of her.. Can you help us? Yes sir, bring her... and a day later he came...
His van was his home, his whole life was in that van, he had to live of 10 euro's a day and it was hard to keep the dog.. because this and that.. A whole explanation...
Tess, a special sweet dog who had already stolen everybodies heart, stood proud next to him... didn't go anywhere... He was her heaven and earth, her whole life... After he took her of the street and she traveled everywhere along with him, the old hippie, Tess was happy... Loyal and so happy with him...
When he walked away and left her behind, you could see Tess' whole world collapse... Ever since she will sit there, on the place where he left her behind... Everytime she raises her head: will he come back.. At night she will cry like a wolf out of sadness, for hours and hours... She is so sad... Everybody who comes in will give her a cuddle and she will enjoy that for a moment, but in the end she still will be in our shelter...
She is true alpha dog, she knows exactly and is very clear how to be in contact with other dogs and makes it very clear how it's supposed to go. Are they coming to close around her, she will correct them like a true Alpha does... Tess is great dog, but she os looking for a special owner that can bring her everywhere or who is at home a lot... Because in the beginning she will cry like a wolf when you are not around... She will need time to learn that you will come back and then her behaviour will get better. But we know that people are not so patient anymore... and Tess might not no longer be welcome, that is why we want to inform everybody...
But the person who takes this pearl up in his home, will have a dog out of a thousand, I can promiss you that! Who Tess is and where she comes from, we don;t know... but we know for sure that she is a special dog!
Pearl, a white pearl....
Twinkel, the star of the avocado plantation...
She was born somewhere in a field, and was handed out as gift, just like her brothers and sisters, as a living gift to children.. Today she was found on a chain, neglected and skinny... She only had the avocado's that feel from the trees as food, it is a miracle that she still is alive..
Ever since she was a puppy she hang on a chain... She got a collar, but the puppy grew and the collar didn't... So it grew in her neck and it caused a severe wound... Luckily she was saved by a mother and daughter who wanted to give her a chance... She underwent emergency surgery.
Twinkel will steal your heart in no time, because her social and sweet character is heart warming... She is a Maneto coss and has funny looks. A gentle character who is social with everybody. Who gives this childrens friend a chance?
Bimbo didn't want to work with the sheep, he played with them...
Saba, once miserable, but know with hope for the future,...
Opie didn't make it...
Our sweetheart Peppi!
5 Shepards, the so called dangers of La Cala...
The sad story of Cronos, Mini the mini
Cronos, a mini Pinscher, is an incredible friendly and good guy... Small and tiny, mini and just dumped like that in this world... He was born in a village somewhere, where he was one of the puppies out of a litter that just came into this world, just like that because it is cute... Que Bonito... que lindo.. Ahhh Siiii....
Barely a month old and they were given away to everybody who even wanted one, who or what was not important, they were gifts.. Cronos was the gift for a lady with a heavy depression, he should get her better... Luckily the lady realized that this was not a solution and brought the little thing to us. She realized that now was not the time to bring a little dog like Cronos in her home and handed him to us...
This little thing deserves so much better.. he is so tiny... he must find somebody who knows and realized how our little guy is and what he needs..
Shakira, paralized, but happy to be alive..
Silver, good as gold, but a life long on a chain..
Zuma, the forgotten cat of Algeciras...
Zuma, a tortue colored, sweet and quiet cat, has been in the shelter in Algeciras for years... Forgotten in a corner, she sits and waits until someone will choose her and make her happy... a cat with a special coat, called Tortue, very different and special... Is it because of that that she didn't find a home yet?
She came in in 2012, so she has been in this cage for 7 years, where so many other cats came in and meanwhile have found their happiness.. But our Zuma stayed behind... She looked at all of them, lived with all of them... but she is still there... Z
Zuma has a gentle and quiet character and can live together with other cats and dogs... she was once a house cat, but she was quickly dumped.. after that she lived in this cage for 7 years... which is still around her... day in and day out...
We are hoping that someone will give her a chance, a chance to become happy... she would be so grateful, the big cuddle that she is..
Zobie and Zeta, two little ones rescued from a killing station..
Carla, severely neglected by the goat farmer...
Toya, saved out of the '....' of a hunter...
Toya, a Podenco that didn't want to hunt, was dumped by her hunter.. She got pregnant over and over again, living on a short chain... Only giving birth, and again and again.. Until to a certain day... There he was, the big hunter couldn't get rid of the pups but had mama given away to several other hunters... And now it was our turn. We will take the puppies in, when mama comes along, otherwise no. Don't you think this mama has had enough misery? To make a very long story short: he arrived with mama and all of her puppies.. They are all with us now, but what a sad thing... Toya must have had a hell of a life... never any happiness, her eyes tell us that. She cannot understand what is happening to her now.. together with her puppies in a warm basket, the puppies playing around her, it is all strange to her. She never knew any love, coziness, some worrying over her, the regular care, just get some food or fresh water... How many times must she have given birth at that filthy chain, on a dirty floor? We are so happy that she is out of the hands of that horrible hunter, so happy... Her children, Tortilla, Tarta, Topacio, Taza and Tostada are alive and happy around their mama. They were rescued from hell... But mama never knew anything else...
Sascha spent more than a year in the killing station..
Chiki was overbitten by bigger dogs in the kiling station...
When we came in the killing station, we came into a section where there was a lot of noise... When we came closer, we saw this poor gay laying underneath several other big dogs.. What would have happened if we didn't come between... It broke our heart and we took him with us. It was a difficult thing to release him from this group of dogs and Chiki was covered in wounds.. and was in shock, it was truly heartbreaking... According to the killing station, there was nothing wrong... It is survival of the fittest here and they laughed, that was it. Chiki went with is and didn't know what was happening... He recovered from his wounds and got some piece and quiet...
Such a little dog in a killing station, between all those big dogs, that should be illegal... but it is all possible here... The only thing you can do is get him out of there and fight for his existence and that is what we will do.
Chiki is social and sweet but kept some fears out of his previous situation.. He must get a slow start, somewhere where people understand what he had to go through, because with a little bit of time and getting to know each other, he will be fine.. He now lives with other dogs and he is fine with that... He would best fit into a quiet family, or a family with bigger children.. Chiki deserves a home where he can leave his past behind...
Our visit to the eye specialist
Last week we took several dogs to the eye specialist...
Eyes came with us for his check up. He is being treated for an internal eye infection, which is a result of his Leishmaniosis. He has made a lot of progress, the infection clearly decreased but he still needs further treatment with eye drops.
The story of Rocky, he had to fight for his life for 4 months...
Corni, a special cat, rescued from a colony...
Corni a red and white pearl... He was rescued from a colony, where we became very ill and was taken away from there... He held his head to the side but still came to greet you friendly... even though the pus ran out of his ears... It was so infected and filled with pus, it must have hurt him so much... He received emergency surgery and is doing much better since then... but he still keeps his head to the side... If we want to know exactly what is wrong, then Corni needs a TAC.
Corni is a special cat, very affectionate, friendly with everybody, with people and animals... Dogs, cats, they are all his friends... Corni is a cat that probably was raised in a home and with people but dumped for some reason in that colony... where he got ill and was left alone... the sad but harsh reality...
My Christmas wish... a home for our Noechky Trece...
My name is Noechky, I was given number 13 in the killing station.. This number is supposed to bring me luck... because it saved my life... In november 2015 Fabienne saw me in the kiling station of Granada, one of the worst... After she had taken 45 dogs in her bus of of hope, she returned a couple of days later to pick me up... Because I kept screaming in her dreams that I didn't want to die, she came back to pick me up, along with 2 other Podenco's. Of that whole group, I am the only one left in the shelter... Yes, I am a Podenco, and yes I am a bit scared, I don't know anything and still have to learn how to live in a home... I am not a ready dog, no, I am just very curious to a live with a family... I am willing to learn everything, together with you, I will count on your patience, your love and open arms...
There will be days that you love me so much and there will days that it will be a bit harder, but I am longing for an owner that is willing to give what it takes.. I dream about it every night... Since I came in with Ace/Shin, there was hope, no more despair, but hope... My nummer is 13, may it bring me the luck to find a forever home after 3 years with Ace/Shin... May I find a home for Christmas?
Mito, another one of our blind cats...
We have 4 of them at the moment, unbelievable but true, 4 blind cats... This is one of them, Mito... his eyes were so infected that it made him blind, all help came too late unfortunately... He just sat still in the grass, where the other cats would ran away for us humans. He had given up... Mito has an indescribable sweet and good character... He only has to feel that you are there and he will begin to purr out of joy... To be in your arms for the rest of his long life...
4 little ones in a box...
They had the umbilical cord still hanging at their tiny bodies, but they were already thrown away in a box in the garbage... A man who brought his trash away late at night, heard a groan when he opened the container and there they were...
Longing for their mama, longing for food, longing for just being able to be a puppy... A life to live, just like every living being should be entitled to. Another littter of unwanted puppies... Amalia, our foster mama, took the the heavy job on and bottle fed them. Every 4 hours the alarm clock went and they cried for the human mama who got them through this... More than anybody else, I know how that is... But the result is truly heartwarming... because they live and they play... and sleep like littlle roses when they are tired... They came into this world, without knowing anything, but they got the life and we will make sure that it will be heaven on earth for them... Lucio, Lindo, Mats and Milou are lovely puppies today, waiting for their warm basket...
4 boxes found a the entrance of stables...
An English lady, who lives in the inlands, informed us that she had found 4 boxes at the entrance of the stables where she kept her horses... The owner of the stables wanted the doggies to be gone immediately.. and that is how they came to us... They are all different, in looks and age. The results of a the left overs of few litters, somewhere in the fields... And once they are gifted, the left overs stay behind.. They will be put in a box and dumped somewhere where they hope it will remain anonymous..
4 little ones who are in need of a warm basket, a home somewhere with a responsible family...
Fortunato, wounded in the mountain where nobody came...
We gave him the beautiful name Fortunato, an name that means: somebody who was lucky... In this case he went through the eye of a needle and by luck he was found in a deserted campo in the mountains... He was wounded and dodn't have a lot of strength left... People who passed saw him lying on the floor, softly moaning.. It appeared that he had a fracture in his hip with a luxation as a result... He needed emergency surgery and everything necessary was done... Because it was so urgent, we couldn't wait, he got the necessary help immediately and he is now recovering. It was a heavy and risky operation but it went well. Fortunato is a very noble, sweet and gentle dog, with a good and social character.
He is everybodies friend in the clinic, a big darling! Barely 2 years old and already had to go through such a hell. But we will make the difference! So many big dogs are dumped these days... nevertheless they too are true pearls in a home, once they are raised well. Lovely beings!
t is madness... When you arrive in the morning and you see a box at the gate, you already know enough... And yes, here is another proof that somewhere a mother gives birth to a litter of puppies every 6 months... The just came into the world and the puppi
We were just about to leave when a car stopped, a man got out and asked if I was from the Refugio. He had found a dog and he didn't want him... I was in doubt... it was weekend and where could I put him? But I didn't get time to think about it... It is like this: either you take him, or I will throw him out of the car somewhere... When I asked him to at least help me get the dog inside, he did that in the end, but he was very reluctant and only at the condition that he would get the chain, that still tightly hung around the neck of the poor dog, back. The dog obviously was his dog, you could see that! He was scared to death and would not have let anybody come close next to the road... His owner was a very unpleasant person, but we have gotten to get used to this...
A few days later we got the whole picture... Dear Woelfie is a darling, submissive, gentle and social... but he is a half wolf... When I left his cage after a good cuddle, he started to cry, and cry and cry... The thing that we suspected since day one, was confirmed today.... Woelfie is a wolfshound, a hybrid Wolf... How much we would like to find a warm basket for him, that is not realistic. Wolfhounds are not happy in a home, they will destroy a lot of things and cannot feel at home within a house.
We are trying to connect with people now who might be able to help him. Probably that was the reason that the man who came to bring him was so angry, probably a telephone or remote control was destroyed... or his nights were with filled with a crying friend... Angry neighbors, I can see it in front of me. And a lot of people can't cope.... Woelfie just does what is in his genes... He will cry all around the whole neighborhood, but he is so sweet... Yet we could domesticate him, we understood that in time... Our Woelfie should go to a place where he just can be Woelfie....
Noor was poisoned in a camp...
Cat colonies grow and grow and we want to do something about that..
Not just dogs are the victims of the Spanish system, also cats are heavily neglected here and can keep producing offspring in the wild... Thousands will be killed in the many killing stations, other will find a home, but the wild cats, they need spaying and neutering to be able to get a life in dignity in of the many colonies...
We have been part of sterilization projects and we will start one again. We will make a project out of it...
We have found a vet in Algeciras who will castrate male cats for 35 euro and females for 45 euro, this almost at the cost price.
The idea is to have around 150 cats spayed and neutered, to start with... Also in the neighborhood of Almogia we will neutralize a colony, slowly but securely we want to make a difference for them.. Volunteers and animal lovers help us catch the cats and we will make sure that they will be neutralized. After that we will give them their freedom back. To be free and live your own life, that is what a wild cat needs to be happy.. Many of them are so wild that only the view at a human will be enough to flee, of to a place where they can't be seen...
The daily struggle to survive... many colonies have such a hard time... not even to talk about the many transmittable diseases, like FIP, FeLV and FIV, which can grow because of not being neutralized... When you can neutralize a colony, you can give them a life with dignity, a free life, where food is not a problem, thanks to our volunteers.
We will do our best at these places that we know and that we can handle... who will help us make a change? Help a cat to a life with dignity.... Help our cat colonies have a decent life. Neutralize a cat....
Besala, Bonduel, Binggo, Belen, Belma and Buda... 8 blackies looking for happiness..
Every couple of months an identical litter at the door...
t is madness... When you arrive in the morning and you see a box at the gate, you already know enough... And yes, here is another proof that somewhere a mother gives birth to a litter of puppies every 6 months... The just came into the world and the puppies are already in a box in front of our door. The dogs are all identical, the boxes are identical, the same thing every couple of months... Like it is meant to happen, alle black doggies... black sheep... And we just had Black friday behind us...
Of course they are sweet and cutes fluffies, but how can people think that this is normal? At first towards the mother and secondly towards the little ones..
Hang up a camera? Yes, we could, but if it helps? I am afraid I can only answer that negatively I am afraid..
Aura and Eliot, a life long on a chain, and then being dumped...
Sharmi thought she came home...
Helga, the destiny of a Spanish Podenco...
Helga is a scared Podenco that had to give birth to her pupies somewhere in a field, over and over again... She was noticed when she was looking for food, she was so skinny..
Luckily no hunter came to pick her up, because she had 7 little ones and they might become the next immeciated victims of their strange hobbies.. They could care less about the circumstances.. The sad but true stories that we see everyday, have no bounderies.. This year it is even worse because of the heavy rain falls, the cold and de mud floods... Thousands of Podenco's are left alone... Helga is still a bit affraid but she understands that it is good now... She protects her puppies with her life and hopes, just like every mama, that they will het the best life possible..
Brenda. who would have thought she would make it?
Brenda was brought in to the killing station in terrible circumstances... Nobody would have thought that this dog would make it, she barely weighs 2kg... she was found on the streets... After some examination, it became clear that she had a hematocrite of 11% and she therefore immediately received a blood transfusion... Like that wasn't enough, she tested positive for Filaria.. Brenda was under treatment for several months, but she made it and weighs 7.5kg today!
Nobody knows what Brenda had to go through, but that she has suffered, that is certain... Brenda is a super doggy in her foster family.. She is affectionate, sweet, thankful and super social with cat and dog. She adores the cats of the home, sleeps with them in their basket, and also the other dogs are no problem at all.
Brenda will walk close to you, during a walk, but she will not go to strangers that easy..She needs time to get to know her surroundings, but once she knows that, she is self sure.
Towards other dogs that she doesn't know, she is a bit shy in the beginning, but the same is true here, once she gets some time, she will make friendship with them...
Brenda is a dog that slowly comes to back to life and now gets to know the world in a different way. She is a sweetie, people who are willing to spend time and especially love on her, will get a lovely doggy in their home...
Pinky, the next chapter in his life story....
Leko, sentenced to death...
He was in a killing station, the pain and fear showed all over his body... He was left there by hos owner, so he would never have to think about it anymore... problem solved, for those who gave up on him... But is a life... a dog that wants to live... He was so scared that we could barely touch him... but thank to a very gentle treatment and lots of patience, we could take him... Then we saw his ear... My God, he must have been in such pain.... He underwent an emergency operation, it really could not wait any longer...
Leko is a touching dog, from the moment that he felt that is was good, he relaxed, became more and more quiet... despite of that pain that must have been horrible...
In the clinic he is a beloved sweetie that will melt everybody's heart, he is friendly and open.. A good dog that surely didn't have to die in a horrible killing station...
The story of Thirteen and her 12 deceased brothers...
Thirteen is the only survivor out of a litter of 13... They were found in a closed bag in the garbage... The English lady who found them and dispirited took them out of the bag, one by one, was so happy when she saw that number Thirteen was alive! That is how she got her name...
She was very weak but she made it... Thirteen is a divine doggy, like she is aware how lucky she was... She is super social and sweet with everybody.. She has a happy character, with a high cuddly caliber.. she is looking forward to a forever home..
It is a true miracle that she survived this tragedy.. some lives have a special story,,, Just like people they sometimes have special lives... That is certainly the case with Thirteen.. The rest of the family unfortunately didn't make it...
Eyes, was handed over to the killing station like a rabbit...
Didi, a dog a barely 3kg, walked on the street. Lost? Dumped? Escaped? A lady saw the little thing walk, from left to right, with an insecure and aimlessly look... alone in this world... who will save me? What should I do? The things that must have gone t
A man from the neighborhood, who was known for rescuing dogs of the street... he takes them to his terrain, but other then giving them giving them food and water, he doesn't do much.
He doesn't look at them at all.. The females get pregnant all the time and one puppy follow after another. The neighbors keep coming to pick up dogs, the usual gifts. But those who are not seen. often die a silence but sad death, by neglect of victim of a fight. It is harsh, but the reality unfortunately.... After so many people had complained, finally their voice was heard...
But, as long as they get food and water, according to the law there is nothing that can be done about it... Until today, we try to make a change here... The man won't give up his dogs, and except that he will curse at us, there is no communication.
Menta and Polea were lucky, they were taken as a gift for a daughter from a neighbor, but she lost interest after a few weeks, the dogs were put next to the garbage close to his home... The man didn't want them back, because he had enough, so he said.
Thankful that we were allowed to save them, we took them with us. These exceptional and sweet character.. They were lucky... Got to learn children at a young age, know what a house and a garden are... Now they are with us, will make sure that they will find happiness with a responsible owner...
Their parents, their siblings, where will they end up? Who knows.... As long as the government doesn't stop this man, there is nothing we can do...
The only thing that we can do, is start quiet and with a lot of courage, the conversation with him, and try to convince him that he can't go on like this...
Didi, alone in this world..
Didi, a dog a barely 3kg, walked on the street. Lost? Dumped? Escaped? A lady saw the little thing walk, from left to right, with an insecure and aimlessly look... alone in this world... who will save me? What should I do? The things that must have gone through her head... They didn't come into this world to be neglected or to be left alone... Didi has a sweet and affectionate character, a sweetheart... the first few days she was upset, and quickly scared, but now she feels welcome thanks to the loving care of her foster family... a little bonbon of 3kg...
Our Percy in the spotlight!
Percy... he has been with us for quite some time now, since we rescued him from the killing station... He is a favorite of so many volunteers, but he didn't find his golden basket yet... Percy gets to go with our volunteers every once in a while and he really enjoys that. He will sit on the back seat of the car and enjoys all the attention he gets.
When he can come to the beach, he will enjoy a ball game and afterwards sit on a terrace. His biggest hobby is cuddling and also playing with a ball is a favorite. Unfortunately after a trip he has to go back to the refugio and that is difficult of course..
But he undergoes his destiny with strength and always will remain happy and friendly. He would be an ideal family dog who will truly be happy with a walk and a warm basket... Until then that is a dream that he sees every night...
Beto and Tessa, 2 Mastins who fought for their lives..
3 Cross Mastins were saved after thet were brutally dumped... We already thought that it might become difficult to save them, and so it was... All three they were heavily neglected and weakened.. We fought and fought, in the hope of being able to save these lives... but unfortunately one of them sadly passed away...
Beto and Tessa made it, despite many ups and downs.. Beto had gotten a tic on his left leg as a left over, which will never go away unfortunately. Tessa is doing great!
They are both really soft and affectionate little bears, with a heart of gold... so sweet and affectionate.. They are now almost a year old and are still looking for an owner who will make them happy...
Cristal, Crisol and Crash, the little ones of Cristi survived...
It is always a risk that we take, it is hard to get puppies through the hard times... The various circumstances that their mothers go through, before, during and after the pregnancies are scenarios that you wouldn;t wish for any mother.. And mama Cristi had to go rhtough straight hell.... Luckily her puppies made it and they are all happy and playful, yet one is shy like mama...
It is beautiful to see how different they all are:
Little Mousy was put out of a car...
Trufa and her strong little bear Trufo, the only survivor of her 5 puppies..
Trufa came in, she was so far in her pregnancy that an abortion was not possible anymore... and so, 5 days later, we could add mama and her 5 puppies to our population...
As this mama was saved from the killing station, where there are no precautions when it comes to hygiene, where everybody is just put together, where there is no quarantine, where people don't care about these lives.... we got the Distemper disease in... A disease which caused so many lives of puppies, which worries and saddens us. It was hard work again to control the outbreak... But before you realize it, lives have been taken and you keep fighting and try to save what you can save...
Mama Trufa lost 4 little ones because of this.. Just Trufo survived, this little strong bear remains as the only one... Sad, but the harsh truth unfortunately...
Felippe and Letizia, wandering in a gypsy neighborhood...
Two really small doggies wandered around in a gypsy neighborhood , filthy and dirty... A lady gave them food, thinking that they probably belonged somewhere.. But that was not to case... nobody came to pick them up and strange figures thought about other purposes for them... But the lady could stop that, just in time they were brought to us.
Letizia was in her heats but she is lucky that she is with us now... Little Felippe is also very cute... Both of them have great characters and were obviously not used to life in a home.. They enjoy the love and attention that they get now and they show it, they are thankful and so friendly.
We will spay and neuter them first and give their coats a good wash... let's hope we can find them their heaven on earth...
Dany, My God, where am I now?
Stravinsky, their son wouldn't come out of his corner anymore..
They stood there together, with a beautiful happy looking pup in their hands.. Totally unaware and quietly looking from one to another.. The reason they couldn't keep the puppy anymore was that their son didn't come out of the corner anymore since 3 days... He was really scared of that 4 legged thing that moved... They receiced 'it' as a gift, the labrador of the neighbors walked away in her heats and came home days later, and gave birth to 8 puppies a while later and they had received the most beautiful one. 'Can you take it or do we just bring it to the perrera (killing station)?' they asked..
Of course we took him in, but I couldn't resits telling thim that it would have been better to raise their child a bit more animal friendly, but the man just responded that it was horrible that their son didn't come out of the corner.. Obviously a little bit of effort was too much to ask.. and so we had another 'gift' in our hands..
Because Stravinsky didn't have any vaccinations, I took him to our home.. We took a happy, energetic and funny rascal in our home.. He plays, takes our slippers everywhere and everything else if he gets the chance... a true puppy at heart, but so sweet and definitely good to raise. He became the smallest precious one in our middle, so cuddly and affectionate.. But he needs a family of course, an energetic owner because he needs to be able to run and play, be rough with other dogs and then fall asleep in a big and comfy chair...
Jack, stays behind after his brother has left...
Our Jack, a young cat that quietly likes to sit on your lap, who has a great character, gives you cuddles with his head, out of joy, is the last one remaining from a litter... He is used to live in a home, social with dogs and cats, and used to it since he was a kitten. He is still looking for a warm basket, that he really deserves.. As long as he stays with his foster family, they can't rescue another one from the street and I therefore would like to ask you to please share this sweet cat extra, who knows, there hust might be somebody saving his world!
Dama and her kids, Daniela and Dado...
We got a telephone call that somewhere on a closed terrain in the campo, 7 Bodegueros wandered around... We found 4 of them dead and the other 3 were in a terrible condition... The 3 pups who survived. have giant bellies of all the parasites who were living in their bodies. Their mama was nowhere to be found until that moment when we saw her running with her 3 little ones... She came crawling over the wire and carried a piece of very old dirty bread... A mama who, despite the horrible circumstances, tried to keep her puppies alive.. She would climb over the fence, to try and save her little ones.. When came to us, they were all very malnourished, and in a horrible condition.. The smallest one unfortunately also died... Just mama an 2 pups are now stable and for them there is hope.. Of the 7 unwanted puppies, 5 had to die in an unfair and sad way... None of them should have had to go through that, if the mama wouldn't have been left alone.. The life of mama and kids are so much worth than pretending they were not here.. We didn't even bother to find the owner of the terrain because nothing will happen anyway to him.. As mama didn't have a chip, she legally has no owner and so it is no use to start something against the owner, how frustrating it is anyway... We will now take good care of this oh so sweet mama and her 2 little ones...
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Biffy also belonged to the protectora that was closed, and ended up in the killing station... When he got his check up, it became clear that he had a chip, so we traced the owners. It seemed to be and English family, who went back to England over 2 years ago. When we notified them about their dog, they were shocked... They had left Biffy with the neighbors when they left, because they thought he would get a happy life there... Biffy however, was thrown over the gate at the protectora, by a person who drove of really with squeaky tires... When contact was made with these neighbors they said they wanted to have nothing to do with the dog and he should go to the English owners... But they didn't want to pay for any costs to be reunited with their previous pet...
Biffy was the victim of irresponsible owner every time again... He is very optimistic by nature and he wags his tail all day... He is a thankful and good dog that deserves so much better than to be treated the way he was..
He is a social and child friendly happy sweetie, a happy friend, who has a lot of cuddles to offer, everyday again!
Nenuco, how much bad luck can you have???
Valle, another human brutality of another level!
A little, fine, but very injured Podenco, far away from what she was once... Her beard is getting grey but her soul has lost its color a long time ago... Locked in a cage, somewhere in the far away fields, hidden for people and other animals by her hunter... She obviously has been tied to a chain, all of her life... The chain grew in through the years of misery... What a pain she must have had, this poor thing... slowly the heavy chain grew into her body... The pain and the cries in the nights... a cry for help... it must have been horrible... After all this, she was dumped like a piece of garbage by her hunter, with the ingrown chain and all... dumped in the killing station to be euthanized... No words.... what kind of human could do such a thing? And then to be able to just keep going as usual, like he dumped a garbage bag in the container...
We were asked to rescue her and so we did... But despite the emergency operation on her neck, we also found out that she has a tumor... The tumor also was removed... It is rare to see such apathy.. but Valle is changing by the day.. She is so open and thankful.. A scared dog that should get a lot of love and attention.. She doesn't know what this is.. because she knows nothing except pain... and she never knew anything else in those long and empty years...
A mama with 3 kittens.. in a container in a closed box... garbage out and away the animal abuser who dumped them like they were garbage must have thought... The kittens already were a bit apathetic when a volunteer found them, thanks to the screaming of
Her perseverance must have been endless... in the last heat of the summer, with a high humidity that is so exhausting for both humans and animals.. She was saved just in time and rushed to the emergency clinic... They gave her the first necessary care and informed us that it was a close call... What do you do? Keep going or not? As long as there is hope, there is life.. and when there is life, there is hope and then we keep going.. It was a long process but she made it... She was covered in oil, fully dehydrated, malnourished and was covered with open wounds, but yet this little one knew to survive! A true fighter! She is now recovering and very sweet and thankful! A lovely little cat that had a rough start but now has her life in front of her, that we want to fill with positivity and happiness... Doortje deserves the very best!
Estresita, the Maneto...
Estresita is just a beautiful Maneto... without any table manners, because she is very good at stealing your sandwich from the kitchen counter.. She is young and full of life, full of energy and a funny doggy, she is one of the many dumped victims of the hunting season... She was rescued from the killing station, not aware of what was happening to her, with us she is happy and sweet dog. She is social and good with people and with humans. Always satisfied and happy, she is thankful for every cuddle she gets... She is in foster and learns something new everyday. She is eager and enthusiastic to learn.. It is a true sweet Maneto... The person who takes her into their home and who knows the breed, will have a great dog...
Mama and kids, true cat miracles!
A mama with 3 kittens.. in a container in a closed box... garbage out and away the animal abuser who dumped them like they were garbage must have thought...
The kittens already were a bit apathetic when a volunteer found them, thanks to the screaming of mama, who never gave up... It was heartbreaking when they finally were getting care in our clinic... They were all covered in their own dirt... It was horrible to see what this family must have been through...
One of them didn't make it, the three who survived, are now recovering and they are very sweet and good cats.. Thankful and obviously aware of being rescued.. Mama cat is a darling... They are very skinny though and they have to get stronger... but they will be ok now.. The mama deserves a medal for her incredible perseverance.. A true mama, no matter the circumstances...
Lindana and Yeye and the power of survival...
Lindana and Yeye lived on a camp together, where their owner came by twice a week... To be exact: on Sunday and Wednesday with his grandchildren.. When the old man got ill, nobody was there to take over the care of him and his children just had forgotten this task.... Yeye and Lindana survived for a month, what a miracle, until the man came out of the hospital. Nobody can understand how these poor animals could survive, they were both so skinny and covered with pests, tired and weak... but yet so happy to see their owner again. But then he decided to bring them to the killing station, because even though he wasn't a perfect owner himself, the fact that his children and grandchildren had forgotten about the animals, was a bit too much. So, the killing station it was. A volunteer warned us, and we rescued them because they would have been killed otherwise... They are both so sweet and affectionate, they hold back a bit in the beginning, a bit shy, But they like to be with you and want to know true happinness,, They are definately dogs who will not disappoint you, once they get the chance to get to know you and your family...
Severina, saved just in time!
We received an urgent call for help, to rescue a Rottweiler of the street.. It went all over social media, but we found out quite late... We were just in time.. The lady that notified me, called me in tears that the killing station was on its way over there and if I could please save her? Of course we did.. Just in time, when we arrived, also the car of death (as they call it here) arrived... We were treated by some nasty looking faces and a couple of not so nice words, but I don't care... The dog was coming with us.. Severina is her ner name, chosen by our Diane.. Severina is a big sweetheart! A great character with an xxl cuddle gene!
A true darling, thankful and social with big and small, who would love to lay in a chair with a cookie.... playful and happy, lucky to be rescued and not having to wander the streets anymore... Our handsome lady deserves a loving warm home, with sweet people, this heart of gold!
Mercedita, was picked on in the cat colony...
The little thing was dumped by somebody, there were a lady feeds the cats everyday... Lots of people know that the cats will get food there anyway and find it and easy dumping spot because of that. Their problem is solved, their conscience at peace again.. but what happens to them after, they don't care.. Mercedita hid behind a big rock and everytime she wanted to eat, other cats took a turn on her and was chased away. The lady noticed this and fed her separately, in a hidden place. Little Mercedita was so thankful that she started to follow the lady to the car, she was so touched by this that she asked us to give this cat a chance for adoption..
And that is how we started to write Merceditas story... She is a special, loyal cat, social and a follower.. really cuddly...
Loekies destiny, happiness is in a little corner...
The life story of an unlucky dog, but now a real happy one!
Tomorrow in the morning, he has to go... early in the morning?
He spoke fast like a tornado, quick and without hesitance... fierce en sure of himself, I listened and listened... My father died yesterdag, my inheritance will come in a few months, but I have to get rid of my dog, early tomorrow morning... I called everybody, nobody wants him, just the killing station. People said that you also accepts dogs of over a year old and mine is little and just a little bit older... So tomorrow I will bring him, because he really has to go tomorrow and then... and that is how he kept going and going... I was getting annoyed and I told him that he gave his dog quite some time. for finding a solution after he was so loyal all these years... One excuse after another... I told him to wait a bit and I would go and have a look where I could find a place for this poor thing... In the short time that we discussed this and were looking in our refugio for a solution, he had called me 12 times... And I was annoyed again..
The next day, exactly at 13h he stood in front of the gate with his 'little' dog... He had the size of a small labrador, not quite a little dog... but when you took a look at him... it was so heartbreaking... his whole life collapsed ...
For the annoying owner with his endless excuses it al had to go quick, quick, quick... He signed and said that he might come back for the dog in 2 months... Roonies world collapsed.. He is sad and quiet and so scared of the many dogs, what is happening to him? He is a sweet and well raised dog, loves kids, also no problems with other dogs... he just waits and observes it all... He doesn't know cats... A beautiful black pearl with lots of bad luck in his life...
His beautiful coat and fluffy tail were fierce upright when his owner was still at his side and explained it all.. but today that is different... He was left and waits for a new owner..he barely is 5 years old...
Time for the Podenco's, another one... Meraki...
The big dumping of 2018 has started.. The hunters are outing their frustrations in the forests and in the fields.. and dogs who don't follow or who cannot go on anymore, will stay behind... and how? With or without injuries, wounds, broken legs, in the heats, hungry or not, they don't care, just another one of so many... When Meraki came in, she was so scared at first.. and then she realized that there actually are people with a heart... She is starting to love this life, but everything is new to her... it is a world she doesnt't know yet... Meraki is very social and sweet, affectionate and so thankful!
Their owner didn't come back.. Bach and Laua...
Lara and Bach, mother Dachshound and son (a little bit Dachshound) were the happy couple of an old Dutch lady, that had lived in Spain for the majority of her life, not far from here.. Mother and son are so close, that is why we would love to find them a home together, at least we will try that... Both are social and good dogs, social with big and small, happy and funny, always in for a cuddle... They love to walk, play, and act a bit crazy.
They are dogs that haven't experienced much, except that their owner had to go to the hospital and never came back.... The dogs were in a hotel and these people informed us... From somewhere up there their owner will look down to them and hopes that they can be happy somewhere... Back and Lara, two lost souls who are looking for a new start...
Sembro, Semillo, Suro and Sena, their owners passed away...
They were with 45 dogs on the Finca of an older man... He rescued them all from the streets.. When he passed away a giant call for help was launched... in an attempt to keep them for a one way ticket to the killing shelter... These were the last 4 to be picked up... They are cuties, but of course all upset and a bit lost... They never went for a walk, everything was new... but they will feel better in a few days... true sweeties who have the right to a loife with dignity... we will take care of that!
Sacrificio zero, isn't that what we all want?
Our Bertje underwent a make over at his foster family...
Our Bertje, he was handed over when we were allowed to go get some dogs from a puppy mill... Discarded mothers and fathers, all used up, scared and shivering all over their bodies... And this little guy, Bertje, was one of them... So scared and shivering in a corner of a cage... He had no breed, nor a family tree and barely was a few months old...
He was a dog with so much fear inside of him, that it is hard to describe.. In the refugio he bit to everybody and everything, let his faeces run when he hardly was touched by a human being... But yet, so adorable.. And then he got to go to a foster family, Nancy and Wim... and then this happened... a true make over... his fears made way for a very sweet and affectionate dog, so beautiful to see...
Foster families are worth so much... like gold... Bertje is a good example
Konan? No, not anymore...
Rico, yet another emaciated Podenco brought in...
They were Belgians, on a holiday, who took a lot of effort to take this Podenco of the road... emaciated, weak and exhausted of wandering the streets... They took the poor thing back to their hotel and there he slept, where it was quiet, all night long. The day after they planned to go and find a solution... Nobody wanted to take care of a Podenco in the area where they stayed... everybody was full... Just like us, but we took him in anyway. Too bad that he didn't have 'papers', he may had found a quicker foster... but he is now with us, his body needs rest and food... It is really unhumane the way he looks.. But he is one of many and he actually was lucky...
Ruud, a very skinny Boxer on the street...
Ruud, a beautiful young boxer, if you can look behind the misery... Barely a year old and already left alone..
Extremely skinny and weak he walked on the streets, and then taken to the killing station... His eyes look sad and scared... he doesn't understand what is happening to him.. Hungry and insecurity have filled his life until now.. and he now stays in the clinic because he is to weak to stand on his legs... We will try to do our best and hope that he will survive, because he is a true boxer at heart, a true sweetheart... He has never done anyone wrong, but just ended up in the wrong hands...
We are hoping for an owner that wants to take care of him and gives him his heaven on earth...
And there my owner went... Copper was left at the gate...
We got to hear a whole story... they had to get back to their country, they had lost everything they had at the Costa del Sol.. And now their only doggy, that they has saved from the street around 2 years ago, had to go to.. You don't know what to think, we are all just people and luck lies in a tiny spot.. Every life has its ups and downs but just 1 dog.. how can you not save it? 1 dog, that you even rescued yourself, took him into your home, for life, not for a while... do all you can for them. But no, the lady stayed in the car and the man came to hand over Copper to us.. And then it started, the whole life of this little protected doggy collapsed like a house of cards..
He went in all directions, totally panicked, it was heartbreaking... To see him in cage... And even though we are very committed to these dogs, we are just a temporary home, on their way to new happiness... A dog that came from a home, will not understand all this... for him it is a hell.. A day later we received a call from the former owners... how he was doing... and then you will get the truth from me.... How do you think he is doing???
My Max passed away..
We got to hear a whole story... they had to get back to their country, they had lost everything they had at the Costa del Sol.. And now their only doggy, that they has saved from the street around 2 years ago, had to go to.. You don't know what to think,
Nil and Navy are he brothers of Knuff.. It took a lot of time and patience... but we finally got them here... Their mama kept on getting litters, totally uncontrolled, less then a year old and she already had 2 litters... In total 10 little ones, and we were able to save 5 of them... the others 'just' died... It is all normal here, but unfortunately everyday reality... Cats are being left alone, in such an inhumane manner... The cat colony where mama cat tried to survive, was controlled and followed by a lady, day in, day out... She sees how people dump their cats, with her own eyes. The get dumped close to the feeding spots, because they think that the problem will be solved, they think that they can survive there.. And then they are gone...
The mama obviously was used to the life in a home, but she has gotten scared after being dumped... She and her 5 little ones could be caught, but they did not all survive... The heavy neglect has taken its toll... But NiIl and Navy, just loke brother Knuff, who gets to go home soon, were lucky... They are sweet cats, very gentle and good characters...
The forgotten bodeguero in the killing station...
We called him Piet Hein, the forgotten bodeguero of the killing station... He managed to stay alive by always hiding underneath something or in a little corner somewhere.... That is why he wasn't euthanized 3 times... The skinny old guy came to us and again he was in a corner all the time... He didn't eat, he didn't want to walk and he never knew what attentions means... He was brought to the clinic, in the hope of finding out why he is never hungry and therefore so skinny... He is an adorable little but fragile guy, he will steal your heart, by being simple and noble... He doesn't expect anything of anybody and tries to carry the burden of life like he has no other choice.. He is being treated in the clinic at the moment, May life will become different for this older guy....
Update Bambini...
Bambini's eye was in a bad state... We gave medication during the weekend in the hope that it would get better... but unfortunately that didn't happen... It was very painful and therefore the vet had to decide to remove the eye. The operation went well, without complications and she is recovering in our clinic at the moment.. she is doing fine!
Concha, Conchito, Conchitta, caught and unharmed with us...
Concha, a mama Podenco, was noticed in the rough campo with a big belly, obviously pregnant... But despite all efforts, it was impossible to catch her.. She was way to intelligent and streetwise, no success.. She gave birth to a litter of puppies, far away in the mountains, where no man could trace her.. She was so smart that we all couldn't succeed..
The laday that alarmed us didn't give up and kept bringing her food and water everyday, which she thankfully ate, from a distance.. and then feed her babies. After a few weeks she didn't only come to eat, but also brought her puppies, who she taught not to trust us...
Since we wanted to domesticate these dogs, and wanted them to learn to trust people, there was no time to lose.. That is why we set up a catch cage on the spot where they always ate, at a moment that they didn't see what was built and prepared. And yes, Eureka, there they came... but from that whole family only Conchitta and Conchito were left, the others unfortunately didn't survive.. Mama was very unhappy the first few days and wanted nothing to do with us..
But now her puppies come up to us, almost like they are dancing, mama slowly changes, and it gets a little bit better everyday.. It is not always easy to chose between freedom in nature and our rescue, but in this heat and without the daily help of the lady bringing them food and water, none of them would have survived.. In this case it was a responsible rescue, and we are happy that they are with us...
Bambini has a blind eye and was in a lot of pain...
When I saw her eyes, I immediately thought: I feel bad, how sad is this.. She is 7 years old and is positive.. Even for that one owner that didn't want her anymore.. She sits and accepts her destiny, it is not in her hands, her destiny is in the hands of people, ever since she was born.
She is a wretch, didn't have a nice past, she is scared and doesn't come up to you. What happened, we will never know... But our Bambini went through hell. She is now in our clinic and will probably loose her eye, we won't we able to save it anymore.. She has a sweet character, but she is very shy. She still has to come out of her shell and find out that everything is ok.. then a really sweet builldog will come out.. Bambini is yet another victim of a puppy mill...
Trufa, black, with short legs.. dumped, in her heats and ended up pregnant, of course..
Trufa was dumped in a litlle village Jimena de la Frontera.. She is black, short legged no one to many... but she is so much more than that.... A girl that followed her for a while taught her to eat at the same place... She went to bring her food on a daily base in the hope of getting closer to her... But Trufa's trust was so damaged that she held back... On a day the girl saw that she was in her heats and that every male dog was after her... The unavoidable happened: a pregnancy... Then she saw no other way than to inform the killing station where she volunteered for. These men, with loads of experiences in catching street dogs, were able to catch her. That is how she came into the killing station...
Then we came into the picture to get her out of this situation quickly.. The legal 10 days as described by law, we had to wait before we could get her to us.. even though it was urgent.
She gave birth quickly thereafter, to 5 puppies, which could have been avoided, but now they are here and of course we are touched by mama and her pups.. Mama Trufa is and excellent last time mother.. It is now up to us to bring this family HOME , with a family where happiness and safety are important... May our little no one Trufa find the happiness that she longs for...
Kelly, a Yorkie of the street..
Abadesa, left alone and tried to survive in 50 degrees celsius..
This Podenco, like there are thousands of in Andalusia, has a story like so many of these thousand others, has a sad story.. often with a bad ending... This is the story of Abadesa,, She lived in a small village, close to Cordoba, Pedro Abad to be exact... She wandered around, wothout a goal, without hope, in the tremendous heat, looking for some water to keep going,, she didn't anybody cath her, was afraid and only had negative experiences wih us human beings...
A lady went back every weekend and tried to cath her, but without success, Until she used sleeping pills and she managed to save Abadese from these circumstances,,, From a life, that is not a life,, where she had to survive everyday, in a country where dogs are not loved and not helped...
Abasdesa is now safe with us,,, she is always happy and thankful, quiet and noble.. once she knows you, it is nothing but love.. but in the beginning she will hold back an be insecure.. but with some patience and friendship that will disappear fast!
3 little ones in a box.. Ley, Morita and Mico....
There they were.. in a box, in the tremendous heat... not even ready for solid food... bottle babies.. It was a tough time, because who can take care of them? We already had 6 who had to be fed day and night.., It is a heavy task but a luckily a volunteer took this task and today they all 3 are saved... Mely, Morita and Mico are wunderful puppies, grown up in a home, and really good with children and other dogs... They are great puppies where, if you bring them up rightm you can make great companionsof... they were dumped liek garbage.. with little chances to survive.. what what good news is it, that all 3 have survived and are healthy!
Our projects in the clinic...
Jess, the laggard of the litter..
Jess is a laggard... Since she didn't receive sufficient nutrients when she was a puppy, she got pano (steitis), a condition where the legd grow crooked, not like it should go... It unfortuntaley is inoperable, but she now gets treatment which helps her. The most important thing is that Jess is not in pain, and lives a pretty normal life, but it can't be cured. She will never walk perfectly... But she is a little pup and she doesn't realize it at all and is very happy. She is a fighter but knows how to cope, despite beging the laggard,,, Jess is good and courageous dog, but a dog that will need someone who understands and accepts her problem, and who is willing, despite of her handicap, to make her happy. Her enormous willpower and sweet face will make you smile, and she will be very thankful., for the rest of her life...
Kalinka and her little ones made it!
It is a true miracle that mama Galgo Kalinka and her children made it.. A mama with the courage of a true mother, who despite of her desperate situation, the neglect, her hunger and thirst, her insecurity and fears, gave birth to all these puppies.. she was pregnant over and over again.. This family came to us and there our battle began to start saving their lives.. With thanks to our team, who all worked together, cry together when we lost one, but so proud when we can save them... And all together we had a good laugh, because they are wunderful creatures of nature.. No Galgo pups as we expected... but more like Dachshounds with a Galgo face... so great to see. They all have a wunderful character, they are social and sweet with the whole world.. Just look at the evolution. from a mother who had to fight to survive, now together with her growing puppies... She, Kenzi, Kiran, Kyana, Kian, Kyto, Kaila and Kaito say hello...
Triana and Willi, what is going on?
Our beloved Helga is no longer amongst us...
Kalesi, dumped by her hunter..
Little Kalesi was born in one of the worst places possible, where hunters keep their animals in the worst ways you can imagine... Our Kalesi was one of the many who was tied to a chain, ever since she was a little young puppy... For some reason the little pup was attacked by other dogs and got injured.. one of her legs was in a terrible state,, but before her owner realized that and came to have a look, she was already unconsiousness and her wounds severly infected. Kill her, he said to the vet. But the vet thought different about this... he looked into the eyes of this sweet dog, in so much pain, but with the right to life with dignity.. So young and left to die on his table...
The vet didn't put her to sleep and asked for our help, if we, if she would make it, would take care of a finding a warm home for her.. And of course we did.. It a true miracle, but this puppy survived but her leg will never be as it should be again... It hardly doesn't bother her and she is now a happy puppy, just like all others... A little sweet and affectionate girl that is so thankful to be alive still.. She is now looking for an owner who has a big heart, who will spoil and love her...
Nubbe, Nilo and Nacho were brought to the kiling station...
Nubbe, Nilo and Nacho were brought to the kiling station... something that happens here every week and that nobody is surprised at it anymore..
The mama of these little ones is a brown Perro de Agua of barely 8 months old... Her owner did go to her vet to have her young dog sterilized, but the vet thought that that would be like a rape of nature... and talked her out of it. What you can expect indeed happened, her beautiful Perro de Agua got pregnant, unwanted and got no less than 14 puppies..
Her owner was getting crazy of this big family and they were all given away to everybody as gifts, only these 3 remained out of the 14... And they were brought to the kiling station... Can you imagine that a vet who works and lives here, and knows what happens to them in a killing station, would give such an advice?
The whole family was given away, just to get rid of the problem, the last 3, they were lucky and they are safe now, in our hands...
Kiky, a bit too much in the home..
Kiky, a young and adorable little doggy was bought as a toy article about a year ago... and what became clear now?
How annoying to have that in the home, it is not new and cute anymore... the cute puppy stage is over... And so she became one of so many who got tied at the gate in summer... Paws in the air when she saw one of us... full of disbelief and amaze she had to go in a cage... what did I do wrong???
Dabos, suddenly appeared at the refugio
Dabos was suddenly noticed at our refeugio, nobody knew who he was.. he sat in a corner, shivering.. when we wanted to take him in, out of nowhere a woman showed up en demanded the dog back, stating she was the owner... Dabos actually crawled away from her, he was in total panic because of that woman, which told us more than anything... We were lucky that Dabos didn't have a chip and therefore legally didn;t belong to anybody... to handle things in the way they should go, we did a house visit... no way, he is not going there.. Dabos deserves a warm home, surrounded by love and care, with people who give him some time to get back to himself.. he needs some time but he will be allright, because after a couple of days with is, he is already doing a lot better...
Gepetto, he got some bad luck, but what a guy he is!
Bonieta and now what?
Hercule, so many years ago... that is why we do what we do, that is rescue!
Danone, it was his dumping day!
Danone, his day to get dumped, was about to come. They brought him to us, opened the door of the refugio and threw him in. We quickly went to the gate, but they already drove of with squicky tires... One of our volunteers lifted him up and tried to comfort him, but he was shaking out of fear.. he couldn'believe what just happened to him. All of a sudden he had lost his family, where were they? Why did they throw him in the refugio like that? What is going to happen to him now? His indignation was big and his little head just couldn't understand... We are trying to show him that he is in a good place now, but he is still in shock... This is such a terrible thing for a dog, they too have feelings, what if this was your world?
Danela and Dunah, brought in by their hunter..
Fiona, rescued from a heartless life...
She was seen in a small village since a few months... They called her Fregona, because her coat was just a giant birds nest covered in tangles... You could barely see her eyes anymore.. She was afraid of people, used to crawl away somewhere so people couldn't reach her. What she had to go through, or who has dumped her, we will never know.. Her fear has gotten so big after having to survive on the streets for so long... People often stamped or chased her away... She was nowhere welcome.... and slowly she alienated from humans, who once to took her in their home. This little roughhair is now with us, she had to be tranquillized to be caught, once she was with us she got her care, her years old filthy tangles were removed, inch by inch.. slowly this heavily neglected sweety get her will to live back, she has a name again and her life means something again...
Gordo, 6kg, no more claws and a severe injury on a paw
My name is Gordo, I am cat of 6kg.. My claws were removed by my owners so I can't defend myself anymore...This week I feel of the terrace... Ik have a paw that is in a bad state... My owner brought me, with all my injuries to the killing station... He didn't want me anymore... At this moment I am in the killing station and waiting to be released... Meanwhile I am stuck here with a paw that is severely injured, I am in a lot of pain and afraid to die... My paw urgently needs care and help.. I am just an ordinary cat, big though... Who can help me get my operation? Who will take me out of here?
Carambuca came in as as abandoned dog..
Carambuca saw his end approaching in the killing station... but we were able to rescue him from that hell. If this dog could tell, we would be surprised... because he hasn't been very lucky and that has left its marks. But Carambuca is a very special dog... he probably didn't have a lot of human contacts, he needs a lot of time to trust somebody.. a dog with bagage... But he slowly changes day by day and now enjoys to be around the people who love him.. He is very much on his own and prefers to hold back, but he can surely steal your heart... what a charming dog.. He wants to, but is still afraid.. Carambuca is good with other dogs, he will quietly sit in the back of his cage and just looks around at everything around him... He is not a ready to go dog and he is special... But time, patience and love will work their miracles to open up dogs like these. Looking at how much he has changed already, an owner will get a best friend, I can assure you that. He has those sweet, gentle eyes and lovely look in his eyes... Who will invest his time and patience in him, can look forward to a wonderful time, together with him..
Rumba, a big girl with a good name..
Rumba, a giant dog, all friendly, all companionship, social with other dogs, as it is supposed to be. She is and always be a stafford, so for her we are looking for an owner who knows the breed, appreciates the breed and knows how to handle them. At this moment Rumba lives between a lot of other dogs, she plays and romps with them, with big and small dogs, there are no bad words between them, they all get along. In her temporary foster family she is a good example for many others.. Even with cats and birds she is fine! She was bought as a small puppy, by a tough guy who could no longer take care of her after a year... She took too much time and that was not possible... Rumba was dumped... Rumba deserves something better, an owner who understands her breed and who can handle her, she obeys good and is noble, so hopefully we will find the appropriate match for this strong lady!
Rumba, beautiful to look at and strong like a bear, who will stand up for her and will be her owner?
Alma, a sequestered and forgotten soul...
Alma, you can't find a more noble dog, a worthy and gentle character, who walked around Alora like a skeleton... Who she was and where she came from.. she couldn't tell us obviously... Fact is that she tried to hold on to life like a bag of bones... went from garbage can to garbage can, and then scared sneaking away, to not fall into the wrong hands... She doesn't have a good past, we can see that. She has a gentle personality who quietly acts in a group of around 30 dogs, unnoticed but friendly with the other dogs, all waiting for the day that they finally can be happy somewhere... She will quietly rests her head in your hand, looks at you and knows that it is good.. that we are good to her. Although she is very young herself still, she was pregnant already.. but she lost all of her puppies because she was so skinny.. Now she likes to take care of the puppies in the group... In the beginning, when she doesn't know you yet, she is a bit afraid, holds back but she will observe you from the door opening.. But once the ice is broken, she is a wunderful dog!
Who helps us with Ronny?
Ronny is a wonderful mix from mother nature... It is big guess which breeds house within him, but he is so handsome and tough! He has been living with Isabelleke since a few months now and we need help for him... he is so sweet but also a bit impetuous. He lives between around 30 dogs, big and small, which is all ok to him. They are all friends, but when visitors come in, he gets a bit wild and he will play bite in their bums, he can't get enough of that game. People don't like it that much but Ronny only does that for attention and only wants to be your friend... that's all... He needs an owner who will give him a good education, he is not even 10 months old, a beautiful dog but he needs a suitable owner.. He will be a beautiful dog that's for sure, from the inside and out, but we need to guide him in his education. At Isabellekes house he is free all day and happy and playful with as many friends as he wants, but a proper education is lacking.. he walks into Isabelles arms and plays with her feet a bit and he thinks that is so nice.. When you give him a little bit of attention and talk to him, you can actually see the change in his face... so happy. Finally somebody who understands me.. Who helps Ronny to a good suitable owner and family?
Rubie, left behind in a big villla..
Manchitas, big sweet bear...
Our Manchitas, one of our many dogs, lives with Isabelleke, between so many other dogs. She is an unnoted good soul.. She deserves to be in the spotlights for once! Manchitas is super social with people and animals, she comes up to visitors for a cuddle, wants to belong to you and quietly walks alongside you. Manchitas is a caring sweet lady and always happy and in a good mood. She will always be close to you, such a good dog!
She will make the lives of a good and sweet family even better, and be their best friend. Today, Manchitas is in the spotlights, who knows.. it might help her find a safe home...
Virta, mama with puppies in a village near Sevilla....
Virta went all over Facebook, a mama who just gave birth, somewhere in an abandoned shed.. People had seen her wandering around for weeks and saw that she was about to give birth and followed her into the old shed... It apparently belonged to a a man who appeared to be her owner. But he had sold the shed and the terrain around it and the new owners didn't want Virta and also not her puppies.. The new owner want to put her to sleep and her old owner? He thought that was normal, was not interested at all: What do you want me to do? Would like to take her then? That is how mama and her children came to us... Innocent and not aware of how lucky they are.... Now they are safe with us...
Tutie, on a chain in garage, day and night...
We were able to rescue Tutie from a Gipsy neighborhood where not too many people would like to go to.. She was kept in a garage day and night, where the poor thing was put away and had no life.. After hours of deliberation she was handed over to us, but what a situation it was... The doggy shivered and was terrified for all the new things that happened to her. She is now with us since a few days and slowly starts to look around her... Slowly she starts to look at us, she will carefully take a sneak peak to the surrounding cages where dogs are happy and cheerful when they get to go out and for a walk with us, all this plumps upon her...
We can now carefully touch her but she remains hesitant, as everything is so new for her still... We will see how the little thing evolves and than let's hope for somebody who want to be her owner and make a project out of her.. because she is not an all set to go, ready doggy... I am sure however that with some work, and lots of patience she will be ok...
Moussy needs surgery on her eyes... who can help?
Moussy was dumped because she had a problem with her eyes.. She is very sensitive, an affectionate and happy cuddle, but she needs and operation that can possible turn her life around. The eyes specialist has diagnosed her: part of the edge of her eye lid is missing on both eyes.. a very rare genetic malformation. An operation is needed to save her eyes. The eye surgeons will transplant a piece of her lip to her eyelid. It is a complex and special operation, but eye specialists Goedele Storms and Gerlinde Janssens really want to help Moussy and will perform the operations for a special price for us. It would cost us 300 euro per eye, so in total 600 euro.
We really want to do that for Moussy and hope that we can realize that so her life will be totally different... For the rest, Moussy is a healthy cat, full of life and energy...
Copine, an energetic wagging tail!
Copine, a saved soul from the killing station, is a wagging tail from top to bottom! A lovely boxer, but.. she is deaf.. She doesn't let it affect her heart.. She walked on the street and was brought to the killing staition, what a luck that she survived all this all.
Copine got her name thanks to her lovely and friendly character, so much happiness, social with everybody, everybody is her friend... She keeps the spirit high to keep going, hanging in there, a true good dog.. She would be happiest with people who have another dog, so she has somebody to look up to, dead dogs are most happy in the companionship of other dogs.. Copine is now with is and is looking for a happy owner, where she will get her heaven on earth!
Metje and her daughter Lori are saved... Now we first have to peform surgery on Metje and make her healthy again...
Arcos, our 11 year old senior, close to despair...
Eboli, left for dead...
This little dog was found when a garbage bin was opened... She was beaten and hit and then left for dead... To make things worse, she was just brought to the killing station after being found... Luckly she was saved by volunteers who brought her to us...She is now in the clinic... 1 eye she will loose probably, her jaw is broken.. The pain and fear that this little body had to go through must have been undescribable... It is barbarian, who will remain unpunished... God, how can this be possible.. it just happens here... like it's normal... We called the little thing Eboli... let's start on this life... hopefully we can save it...
Hevaily pregnant, poured over with paint, left alone... now our Toosje!!
It is unbelievable again.... we certainly do not understand it, but in this area of Spain, nothing seems to surprise us anymore... after so many years of having looked at animal abuse daily.... Yesterday we were informed that this Mastin, heavily pregnant, was poured over with a bottle of paint.... she was seen in an industrial area where she went from garbage can to garbage can to find some food to keep herself and her unborn puppies alive..
She was so scared when we took her with us, but went along like she knew it was good... She is such a good girl..
Today she was brought to the clinic and an ultra sound was performed. We cannot perfom an abortion anymore, she is too far in her pregnancy. We will also start on the paint, what kind of people were that? She is now being checked fully and gets the care she deserves.
We called her Toosje, she is so sweet and gentle, what a darling! She has been with us only a day but she is in our hearts already... How can anybody let this happen??? In what kind of world are we living in....
You don't take my Frakske away from me...
Pablito and his life on the streets
Acute surgery, Snotterke...
He was dumped in a killing station, and if that was not enough, we discoved an gigantic hernia on his anus... so big that it was going to be very difficult to operate...
The poor thing was in such pain that we had to start operating immediately. It was a long and very difficult operation... for now Snotterke is doing ok, he is a sweet touching doggy, with a sad look in his eyes and you can feel that he was never appreaciated.
He is still in the clinic as an other surgery is necessary... the hernia was that big... but he first has to recover from the last procedure. The little guy is so thankful, has courage and undergoes everything well... such pain he must have had... But without a voice and defenseless he got dumped...
Brandon
Brandon, a cross water hound, that had a difficult start in life... What happened, we will never know, but he is afraid... he is in foster now but can't stay here.... his foster mom has made great progress but he will never be a normal dog that spontaneously walks besides you and jumps into a car. He is afraid, needs an owner that will give him a quiet life, somebody with a lot of time....
Brandon will probably be most happy in a house with a big garden where he can just can be at home, can go on a walk, but controlled...
His foster family has gotten far with him but is very careful... Brandon is almost trained to pee and woo in the garden, he is sweet and friendly to the people he knows... who will give this scared dog a home??
Aveno, from one hell to another...
Aveno was adopted as a puppy by a man who took him out of the killing station... A year later he is back in the killing station, with an ingrown collar and so skinny he couldn't stand anymore... The reason why he was dumped again was not told...but the man could tell us that he had picked him up here and now brought him back because he didn't want him anymore...
His neck looks seriously damaged and the wound is infected, this dog wasn't very lucky... Because of his helplessness and sweet character he just sits and waits... We took him and since them he so thankful for being saved, so sweet and happy, what a simple but lovely soul!
Two Galgo's, saved just in time... Shana and Sean...
Two of so many again, we could save them from death... The inlands are filled with dumped hunting dogs, dumped, killed or heavily neglected...
Galgo's, Podenco's, Setters and Bretons, there are no bounderies here, and no matters how hard we fight against it, it doesn't seem to stop those sick people... And all because they can...
As long as the government doesn't put a stop on this, and doesn't stop these cruelties, there will be no end to it...
These two were lucky, they will be between our other Galgo's and will see a better future.. For them we could make a difference, but many others will die or disappear and nobody who cares about them... it is sad but the truth...
Alua, surrounded by her own feces and tied to a big chain, barely 4kg..
Alua, not even a year old, already had to experience life from a sad side... Two alcoholics bought her, when one of them died, the police came by for investigation and came to the conclusion that in the back a small doggy of a few kilo's had to live on a chain, and surrounded by her own feces, in the dark. No food or fresh water, a stinky coat and covered with fleas... It was sad to look at...
We were only allowed to take pictures once the feces were removed... at first he didn't want to hand over the dog to us, she was his only grip... but after a good conversation he gave the doggy to us... the little thing is a lovely doggy that receives all care now, now that she is with us, all the care that she is entitled to, a big wash, a health check, an experienced groomer, and a vet that checks this poor little thing...
Sandra,...I no longer can hold on... very pregnant and tired...
Sandra, a dumped Podenco who was wandering on the streets, pregnant... tired of walking around, tired of the life she had to live... We got notified but Sandra was so scared of getting abused again, or being locked up again in a hopeless stinking slum...
In the end she came and surrendered, she couldn't hold on anymore, at the end of her pregnancy, tired and weak... The little Maneta is now with us and slowly discovers that hands can love, pet and cuddle... She starts to enjoy it and thankfully lays her head in your hand. Sandra is a sweetheart... she finally enjoys people who are people...
And more oldies in the cold, in all meaning of the word cold...
A classic case, grandma dies.. grandpa already had passed previously and now the children have dilemma... The doggies of their mother, her big loves, her support, they have to go... The one is not able, the other has allergiies and another turns his head away, not showing any interest... And there they are: Rientje and Rosita, mama and daughter, 12 and 13 years old.. Little and elegant, but old and without any value...
Mare, and then I am old and have to go somewhere?
Lukita, older guy in the picture..
Moussy, who wants to help me?
Frank and Christel Galan came to cuddle with our dogs and cats...
Roma, old and used up, no longer welcome..
Roma, an English setter of almost 12 years old, was adopted more than 8 years by a German family, who lived in Spain. Everything went well, she was part of the family, they shared their lives and Roma adored her owners... The young playful dog from before had become a older lady who started to forget some things, but nevertheless a sweetheart! Her owners left for a holiday and brought her, as always, to the dog hotel. But... the day that they were supposed to pick her up, they didn't show up... And the same for the next day and the next.... A week later they still didn't come for her... we couldn't reach anybody, no response to our phone calls, no response to mails, and Roma kept waiting and waiting... We are a month further now and Roma still waits for her owners.. Noboday came to ask for her, nobody cared about her... Her owners seem to have disappeared from this earth... This oldie has a right to a peaceful rest of her life, not in a cold cage, but in a soft and warm bed, with owners who do lover her...
Anka, after 1 years an allergy....
Anka, a little dog that lived in a family for 11 years, 11 years she shared pain and happiness with her owners, and then she suddenly heard that she had to go to a shelter because there was an ´allergy´ in the family. And there she was... unaware of what and how, here she is... The cause was the allergy, the classic excuse... Their problem is now solved but Anka´s life is broken into pieces.... How could you love a dog, your own dog, for 11 years and them dump her, because she is getting old.... the years that they need our love and and care the most... well, little Anka doesn´t understand, it is now up to us to find a solution for this 11 year old lady...
Pelusa, in the garbage bin with 1 eye...
A little doggy, barely 2kg, looked at a man when he wanted to put his garbage in the container... The little one jumped against the sides of the container to go with him... That is what the shocked man told us.. As if that was not enough, the little Bodeguero only has 1 eye.. What happened... we will never know, but the little one already must have some bagage...
Despite the sad start of her young life, she is so sweet and happy, affectionate and thankful.. She obviously doesn`t have complexes left and evolves positive and with a lot of flair for life. She is little, a Bodeguero a heart, funny and happy, but unfortunately with only 1 eye, a handicap that she will have to live with... Who will give this little puppy a happy life??