Jane Kirk was elected President of CAS on March 5th.
She explains why she accepted this enormous, challenging responsibility -

”I have been a member of CAS for many years.
For the last 2 years I have acted as Vice President with the following responsibilities :-

Developing & extending the CAS Web site
Writing most of the publicity & information leaflets
Acting as the local, English radio contact
Working closely with the Dutch charity, HzH, which has provided homes in Holland for well over 200 of our dogs
Organising the Cómpeta Scruffs Dog Show
Writing the CAS Quarterly Newsletter that is mailed to members who do not have an email address.
Creating the CAS E-News, which is now distributed to almost 400 email addresses as a Blog Publication that enables us to let people know what is happening in CAS and all about wider animal welfare issues
And, finally ................doing anything else that my Presidential predecessor (Wendy Thorne) told me to!!”

Jane was born in Nottingham, England 63 years ago. She was a librarian all of her professional life. Initially within the Public Library System and, for 20 years, as a University Librarian.
Jane is married to Brian and they have lived midway between Torrox Pueblo & Cómpeta for over 11 years.

1. Develop strong links with other, local animal charities
2.Change the CAS Membership Card into a Discount Card, making it a valuable, sought-after card
3. Develop links with other Ex-Pat communities in the area
4. Build on the successful network of over 95 Foster People who will temporarily care for dogs & cats until CAS can find them permanent homes
5. Add a “Small ads & Classifieds Section” to the CAS Web site in order to assist local businesses and raise much needed income for the Society’s work
6. Work with an organisation, based in Almuñecar, to form an Association that will be mutually beneficial and allow CAS to home even more animals and deal with even more abused & abandoned animals