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The councilman of Health of the Municipality of Lorca, Antonia Lopez, has reported that tomorrow starts the summer season collection of pets and adoption of dogs and cats.
The initiative comes on the heels of the City of Lorca, is being performed at the fairgrounds in Santa Quiteria for several years due to increased dropout that occurs in the summer in our town.
The mayor explained that every Wednesday from 22 July to 30 September between 10:30 am and 12:00 noon, there will be the collection of animals from those owners who wish to discard them.
Anyone who wishes may also come to the fairgrounds in Santa Quiteria and that the City of Lorca, through the company that has contracted for this purpose, facilitate the adoption of dogs and cats.
The mayor has said that "with this campaign to collect animals were attempting to avoid or reduce abandoned on the streets of the animals.
It is further intended that these animals may have a new family to care for them as they deserve.
Although the initiative is taking place throughout the year, or police or citizens of the municipality is responsible for collecting the animals and bring them to the right place so as to facilitate this work.
In previous years, this initiative has resulted in some success, reaching more than fifty animals adopted.
In addition, the company handles the transfer and maintenance of them in the facilities it has for this purpose as well as the removal of dead animals in public areas. "
Antonia Lopez indicated in the data that leaves the balance in the first quarter of 2009 in Lorca, who have collected a total of 128 animals, there has been a rabies control, has made withdrawals of 5 corpses of road, have specified a total of 34 adoptions, a pet was claimed by their owners.
Similarly in the second quarter have collected 228 animals, made 1 rabies control, has made withdrawals of 3 dead animals road have been carried out in 3 ER, 12 pets were adopted and 4 were claimed for loss.
Municipal sources have detailed the program works so that the owners of the animals are kept in the center as the company's records, are given a health check, wormed and administer vaccines if they are puppies.
In the center's animals are cared for throughout the day by one or more persons working for the company and some citizen volunteers who come to assist.
Antonia Lopez has encouraged all concerned to come to take your pet to the fairgrounds in Santa Quiteria.
From the city council has also launched a phone service linked to the health department.
In this way any person who wishes to provide a service to this campaign please call 968 466 542.
Those who wish to give your pet should also be addressed to that site.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca
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