FW: (CN) Spotlight on China Emergency shelter relocation

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Jennie Rudd [jennierudd]

09 October, 2008 8:29 PM

john

Spotlight on China >> Emergency shelter relocation

 

Dear John

 

I'm writing today to inform you of the urgent news about one of the three

groups we are supporting in China.

 

For four years Changsha Small Animal Protection Society (CSAPS) has

successfully run a well-respected animal rescue shelter. However, just over

a month ago, the society’s Director, Xiao Xu and his staff, together with

more than one hundred dogs and cats, were forced to hastily relocate after

the local government decided to build housing on the shelter land.

 

They were fortunate to be able to relocate to a disused retirement

home. However the building was abandoned for a long time, so before they

could move in last month, a lot of fundamental work needed to be carried

out.

 

 

Send a gift to CSAPS

Please donate today and help CSAPS renovate their retirement home

into an animal shelter that offers high welfare standards for their 100 dogs

and cats.

 

Click the donate button to send your gift online>>

 

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Otherwise, you can donate by phoning us on >>

+44 (0) 1242 252871

 

Or send a cheque to >>

Naturewatch, 14 Hewlett Rd, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL52 6AA, UK

 

 

Naturewatch was able to send CSAPS enough funding to cover the costs

of the urgent building work to ensure they could at least move into a safe,

clean and functional environment. This included cleaning and repairing the

buildings and the grounds, plus installing new plumbing, lighting and

heating systems, and a septic tank for the animal faeces.

 

<http://www.naturewatch.eu/imgs/CSAPS_relocation1.jpg>

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Urgent building work before moving in.

 

However, to provide the animals with a shelter that offers high

welfare standards and adequate facilities, a huge amount of work still needs

to be done; and with their extremely limited resources, improvisation and

innovation will be essential.

 

To help, Naturewatch is financing the visit of expert David Barnes

to the shelter later this month. David Barnes has a long history of

helping many animal welfare centres around the world to improve their

welfare standards, and is going to advise CSAPS on how they can best develop

their retirement home into a functional and resourceful shelter.

 

CSAPS is new to the concept of international aid and the team are

extremely grateful for the financial support we have been able to give them

so far. Yet they need a further £8000 at least for a complete upgrade,

including a new roof, an exercise yard, some fundamental veterinary

equipment, and any proposed recommendations by David Barnes.

 

To help the dedicated team at CSAPS transform their retirement home

into a shelter that implements high welfare standards, please consider

donating today

<https://www.secure-server-hosting.com/secutran/secureforms/sh213298/donate.html\

> . Your gift will be sent to CSAPS to build an innovative and

functional shelter for their growing number of dogs and cats.

 

To read more and see some more photographs, please click here >>

<http://www.naturewatch.eu/latest-news>

 

Thank you for your continued support!

 

Jennie Rudd

Campaign Manager

 

<http://www.naturewatch.eu>

Naturewatch . Campaigning Against Animal Cruelty

14 Hewlett Road, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL52 6AA, UK . +44

(0) 1242 252871 jennierudd