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Article: Animal sanctuary teeters on the brink.
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- Cyprus Mail (Cyprus)
- Article date:
- November 13, 2009
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Byline: Nathan Morley
ANIMAL lovers have been left stunned after it was announced that one of the island's leading sanctuaries may be forced to close.
An email sent to the press yesterday, stated that if funds cannot be found urgently, the Argos shelter will shut down by the end of the year.
"It is with great sadness we are forced to announce that unless we receive financial aid at Argos, which presently shelters over 200 animals, will be forced to close down," the statement read.
"Due to the great number of unwanted and abandoned animals that make their way to the Argos shelter, it is impossible to sustain over 200 animals any longer. ...