Seacrest Hog Roast !
Kurt and Laura from Seacrest Kennels and Cattery in Nerja will be hosting their 13th Annual Hog Roast BBQ in aid of the Costa Animal Society ( CAS ) on Friday September 28 at 8pm . This event is always a fun evening to mark the end of the summer with music provided by DJ Kapt ’ n Krap .
There will be a fun raffle and all proceeds from the night will go directly to helping abandoned dogs and cats in our area . Tickets cost € 20 per person which includes a hog roast buffet with complimentary salads and a half bottle of wine . ( Vegetarian options are available .) Booking in advance is essential with Laura and Kurt at 95 252 1426 .
Can you imagine …
All too often in Andalucia young puppies are dumped in rubbish bins and in June , six one-day-old pups were found abandoned to this fate in Maro . Caring for such young pups is a difficult task requiring feeding every two hours , around the clock , made that much harder when you multiply this by six . A CAS volunteer agreed to help the person who rescued the pups by taking on the care of three of the tykes until they were weaned . They reached this first step in early July and were then housed in kennels as they became more independent .
The first female found a new home with a local family when she was just four to five weeks old . This is normally too young to adopt a pup but under these circumstances this was the best option at the time . The male has now been reserved by a couple in England and received his vaccinations at the end of July . He is now in the midst of a three week waiting period before he can travel to his new home later this month . The rescuer has decided to keep one of the waifs so this leaves three more pups still looking for their forever homes .
Waggy Tails
Nina is a small Podenco female who was rescued from the campo several years ago . She was brought to CAS who had to board her in kennels due to a lack of foster places . Nina spent more than two years lingering in kennels waiting for her forever home as younger , cuter dogs were chosen ahead of her . Earlier this year it looked like Nina caught a break as she was reserved for a foster place in Norway but these plans fell through due to strict requirements for travelling to this country . Nina ’ s chance finally came in June when she was chosen by a nice English gentleman who recently moved to the area and he finalised the adoption last month .
Nina has now settled into her new life in a beach flat near El Morche where she gets lots of love and several walks a day from her new owner . Plus Nina still gets to spend time with Humphrey , her old kennel mate , when she goes in for the occasional day care visit .
Ready for Adoption
We have an update on Ossian and Sebastian who are brothers that were owned by an elderly Swedish man who had to return home for medical reasons . They have lived in kennels for more than two years but last month Ossian was adopted by a lovely retired German couple who live in Almuñecar .
Unfortunately , they already have another female dog so they could not take Sebastian as well . Since Nina and Humphrey were kennel mates for over a year we have paired Sebastian and Humphrey as roommates . Both of these wonderful dogs are outgoing , good natured fellows who get along well with other dogs but would probably worry a cat .
If you would like to meet any of the CAS rescue dogs who are up for adoption please feel free to contact Kurt or Laura at 95 252 1426 . To
Humphrey find out more about helping CAS contact Vera at 95 252 9670 or contact Fiona on the CAS Facebook page or website at www . casnerja . webs . com
CAS cat corner
Nina
Sebastian
Good news ! On the feline front two CAS cats who were long term residents in a local cattery have been re-homed to a horse livery stable . Frederick and Amy had been boarded at the cattery since they were kittens but it is often difficult to find homes for black cats as they are overlooked in favour of more attractive felines . This pair will now have the opportunity to live as campo cats with daily care from people
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