✚✚✚ aktion tier ✚✚✚ A heart for HELP US TO HELP THE ANIMALS dogs in need We are open monday to friday 3 to 6 pm. Please come and visit us. We need volunteers to walk the dogs and to accompany dogs to as we are not allowed to let the dogs fly alone. We hold events and have a weekly dog agility club. We offer childrens birthday parties with a difference! Dog shelter Acción del Sol Tenerife/Spain Please contact Acción del Sol on tel. +34 922 77 86 30 for more information if you would like to help us to help the animals.

aktion tier-animal shelter Tenerife Acción del Sol A center for the protection and medical care of animals on Tenerife Industrial area of Granadilla ITER Park 38611 San Isidro Tenerife/ España Tel.: +34 922 77 86 30 Fax: +34 922 77 86 30 [email protected]

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Animal suffering in southern Europe – On the 10.000m site, there are facilities for approximately 200 Acción del Sol, dog rescue centre. dogs including kennels and a large outdoor play area aswell as a OOfully equiped veterinary clinic which is staffed by a fulltime vet. All Animal suffering is a big problem in dogs are castrated and recieve full veterinary care including, inno- the south of Europe and the culations, micro chipping, flea and heartworm treatment to try to AAuncontrolled increase of the dog minimise there suffering and to try and control the breeding her in population by the ownerless Tenerife. dogs is continually growing. Plagued by starvation and sickness, many animals find a terrible death. aktion tier – menschen für tiere e.V. (action animal – people for animals) is one of the big- gest animal protection orga- nisations in Germany and is also helping animals in other countries. Thanks to the possi- tive readiness and assistance from the spanish authorities it was possible for aktion tier to open one of the most modern animal shelters in all of Europe on one of the most popular holiday islands, Tenerife.

Festivals and events at the shelter are very popular

Since Acción del Sol was opened thousands have found new and loving homes here in Tenerife aswell as many new homes in Germany, with the help of aktion tier in Germany. The shelters manager Ms. Marion Köpke de Gonzalez has also introduced an educational programme for school children who come to the refu- ge to learn about animal welfare. This has been hugely successful.

On the 21st of july 2006 the aktion tier charity was able to open its doors after an amazing construction time of only one year. Acción del Sol was born. Over 300 guests including the prime minister of the Canaries, Don Ricardo Melcior and her highness I.H. Dr. Gabriele Begum attended the opening ceremony. School classes visit the shelter regulary