foxbat said:
02 February 2011 @ 11:59
Well done Tina another two deserving cases saved. They are all deserving cases of course; they didn't ask to be brought into this world and the treatment received by some at he hand of man is just appalling.
I just wish I could do more but funds are very limited. We only have a very small house and in addition to the two dogs we brought from England when we moved, we have since adopted a Podenco bitch and two 'rat' dog pups all of whom were village strays. We have also been adopted by another Podenco bitch and her mixed brood of three pups. These guys live in a cave in the village;mum is about two years old and the pups are now around 7-8 months. We would love to take them on full-time but it's just impossible. We don't have a garden or a patio and with five dogs in the house already to bring in more would just be stupid.
The rat dogs need to go the vets for their 3rd shots and microchipping and one of them needs an op to clear up a birth defect. We would like to be able to get the cave dwellers off to the vets too, not least because, mum will be starting another season soon and two of her pups are females and eight months they will very soon be old enough to get caught themselves.
As with all waifs and strays the biggest problem is funding. I have only pensions to get by on so we are really stretched and cannot afford the vets bills for this family.
We cannot call on the local authority for assistance since in our area, the family would just be picked up and euthanised and they really don't deserve that. They are all beautiful and very appealing dogs, but never having experienced living with humans they are also very reserved and keep their distance from most people. If they are 'in the mood' they might accept an occasional stroke or belly rub, but for the most part they are feral. It is difficult to say whether they would actually appreciate a home with humans; they are inter-dependent and definitely a mini-pack. They need to stay together. Where we go from here I really don't know.
if the local or provincial authorities had an assistance scheme for spaying / neutering a lot of Spain's 'abandonados' problems could be sorted out, but to the best of my knowledge no such scheme exists and with Spain's economy in the state it is currently, I don't see it happening soon either.
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