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Trustees’ pages

Dear Friends

The trustees of GIN hope all our supporters are staying safe in these
difficult times. Here at GIN we continue, as I write, to function normally
while facing mounting difficulties in delivering the help so needed by the
suffering galgos and in supporting the efforts of our wonderful friends and
colleagues in Spain.

I must begin with the sad news that Terry Dickens has decided to resign as a
trustee of GIN owing to ill-health. Terry became a trustee in February 2008,
bringing to our work a wealth of very useful experience gained from his
service as a senior Local Government officer and a lifetime devoted to social
work. Adding to all this a passion for animal welfare made Terry an ideal
colleague. We thank him for his friendship and his contribution to our cause.

The emergency situation all across Europe has brought to a standstill all
transports of dogs for rehoming, especially to our largest outlet in Italy.
This, of course, means that the shelters in Spain, already crowded with dogs
following the end of the hunting season, are unable to rescue more until space
becomes available. We have had to cancel a shipment to UK which was due
this month.

As you will know we
have been increasing
our commitment
to our vitally
important education
programme. We are
now reaching many
children in schools in
Spain. In Albacete
alone they reached
over 1,000 children
in the last school Arca de Noe, Albacete
year.

Although this work is bound to suffer severe restrictions caused by the
current “locked down” situation in Spain, we are hopeful of being able to
continue contacts by electronic means.

Our stand-alone education website will continue to make our innovative
education materials available wherever they can be used. Results are so
encouraging that we are determined to do what we can to press forward,
despite the coronavirus crisis.

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