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ACTIN, making changes for animals in Spain.

Animal care Treatment International Network has been set up to make changes for the animals in Spain, who suffer abandonment and cruelty. What we plan to do is to bring awareness of the problems to the world’s media. We need to promote education, new legislation and support neutering campaigns. It is necessary to get support Internationally to put pressure to bear on the Spanish government and to persuade them to take more responsibility for the lack of animal welfare in Spain. ACTIN plans in the future to bring about these changes through media awareness. Actin will tell the truth of how it is on an everyday basis, particularly in the country villages of Murcia, where there is a lot of ignorance and abuse. They will tell of what the volunteers deal with and how the abuse of animals is getting worse. ACTIN will endeavor to bring about campaigns for sterilization and education in schools. There is a need for a Society to protect the animals and this is what ACTIN aim to do in the future but we need much support to achieve our aims.


PLEASE HELP US TO SAVE PRINCESA
Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Read http://www.actin-spain.com/please-help-us-to-save-princesa-the-gentle-pitbull/ & follow instructions if you want to help. 



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The Mastin case now closed – Update
Monday, July 29, 2013

Continuing on from this post

The Mastin case is now closed!

From Actin-Spain website here 

July 9th update:

On the 4th July the witness attended an identity parade. The witness was 100% sure that the killer of the Mastin was not there. Furthermore our legal team have spoken with the lawyer who is representing the Mastin owner, who alleges that up to date, five of the owner’s Mastin’s have been killed, allegedly by another man, who we don’t know the identity of but obviously the witness knows his description. Therefore this case is not closed; we are waiting for some further investigations and will report soon. In the meantime we continue to ask for your support in this case; whether the killer who was presumed to be the owner (now we must presume it is not), or is a man with a possible grudge against the owner, or dogs/Mastins in general, we still need to find the killer and stop him from doing it again, and bring him to justice for his actions of course.

July 29th update: We have now closed the Mastin killer case.

The full reasons cannot be disclosed but we want to assure all those that followed and supported this case that  Actin’s legal team worked beyond the call of duty, in the quest to achieve a satisfactory result and bring the killer to justice.

Due to circumstances beyond our control, we were unable to continue with the investigation.

Actin made every effort to support the case financially and the total cost was 1,948.10 Euros, this included cost to the court, legal paperwork and expenses. Our legal team work for bear minimum costs in support of animal welfare cases. The total amount paid by Actin was 1200 Euros.

We understand the difficulties in raising funds for cases such as this and we continue to apply for sponsorship, as we know it is important for the future, if the laws in Spain are to be changed;  to be successful in bringing those who commit crimes against animals to justice, will be instrumental in that quest.

Actin are learning a lot about many relevant things in the pursuit of our cause and this case taught us a lot and helped us ascertain a lot more information, which will be invaluable for the future.

Anyone reporting a cruelty and needing support from our team, can apply to Actin with evidence of the crime and a signed contract and commitment to see through the case. If for any reason the witness is unable to continue, they will then be responsible for any legal fees and expenses that have been caused.

All financial commitment for cases will be taken on merit.

In the bigger picture we know that it isn’t easy to report crimes and to go through the process but for the long term of making cruelty a criminal act, which is taken seriously by the authorities and the Spanish government, to help effect change for the future, it is something that must be done wherever possible.

For more in-depth information on this case and other legal information, please consider becoming an Actin member.

If you have a case you want to tell us about please click here.



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RABIES UPDATE: Toledo rabies outbreak, how will it affect animals in Spain?
Monday, July 29, 2013

Rabies update

Actin’s legal team have been closely involved with the recent consequences of the rabies outbreak in Toledo, so we are pleased to give you this first-hand update.

Recently we reported that the bulletin that went out in all major cities including Murcia, requesting that pet animals, dogs, cats and ferrets will need to be vaccinated by 31st August. After this, animals not vaccinated, can be removed and destroyed.

This information is important for all charities, shelters, private kennels and owners of animals, as it is possible that it may be required to prove the animals are vaccinated. If owners and shelter managers are not able to provide this, then they risk their animals being removed and put to sleep.

After the information came out, many were worried about the implications that this could have for all animals, those in Perreras and the abandonados. Many people were particularly concerned about what would happen to street dogs and for this there is some good news. In Toledo where the first rabies case was identified, a project is being set up by some Associations to help the street dogs. All the dogs will be rounded up and taken into shelter, where they will be sterilised and vaccinated. This is very good news because if this project is successful it could have some very positive outcome for other areas of Spain.

As for Perrera dogs, nothing will change, many animals are put to sleep daily in the Perreras and this will not change for worse necessarily.

Perhaps some good will come from the tragic outbreak of rabies after all, as the situation is being very well looked into and great concern is being shown that the rabies virus will not spread. However, the fact that many good and caring animal welfare Associations are involved, means that the worry of an uncaring over-reaction of the situation by the authorities in general, will be avoided. We hope that this may bring vital necessary sterilisation programmes, that could possibly help the abandonment problem.

Taken from the Actin-Spain website

Please note anyone can download the official law from our website.

 



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Please consider helping Actin-Spain by joining our membership, this will create funds for our causes
Friday, July 5, 2013

PLEASE CONSIDER HELPING US by joining our membership, this will create funds for our causes & pay our lawyers who are proficient in animal rights. 

We have 1,392 members on this group and the group has been going for 18 months. There have been a lot of changes and a lot of work but I am convinced that there are still only a few members that know what ACTIN is about and the work we are doing and what we are trying to achieve for animals in Spain.

Please see our website and leant more about our aims and please help us to achieve them...we have our members page here on this link and you can also see much of the work we do and have been doing on the website. We also have an official FB page..please help us and believe in what we are trying to do.

NOTHING is more motivating than having people's support and belief in what you are trying to achieve.

 http://www.actin-spain.com/members-area/

Our official Facebook page is https://www.facebook.com/ACTINSpain?fref=ts



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