CAS News
Featured dog of the month: Punki
dangerously low genetic diversity, making it vulnerable to
disease and birth defects”. (Ten years later after an extensive
conservation campaign their population hit 313.) So, what we
are dealing with when we see a cat colony grow in our near
surroundings are not feral or wildcats, but domestic cats
without homes. They are homeless cats.
Punki was a young pup who was found in the Nerja campo a
couple of years ago and taken in by a
young Spanish couple who already
had two dogs. She lived happily in
their garden and became part of their
family. Unfortunately the couple has
recently broken up. The girlfriend has
taken one dog to her father’s house
and another was rehomed to Holland
but poor Punki has no place to go.
She is a very affectionate two to three
year old female who gets along well
with other dogs and who loves human
Punki
company.
The scientific consensus, briefly put, is
this: when humans were
predominantly hunters, wolves
became of great use and these wolves
gradually through their contact with
humans became domesticated dogs.
Wildcats, however, only entered the
scene when human populations began
to settle down and store surplus crops
that attracted mice which attracted
cats. This period of the domestication
of cats was roughly 10,000 to 12,000
years ago. Why does this matter?
Iberian Lynx
Because the domesticated dog and cat
are human inventions evolved through
thousands of generations of accidental and later purposeful
breeding. These animals depend on us for their survival. As the
example of the true wildcat, Iberian lynx, illustrates in the wild
extinction is never too far away.
El Trapiche Market
Welcome back! Colin and Marjorie who ran a stand for CAS at
the Almuñecar Sunday market for over six years make an
amazing return, seeing to the Tuesday market in Trapiche.
Unfortunately, some health issues forced them to stop in
Almuñecar over a year ago, but they are back in the fray again
until the end of the year when Sue returns to her perch.
CAS Shop News
The CAS Shop is located next door to the Good Stuff Café in
Nerja at Avda Castilla Perez 2. To ensure a good turnover in
our clothing stock we now have a colour coded pricing system.
When we change colours every six to eight weeks the old
colour ticket items go to half price. Bargains galore! And with
summer (somewhat) behind us, our shop will resume its
normal opening hours, Monday to Saturday 10am until 2pm.
We are always interested in hearing from people who would
like to join our shop volunteers. One four hour shift once a
week makes a big difference. For more information you can
phone the shop on 689 314 350.
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