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Turre rejects obligatory pet spaying

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Turre council last week rejected a motion tabled by Martin Morales to commence a pet spaying and neutering campaign. The idea was to encourage pet owners to spay their pets and also neuter stray animals in the town. However, the bankrupt town rejected the idea, saying they had no cash. Hey, they’re millions in debt and can’t pay salaries. Also, the average mentality of the older Spanish pet owners in the town -and this is Continue reading Turre rejects obligatory pet spaying→

Roquetas del Mar pound to subsidise animal spaying

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The animal pound at Roquetas del Mar is to offer, until the 15th of Feb, subsidised animal spaying for domestic pets, to help keep down the number of unwanted (and then dumped) pets. Information and participating vets available online at: http://centrozoosanitarioroquetas.blogspot.com/ Worth remembering that the pound has had its budget slashed by 50% for 2009, so they are desperate to keep the number of strays down. Any stray handed in there now has 10 days Continue reading Roquetas del Mar pound to subsidise animal spaying→

Roquetas slashes its stray animal budget in half

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Roquetas town hall has taken advantadge of a renegotiation with the private company that runs its stray animal shelter to cut its budget in half, this year to only €75,000, as part of its 2009 Austerity Budget. As a result, the management company intends to drop its time it keeps animals from 27 days to only 10 days, before they are put down. The centre will now also charge the public a flat rate of Continue reading Roquetas slashes its stray animal budget in half→

Mayor of Cantoria blames the Brits for dog poo in the streets

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The Mayor & Corporation of Cantoria has passed a bylaw permitting the fining of dog owners who leave their pets poo in the street. All well and good. However, in declarations to La Voz, Pedro Llamas (the mayor) said that while he welcomes the new expat members of the community, the Brits tend to be animal lovers who bring large number of pets with them who then foul the area, and are later abandoned “which Continue reading Mayor of Cantoria blames the Brits for dog poo in the streets→

Albox to form a pet registry

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Albox town hall, possibly in an attempt to divert attention away from the water fiasco, has announced plans to setup a registry of pets. They will pay the Vet Guild €743,35 annually in exchange for the guild informing them of all the details of all pets chipped (which must be done by law!) in Albox. This will allow the local police to identify the owners of any pets that are found “Out and About”, or, Continue reading Albox to form a pet registry→