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  • Tale of a perrera dog – let it not be in vain

    ACTIN logo 170Vivienne Wharton lives in Murcia and is very involved in animal welfare with her two groups. Animal Welfare Support Murcia was her original group, on Facebook. Now through ACTIN she is working on trying to change the attitude of Spanish people towards animal abandonment, mistreatment, neutering, and she has written this article about the perreras – we call them killing stations – where hundreds of dogs are put to sleep every week. Her article was prompted by the unnecessary killing of a pointer – through Facebook he had been found a home, people to donate to his care – he was due to be rescued.

    I know you, dear readers, will be very moved by the article. Please show your support for the work ACTIN do by joining and adding your support.

  • ACTIN – working to help animals in Murcia – please support them

    ACTIN logo 130Vivienne Wharton works hard with the dog rescue associations in Murcia, to try and improve the situation for abandoned and maltreated animals there. This is her website, just launched. Please join the group and support her in her efforts. Here’s a link to her previous article.

  • Life of Hell for dogs in Cartegena, Murcia – Associations please join in to protect them!

    Cartegena 1 250 Galgos in south Africa simialr to what I saw in La MagdalenaThis photo is of greyhounds in South Africa. The same thing is going on in Spain with galgos. I’ve received this report and it absolutely sickens me. The Spanish – probably mainly men – in authority turn a blind eye – their hunter ‘brethren’ can get away with torture and murder – BUT let an animal rescue association try to help the dogs. And then there is Hell to Pay from the authorities! Corrupt bastards! Haven’t we had enough of cronyism?!. The majority of them are men, but a few are women. And that sickens me more – they are probably mothers – they give life to a human – they should treasure the birth of life….but life in an animal means nothing to them. They at times are worse than the men!

    Cartagena is apparently one of the worst area in Murcia for cruelty against animals.
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  • Saturday, 25th August 2012 – La Magdalena, Murcia – Fun Day

    ACTIN summer fun day poster pic 210ACTIN is an association formed in 2012 and they are holding a Fun Day on Saturday, 25th August at La Magdalena, Murcia, to raise funds for their work. They need support to start the process of reducing the numbers of abandoned puppies, kittens, dogs and cats in the region, so have decided to try and raise money for a mobile veterinary unit, which will visit the outlying villages and do basic care advice, inoculations and neutering. So if you live in the area or are going on holiday to Murcia during August, please go along and support the event.

    Viv Wharton explains the aims of ACTIN.

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