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Naval guard SPANISH Naval vessel Vencedora is providing protection for a Syrian ship as it travels through Almeria waters this week, transporting dangerous chemicals.
Fiesta time JULY 18 to 20 in Vicar sees the three-day festival in honour of Virgen del Carmen. Music, parades and a fair are just some of the attractions on offer.
Family fun LA ALFOQUIA comes to life this week until July 20 with a range of activities for all ages. The five-day fiesta celebrates the Virgen del Carmen.
Decent walk THERE was a smaller group of hashers out at the weekend due to the heat but the attendees still managed a decent walk and a good gathering afterwards. July 27 hash is in Oria.
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Emergency lockdown for animal charity MOJACAR-BASED animal charity PAWS is pleading with people to stop dumping animals on its doorstep and has gone into emergency lockdown. In June an additional 43 dogs were abandoned at, or near to, the shelter: six adults and 37 puppies. Some were too young to be separated from their mothers. The cattery has also suffered a similar amount of abandoned cats, leaving it in dire straits in trying to house double its designed capacity. As if the sudden influx of additional animals was not problematic enough, there has also been an outbreak of the parvo virus. Parvo is a potentially fatal disease, and is extremely contagious. The virus can lay dormant in dogs for several days before any symptoms are apparent. Once present within a group of dogs, it is extremely difficult to contain without the isolation and quarantine of incoming dogs. As a result, the shelter has had to go into emergency lockdown with no outside visitors allowed inside. No rehoming or dog walking is allowed until matters can be brought under control. “We have had to establish an emergency quarantine in what is normally the vet’s treatment room,” said shelter manager Yvonne Tromp.
“But there isn’t room for all of them. We still have dogs in cages outside, with improvised awnings to protect them from the direct sun. Even the old transport van has had to be pressed into service as a housing area.” PAWS is a charity run by volunteers, surviving solely on donations from the public, and is not equipped as a veterinarian facility. It now has to deal with the current ‘boarders’ and ensure the parvo virus
is completely wiped out before normal services can resume. This has placed a huge additional strain on volunteers and the limited resources. Some have been working full shifts every single day for more than three weeks with no break at all. And without the help of visiting volunteers staying in caravans on site, the vast majority of the puppies would simply have had to be put down. Story continued on Page 4...