.Pepis news page will offer all the details of whats happening and updates on recently held events. You will be able to keep track of how your events went and funds raised to help the refuge as well as other important news

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CHESTER - We would like to thank all those who donated towards giving Chester his life back. Without your help, this would not have been possible. We can’t thank you enough. You have done your bit, when we get Chester back, we will do our bit in getting him homeable. TOGETHER WE HAVE MADE A DIFFERENCE.

To see his story click here.

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Vivien Cohen came from England and Julia Taipale came all the way from Finland to help out at our refuge. These two girls were an asset to the refuge and worked hard at cleaning, walking & exercising the dogs as well as helping to create a new play area for the pups, (very hard work) which they undertook with great enthusiasm. Julia Taipale whilst at the refuge fell in love with Lulu, a Podenco cross who has been at the refuge since being abandoned in a carton at the refuge gates as a tiny baby.
We are in the process of making Lulu ready for her travel to her new home with Julia in Finland.

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Left: Julia Taipale - Right: Vivien Cohen

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Scalibor collars - Thank you all very much,and wagging tails from all the dogs! to the very kind people of Belgium and www.antwerpsegalgovrienden.be The dogs are wearing their new Scalibor collars that their kind donations have eradicated the problem that all the dogs had with the current tick infestation we had at the refuge. I am very glad to say that they are now free of ticks.

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This is Chet - One more hunting dog to add to the mottley crew. Found wandering our village with bad injuries. Has been treated at our vet and is now at our refuge to recover. A young male, timmid but seems to want to get close, which he will in time.

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Bottom lip damaged

The remains of his tail

Alan at the vets with Chester - Half his tail dropped off as we picked him up

Broken leg

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For those of you who saw the Greyhound we found in the street who had been run over by a vehicle,here are some pictures of him now. His superficial wounds have healed,"hence the white patches" all over,and he has to be exercised as many times as we can do and massage the leg whenever we can.The hole at the top of his broken leg is where he has three metal rods holding the brake in place.He has gained a little weight and is a good boy with his food,mainly chicken,as his mouth is still quite tender.He still has a long way to go and will see the specialist sometime next week to check on his progress. Already we have a strong bond between us and he has the makings of a very fine dog

For those of you who saw the Greyhound we found in the street who had been run over by a vehicle,here are some pictures of him now. His superficial wounds have healed,"hence the white patches" all over,and he has to be exercised as many times as we can do and massage the leg whenever we can.The hole at the top of his broken leg is where he has three metal rods holding the brake in place.He has gained a little weight and is a good boy with his food,mainly chicken,as his mouth is still quite tender.He still has a long way to go and will see the specialist sometime next week to check on his progress. Already we have a strong bond between us and he has the makings of a very fine dog

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March 14 - Update on Chester

Chester,he had the metal rods removed yesterday and x rays showed that the break has fixed,so thats good news.He also had a tiny bit more of his tail removed as it was dead,and at the same time he was castrated.He must now take things really easy, ie no running or jumping for 6 weeks and hopefully by this time he will be passed as fit.

March 25 - Update on Chester

We took Chester for his check-up and we voiced our concern that he was refusing to put his leg down.So Sandra our vet took an x-ray and it revealed that the bone has broken again. We are devestated for Chester. The vet assured us it was nothing that we had done or not done,she thinks it may be inflamation which has forced the bone apart.Chester will see the bone specialist this morning (Sunday) so we will know more,then! Poor Chester, he looks so sad.

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A Galgo (Greyhound) was left tied up outside Pepis Refugio The dogs were barking as normal but Alan and Jane new the different barks and this meant a new arrival. Alan walked down to the gate with a small torch only to see two green glows at the gate; yes it was Marko (his new name). When Alan reached the gate he saw Marko lying on the frosty ground a beautiful boy but something told him not to grab him up, which was what he wanted to do. He saw a thin metal wire around his neck tied in a slip knot. If he panicked the wire would have tightened and cut into his neck so he sat on the ground and talked to him until he thought he was happy with him. This was a sight he will never ever forget, Marko looked at Alan his eyes as if to say 'Sorry but it's not my fault that I am here' that hurt him even more. He then felt confident to pick him up; he was ready to be helped. Alan took the wire noose from his neck and cuddled him up telling him nobody will hurt him again, His pelvis looked dislocated and he was unable to walk properly but Alan had no idea what the extend of the problem was as Marco's hip was very bad, the ball joint had risen high up his hip and was wearing out part of the bone as you can see in the x-ray, also the injury was old and tissues and other things had started to develop around the ball joint and the hip cavity. Pepis being greatly overworked & understaffed and short on funds, we offered to take the injured galgo and two other dogs, as its possible to home them quicker here in Coin, so my wife (Janice from A.I.D), went to the refuge, which is in Pedrera, Seville to collect the three dogs. We had no room at the time so our friends at Arca Noah took them in. They will look after Marko so that he can put some weight on before the operation as the poor thing is skin and bones and hopefully by then enough funds will be raised by A.I.D., the Galgo Rescue in Belgium and Arca Noah to pay for the operation and after treatment, which will be about 2500 Euros.

FOOTNOTE- Pepis Refugio would like to say that they are very great full for AID and others for their kind offer of help in this very difficult time

X-Ray showing the ball joint wearing out his hip

This is the wire snare with was tied up with to the gate

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7th April UPDATE!!!

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These are the three dogs on their way to new homes today. MARKO,who was tied to the gate with a wire noose and a disslocated hip.MAC our beloved Mac,who came to us with his front leg broken.MAGNUM, the puppy found by Alan at our gate in the ditch a couple of days ago. JANICE from Animals in distress who has been an insperation and a fantastic help to us throughout the year who came and collected the dogs to begin their journey to their new homes,also a big thank  you to Joe also from Animals in Distress for his part in making all this possible.

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Pepis Galgos (Greyhounds) find homes in Belgium - Joe from Animals In Distress (A.I.D.) in Coin and Arca Noah in Alhaurin el Grande have been liaising with the Galgo Rescue in Belgium to try to help the 10 Galgos at the refuge. This great organisation from Antwerp: antwerpsegalgovrienden.be will pay for the Galgos sterilsation, vaccinations, flights to Belgium etc. Three of the ten Galgos at Pepis refuge will be made ready this week so that they can travel as soon as possible to foster homes in Belgium in readiness for their new owners. A great big thank to everyone for all their hardwork. Joe Safont-Ruiz (A.I.D.)

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Charlotte Rumsey of www.christiescare.com in Saxmundham, raising £150 in raffle tickets alone !

Further volunteers to thank are, Heather Coster, Michael Quinn & Teresa George and all the bar staff whom without their help and support the day would not have been so fantastic! 

August 2011 - Adam Bowdery of pbleisurewear.com has kindly donated personalised t-shirts for...read more here

Sept 2010 - The Italian Job - Another specatular night at Mo & Nicks... read more here

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Adam Bowdery of pbleisurewear.com has kindly donated personalised t-shirts for our volunteers to wear for our fund raising events. Thank you for your support, pictures will be updated soon ! Supplying branded clothing for companies, clubs, colleges, councils, universities and promotional events all over the UK. In-house design department, embroidery machines, print department, heatpresses, cadcut machines and our own  Huge ranges of new and classic clothing styles from all the popular manufacturers, all available from stock.experienced team for the very best personalised clothing service available. We have a very varied customer base from large corporate companies to local schools and sports clubs. Please do not hesitate to contact us for a prompt response to any question you may have or for a full quote. Contact Us Address : Personal Best Leisurewear Limited PB House 212 Cheam Common Road Worcester Park Surrey KT4 8QJ Telephone +44 (0) 20 8330 3040 Fax : +44 (0) 20 8330 4411 Email : enquiries@pbleisurewear.com

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Animals in Distress (A.I.D.) The dog rescue charity based in Coin, Malaga have now come on board to help us in 2011 and every month they are sending us food supplies for the dogs, they are networking to try to home some of our dogs and they also trying to raise awareness about our refuge here and abroad.

Ou thanks to Joe from Animals In Distress (A.I.D.) for designing and maintaining our new website free of charge.

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The Italian Job - On September 26th thirty two people attended another evening at the villa of Nick and Mo Bishop to raise funds for Pepi’s Refuge.

On this occasion Italian cuisine was on the menu ,with a range of authentic food on offer ,including a variety of pizzas ,penne Bolognese ,dulce domestica, broschettas and much more, all prepared by Nick and Mo and their guest Geoff on holiday from the UK.

The bar, serving a variety of drinks, was skillfully manned by Alan and Pat and later in the evening Jane ran a raffle, which raised 76 euros. Many thanks to Pat and Sheila for the beautiful glass bowl they donated to the lucky number ticket.

Soft background music was provided by, among others, Andrea Bocelli, (CD unfortunately as he was busy that day),and this all added to the atmosphere of a very pleasant evening. Most importantly the event raised more than 300 euros towards much needed funds for Pepi’s Refuge.

Special thanks go to Geoff, who gave up part of his holiday to help prepare some really great food and of course to all those who supported the Italian evening and last but never least to Alan and Jane for continuing to take in, care for and rehome the dogs.

The next evening is already being planned and several themes have been suggested, so watch this space as tickets will be limited.

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28/08/10 Misting system Installed - Pepi’s now has a misting system in all of the pens. This has been one of the most prolonged hot spells on record so the dogs really benefit from the misting and look great under the fine water mists!

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07/03/10 - Ten dogs go to UK for rehoming - Emma & Steve from Portsmouth, who recently adopted Roda, decided to put out an appeal to friends and family to try and get 8 dogs over to SOS in the UK, so that they could be rehomed. They felt they needed to do something as most of the dogs we want to rehome have been at Pepis for over a year. The appeal went so well that they have managed to get the funds for 10 dogs and have some money left over to start fundraising for the exercise area. With the help of CHAIN, the dogs will hopefull be in transit in the near future.
They plan to fundraise over the summer with car boots etc. so hopefully when there is no-one to walk the dogs they can still run around with freedom. Will keep you posted on how they are doing. If you are in the UK and would like to donate towards this project please email Emma on emmanicoll69@hotmail.com

With the help from the following people, we have managed to raise £870:-
Jan Tunnell, Pauline Bailey, Dom Jackson, Cathy Jupp, Brenda Burnett, Sally Cronin, Emma Walch, Annette White, Val Beck, Julia Connor, Jane Offer, Barbara Symons, Eileen Giles & Val Perryment.

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21/02/10 Pepis First UK Fund Raising Event - On Sunday 28th March Pepis will have its first fund raising activity held in the UK. We have kindly been donated by Nigel and Monique at he Chichester Cat & Rabbit Rescue a stall to highlight Pepis and the need for help. There will be a stall with info and general bric a brac as well as donation tins. The aim is to raise funds for specific projects at Pepis so we are truly excited to be able to go 'international'. More news to follow. The CCRC web page can be found here.

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14/01/10 - Pepi’s receives much needed help to stop flooding - Pepi’s has been badly hit by the very heavy rains that have fallen now for more than four weeks in Andalucia. The amount of rainfall has been exceptional and has caused significant flooding and a lot of damage in many areas.
At Pepi’s the main problem has been the flooding of the house where Alan and Jane have dogs too badly sick or injured to go into the kennels outside. Water and sewage poured into the house on several occasions leading to the ground floor having to be evacuated and the dogs moved to the first floor.
Two of the dogs, very badly injured galgos, with broken legs, one having a pin to hold his leg in place had to be moved. No easy task, particularly when there is no light, other than torches or candles, as the generator became waterlogged and gave up!
Pepi’s appealed for help and several people have kindly been able to respond. Some regular volunteers have braved the conditions to help clear mud from the outside kennels, Les, from ‘Pet-tags’ has donated some heavy duty pond water pumps.
Apart from the relief this will bring to Pepi’s it really does prove the value of the recently formed Andalucian Animal Welfare Network and demonstrates that people working together can find solutions to any kind of problem.

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Three cheers for the el Torcal walkers!

On Tuesday the 10th of November a group of walkers set out on a 10k walk to raise funds for Pepi’s Refuge. All of the walkers had been busy getting sponsors for either the whole walk or for each kilometre completed. The weather was superb as the walkers,including two small dogs,set off to get to the top of el Torcal.

Here are the names of the intrepid who completed the walk:

Douglas Laing
Gordon Stevenson
Tony hopson
Ken Robertson
Kathy Burton
Beryl Buck
Trevor Watkins
Laynne Watkins
Lynne Haynes
Patrick Watts
Brian

Douglas Laing completed the walk in the remarkable time of 1 hour and 50 minutes

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Pepis open day - October 24th at the refuge. Pepi’s Refugio will be having an open day at the refuge in Pedrera, from 10am until 3pm. There will be craft stalls and a car boot sale and pitches for these can be booked for 5 euros each.

Andreas is also preparing one of his special Paellas and there will be a cake stall as well as hot and cold drinks. There are many side shows, including Alan’s shooting range ,God help us all! Tombola hoopla and any other mad ideas that out helpers come up with.

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Sept 20th - A Greek Evening - On a lovely September evening an unusual fundraising event was held in aid of Pepi’s Refuge thanks to the generosity of Nick and Mo Bishop, in their beautiful garden just outside Estepa.

On entering this charming garden, drifting with butterflies and the scents of flowers and aromatic herbs, we were immediately welcomed with a drink by our kind hosts.
Tables and chairs were set out invitingly beside the pool, and Greek music wafted unobtrusively from a window, lending a special Greek atmosphere to a truly idyllic scene. Meanwhile Nick and Mo kept everyone well supplied with ‘nibbles’ including almonds from their garden, and huge marinated olives as large as plums, and a selection of other delicacies.

They were helped of course by the refuge owners Alan Brian, who did a sterling job manning the ‘mini bar’, and his wife Jane who took charge of the administrative side.

As enticing aromas of Greek cooking assailed us from within the house, people chatted and got to know each other outside; people from different areas but all with one common aim, to help the animals. There were groups of people from the surrounding area including Campillos, Mollina and Aguadulce, Lora de Estepa and of course Estepa itself. Meanwhile a varied selection of drinks, including heady Greek ‘Ouzo’ and Retsina wine could be bought at the ‘mini bar’ all in aid of the Refuge.

Once we were invited to enter the house, we were presented with a dazzling, mouth watering array of Greek dishes all prepared by our hosts including starters, main courses, tsatsiki and houmous dips, salads,etc. There was the indispensable Feta cheese, stuffed vine leaves, meatballs, Moussaka, ‘Fassolakia me Patates Yahni’ a (a casserole of green beans and potatoes) and ‘Prassopita’, a delicious leek and egg pie to mention just a few of the dishes on offer. We could hardly fit the generous amounts of food onto our plates!

All this was served with a free drink of our choice, so I could not resist trying Greek ‘Ouzo’, a first for me. Needless to say, it goes down very well being similar in aniseed flavour to French ‘Pernod’, or ‘Ricard’.

As dusk fell and people began to take their leave, a raffle was held with all the numbered entry tickets; the prize a couple of bottles of good wine, and the cost of the tickets just 12 euros. A total of 28 people attended this event, and the generous sum of around 250 euros (to be finalised) was raised for the refuge.

Nick and Mo will soon be hosting another fabulous evening in aid of Pepi’s. So if you missed the Greek evening then don’t miss out on the Italian evening;great food, great company, and best of all, in aid of a good cause. Watch this space!