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  • DeAnimals – Courses on animal welfare for lawyers, Seprona, animal volunteers, judges

    Poster course 170 1 2016On 23rd January DeAnimals specialist animal welfare lawyers, held another successful course for people in authority who want to study the laws for animals; animal welfare; prison law and how to make a denounce against animal abuse.  Delegates included Seprona, local police, national police, a judge and a lawyer; it was also attended by an Actin Committee member. The course also covered working to make an ANIMAL PROTECTION group that can help to make important changes in Spain and different cities and towns in Spain.

    The principal and important things to make changes in Spain is the INFORMATION, the information and knowledge of the laws gives power to the legal process and this is the true key to making changes in Spain for animals.

    Actin sponsored 6 people on the course, which was enabled by a generous donator.

    The next course will probably be Saturday 9 April in Murcia, to be confirmed. It will start at 9.30 to 19.30h with food included. The price with food will be approximately 90 to 95 pounds. Actin may be able to sponsor a delegate, if they are unable to afford the costs and can demonstrate that this course will help them in their working capacity, as an animal welfare advocate.

    DeAnimals will also be running a course for lawyers, association and police about animal law, prison law and abuse of animals in the official College of lawyers in Sevilla. This course is free to everyone, trainee lawyers, police and association. Actin will be sponsoring this course.

  • DeAnimals, Valencia course for lawyers and Seprona

    DeAnimals logo 250DeAnimals is the firm of lawyers in Murcia who are paving the way in animal welfare legal work.  Earlier this week (16/12/2015), a course was organised in Valencia for lawyers, police and Seprona. More than 70 people attending.  The speakers were Raquel Lopez Teruel of DeAnimals, the Deputy Mayor and Councillor of Valencia,  a lawyer from the Official College for Lawyers, and another lawyer from Valencia.

    Herewith a link to some of the cases DeAnimals are acting in.  (The Website will have an English translator facility in the New Year)

     

     

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  • DeAnimals – fighting the corner for animal cruelty in Spain

    Raquel4 170I’d like to introduce you to Senora Raquel Lopez Teruel, a Lawyer specialising and working solely in animal law (animal rights and welfare). Raquel’s law firm, DEANIMALS (DEFENCE OF ANIMALS) is based in Murcia, but she handles cases in various cities around Spain.

    Raquel’s role involves liaison with the police, welfare associations and animal professionals in general, and she has undergone considerable specialist training for this role, which encompasses all types of legal situations, including:

    • Denuncias against pet owners
    • Defence of animal welfare associations
    • Legal advisor on animal law to owners, animal welfare associations, police, administration, etc.
    • Specialist in Denuncias in respect of abused animals

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  • Container dogs – Incarcerated in a metal container in Murcia – in the baking heat!

    I have not updated on the situation for the dogs locked in a metal container in baking sunshine in Murcia because the ACTIN legal team asked for a blanket on the publicity. This ban has now been lifted and I can tell you that the ACTIN lawyers have been pushing through their case with the court. The legal team need paying, please Paypal donatons@actin-spain.com to donate to their fees…they do not charge for expenses etc.

    Updates…

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  • Galga Valentina at Last Hope Dog Rescue, Murcia

    Last Hope Valentina 250 1 4 2015This beautiful galga is called Valentina. Irene Allen of Last Hope Dog Rescue in Murcia tells her story.

    We rescued this beautiful galga on Valentines day, she found her way up the road towards our finca . She is just over one year old and full of fun,loves giving you kisses and not traumatised at all . She is negative for all med diseases and lives in the house with all our dogs, from small shih Tzu to German Shepherd to many many podencos. We have 49 dogs here now eek!! She is just a wonderful galga.

    If you can offer Valentina the wonderful forever home she deserves, please contact Last Hope. Lasthopedogrescue@outlook.com

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  • From a life of Hell in Murcia, Spain – to a live of love in Canada

    Viv Charley drops kennel 250 4 2015From Viv Wharton, founder of ACTIN in Murcia.

    From the horror they were kept in to utter love and kindness Charlyedrops and Seda, soon to travel to Canada form the loving care of Charlotte del Rio to the loving arms of Sandra Deakin.

    We couldn’t rescue from situations like this without the support of other great rescue associations helping by taking the animals for us and your donations and support for the ones we keep in our care until adoption…our work never stops.

    Two weeks ago (mid March 2015)we rescued 50 animals from a bad situation and are unable to ask for donations because we cannot report the full story in order to protect people and animals, but the work goes on behind the scenes and we value your help….

    Donate to ACTIN here.

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  • ACTIN – animal cruelty exposed through the Courts – why they need your support

    ACTIN Snowdrop 250 8 2013ACTIN can now report on a case of severe maltreatment of galgos which they have been working on since august 2013. This is why they need your support, to pay their legal team fight such cases through the courts. The two galgos are now with 112carlotagalgos and they have sponsors. Charl has asked that any donations for them be sent direct to ACTIN to help them continue their work.

    Viv Wharton reports.

    In August 2013, Actin was alerted to a case of 3 dogs being kept in horrendous conditions. It is hard to prove cruelty and neglect in Spain because of the lack of an animal protection act or an official organisation in Spain. Since Actin’s conception one of its aims is to prove how many cases like this exist and to find the right way to deal with it effectively.

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  • The PAES Project – ACTIN calling rescue associations and volunteers

    Viv Wharton of ACTIN writes.

    ‘IN 2015 the PAES project – Proteccion animales España will be launched. This is a Project for any registered Associations and individual rescuers interested, who dedícate their lives to animal rescue.

    The aim of the Project is to improve the welfare of animals in Spain and all aspects of that.

    There is much to prepare and the success of it will depend on the collaboration of as many as possible to be involved, in order to make a powerful and dynamic quest for change for the animals in Spain.

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  • ACTIN – an overview of their work in 2014

    ACTIN logo 130As you know, I publicise the work ACTIN do on behalf of all animal rescue associations in Spain, trying to improve the lot of the abandoned and maltreated animals. Here is a word from the founder Viv Wharton.

    Happy New Year and a big thank you to the many who have helped us. We thought you might like to see what you have helped Actin Association achieve in 2014

    It has been just over one year since Actin responded to the many worrying calls of eyewitness accounts regarding a local pound. We ended up rescuing so many dogs and it was such a task without having a rescue shelter, with no funds and with the animals having unexpected illnesses. Thankfully our supporters responded to our calls for assistance, because without them we would not have had a chance. In hindsight we would have been under less pressure, had we been better equipped and prepared but we acted with our hearts and when we saw the faces of those dogs, we could not leave them behind to suffer.

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  • Euthanised animals – dangerous waste

    Have you ever wondered what happens to the carcasses of dogs and cats killed in the Spanish perreras? Actin Association in Murcia have been carrying out an investigation which included the rescue of a couple of galgos, and an offshoot of this has raised the question. They desperately need funds to pay their lawyers, please donate.

    Tunde Patko, who currently lives in Germany but has also lived elsewhere in the world, has been looking into the subject.

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