These photos were publicly posted by hunters in S.Miguel, Azores. One hunter that surrendered to us one of his injured podengos mentioned at the time: ¨’I am not a criminal, I like my dogs. Any other hunter I know would have shot this dog straightaway, as he can´t hunt anymore’.

There is a perception from inside the hunting community that things are not right. Many don´t like to be seen as criminals. Change must come from the inside. These images can´t be of Portugal much longer, surely.

Note. The Azores are Portuguese; they are a Portuguese autonomous region in the mid-Atlantic, sharing the language, culture, and historical ties of Portugal. The archipelago’s population is largely of Portuguese descent, speaks Portuguese, and the region is part of the European Union.