In February the lovely folk at Geant Cite 2 here in Carcassonne offered to host a dog and cat food collection for the SPA. It was a HUGE success; so much so that we were able to postpone our usual food order by two whole weeks! But it was also a success for Geant, whose sales in the animal food department went up by 46%.
Now the director of Geant Salvaza (near the airport) has been in touch and he wants to do the same thing in his shop! Yippee! Not only does this enable us to subsidise the refuge food stocks, saving money, it also enables us to speak to people who do not come to the refuge for fear of being upset. We take the opportunity to tell people that the SPA has changed most importantly there is no longer any euthanasia (other than in extremis, like for poor little Rumba yesterday). It is a great way to interact with the general public.
We will man (or more likely WOMAN!) the stall from 09H00-18H00 on Friday 12th and Saturday 13th April. If you could lend a hand please get in touch. Don’t worry if you don’t speak much French, everyone knows we are volunteers and they are very tolerant.
Or why not come and see us and look at the display board where you can see pictures of the dogs we have at the refuge and we can tell you about them and perhaps convince you that a visit to the refuge is worthwhile!
Alternatively, why not print off the poster and stick it to your car window so everyone knows about the collection!
Excellent news!