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DOG SHOW IS A COUNCIL SHAM

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San Fulgencio Town Hall wants people to believe that they have an acceptable working system in place for lost and stray pets that complies with satisfactory standards for animal care and welfare. To keep up this charade the council has organised a dog show on La Marina urbanisation. However, behind the facade of pretence and a public display involving bona-fide animal associations that have been invited to the council organised dog show, the San Fulgencio coalition council hide the sinister truth about their anti-animal welfare procedures, their strict protocol that has resulted in the collection of hundreds of lost and stray pets that are removed from the area, never publicised or offered for adoption and killed within 6 days of being picked up.
Cereco S.L. is the animal collection company contracted by San Fulgencio council since June 2011 to collect stray animals within the municipality.  There is no arrangement with any animal welfare charity, association or group of volunteers. The Cereco Company based in Crevillente has contracts with 40 different Town Halls to collect lost and abandoned pets and has a notorious reputation. This is the company that the local police will call out when a stray animal is reported to them, as per instructions from the Town Hall. Each day a fleet of Cereco vans travel from one municipality to the other collecting lost and stray animals. Some of the dogs and cats they collect are terrified family pets, on many occasions having run off frightened by loud fireworks or some other unexpected incident. Each one picked up can spend many hours in a non air-conditioned Cereco van whilst the driver completes his route. This has resulted in many animals suffering greatly and in some cases dying in the back of the Cereco vans. Local resident Susana Serrano Quesada, is just one of the many people that have denounced Cereco after her dog escaped from the house in Parque del Duero on La Marina urbanisation. Only a few minutes had passed when her father noticed that their pet dog named Pukas was missing and they went searching for him. Little did they know that their beloved family pet had been picked up by a Cereco van and subjected to a torturous journey around the Costa Blanca before arriving at the Cereco installation in Crevillente eight hours later. Pukas was dead on arrival. All of the San Fulgencio councillors know about the little dog named Pukas, they also know about many other dogs and cats collected by Cereco in the last two and half years that have suffered and been killed shortly after arriving in Crevillente, but still the coalition councillors continue with the Cereco contract.
I received this statement from Mark Lewis, an opposition Councillor and for many years involved in animal rescue and welfare in San Fulgencio:
"When the current coalition was installed into office in 2011 immediately they cancelled the animal rescue and adoption procedures that I had introduced in 2008 which involved local animal welfare volunteers, the coalition reinstalled a contract with Cereco at a cost of 12,000 Euros each year. I and many local residents voiced our objection. The council responded announcing publicly that all stray animals collected in the municipality will not be killed, that they will be transported to an adoption centre, advertised on the Town Hall web site and on Councillor Wiszniewski’s web site as available for adoption. Sadly, in the two and a half years since then, only 16 dogs have been publicised on the Town Hall web site. On councillor Wiszniewski’s internet sites none of the dogs and cats collected by Cereco has ever been publicised. Regarding the dog show this weekend; I hope that people visiting the event will please take a moment to reflect on the dogs not taking part in the show, the ones that have been taken away from the urbanisations by the Cereco vans, never to be seen again."

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Brian, you sounded a 'Deek Hed' before(apologies to everyone for spelling). Please don't try and confirm it with another thread.

ASL Member Founding Member 2013-11-07

they the council cancelled the animal rescue and adoption procedures that I had introduced in 2008 which involved local animal welfare volunteers, the coalition rein re installing a contract with Cereco at a cost of 12,000 Euros each year. I and many local residents voiced our objection. That is true much to the determent of the currant council a grave error on there part. Personally I think it will cost them at the next elation.

ASL Member Founding Member 2013-11-08

Brian,
Well said ,but not by you. Your comment seems to be taken straight from Mark Lewis, Web- site, so the least you could do is give him the praise, or the moans that come with it.

ASL Member Founding Member 2013-11-08

Brian when I copy something from a website or blog I always make a point of noting it on my thread. It would appear and not without just cause that neither Mark or Jeff will post on here.
So in future if you are going to do the copy & paste bit at least point it out.

ASL Member Founding Member 2013-11-08

Can ASL put come rules for posting on here as it seems people are taking upon it themselves to make their own rules and ordering them about to people?

ASL Member Founding Member 2013-11-08

What rules would you like?

ASL Member Founding Member 2013-11-08

The rules are not the issue here......the ANIMALS are! I would be heartbroken if my little one got out and was murdered before I could find her!

ASL Member Founding Member 2013-11-08

Quite agree!

ASL Member Founding Member 2013-11-08

I hope everyone who reads this will boycott this council run sham of a dog show, I personally have been to cereco to rescue a dog that was sat in a small cage right opposite the incinerater that was to be his fate it will haunt me for the rest of my life. And I have seen some terrible things in my time in the UK . Signed Lesley

ASL Member Founding Member 2013-11-09

Well it seems to me that the longer they keep the animals the more it costs them. So as far as they are concerned kill them quick is the order of the day, and our British Councillor ( can't spell his name, and am not interested in trying ), thinks he is doing a good job by getting rid of them at any cost. Even if they have owners on register.

ASL Member Founding Member 2013-11-10

Do they bother to check if the animal is microchipped, and if so, contact the owner?

ASL Member Founding Member 2013-11-10

Maz
As far as I remember, the police supposedly check for a chip, if the find one,, they supposedly phone the number on the chip once, if they don't find a chip or you don't answer the phone they treat the dog as a stray, so next stop is cereco.
That is unless you have previously gone to the Council, and have paid them a fee (which I believe is 15 Euros ) the Council then give you a tag to put on the dog and enter the number on the tag onto the council register, they then contact the owner via the register.
So it seems, that if you have your dog tagged, you can save him from an untimely death, That is if you believe the Council. Shame is the tagging and registering of the dog is thought to cost the Council less than 3 Euros, which was the charge when they bought this idea out a few years ago.
If you believe ,that these procedures are followed, then obviously you would buy a tag off of the Council.But
It must be cheaper for the Council to find the owner of a lost dog, than it is to call in cereco,if so why must they charge you 400% more for a tag than it costs to produce.
Once again this comment is my personal opinion.

ASL Member Founding Member 2013-11-10

I went down to San Fulgencio Police Station the other day to Register my two dogs. It cost me 30 euros. Surely the safety of your pet, or pets, is worth this. In Germany you have to pay to licence your dog. I can remember in England many years ago, probably about 60, that it was seven shillings & sixpence for a dog licence. How much would that be in todays money. If Dog Licensing was compulsory and people fined if they didn't pay, it would help stop all these irresponsible people from owning them in the first place.

ASL Member Founding Member 2013-11-11

Caroline that's what I did some time ago and that is the responsible way to look after the well being of your pet. I wished others would do the same and stop going on about dogs being killed by the council, I lost my dog down at market near Mercadona on a Saturday morning and I had a call from the local police at 6.30pm to say the had the dog at the police station on the urb would I come and get him. Proof that a dog chipped and registered will never see the pound.
But "thats only a personal opinion"

ASL Member Founding Member 2013-11-11

weejohnten,
you have shown that tagging your dog, was the sensible way to go.
I don't have any animals, If I did I would pay the 15 euros to have each dog tagged ,but I would still wonder why the Council have to make about 12 Euros profit per tag profit, Wouldn't it be nice if they decided that dog tagging is a great idea for all concerned and cut down the profit to a reasonable percentage.

ASL Member Founding Member 2013-11-11

Alan
I really cant answer your question, at no time did I think it excessive and I suppose if you add the police time to temporary house the animal make the call to the owners and most importantly the pet and owner are reunited very quickly with the minimum of distress to either.
Cant say any more than that but hey its only my opinion.

ASL Member Founding Member 2013-11-11

It is law to have your dogs chipped and registered to you, if that is done you shouldnt have a problem.

ASL Member Founding Member 2013-11-11

Both my dogs are chipped and registered.

ASL Member Founding Member 2013-11-11

What about the strays, people that throw them out of cars are going to make sure there is no identification. The situation, before Jeff messed it up, was a charity was called and the animals were looked after, by vets and temporary homes were found, until they were adopted. This system was operated by Mark Lewis and company and worked well. Now the system is death to all strays that are sent to Cerco. Absolutely disgusting and this is all down to Jeff w. our British councilor.

ASL Member Founding Member 2013-11-11

Sorry as a pet owner and responsible one at that if they are strays put them to sleep . Now I know that's controversial but it's only my opinion I look round the Urb and these forums and I'm sick to the back teeth of the bickering and continual charity for pets . I always put stuff in the pets collection areas but I put more into the homeless and poor. I am now going to go to my settings and discontinue the update posts as I can just imagine the fury this post will cause . Bye for now

ASL Member Founding Member 2013-11-11

Weejohn so I suppose this new situation is better than re-housing the animals. You say kill them all, HOW DISGUSTING.

ASL Member Founding Member 2013-11-11

Marv75
You are the one who pointed out "strays people that throw them out of cars are going to make sure there is no identification" why don't you advocate putting down the people who do that to their pets ?
Further could it be people who load them into cars and dump them on the Urb do so because they know this area is a soft touch for strays and abandoned pets?

ASL Member Founding Member 2013-11-12

Caroline,
Could you please tell me what paperwork is needed to registered dogs, and is it only done at the Police Station as I thought you had to go to the Townhall?

ASL Member Founding Member 2013-11-12

I suggested a long time ago that all strays be put down after being held for 2 weeks and nearly got shot down in flames.Pity but I am still here and still advocate that these measures are adopted and the money saved could be given to the homeless. There are too many homeless dogs about and too many people who are struggling.
I also wish that the GB government spent less money on issues abroad, except for disasters including The Philippines. We NEED the money in England not to help pay for the space race in India or the Dictator's new palace in Nigeria or elsewhere.

ASL Member Founding Member 2013-11-12

Kerryahills, I went to jeff's office and got the application form and also a list of the banks that you could pay your money into. Pay your 15 euros into the bank of your choice from the list. You need a copy of your passport. A copy of your dogs passport showing it has had the relevant injections. A copy of the paper for showing its microchip number. Take this to the Police Station in San Fulgencio, they are open from 8 a.m - 3.00 p.m, with your application form and receipt from the bank showing you have paid your 15 euros. The young lady is very nice and speaks good English. She will do the relevant paperwork and provide you with a numbered disc.

ASL Member Founding Member 2013-11-12

Many thanks.

ASL Member Founding Member 2013-11-12

Peter
I don't often agree with a lot you post on but on this occasion I agree entirely regarding the strays.I also agree that the UK government and others should support the people of the Philippine Islands where a human disaster is happening wright before our eyes. Good luck and god bless them all lets hope they can get the aide in quickly and it dosent go to line the pockets of the government

ASL Member Founding Member 2013-11-12

Peter if you are not chastising people for not using the ENGLISH language correctly you are moaning about how the government in ENGLAND is spending their money. Maybe you should commit to Spain a little more and you could possibly be less uptight.

ASL Member Founding Member 2013-11-12

'about how the government in ENGLAND is spending their money.'
It is not their money they are only in charge of it for the British people.
I wonder if, with a name suspiciously like a Scottish person, you will be voting for independence?

When the GB government stops giving money to countries like India who have just sent a rocket into space and starts giving it to the people who paid the money in the first place I will be happy. The DEC is needed for all the disasters happening around the world.
I had more than 44 years employment and now they are going to stop the winter fuel payment. I think you will find most British pensioners are up in arms about the amount of money wasted. As for Spain try to count how many councillors and politicians are in court for corruption!

ASL Member Founding Member 2013-11-14
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