Animals In Distress (A.I.D.)
A.I.D. is a registered charity (No. 07974) in Andalucia dedicated to finding homes for stray/abandoned animals found in Coin and surrounding villages in this part of Malaga. All the Dogs and Cats that are young or sick are looked after by our network of volunteer private foster homes as well as in our own home in Coin, which helps the animals get use to a family environment. We have volunteer foster homes at the moment in Alhaurin el Grande, Cartama, Benalmadena and Coin and need many more. Some of our cats & dogs are also kept in a few and temporary kennels in Coin and Cartama.
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At anyone time ach one of us will foster from one to several animals and every year we home an average of 260 animals. Most are homed here in Spain, others go to Belgium, Germany, Holland and a few to the UK. All of our animals have a health check and if applicable they are micro chipped, vaccinated and neutered or castrated. The medical bill for each puppy or grown dog can be from 70 – 200 euros each. This amount does not include things like other type of operations, food, collars, leads, flights, travel boxes etc. As we do not receive any type of funding from the government or local authority, we ask for a donation towards the veterinary costs of an animal when you adopt it. We also try to raise funds by holding events as well as selling donated goods in our charity shop in Alhaurin el Grande. Our charity does not have any paying members and we are classified as ‘Animos sin lucro’, which an exact translation would be ‘intentions without profit’ in other words all the funds raised are used for helping the animals and none of our shop volunteers or the charity committee, which includes ourselves takes a wage. Please help us to help the animals. Please note that our foster homes and kennels do not have opening hours, therefore to see an animal please telephone first
Our commitment:
- To help stray/abandoned animals whenever possible.
- To keep animals under our protection in a safe & clean environment.
- To make sure that all animals in our care comply with legislation.
- To have all animals in our care checked by a vet..
- To spay/castrate, vaccinate, microchip... where applicable.
- To find suitable owners for adoption in Spain and other countries.
- To educate society regarding domestic animals.
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We find homes for dogs in Spain and other parts of Europe. This photo is of Joe & Jan (Founders of Animals In Distress) with 4.5 month old Patch at Malaga Airport waiting for the escort to arrive. The dogs then flew to Düsseldorf Airport where they were met by the representative from a German rescue association and also the dog’s new owners. |
Cruelty at local Fiesta On Tuesday, June 1st 2010, the Junta de Andalucía (the regional government of the Spanish region of Andalusia) started an investigation into the death of a young cow during a fiesta in Alhaurín El Grande (Málaga)
Click this link, http://www.animals-in-distress.eu/cruelty-in-spain.html#fiestaalhaurin
| Podenco tragedy - Another tragic waste of life due to ignorance and general attitude towards animals. When will all this suffering ever end? On Thursday 19th August A.I.D. we received a call about a dog that had collapsed in someone’s' property under a bush. The dogs' condition sounded bad so Janice met the people and the dog at the local vets to see what could be done. This poor female Podenco must have been starving for a long time and had a large deep wound on his side, which was septic and under the loose skin were loads of maggots. The dog basically was rotting in that area. Upon further inspection by the vet he described the symptoms as follows: As well as the obvious wound and starvation the dog was suffering from leishmania, Elichia, leptospirosis and as the problems were so multiple and severe, the vet sadly decided that the dog should be humanly put to sleep. This dog was fortunate so to speak. Rest in peace. Further photos here |
A BIG THANK YOU TO T.O.P.S.
On the 17th July 2010 T.O.P.S. Held a Rock N' roll evening with a meal as well as entertainment to raise money for our A.I.D. charity. The event, which was organised by Mike & Cath Bradley of T.O.P.S. took place at Lynn and Kevin's home at Finca La Luna and we wish to also thank them for being such great hosts. We also wish to thank eveyone else involved, the singers and the people that cooked all the food. It all came together to make this a great evening, which raised a total of 1300 euros for our charity. This much needed funding has gone directly to our latest project, which is the installation of a biological tank as well as other items connected with it. See photos of the event here
.IF YOU FIND A DOG: - If you find a dog do not automatically phone or take it to a dog centre or charity...Read more
IF YOU WANT TO REPORT CRUELTY - If you want to report ‘cruelty to animals’ you wiil need to...Read more
FEATURED ANIMALS IN NEED OF A GOOD HOME
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RUBY - Pure Podenco female of medium size. Born mid 2008 This is a lovely gentle girl and must have previously had an owner. She adores human company. Walks on the lead and she answers to her name. Loves other dogs and good with cats and children. She is sterilised, vaccinated and micro chipped. |
WHISKY - White & Ginger male cat. Born February 2008 A large and very friendly cat. Pursssss his head off and it's the ideal family cat, specially with young children. He is sterilised, vaccinated and micro chipped. He needs his own home now as he has been in a cattery for a very long time |
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Stray/Abandoned Animals
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DID YOU KNOW?
DOG POUNDS/CENTRES/CHARITIES - List of addresses, phone numbers and websites...Read more
ANIMAL PROTECTION LAWS IN ANDALUCIA - Summary of the current Andalucian Law of...Read more
GENERAL RULES FOR PET OWNERS IN SPAIN - All domestic pets in Spain must be identified by...Read more
LAWS ON DANGEROUS ANIMALS - Any person owning a potentially dangerous dog in Spain ..Read more
TAKING ANIMALS TO ANOTHER COUNTRY - How to bring your pet dog or cat into or back into...Read more
76 Gerald Brenan (Camino de Malaga) closed 24th April 2010
Visit our new shop
Now trading since 26th April 2010
At 34, Carretera de Cartama, Alhaurin el Grande. Located on the opposite pavement to Mercadona, between what was Mrs Chippy and near Lauro Vet Hospital.
Trading times: Monday - Saturday 10.00am - 2.30pm.
Also: Thursday evenings 5.00pm . 8.00pm
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CLINICA VETERINARIA Ana Morales, Tel:654029187 We speak English
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