Just some of the dogs rescued by Hope Rescue
Stephen Price
A leading Welsh dog rescue charity has launched an urgent appeal after a group of ten labradors and retrievers which appear to have been used for breeding were discovered running loose around a Welsh village.
Hope Rescue, based in Llanharan, shared their appeal on social media after being alerted to the large group of dogs running loose in lanes around Cribwr and Bryntirion in Bridgend.
The charity shared: “Another two have now come in and we’re waiting for a further two to arrive. We’ll update the photos as they come in. So far all of them are female.
“Late last night we were alerted by the public and South Wales Police to a large group of around 10/12 young Labradors and Golden Retrievers running loose in the lanes.
“We opened the centre up at midnight to ensure they could be brought in safely, and are hugely grateful to the local community for their outstanding response.”
Police
At the time of the initial post on 30 January, police and members of the public helped relocate the abandoned dogs to the dog rescue centre, and the local authority’s dog warden had also been informed.
Two of the dogs taken in by Hope Rescue
They added: “As we celebrate our 20th anniversary, we’re deeply saddened to see the current crisis in animal welfare.
“We’re as committed as ever though to ensuring we are there for the stray and abandoned dogs that rely on us, ensuring no dog is left behind.”
Update
In the most recent update, from 3 February, the charity shared: “Thank you so much for all your wonderful support for the group of abandoned dogs.
“We now have ten of the loose dogs in our care, nine females and one male. The latest one, who we’ve named Leo, was brought in earlier this morning and is pictured below.”
Leo. Image: Hope Rescue
“We’re aware of one other who is currently running loose and hasn’t been able to be caught yet.
“All the dogs have settled well, however they are underweight and quite worried. They appear to not have had much life experience and all the females appear to have had at least one litter before.
“We are thrilled to have received so much interest in rehoming them already, but we need to ensure they are properly assessed for the types of homes they need and whether there are any strong attachments amongst the group who need to stay together.
“They will also need to be neutered before they are ready to be adopted, so it is likely to be a number of weeks before we are able to reserve them to new owners.”
Things were already brewing in Munich back in 2009 when BMW showed the world their new Vision EfficientDynamics concept at the Frankfurt Auto Show. EfficientDynamics was the group’s new umbrella name for a basket of technologies that would help the internal combustion engine use less fuel, and it was used in everything from the 1 Series to the X5. Two years later, at the 2011 Frankfurt Show, BMW finally showed its hand. The new i8 Concept not only clarified the new sports car’s name, but also the final looks. It’s one of the few cars that made the transition from concept to reality looking mostly the same.
The new BMW i8 was a sleek and stunning looking two-door coupe. Everybody loved it. But the drivetrain was the biggest news. Instead of a V8, the i8 was equipped with a plug-in hybrid powertrain that combined a 1.5-liter turbocharged three-cylinder engine with a single electric motor. What the heck was BMW doing?
And that question remained for the rest of the decade, from launch in 2013 to the final edition in 2020. A sports car that was maybe too far ahead of its time to be properly appreciated. Meaning that, because of a lack of desirability, prices simply dropped. So much that you can buy one today for much less than whatever figure you have in mind.
Brief History of the i8
- It was, along with the i3, the first of BMW’s new i-brand type of electrified cars
- Two concept versions were first shown in 2009 and 2011
- Production version of the coupe was unveiled in 2013
- Joined by an open-top Roadster version in 2018
- Production stopped in 2020
- Total sales of 20,465
Who remembers BMW’s fondness for the rather elaborate term Efficient Dynamics? It’s a clever play on words. Dynamics refers to the brand’s image as a maker of sporty family cars, while Efficient speaks for itself. It was the buzzword of the previous decade, as we started to transfer from pure ICE to hybrids and electric vehicles. But the i8 and its sibling of the era, the BMW i3, also gave us the German brand’s naming structure. All electric car names simply start with an “i,” as in BMW i7. It was much better than the mess Mercedes-Benz made.
The i8 Would Be The Candy For The Market
