Dingo’s Dogs Eviction – New Home Needed

You would think that as the government seems committed to doing absolutely nothing to stem the burgeoning number of abandoned, neglected, maltreated and unwanted dogs in the south of Tenerife that it would at least go out of its way to support local charities that have been set up to do so.

Unfortunately that is not the case and while dog sanctuaries in the south cry out for facilities and funding, the government  sees fit to remove 60 dogs from local dog home where they were receiving water, food, shelter and shade. They were not living in the lap of luxury that is true. But they were loved and cared for, off the streets and fed. Owner of Dingo Dogs, Phil Nelson also does not live in the lap of luxury because every last penny he earns goes to feed and shelter his beloved dogs.

The dogs were removed from Phil, in a scene that must have been traumatic for everyone involved, transported to a  goat pen with little shade and no food or water and left there in the baking heat. One dog was dead within an hour. Live Arico were called in to help and a temporary sanctuary has been found for the dogs. They will have to move within 21 days but for now, they are out of the sun and being fed and watered.

The full story can be found on Tenerife Dogs- the website for all the island’s abandoned dogs – and here below is a video showing Phil Nelson and Dingo’s Dogs before the government’s hack-handed interference: