Rudozem Street Dog Rescue

9th July - News from Diane

Blossom the kitten seems to be doing ok. Two lovely people e mailed this morning, one to say antibiotic paste is on its way and another to say nutri gel is ordered. Thank you Judy and Sally.

Photo:  Blossom playing with Dianes wristband

Freddy is now well enough to go in the puppy pen with the smaller pups. He spent his first night in there with them last night and all went well.

More good news is that Sandi's eyes appear to have cleared up. There is now no sign of the cloudiness at all.

11th July - News from Diane

Yesterday when we went out doing the rounds there were only 2 dogs about from the pack of 15 which were near a village out of town.  We don't know what has happened to the others. Sashkos sister was about but ran off when we went to feed her. We still haven't been able to get her pups and so far haven't seen any of them. Luke saw the karakachan yesterday and today so we know he is still about. By the time Luke let us know and we got to where he was, the dog had run off. One of the young dogs that used to be with Tess, comes up for food that we leave out but runs off as soon as she spots anyone. We think she is pregnant.

There have always been a lot of cats about but at the moment there seem to be a lot more than usual and many kittens. Some people do put scraps out for the street cats but with so many of them fighting for it, there isn't enough for them all. We have been feeding a lot more cats over the last few weeks.

Photo:  there are so many cats about at the moment that we have been feeding more than usual over the last few weeks.

Photo:  one of many kittens on the streets.

Photo:  There were more cats and kittens on the pavement. In three years, we have never seen so many cats and kittens about.

We couldn't even photograph the number of cats we see each time we do the rounds. Wherever there is a bin, there are cats and many more that live in the wood pile that you see here. We must see close to a hundred cats whenever we do the rounds.  The cats seem to be tolerated apart from a few sick individuals who cut their tails off, but the main victims of the cruelty are the dogs so we have to build the shelter for them first.  Eventually when we do have a shelter we would have to have a separate building or large shed for the cats.

If anyone could help us reach our goal for our shelter, please go to the website  www.streetdogrescue.com 

Please note:  We will be able to accept cheques soon, so if anyone who would like to send us a cheque, please email: streetdogrescue@gmail.com for details.

Other News:

Marc the Vet made a mention of Julie & Heathers swim for the RSDR on his blog.  Fantastic news and thank you to Marc.

The blog is available at:  http://www.marcthevet.com/2010/06/please-help-rudozem-street-dogs-build-their-new-shelter/  

If anyone would like to sponsor Julie and Heather for their swim, please visit:  http://www.streetdogrescue.com/julieandheather.htm

Julie also with the help of her friends Sue, Johnny and Joe held a Tabletop stall at a local dog show.

They Held a 'guess the name of the dog' event at a local show on Sunday....and used actual names of the dogs that had been rescued by RSDR and offered a choice of two prizes.   Thank you Julie, Sue, Johnny and Joe for helping the RSDR.

I myself (Anita), got asked to do an interview by the local paper, "The Morning Bulletin" about the Mountain walk I am doing on October 17 for the RSDR. 

If you would like to read the article or sponsor me in my walk, please visit: http://www.anitaparsons.webs.com/

Photo Competition

If anyone has some last minute entries for the photo competition you still have a chance to get some photos in by 5pm Monday 12 July 2010 (UK Time), please email your photo into: streetdogrescue@gmail.com

Please go to:  http://www.streetdogrescue.com/eventsandprizedraws.htm  for more details on entering the competition.

Winners will be announced on Tuesday 13th July 2010.

Kind Regards

Anita Parsons

RSDR Secretary

Rudozem Street Dog Rescue

Registered Foundation No: 175647065

email: streetdogrescue@gmail.com

http://www.streetdogrescue.com