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Jan
27
This is "DUC".
Duc is a lovely big cuddly "teddy-bear" !!
He was spotted by a lady, when she was walking her dog, and she began to bring him food twice a day, he was only a scrap of a pup.
He took up residence at the first cafe by the harbour, living under the big wooden seats, where the tourists lay in the shade in the Summer.
The cafe owner, is animal friendly, so long as they do not chase his be-loved chickens!!
So there Duc lived until a tourist took pity on him and paid for him to get his distemper vaccine.
2. weeks later he was due to have the second one, the lady who had been given the money to pay for the vaccine by the tourist, and who was still bringing him food asked me to take him to the vet to get it done.
After he had been inoculated I returned him to the cafe, he scuttled under the seats and waited for his dinner to arrive,
The next morning he was missing!
No trace of him around.
The first time in weeks he was not waiting when NIlufer brought him any food.
She searched everywhere, it was still very early, before 7.a.m. Then she heard a pitiful whimpering, she could not make out where it was coming from.
She finally followed the cries to a manhole cover, in the pathway between the cafes. It is to allow the water from the mountains to flow to the lake.
She could not believe the cries were really coming from there. But there was no mistake. Duc was under the manhole cover.
Nilufer tried desperately to lift it, but it was too heavy for her, she went to find help. 2. men came to help her, they also could not budge it.
ain the end it took 3. men to lift it off.
There was Duc, shivering and cowering in the dark wet tunnel.
Who put him there we can never be certain of, it was impossible for him to get in there by himself.
It could have been done out of jealousy, "Duc's cafe" is very popular, and a lot of people were coming to "visit" Duc, maybe someone was jealous, it happens a lot here, people use animals as a "pull" to get customers, but Duc had chosen the place himself, and was never exploited.
Of course Duc could not be left there. Who knows what would have happened to him next.
Of course he came home with me!!
That was about 3. years ago now, Duc has grown, and grown, and grown!!
He is such a great big softy!!
But this is the problem, he is big, and he eats a lot, I need help to feed him enough. It is a constant worry, to make sure all of the animals get enough to eat.
If you can help "DUC" please send me an e-mail and I will send you news of him twice yearly, with some pictures. Please "click" on the Paypal button to make a donation.
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