Thursday, September 20, 2007

From correspondence in THE TIMES, 20th Septembmer 2007:

Save the dogs

Mandy Micallef, Marsascala.

As a volunteer and the organiser of the recent Association for Abandoned Animals' charity event, I am extremely disappointed with members of the public who knew about the event but didn't bother to turn up. First, to support the singers and mainly to support those poor dogs who have been abandoned by the people on this island!
All the sanctuaries, run by volunteers, are in desperate need of good caring people to adopt a dog or a cat. We make time to go and help in any way we can. I hear time and time again, "I'm too busy, I don't have time". Well to me that's just an excuse as people make time to do the things they really want to do. However those who do want to help can donate just 50c towards a dog in desperate need of a good, loving home. One may text on 5061 6050 for a 50c donation or 5061 7350 for a Lm1 donation.
(FF'S BOLD!)
We don't see homeless children on our streets so why do we see animals all alone, hungry, scared and in need of some tender loving care and shelter? We do nothing and just drive or walk on by...
Do something good today and help the animals that we live with. Alone, we can do little but together we can do a lot.


FURTHER COMMENTS ARE SUPERFLUOUS: I HAVE THE GREATEST ADMIRATION FOR MR FREDDIE FENECH, WHO HAS DEDICATED MUCH OF HIS LIFE FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE DESTINY AND THE FATE OF MANY STRAY DOGS ROAMING OUR STREETS. UNFORTUNATELY, DUE TO LACK OF TIME AND VOLUNTEERS, FREDDIE LACKS THE ORGANISATION SKILLS THAT WOULD OTHERWISE MAKE 'HIS' DOG SHELTER ONE OF THE BEST IN THE ISLANDS.

BELIEVE ME, THE 50 CENT THAT YOU COULD CHANNEL TO THE DOG SHELTER THAT HE MANAGES, IS 50 CENTS WELL SPENT.

WHY NOT START TODAY? OR BETTER STILL, GO TO YOUR FAVOURITE SUPERMARKET, BUY SOME LIRI'S WORTH OF CANNED DOG FOOD AND TAKE IT OVER TO HIM AT LUQA.

I HOPE THIS MESSAGE REACHES THE RIGHT EARS. THESE ANIMALS NEED OUR HELP. FREDDIE CANNOT GO IT ALONE! FF

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