January 09, 2020

Update: The electricity crisis



So the celebrations are over now, here in Spain. Since yesterday, so people are going back to work.  We are now dependent on a rented generator, which runs day and night, to keep our refugio going, It's at times like these that you realize what it means to have electricity. 

We have no water because the pumps do not work. All the puppies have colds because the heat lamps do not work. The clinic cannot function 100% because the devices do not work: the breathing machine, the infusion pump, the autoclave, none of them can work.  In short, the vets cannot work. A complete disaster. No internet, no heating, our electrically opted front door cannot open. A catastrophe.

We have now installed this generator for the time being but that costs us an average of 150 euros per day in fuel consumption and rent. We are hopefully waiting on the goodwill of a certified electrician who promised to come today to propose a project to us. So far, so good.

I would like to thank you all for the support and help of everyone who cares about the welfare of our dogs !! We will keep you informed. We do not yet know what we have to do to get the electricity back.  A new generator costs 7000 euros and that is a lot. But we keep our head straight!

2 comments:

  1. Sorry to hear things are so bad but, if this is the case, wouldn't it be better for the dogs to move the dogs to another shelter at least temporarily ?

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    1. Hello, I am so sorry I missed this comment. Thankfully the electricity was restored. As regards moving the dogs to another shelter, that would have been difficult if not impossible. The other shelters in the area are full, the logistics of moving 250 + dogs for a short period of time specially difficult. Even if there had been anywhere to put them. Thank you for your care and concern and again apologies for delay in replying.

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