Give Me Five! To Support Animal Protection

In years gone by, visitors to Spain were dismayed to see abandoned boxes of kittens by rubbish bins, donkeys and horses chained to stakes without shade or water, and dogs wandering around with open wounds.

These abuses still occur, but thanks to a small army of volunteers from several animal charities, many of the victims are now rescued. Along the coast and throughout the Axarquía, thousands of dogs, cats, horses and other creatures are annually rescued, rehabilitated and in most cases re-homed.

Now, a dental practice in Maro has stepped in to help raise the cash which these groups desperately need to continue their work with the launch of Give Me Five! Not only that, DentaDanés is actively working with other businesses so that animal supporters can save money while raising funds.

Give Me Five! members get a five pe-cent discount on all dental treatment at DentaDanés, as well as five per cent discount on all transactions with other business partners who are associated with the scheme. Each member pays €50 for six months in ¡Give Me Five! with the membership fees distributed to the various animal related charities in our area.

Businesses which participate do so at no cost, and simply have to guarantee that they will offer the five per cent discount to any ¡Give Me Five! member who produces a valid membership card. In addition, each business partner gets a free advertisement in the quarterly discount booklet which is distributed to members.

So, members save money, businesses get free advertising and, most importantly, all of the membership fees are distributed to those unsung heroes of the local animal rescue groups who all deserve our support for their difficult but inspiring work.

Follow Give me Five! on Facebook:/givemefiveanimalcharityspain or ring Scott Houston on 603 416 632 for more information.

(News/Reader’s Letter: Maro, Axarquia, Costa del Sol, Malaga, Andalucia)