Dear CARE supporters,

Some sad news to start with. Our dear friend Hooch, who has been with us for a long time has sadly become more and more ill in recent months, and has now begun to suffer from daily nose bleeds, so with heavy hearts it was decided that Hooch should be put to sleep to avoid any further stress. Hooch will be greatly missed by us all at CARE.

On a much more cheerful note, and one which makes our work at CARE so worthwhile. Samson, formerly known as Steven, was re-homed by a lovely family who took him when he was a puppy. When he originally arrived at his new home, he was very worried, but with gentle persuasion and lots of loving care, he has settled in very well, loves playing with the four children and has settled in so very well.

Greece has now entered the grim worldwide recession which, as you all know is very bad news for all charities.

CARE has struggled to get through the winter months and has still has a long way to go. To all who sent a donation, we send our sincere thanks, as without your support we couldn't have made it and most of our rescue animals would have died.

Cheryl works tirelessly to do what she can but has found the situation in general much worse than previous years. Many English residents have had to sell up and go back to the UK as there is very little work around and sadly have had to leave their pets, so we have been inundated with re-homing requests.

Obviously, with no direct flights during the winter, transporting the animals to new homes in Europe has become almost impossible. In addittion to our rescue dogs, cats and donkeys (the donkeys are taken to Corfu Donkey Rescue) we have now saved a very old unwanted pony (Storm) which was on his final journey to the butcher, so if you are looking to home the lovely old boy, please let us know.

Storm would love to end his years in peace and quiet in a loving environment, so please contact us if you could possibly help Storm.

In the UK, CARE is presently organising a huge fundraising evening in London which hopefully will be sometime in the Autumn.  Keep reading the updates for more information, we will keep you posted. The evening promises to be an incredible event, hopefully never to be forgotten.

PLEASE PLEASE continue to support us at CARE, even though we understand how difficult it is with the current economic climate. Remember, without you, there is no CARE.

We wish you all an incredible happy Easter, and our thanks again from all of us, and most importantly, the animals of Corfu.

Carole Langton

President of CARE

PLEASE SCROLL DOWN TO READ SOME LOVELY REHOMING STORIES AND VIEW PHOTOGRAPHS

NEWS FLASH - WE DESPERATEY NEED YOUR SUPPORT AND HELP - April 2010

CARE is in desperate need of funds.  We have received very few donations for the last few months which we can only put down to the World financial crisis but without your help we cannot continue.  Please, please dig deep into your pockets and send what you can as we can barely cover the cost of the dog food which is extremely worrying.  You can donate on line or send personal cheques (sterling and euro) to us at our London premises at 111 Cheyne Walk, London SW10 0DJ.  Unless we receive money within the next few weeks we will have no option but to close which will be a tradegy.  We are already having to turn away all urgent calls which is heart breaking as we cannot bear leaving any animal suffering but there is nothing else we can do.  If you can help we beg you to send some money.  Without it we close very soon.

We are presently trying to establish CARE as a registered charity in the UK, but the process is very cost prohibitive at present. Should anyone have any helpful ideas on how we could expedite this, or have any contacts in this field, please do let us know.

THE CORFIOT NEWSPAPER

We would like to hugely thank Hilary Piapetis who runs the very successful CORFIOT newspaper for lletting CARE run a monthly advertisment at no cost.  This will be a named 'DOG OF THE MONTH' so please support THE CORFIOT and catch up on the local news.

TRANSLATIONS IN GREEK AND GERMAN - YOUR HELP IS NEEDED?

Anyone pressing the Greek or German option (top of home page) will quickly see that both sites have not been updated and we are desperatly hoping someone could offer to translate into Greek and German from the English version on a regular basis including uploading all new photographs?  if anybody is interested please e-mail us for further information.

CV TRAVEL

Once again CV Travel who are the leading tour operators on Corfu have very kindly agreed to sponsor CARE this summer and will be providing envelopes in every villa for funds.  A huge thank you.

Lenny

Formerly known at the shelter as Biscuit, Lenny was re-homed in Germany. He is now 10 months old, 60cms tall and 23 kilos. Obviously his new life is suiting him exceedingly well. Thank you.

Olli

Olli and Alfie were found on the main Paloikastritsa road by a bus driver who was luckily on his tea break. They also had two siblings, one of which sadly died the day after she was brought to the shelter. Ollie and Alfie have both been re-homed in Germany and their sibling is now very happily living with a family in Corfu.

Ulli (formerly know as Malcolm)

We never put Ulli on our adoption page as we feared he would never be rehomed as he had a tendancy to bite and we were very worried for his future which was looking extremely glum.  Cheryl persevered until he snapped one day so a call was put through to our German colleagues to ask their advice.   Uta managed to find a person with considerable dog skills as a dog whisperer in Germany so he was flown there immediately.  As you can see he is now a very happy and healthy dog and loves other animals and no longer bites.  What a great ending.

Ceaser and Cher

These siblings have been re-homed by an English couple near Acharavi to whome were are very grateful.

Cindy (and her new friend)

This is Cindy. Hanna very generously re-homed Cindy who as you can see is very comfortable and ensconced with her new family. She loves her walks in the forest with Hanna's husband and their other dog and is very very happy. Thank you Hanna

Hope - formerly known as Emma

A couple from Germany visited the shelter and fell in love with Hope as she is now known, and decided that she needed a home with them in Germany. She is now very happy with them and their other dog in Germany.

This is a further update of Zena, whilst playing in the snow. Thanks to June and David for the regular updates on her, very much appreciated.

Lilly

This is Lilly, and as you can see, she is very happy in her new home in Germany. Lovely to see her so happy.

Djego, formerly known as Bruno

Having been re-homed Djego is now doing very well and has even progressed onto going to Dog School which he loves. He has settled in with his new family, along with another dog and a cat very well.

Kane

My first holiday snap whilst on holiday in Groemitz. As you can see it was all very stress free and I had such a lovely time. There were many other dogs there and having completed my Dog School I no longer require a leash, so things are certainly looking up. Thank you.

OTE

I was found in the village of Skripero, starving and looking very malnourished, by a concerned woman called Wendy. She very kindly picked me up and took me  to the vet for a checkup. Apart from being very thin and half my "normal weight", I was not too ill, so following a course of vitamins and regular food, Cheryl collected me from Wendy and I am now living with Cheryl as a permanent houseguest, joining the other two boxers she has. As you can see, I am doing very well, and I am very very happy. Thank you so much. Lots of Licks. OTE

Bob (formely known as Chicco!)

i'My new name is Bob and my family and friends mostly call me 'little donkey' as I have such big ears!  I wanted to say hello and tell you how much I like it at the seaside.  My new Mum often goes to the beach with me and we meet lots of other dogs and have lots of fun with them.  I also love my bath but Mum wont let me have one at the moment as it is too cold.  I hope it gets warmer soon so I can swim again.  Dad often takes me for walks with my best friend Trixie who lives with me who I like very much.  Bye for now - licks and woofs Little Donkey, Mum, Dad and Trixie'

Honey

This is Honey who was re-homed by a lovely English family living in the north of the Island. She is doing extremely well and thriving.

Twiggy (formely known as Villy)

As you can see Twiggy is having the time of her life and what a lucky dog.  Here is a note from her!

''We Greek dogs also enjoy the snow and feel like a fun dog fight to warm up.  There is so much snow that I almost sank in it.  I am so glad to have found an active family like myself - greetings from Twiggy!'

Flossy

An updated picture of Flossie chiiling out with her family in Germany.

Sampson and Hercules

Sampson and Hercules are just 2 of the 8 puppies we found in a plastic bag where they had been for over 24 hours. Only one or two days old we thought it only humane to euthanize them as not only did they look half dead but we thought they were simply too young to survive. As we arrived at the clinic we were told the vet was away on an emergency visit so Carole who is the president of CARE took them to her house via the chemist were 8 baby bottles and powdered milk were purchased. All her house guests rallied round to help and a 2 hour, round the clock feeding rota was administered. Against all odds they all survived and are totally beautiful, happy and wonderful pups who have all found fantastic and caring homes. Carole has kept 2 to add to her other 7 rescue dogs at her home.

We would also like to say a very special thank you to one particular friend of Caroles for covering the cost of all 8 puppies including vet bills, microchips, blood tests, passports and flight costs - Libby, you have been amazing and thank you.

Charlie

Charlie was a tiny puppy, very shy and fearful when he was found by Cherly from CARE but look at him now!  His new family cannot imagine life without him and were so grateful to CARE for making their family complete.

Hella

Betsy was a terrified puppy when we found her but look at her now in her new home with her fellow housemate!  She has now been named Hella and after only 10 days with her new family, she is unrecognizable both in looks and temperament.  She was terrified to go near a road and parked cars but now loves her walks where she runs the entire way – her new family absolutely adore her so what a great ending.

Fili

What a beautiful dog Fili has turned out to be – he has gained masses of weight and looks a picture of health in his new and loving home.

Benji

Another great ending – here is Benji in his new home in Germany

Buster

Here is Buster in his new home and his new family have written a poem which says it all:

"Buster's first day of life...

Freshly washed, my bed is soft,

I'm feeling good, I'm feeling rich.

My tummy's full, my eyelids heavy,

I'm doing good, what could I wish more?"

Twix

This is Twix who now has a loving home in Germany.

Billy and Tommy

Billy and Tommy were found in a terrible state several months ago and we are delighted to have found them a wonderful home in Germany with 2 loving and caring families.  Although they are not together they live very close and babysit each others dogs in the holidays.

Brigadier

After 3 months in a foster care, Brigadier found a loving home in Germany.