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The mayor of San Javier, José Miguel Luengo in his office yesterday received a group of representatives of "Greyhounds of the Sun", a non-profit organization dedicated to the rescue, care and reposition greyhounds as pets, which plans to build a great center for Greyhound Protection and Guard in the municipality of San Javier, with a total investment of 1.5 million euros.
Tina Solera, an Englishwoman who lives in the area founded four years ago the association which now presides in San Cayetano and already has branches in England and America, from which much of the private donations that will be financed entirely the draft.
Representatives of "Greyhounds Sun" presented in detail the project to the Mayor who informed them that the Local Government Board has approved the social interest thereof for construction on a plot of 12,000 meters in the Victorian setting in El Mirador .
The record is due to receive approval from the Ministry of Development and Public Works before final approval by the House so they can start work, said the mayor, who praised this new project "we are proud to have in our town" as well as the work of "Greyhounds del Sol" and the many volunteers are there.
"Greyhounds Sun" already have the budget to build the first phase of the Centre for the Protection and Guard for Greyhounds where in addition to the care of animals will have an educational line, to influence social awareness of a race that suffers dramatically in many cases, massive use for hunting and racing.
The facility, which could begin construction in two months, will consist of several buildings with a total capacity of about 250 dogs.
The center will have rooms for dogs, nursing, hairdressing canine physiotherapy pool, as many of the collected canes have serious problems, such as broken legs, veterinary area, another guard, common areas and multipurpose in which you can work the online educational and social awareness.
The center will have 4 or 6 permanent staff and volunteers will draw on national and international levels that is already active in this association, which has more than 22,000 followers on Facebook.
"Greyhounds del Sol" is funded entirely by private donations and with the two stores have mounted in San Javier (Murcia at the entrance, along Camping San Javier) and Los Alcázares, where all kinds of second-hand goods sold previously donated by individuals.
Tina Solera, who is passionate about this breed of dogs "that many people still see as a pet" reported that during the four-year life of the association have received a total of 600 greyhounds which has provided a home mostly in England, Belgium and the United States.
Currently working on several houses and reception areas scattered around the area, making it difficult to work at the new center will be a breakthrough in the ongoing work of the association www.galgosdelsol.org
Source: Ayuntamiento de San Javier
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