Since 2011 we have been transporting pet cats and dogs across Europe. Every three weeks we run a pet transport between Spain and the UK. In addition we offer regular pet transports across Europe and withing Spain. We have two vans, a 2012 Vauxhall Movana and a 2011 Nissan NV200 both with a DEFRA Animal […]
Meet the Gang! We have adopted 6 cats to share our life with us here in Spain! To be more accurate we have been adopted by them as they really are the focus of our lives these days, and have led to the ALStrays Re-homing and Transport Project which Sands started around the same time […]
Always a sad day as we remember poor little Orla who we lost in 2008. Poor little thing only had a short life, and she was ill for pretty much all of it. Sands brought her home from a local rescue because she didn’t want her to die alone, and we were delighted when she […]
Happy birthday to Oscar, our third rescue cat. Five years old today, he is one large hunk of a loveable cat. Best mates with Moreno since day one, he gets on with everyone, and is the main police cat when it comes to keeping the dogs in order. It really does look funny when Oscar […]
I am not exaggerating when I say that 7 years ago today our lives and the lives of hundreds of stray cats and dogs changed for ever. Of course we didn’t know that at the time. We knew that having a cat would mean a change to our lifestyle and that is exactly what we […]
Can’t help wondering how many people of my generation know who Andre Cassagnes was, despite the fact that many will have played for hours as children with his iconic toy invented in the late 50′s: the Etch A Sketch Andre has died at the age of 86 and whilst reading this sad news I couldn’t […]
Happy New Year. I send you these greetings once again from the elevated position of ‘being on the Wagon’! Once more it will be a dry January for me: the 27th year in a row I haven’t drank alcohol in January. As for the title of this post: Yes: exercise! Walk couple times a day, […]
This is an interesting article with some good advice for those looking to take their pets abroad on holiday with them by car.
Up until recently I had both the 2001 Fat Boy and the 2002 Road King Classic here in Spain, so was fortunate to have them set up as solo (Fat Boy) and two up (Road King Classic. Personally I think the two bikes look best set up this way, but check out the photos below […]
Just fitted the new Brawler Solo Seat to the Road King Classic, took all of ten minutes and looks great. Haven’t had a chance to try it out yet as bit wet and am tired from the last UK ALStrays Transport so going to save that pleasure until tomorrow. Huge thanks to all at Stoke […]
Searching online recently for a bluetooth motorbike helmet I cam across a company called The Helmet Place who sell a V-can Flip Up Bluetooth Helmet for £149.99 Having now had the opportunity to use said helmet I am very impressed. Great price obviously and while style is a matter of taste I love the look […]
21st July: to swap or not 22nd July: calendar, contacts and tasks integration 25th July: Photo Stream replacement 20th August: Applications 5th September: Content 13th September: Feel 13/9: have been using the S3 for a while now and have to say that I much prefer the feel of it to the iPhone. Lot depends on […]
The new iPad screen is amazing! The clarity is impressive to say the least. Just restoring the backup of my old one to the new one so more later but am very very impressed with the screen so far.
I see that Apple are now showing delays of two to three weeks in the US, although the early orders should still arrive on the 16th March, and stores are due to start selling them on that day as well. Not sure how that will go down though! I imagine that if you went to […]
Pardon the pun but LMAO at this one! “A Scottish man has been given an extra stretch inside after prison officials found him trying to smuggle both a mobile phone and its charger into prison up his bottom. Christopher Hughes was facing a nine-year sojourn in the Big House for stabbing four people outside a […]
Suspect this will be on interest to many a blogger. A proposed new model of media regulation for Australia says that bloggers who posts receive just 41 page impressions a day could be forced to apologise to anyone they wrong on their blog and to issue corrections.
Yesterday evening, the EU lawmakers European Parliament and the Council of Ministers managed to broker a deal that will allow mobile phone, smart phone and tablet users to enjoy much lower costs when using their devices abroad. The deal came after some hard discussions between the two institutions. The citizens’ initiative “Europeans for Fair Roaming” […]
Finally found time to watch The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey last night. I was amazed when I first heard that Jackson had managed to turn the book into a trilogy of three hour films, with my initial reaction being that they must have more stuffing than a Turkey at Christmas. Having watched it last night […]
Like an angel from the heavens, an “angel” investor is a person or group that provides funding for various reasons. Usually, the reason is to invest in a small start-up company, and the funds are usually traded for a stake in the company. As start-up companies become more and more popular, angel investors have begun […]
It has been a while since I have done a review of an application for the Mac. Correction it has been a really long time thinking about it. There is only one reason for this, and that is the simple fact that I had all the applications I needed, didn’t have a need or desire […]
Happy first birthday to our second rescue Galgo, Tigra. In posting this I have noticed that I haven’t even added details of our first rescue Galgo, Teo. In fact the whole blog needs an overhaul, and for me to start writing again. I will get round to that in due course … So Tigra is […]
Time does fly! 5 years ago today Sands turned up from a rescue she was helping with little Orla. Brought home, we thought, to die with some dignity and love she rallied and was soon playing with Moreno, and was obviously going to stay with us permanently. Unfortunately it was a short stay as she […]
We have had Kasper one year today. Unfortunately I am not at home to celebrate, although rather ironically I wasn’t at home when he arrived. Found tied up by a piece of string at a market in Murcia, it was only because friends from here in Almerimar were visiting their friend in Murcia who found […]
Born in 1963 in Yorkshire, England I was educated in the UK and USA ending up somehow with a BA (Hons) Economics and a MSc Information Systems Design and Management. I have lived and worked in the UK, USA and Spain before settling down in Almerimar, Spain in 2003, where I spend my time running […]
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Always a sad day as we remember poor little Orla who we lost in 2008. Poor little thing only had a short life, and she was ill for pretty much all of it. Sands brought her home from a local rescue because she didn’t want her to die alone, and we were delighted when she […]
Happy birthday to Oscar, our third rescue cat. Five years old today, he is one large hunk of a loveable cat. Best mates with Moreno since day one, he gets on with everyone, and is the main police cat when it comes to keeping the dogs in order. It really does look funny when Oscar […]
I am not exaggerating when I say that 7 years ago today our lives and the lives of hundreds of stray cats and dogs changed for ever. Of course we didn’t know that at the time. We knew that having a cat would mean a change to our lifestyle and that is exactly what we […]
The EU Must Do More for Europe’s Homeless Animals
Citizens of European Union countries enjoy some of the highest standards of living around the world and enacted animal protection and welfare treaties to make sure companion animals enjoy the same high quality of life. But sadly, European countries still host millions of homeless companion animals. It’s clear that the laws and treaties currently in […]
Outlaw the torturous practice of inhumanly killing the Spanish Greyhound.
These dogs are brutally murdered at the end of hunting season in Spain. Thousands of them are abandoned, many are hung from trees, thrown down wells, shot, poisoned. Hunters overbreed these dogs in atrocious conditions, feeding them moldy bread, and keeping them in dark, cold surroundings. Thus far, the Spanish government has turned a blind […]
Inadequate care and poor living conditions are causing 23 million dairy cows in the EU to suffer from debilitating illnesses such as lameness and painful infections like mastitis. It’s time we stopped ignoring the welfare of dairy cows! Will you help us show EU officials that we want dairy cows protected by asking your friends […]
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