ACE-SHIN Mobilises Animal Welfare Drives with Autumn Benefit Events in Fuengirola Regional animal rescue charity ACE-SHIN launches volunteer and fundraising events across Fuengirola to support winter shelter operations. Volunteers and supporters from across the coast are coming together in Fuengirola this week as animal welfare foundation ACE-SHIN rolls out an essential autumn fundraising drive. Faced with seasonal shelter pressures and rising medical care costs for abandoned domestic pets, the non-profit organisation has organised dedicated community benefit gatherings designed to secure immediate logistical and medical supplies ahead of the winter months. Sustained Compassion Across Four Decades ACE-SHIN, established to rescue, rehabilitate, and rehome vulnerable cats and dogs across southern Spain, remains one of the most visible foreign resident-supported charitable bodies on the Costa del Sol. Founded by Belgian expatriates and sustained largely through an active network of British, Dutch, and Scandinavian volunteers, the association oversees a primary rescue compound that provides shelter, veterinary screening, and foster placement pathways for hundreds of abandoned animals every year. Autumn invariably brings acute operational pressure to regional shelters. With the main tourism season winding down, local rescue groups typically experience an influx of abandoned pets left behind across empty holiday rentals or rural properties, combined with litters requiring comprehensive vaccination programmes before international rehoming protocols can begin. Community Events and Urgent Supply Needs This week’s programme blends social dining, quiz events, and direct supply drop-offs hosted at prominent international community venues. Organisers have stressed that beyond financial contributions, practical donations are urgently needed at collection points. The shelter requires industrial cleaning products, high-protein dry dog food, sturdy transport crates, and clean blankets for cold mountain nights. Veterinary expenses constitute the foundation’s heaviest monthly expenditure. Every animal entering the shelter undergoes comprehensive blood tests for endemic Mediterranean conditions like leishmaniasis, followed by microchipping, sterilisation, and mandatory pet passport processing. The proceeds from the current round of social events will directly underwrite surgical care for incoming animals currently housed in the recovery ward. How Residents Can Participate Expatriate and local families wishing to offer direct support can join fundraising lunches or drop off material donations at designated community hubs across Fuengirola and Mijas throughout the coming week. The charity is also appealing for committed flight escorts—passengers travelling from Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport to major northern European hubs such as Brussels, Amsterdam, and Manchester who are willing to accompany pre-adopted pets on their journeys to permanent homes, a process arranged entirely at no extra cost to the traveller.