The Councilor for Health of the City Council of San Bartolomé, David Rocío, met last week, at the Civic Center of Playa Honda, with pet owners with the aim of publicizing all the lines in which this area works and involving citizens so that the dogs of the Animal Shelter have a network of volunteers, foster homes or sponsorship with which to improve their quality of life.
The 'For Our Pets' meeting began by highlighting the creation of the new website alberguedeanimalessanbartolome.org, of which its content was shown and guidelines were given for its easy handling.
The City Council stated that it has worked on different lines, reminding citizens of the most important ones, such as the placement of eight bins for pet waste located in different parts of the municipality. The project for the renovation of the San Bartolomé Animal Shelter was also announced at the event, a project that is in the process of being awarded; and the Canine Park Project, which has a budget of 58,000 euros and is currently pending to be reported. It was also recalled that sterilization campaigns for dogs and cats are carried out periodically in collaboration with veterinary clinics in the municipality.
A network of volunteers, foster homes or sponsorship
Among the proposals made by the residents, the Consistory highlights the request for a map of the colony of stray cats to be made, highlighting in this sense the councilor "the massive sterilization of stray cats that the City Council has already carried out in order to have the litters of cats under control." The residents also requested to establish monthly volunteer meetings, as well as talks, courses and workshops on dog education, which the City Council affirms that it already has among its plans.
The councilor concluded by emphasizing the importance of having volunteers, foster homes and the figures of sponsorship of the dogs and cats that arrive at the Animal Shelter, "so that they can have quality of life and the affection of people who are willing to do this work vocationally." "We do not intend to have them confined, but since they have ended up in the Shelter, they have the care and affection of people who want to dedicate their time to them and give them that affection until they are adopted," said David Rocío, who thanked the participation of the residents and guaranteed "that periodic meetings between pet owners and this administration will begin to be held."