Bulletin readers help Canino dogs

Yesterday, Centro Canino volunteers visited the five at Son Reus to make sure they were being well looked after and took the dogs their favourite toys and cushions, according to vice-president Julie Ford.

The public outcry over Palma city council's decision to start evicting the 32 dogs being privately cared for from the refuge on the grounds that it does not have the necessary licences, has prompted the city council to publish a special notice in today's Bulletin assuring readers that the five dogs which were taken to Son Reus are being well looked after and that their owners are welcome to collect them.

The council also repeats its reasons for “evacuating” the dogs.
However, the Centro Canino, locked in a legal battle with the city council, was last night extremely relieved that the Son Reus five have been found new homes.

Technically, all 32 dogs do have legal owners.
Four “families and friends” of the Centro agreed to have the dogs registered and micro-chipped in their names, to act as doggy guardians, so that the refuge could care for them as many were in extremely poor condition.

However, now the fate of the 27 remaining dogs at the refuge remains in the balance and the Centro Canino's primary concern if to find them all good homes before the city council returns to start removing them to Son Reus dog pound.

The Centro Canino and its legal team are still trying to stop the council from closing it down but in the meantime the dogs' welfare remains at stake and finding good new homes is the only immediate solution to securing their safety and well being.

The British community has, yet again, shown that it has a big heart and has rushed to the aid of the dogs, a few of which need special care and attention because of the traumatic experiences they suffered prior to being saved by the refuge.