ADANA President Maria Cawsey and Vice-President Mary Page opened their campaign to enlist the support of the Municipalities of Estepona, Manilva, Casares and Sabinillas with a very productive meeting with Juan Jesus Rodriguez, a Casares Consejal.

Juan Jesus was given a guided tour around the ADANA Perrera in the Parque de los Pedregales which is currently home to two hundred abandoned dogs in a site suited for half that number.

He then viewed the yet to be finished new perrera which ADANA is in the process of constructing near the existing perrera but which cannot be completed due to lack of funding.

It has been a long-cherished ambition for ADANA to have a sanctuary where all abandoned animals – dogs, cats, horses, donkeys – could be looked after pending adoption and which could also be a centre for education in the care of animals.  It is hoped that the Ayuntamientos could help with this project, both financially and in other ways such as assistance with construction.

Senor Rodriguez expressed his full support for the project which he viewed as important in many respects: in keeping the streets free from stray animals thus helping to create a cleaner, more healthy environment and in being a place of interest to tourists and other visitors as well as greatly enhancing the welfare of the far too many abandoned animals in the area.

He will raise the issue at the next meeting of Casares Ayuntamiento and will also arrange a meeting with the Mayors of Casares ,Manilva and ADANA representatives early next month.

The Mayor of Estepona, Jose Maria Garcia Urbano, met with ADANA President  and  the Vice-President earlier this year and expressed his total support for the plan but stated that there was currently no possibility of funding.

ADANA is now seeking a meeting with Estepona Consejales to discuss their future involvement in this project which could be extremely beneficial to the town.

The ADANA Board hopes to organise a meeting to be held in October at the Kempinski Hotel to which politicians and businesspeople from the area will be invited and where the project will be outlined and support for its realisation sought.

ADANA Vice President Mary Page has met with Estepona PR Company Chief Maria Angeles Diaz, who has kindly agreed to organise the publicity for the planned meeting of local politicians, business and media people at the Kempinski Hotel to be held in October. Maria Angeles will, amongst other things, be arranging for a short film outlining our aims to be made for showing at the meeting which it is hoped will be attended by VIPs from Estepona, Casares, Manilva and Sabinillas.

Mari-Pepa who, along with Mary Cawsey, runs the ADANA shop had an interview with Francisco Balbuena on Casares radio. They added it to their interview with Juan Jesus Rodriguez. Juan Jesus spoke very highly of the work we do and said he is looking forward to the three municipalities finally acknowledgeing that we should get help from them.