On 7th July, the Mayor of
Paleokastritsa informed us that the Corfu Donkey Rescue is going to be 'sealed'
within 20 days and 40 donkeys are going to be thrown out. It is the job of the local authorities
to collect abandoned donkeys but they never did their job. CDR has been doing it for 5 years with
no help or backing from government.
Now the shelter is threatened with closure.
We are within months of securing
land purchase but this takes time as we need to get licenses and planning
permission and then fence and build stables. All of you, who know
Corfu,
know this takes forever! The
authorities say they cannot give us any time. They are receiving so much pressure from
only one neighbour who refuses to be
patient.
The authorities totally under
estimate the popularity of the work done by the shelter volunteers. They under estimate the popularity of it
for the tourists and even the Greek people themselves. We are known all over
Greece and world wide.
So rare is it to have a donkey shelter in
Greece they cannot even categorize us. We believe that common sense will
prevail and all we ask for is more time to prepare a new place for the
donkeys.
To help our cause please could you
download the petition and collect many signatures. Then post it back to me
before 21st July. To Judy Quinn at
Box
5210, Liapades,
Kerkyra. We haven't got much time so please do it now before you
forget.
It would also help if you could send
very polite emails to the addresses below.
Just a sentence to show your support of the work done at the shelter and
ask them to give us the necessary time.
Mr Stefanos Poulimenos (Governor of
Corfu) grafeionomarxi@ kerkyra.gr
Paleokastritsa Municipality (The shelters in this region) paleomun@otenet. gr
Thank you so much for your support. We can only do this work because you
have helped us in the past. Please
continue that support and we can go into the future
Judy
Judy Quinn
Corfu Donkey
Rescue
If you want to help Judy please sign the petitiot HERE
Paleokastritsa informed us that the Corfu Donkey Rescue is going to be 'sealed'
within 20 days and 40 donkeys are going to be thrown out. It is the job of the local authorities
to collect abandoned donkeys but they never did their job. CDR has been doing it for 5 years with
no help or backing from government.
Now the shelter is threatened with closure.
We are within months of securing
land purchase but this takes time as we need to get licenses and planning
permission and then fence and build stables. All of you, who know
Corfu,
know this takes forever! The
authorities say they cannot give us any time. They are receiving so much pressure from
only one neighbour who refuses to be
patient.
The authorities totally under
estimate the popularity of the work done by the shelter volunteers. They under estimate the popularity of it
for the tourists and even the Greek people themselves. We are known all over
Greece and world wide.
So rare is it to have a donkey shelter in
Greece they cannot even categorize us. We believe that common sense will
prevail and all we ask for is more time to prepare a new place for the
donkeys.
To help our cause please could you
download the petition and collect many signatures. Then post it back to me
before 21st July. To Judy Quinn at
Box
5210, Liapades,
Kerkyra. We haven't got much time so please do it now before you
forget.
It would also help if you could send
very polite emails to the addresses below.
Just a sentence to show your support of the work done at the shelter and
ask them to give us the necessary time.
Mr Stefanos Poulimenos (Governor of
Corfu) grafeionomarxi@ kerkyra.gr
Paleokastritsa Municipality (The shelters in this region) paleomun@otenet. gr
Thank you so much for your support. We can only do this work because you
have helped us in the past. Please
continue that support and we can go into the future
Judy
Judy Quinn
Corfu Donkey
Rescue
If you want to help Judy please sign the petitiot HERE
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