Daisy and Bob's Blog: Situation Critcal at Scooby in Spain

Situation Critcal at Scooby in Spain

Hello Everyone

So far September isn't starting off all that well, with the rain and the unpredicitable weather, but we will hope that things pick up and that the sun comes out soon.

Meanwhile, we have heard from our friends at Scooby Medina in Spain that things have reached a point of awful desperation at the Shelter. You know that we do everything we can to support this amazing place and that my sister has been to Spain to volunteer at the shelter and try to help.

This is the blog post that we received:

Critical Situation at Scooby

Dear Friends,
The situation at Scooby is absolutely desperate. Our shelter is completely full with 500 dogs and our adoptions have decreased significantly due to the economic crisis. We urgently need to rehome our animals.

In the past we have been able to rescue dogs from the surrounding region and even as far down as the south of Spain, but we are not able to do this anymore. Our contract with the region is expiring on Aug 31. This contract enabled us to rescue all dogs from the surrounding pounds and bring them to Scooby. These dogs were in addition to those who would be brought to our doors and rescued from the Medina del Campo area. We were paid 3000 Euros per month for this - however, this was not nearly enough to care for the animals that we were bringing in from outside our region. Sadly this contract will not be renewed with the region, which means these dogs will no longer have the safety of Scooby. With our shelter at maximum capacity, it's not feasible financially nor is it responsible on our part to take on more animals - we must ensure that our current animals are fed, vetted and cared for. At the moment, we have enough money in to run the shelter for 5 months. It has now become a situation of life and death for all the animals, including Scooby as we know it.
For those of you who can take our dogs and cats - please let us know. We are ready to make transports as soon as the dogs are chosen and prepared. For those of you who can't foster or adopt, please consider a donation.

Thank you,
The Scooby Team

This is what you should do ----- first contact Ms. Diane Ward at diane@scoobymedina.com and ask her where you can send a check.    Money is always important, isn't it?

If you can take it a step farther and can help to adopt one of the wonderful dogs in Spain, then Ms. Diane can help you with that.

Then you should send this blogging on to as many people as you know who can help.   Send it to them even if you think they might know someone who knows someone who might know someone. You would be surprised at what happens when things "go viral" on the internet. My Mouse Person, MOPE, told me it is crazy business.



You can read the Scooby English News Blog by asking your Mouse Person to take you to that blogspot

There is a link on the Blog that will take you to the The Official Scooby Home Page

Sometimes, like my Mom says, a picture is worth a thousand words.   Well, we could send you a thousand pictures showing the dogs at Scooby and tell you their stories and you would say to yourself, "oh my, that is a sweet looking dog".

But it is time for desperate action now, and as a Boy PitBull Boy Bloginator Reporter Extra Ordinary, I am going to show you this:



And here is Rabo today:         This is the kind of work that Scooby Medina does every single day.    These are the dogs that need us to help them.       There are many more dogs just like Rabo (a Spanish Galgo) at Scooby, but there are other wonderful dogs who have been rescued from desperate situations too:

   Here is Carl

and Pili

and Claud

and Mili

               All dogs deserve a Forever Home.    Please be a part of helping Scooby Medina.

Thank you,

Bob