Seasons Greetings!
size and an unfortunate name,
which is why we are now calling
him Buddy. He is about five
years old and gets along well with
other dogs but he cannot live
with cats. Buddy has lived in a
house before so he is house
trained and loves being with
people.
With 2019 coming to an end the Costa Animal Society (CAS)
would like to express our sincere gratitude to all the animal
lovers out there who have supported us this year in a variety of
ways. From our members to those who drop coins in our tins
around town, every penny counts.
To those who visit our shop or attend our events, you are a
great source of encouragement. Thank you also to our friends
at the kennels and the veterinary clinics who care for the
animals in our charge with great compassion and with our
complete confidence.
If you would like to meet one of
the animals under CAS’ care and
are looking to adopt or are
willing to foster a pet please
contact Kurt and Laura at 95 252
Buddy
1426 or Fiona through the CAS
website www.casnerja.webs.com, or Facebook page \casnerja.
We would also like to thank those local businesses who donate
to our events, host our quizzes and especially to our friends in
the media who provide us space pro bono to help us get our
message across.
Punta Lara CAS Quiz
Of course thank you to all of our volunteers: those in the shop,
the fosterers, the flying partners and airport runners and all of
my comrades on the CAS committee. Every year is a
challenge, but we can assure you we do the best that we can
with the resources that we have.
CAS and the elves at the Punta Lara Bar will be celebrating the
holidays with their annual Christmas quiz on Friday 20th
December at 7.30pm. Come and join quiz hostess Laura for a
fun evening of holiday cheer and there will be a prize for the
best Christmas jumper. Food and drinks are available at the
bar and advanced booking is recommended by calling Mark at
635 369 673.
And most importantly thank you to everyone who has adopted
an animal from CAS. It is always a joy to place a homeless
animal in a loving home.
CAS Cat Report
Over the past few years CAS has worked with local volunteers
to build up a successful Trap, Neuter and Release (TNR)
program for the street cats in our area and in 2019 over 100
cats were helped. Sterilising feral cats and giving them vet
treatment improves the overall look and health of animals in
our community and in the process not only limits the number
of unwanted kittens but also reduces the cases of feline
diseases.
Happy holidays to one and all, we’ll see you in 2020.
Available for adoption!
Evie was found in March on the streets of Nerja and brought to
a local vet surgery with a good-size dog bite on her face and
neck when she was just a three
month-old pup. CAS found a foster
home for Evie with a retired lady
where she recovered from her injury
and learned to live in a house with
other dogs and cats.
CAS budgets €500 a month to help feral and abandoned cats,
which amounts to €6.000 towards this effort each year. In
addition a hard-working cat person in Nerja matches a
significant portion of this budget with her own money raising
the TNR program spending well into five figures over the past
few years.
Over the summer Evie grew very
quickly and being a large pup with
lots of energy she became too much
for her fosterer to manage so she has
been moved into kennels. Evie is
now about a year old and as she
Evie
matures she is growing into a lovely
natured, sweet dog that loves
cuddles and gets along well with other dogs and cats.
Coco the little black kitten was
rescued by a lovely couple who were
on holiday in Nerja back in
September. The kitten was only
about six weeks old when she was
found at the Avalon in Punta Lara so
she was barely weaned and too
young to receive her vaccinations.
The couple brought little Coco into
their hotel room with the permission
of the management where they
Buddy has been cared for by CAS in kennels for nearly two
years. He is a wonderful Alsatian cross male with such a loving
personality who only wants to be part of a family again.
We think he has been overlooked in the past because of his
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Coco