AIA Member Organisation Quaker Concern for Animals (QCA) announced this week a new partnership with the wonderful folks, two-legged and four-legged, at Greyhound Compassion.
GREYHOUND COMPASSON WRITES: “We are really honoured to have the support of QCA on two initiatives which will help our charitable objectives.
“Magic (pictured above), a rescued racer from Nottingham track, was adopted by one of the Greyhound Compassion Trustees a couple of years ago. Now he’s a firm favourite on a different circuit – spreading the word about the plight of racing greyhounds and fund-raising for those less fortunate than him.
“Magic’s next set of diary engagements will now embrace his new role for QCA – he is to be an official ‘Ambassador’ for greyhounds at Greyhound Compassion’s events and QCA will report on his activities and contribute to Greyhound Compassion’s charitable projects where possible. These include funds towards subsistence, vet care and kennel maintenance for greyhounds and galgos at Greyhound Rescue (Lincolnshire), Protectora y Santuario Scooby and Limerick Animal Welfare.
“The second aspect of our relationship with QCA is about support for a special galgo called Brisa. Brisa was rescued earlier this year as part of a pack of hunting dogs held by one man and rented out to hunters on their boar hunting excursions. Protectora y Santuario Scooby rescued all of the 36 dogs from unprecedented circumstances of neglect and animal abuse. The dogs were malnourished and on the verge of death, all were covered in fleas and ticks and several have tick borne diseases. Brisa is an older lady from the pack and is now living at Scooby. Although Brisa has made progress, she does have Ehrlichiosis and this needs regular treatment with antibiotics (doxycyclilne). Brisa is very sweet, quiet and patient and the relief she feels to be comfortable, safe and secure is immense. QCA is going to sponsor Brisa and contribute to the costs of her care.”
You can read GC’s announcement in full at
http://greyhoundcompassion.org/member-news/quaker-concern-for-animals-links-with-greyhound-compassion/
QCA WRITES: Our members have supported GC and Scooby for several years, so we are really pleased to be forming this new partnership Particular thanks goes to our member Jo Hill for helping us realise this project. Jo writes ” I became involved in Greyhound Compassion after hearing about the amazing work they were doing in Spain. I decided to see the shelter for myself, but I was rather apprehensive because I thought I would find it upsetting, as there were so many dogs and cats there without a home. However, I was relieved to find that it is actually a place of great hope and happiness! For example, I have memories of dogs who had been temporarily separated from their friends looking overjoyed when they found them again and running and playing together. On one occasion a truck full of starving dogs arrived so we put food out for them, thinking they would be ravenous, but they ignored the food and licked our fingers instead because they were so happy to be out of the hellhole they had come from. They instinctively knew they were in a safe place.”
You can read Jo’s full account on QCA’s website:
http://quaker-animals.co.uk/qca-links-with-greyhound-compassion/
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