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  • Podenca Ruby on Lanzarote, Canary Islands – hoping for a forever home

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    I am Ruby and I need to tell you my story.
    I am RUBY, a 7-year-old poodle, and I live in Lanzarote, Canary Islands.  Perhaps some have never heard of podencos.  Perhaps they don’t even know exactly where Lanzarote is.  If you look at a map, you will discover that, although we are in Spain, the Canary Islands are very far from the Peninsula.  Here, many podencos are used for rabbit and quail hunting. The hunting season lasts 3 months and, for many of us, the rest of the year means living locked up, tied up, or in very harsh conditions.
    Our sad fate is very similar to that of the greyhounds on the Peninsula.
    That is why so many associations and projects have been born in Europe that fight to rescue us and find families for us.   But we live on an island, far and isolated. We receive much less help and collaboration than we need.

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  • Canary Islands Podencos desperately need forever homes on mainland Europe

    Canary Islands must see places

    The podencos of the Canary Islands are Podenco Canario, or Warren Hounds.  They have a hellish life at the hands of the hunters, as shown in the video link on this page I published in February 2026.

    The Islands are made of Gran Canaria, the largest, Tenerife, Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, La Palma, La Gomera and El Hierro.

    It’s easy to forget that the Canary Islands are largely volcanic.  In 2021 the La Palma volcano erupted and the animal rescue association Benaware was overwhelmed with saving dogs and cats.  Some of the hunters on El Hierro throw their dogs off the cliffs into the sea at the end of hunting! (more…)

  • Podenco Aray on Gran Canaria – hoping for his forever home

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    ARAY FOR RESPONSIBLE ADOPTION

    ARAY is a very sociable little dog with dogs and shy with people, but little by little he will improve

    He is suitable for cats

    He is young, almost one year old, medium-sized, and weighs about 15 kilos.

    ARAY is very friendly, fun, and loves to play with other dogs

    He is learning to walk on a leash

    Can you help us find a family for him?

    We are looking for a family that lives outside urban areas, he is still afraid of car noises and crowds of people.

    We are looking for a family that already has a dog at home, he needs a dog to copy.

    ARAY is available for adoption, vaccinated, tested, sterilized, and with his chip

    REJECT HUNTERS

    If you want to meet him, leave a WhatsApp on the phone 679 24 10 95 (no audios, nor calls)

    Adopt a Friend in Gran CanariaGran

  • Adopt un Amigo de Gran Canaria desperately need funds for kennel fees – please help

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    WE HAVE ONLY RAISED €320 OUT OF THE €670 WE NEED TO PAY FOR THE CARE THIS MONTH.
    ON TOP OF THAT, THIS WEEKEND WE GOT 5 MORE DOGS (THEY HAVE PARASITES, DIARRHEA, SKIN PROBLEMS AND WORMS) AND WE RECEIVED TWO MORE PET REQUESTS (A DOG RESCUER CALLED US TO GIVE 4 DOGS AND A NOTICE FROM A SHELTER WITH PUPPIES)😔😔😔
    RIGHT NOW WE CAN’T “CHARGE OURSELVES” FOR MORE CASES, AS IT COSTS US TO PAY THE CARE THIS MONTH!!! IF WE DON’T PAY THE CARE, WE CAN’T CONTINUE HELPING, WE CAN’T ACCUMULATE DEBTS
    WE NEED TO PAY THE CARE FOR SEPTEMBER 🙏
    WE NEED TO RAISE €670

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  • Podenca Andaluz Bebe – rescue injured from a Seville road – rehomed in France

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    My little Podenca Andaluz Bebe came to me from Spain with an injured hind leg.  My French vet put her back together and Bebe lived to be 17 years old.  Here she is putting herself to be, alongside my galga Carmela and galgo Polar, both rescued from Spain to live out their lives with me.

  • Bringing Portuguese Podengos to Light – Fiona needs a forever home

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    Little Fiona (9Kg) has many scars, as result of a boar & other dogs attack during hunting. She also has a deep scar around the neck because of being chained with a wire that cut inside the flesh. Fiona is super sweet, an independent minded little podenga. She is 4 years old and looking for a forever home.

    Contact  podengos@protonmail.com

  • Spanish hunting – what really goes on behind the scenes!

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    📚 A story that had to be told

    “You won’t be left out! The story of how we infiltrated the world of hunting,” by Francisco Hughes, is a book that brings us closer to a reality that has remained hidden for too long.  A small group of anti-hunting activists infiltrated the world of hunting to document what happens behind closed doors of this practice.  From that research emerged works such as “This is how hunting dogs live in Spain” (2022) and “Monterías. Hunting with dogs exposed” (2023).
    Now, all that experience is gathered in this book: 296 pages to know from within a reality that those of us who defend animals have been denouncing for years.
    📖 Text by Francisco Hughes
    📸 Photographs by Aitor Garmendia Aitor Garmendia
    ✍️ Prologues by Xiana Castro and Carlota Saorsa
    💚 The book costs 10 € and can also be downloaded for free in PDF and EPUB. ⤵️
    From Plataforma NAC we believe that investigating, documenting, and making visible what happens in the world of hunting is also part of the fight to put an end to it.
    Because what remains hidden can also be questioned when it comes to light.
    We encourage you to get to know this work and read the book.
    Book: ¡No vas a quedar ni uno!

     

     

  • Rare Paternino de Huelva podenco – after a lifetime of breeding – is looking for a forever home

    Podenco Paternino de Huelva

    Podenco Paternino de Huelva is usually black and white, particular to that region of Spain.

    Read all about her on this weblink.  Contact the Rescate association if you have room for her to have a comfy retirement.

    The Podenco Paternino de Huelva (also known as the paternero or perro de Paterna) originated in the municipality of Paterna del Campo in the province of Huelva, Andalucia.
     
    Key Characteristics
    • Origin: Developed in Paterna del Campo, Huelva, shaped by natural selection in tough Mediterranean brush and oak dehesas. [1, 2]

    • Purpose: Bred primarily as a tenacious, resilient hunting dog for small game (rabbits, hares) and packed hunting (rehala) for big game in dense, rugged terrain.

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  • 3 podencos hoping for forever homes

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    Bella, Lisa and Chester safe with Galgos Rescue Almeria.

  • The Podenco Song

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