Just Friends together Adoption festival

UP to a dozen animal rescue and welfare associations from all over the Marina Baixa district took part in the seventh edition of the Alfaz del Pi Adoption Festival.

Organised every year by APPA animal welfare association in collaboration with Alfaz Town Hall, the event is aimed at boosting adoptions of dogs and cats currently living in shelters and care homes.

This year’s edition in the Parque de los Eucaliptos ended with more than a dozen dogs from different shelters throughout the district finding new homes.

Since the yearly adoption festival began, more than 80 dogs and cats have been successfully rehoused and numbers of volunteers to offer their houses and care homes have increased.

APPA (standing for Alfaz Association of Dog Owners) was founded in 2014 to fight against the abandonment and mistreatment of animals, and is currently led by Vanesa Pareja.

For more information and to contact APPA visit appalfas.wix.com/appal fas and follow ‘Appa protección animal’ on Facebook.

ALTEA Council has launched a new service to enable residents to report possible incidents and irregularities committed by the town hall.

The ‘Canal ètic’ can be accessed through the municipal website altea.es and will allow users to report incidents anonymously to request an investigation or request informa-

Watching the watchers

tion about them, always guaranteeing their legal protection. The channel is reserved for possible penal offences and serious or very serious administrative faults “that could have a significant impact on society as a whole,” according to the council.

Examples include suspected town planning irregularities, environmental issues and reports concerning health care, the Local Police and local heritage, among others. “The aim of this service is to encourage citizen participation,” declared a town hall spokesperson.