This summer, Christmas came in the month of August to the
municipal shelter of Langreo. Two volunteers, Marloes van der Wijst and Perry
Kremers, came from Holland to help in the shelter, and not with empty hands.
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They came loaded with kennels, beds, food, drinking
and feeding bowl, blankets, toys, brushes ... a huge list of gifts for the
sheltered animals.
Marloes already knew the shelter. Last year SOS Strays
offered her the opportunity to come to Spain as a volunteer and she come to
Langreo with two other Dutch girls, Lara and Jessie.
This year she returned on his own initiative, accompanied by her boyfriend, Perry. Both share the love for animals and the solidarity spirit.
This year she returned on his own initiative, accompanied by her boyfriend, Perry. Both share the love for animals and the solidarity spirit.
For months they have been promoting the donation of
basic necessities for the sheltered animals, all they have brought us, and they
passed their holidays in Langreo, taking care of the animals and participating
in their daily lives full time.
We know what they do. But why do they do it?
For Marloes, the last summer was a rewarding
experience, as much as to repeat it. She also wanted to see Mamba, a pitbull
that last year she fell in love with; they would love to take her, but they’re
living in a small apartment and already have a dog, a pitbull. In the
Netherlands these dogs do not need a license, only muzzle once the animal is
one year old.
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Perry, also an animal lover, accompanied her on this
trip, in the daily work of the shelter and the preparatives, collecting the
donations they brought.
We asked them to give some advice for new volunteers,
and this is their answer:
"That new volunteers do everything they do from
the heart."
Last year Marloes made a movie of their
internship at the shelter, which
you can see here:
you can see here: