Crosskennan Lane Animal Sanctuary Xmas Ballot and Xmas cards on sale
Lola in Sept 2013
Due to the demand for it’s Xmas ballot tickets and Xmas cards Crosskennan Lane Animal Sanctuary,CLAS, will be opening it’s reception area on Sunday 8th Dec from 1-3pm to allow the public to come up to collect tickets and cards. All the proceeds will go towards the animal welfare charity’s Winter Feed fund. It will be a normal working day at the charity’s yard and visitors are advised to wear suitable footwear for the muddy outdoor conditions. If you can’t make it on Sunday ballot tickets and cards can be posted out if details are phoned or emailed to the sanctuary.
Unfortunately the charity will not be having a Xmas Open Day this year due to the effects of last months rain on the fields and grounds but volunteers are hoping that the public will get behind them and help raise much needed funds. Perhaps supporters could sell tickets and cards amongst friends and family or ask their local business’s to allow them to sell ballot tickets to their customers.
This year’s Xmas ballot tickets feature a little Shih Tzu called Lola whose story touched the hearts of so many people. Lola and her eight friends were rescued from squalid conditions. She had been locked inside a
Lola on arrival
cat carrier, her leg was badly broken and so caked in faeces that she could barely move. It was thought she was dead at first but volunteers saw her tail try to wag through her knotted filthy coat! Lola needed her coat carefully clipped off - the matted mess of a coat weighed more than she did. Lola’s feet and coat were caked in her own faeces; her nails were so overgrown they were embedded into her pads and one foot was oozing with pus. She had been left with a broken leg that had ‘healed’ in a terrible position and the vet had no choice but to amputate the mangled leg. Lola’s operation was a success and she is coping very well on three legs.
She required intensive nursing and lots of TLC, so she was fostered by one of Crosskennan’s volunteers – Debbie. After going through so much together, Lola and Debbie formed a very strong bond and Debbie and her family decided to keep her! What a happy ending for Lola – she is now being treated like a princess!
We want to say a HUGE thank you to everyone who has already donated towards the costs of caring for these little dogs and the many rescued horses in our care. We DESPERATELY need funds to help pay for their care and are making a heartfelt appeal to our supporters to PLEASE give what they can via this link:
http://www.crosskennanlane.
For further information on how you can help, volunteer, rehome or sponsor an animal, contact Crosskennan on 028 94465384 or emailcrosskennan@hotmail.co.uk.
Thank you for your support.
