Podenco Post

  • Scooby Medina – taking dogs from all over Spain

    Last week Scooby took in 40 galgos from Fundacion Benjamin Mehnert in Seville. This week they are taking in 140 – yes, 140 – from all over Spain! Here’s a message from Scooby’s President, Fermìn Pérez Martìn:

    Hello to everybody:

    I am writing to all of you because we are receiving a huge amount of pleas of help from everywhere for taking galgos from perreras all over Spain and I would like to count on you with your support financially and taking dog, you know that without all of you we will not be able to do it, we have the space and you have the rest so together we are a winning team, waiting for your answer. Fermin

    To donate, visit the website.

    And if you are planning a holiday, why not go and stay at Scooby Medina and help with the hundreds of dogs and other animals.

  • Pod & Co Belgium – saving lives

    Pod & Co Elliott 250 2 2013This poor podenco ended up in this state in the Jerez perrera, Cadiz. Luckily he was rescued by volunteer Gloria Duque and is now in the care of Pod & Co, Belgium and on the way to recovery. He was known as Esperanza but they have called him Vida. Their supporters were so generous with donations to save him that they saved two young galgas as well.

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  • Some good news updates from Valencia perrera!

    Do you remember the very pregnant podenca? Thanks to donations, Anke and Dominique were able to save her and she is now in foster and sponsored by a French association AIRE. She had 9 puppies who are all doing well and are also in foster. It is believed they are pure podenco.

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  • Podenca found alive in trash bin with microchip savagely cut out of its neck

    Two stories in the news recently about podencos, both the victims of unbelievable cruelty. If you wish to see the pictures, then click on ‘Continue reading’.

    This is the first time I’ve had a story about a podenca dumped in a trash bin, always before it has been galgos who have suffered such an atrocity.

    Someone had stabbed her and destroyed her neck to remove the microchip. After she was thrown in the trash. she remained there for two days without help. She somehow ate garbage to stay alive. Her neck had been torn to remove the microchip. Luckily someone realised she was there and called the police and saved her.

    She is now in Madrid in a veterinary hospital, where they are trying to save her. Her neck has been operated on, and they are working to save her. She has been named Vida.

    The volunteer says, ‘I curse with all my strength these monsters, torturers, no guts, no heart, that they are capable of doing these savage actions. This poor dog has had to suffer a horrible agony. We will fight tooth and nail to save her! Irina.animalessinhogar@gmail.com

    The second story is about a podenco found very close to death in the campo. She was rescued and attempts were made to save her – you will see in the photo she was too weak to stand, was a mere skeleton, and had severe leishmania. Appeals were made on Facebook for donations to save here. Personally, I believe it would have been kinder to put her to sleep, rather than try and revive her and put her through more suffering. Queen did not survive.

    BEWARE, UPSETTING IMAGES

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  • Dogster tells my story of working with greyhounds and galgos

    Dogster is a great website, they have very interesting articles. Please subscribe. They have a column for stories about rescuers of dogs, here is my story.

  • From Valencia Perrera to Little Pod Association – Merlin, Faith and their babies – a story for Valentines Day

    Little Pod faith 1 250 1 2013Merlin & Faith came from Valencia Perrera, where Anke and her team are now helping. This was before they became involved and it was a nighmare trying to get the podencos out. Here’s their story from a volunteer.

    It seems to be a reccurring theme for Little Pod Association, this is the second family rescued by them recently and both have since had large litters of puppies. Yet again more Podencos in a Perrera, the clock ticking down before they would be euthanaized.

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  • Animales Rioja – land needed which doesn’t flood – please sign appeal.

    You may have read on Galgo News about Animales Rioja having to move their 70+ dogs out of their rescue area because of severe flooding and non-stop rain. Their dogs are all fostered and boarded out in kennels, which they have to pay for. They are asking their local Town Council for help with a new piece of ground. Please sign this petition and share it as widely as possible for them.

    I just signed the petition “Ayuntamiento de Logroño: Cesion de terreno para crear un refugio para Animales Rioja” Our goal is to reach 15,000 signatures and we need more support. You can read more and sign the petition here.

  • Martin Usborne, photographer and author, visits the galgos and podencos of Malaga

    Martin Usborne lives in London and works as a professional photographer, has written a number of books. He wrote to me last year for information about the plight of the galgos. He has just returned to London after spending a week with the galgos and podencos of Malaga. You can read the full story, including a link to his blog ‘A Year to Help’ with the story of his trip, here.

  • Valencia perrera – Podenco dumping capital! 2 more need saving

    Valencia perrera 3 females arrive 250 2 2013These 3 females, 2 of which are podencos, arrived that way in the perrera to be dumped by owner. All affectionate, all CESE which means they are fast track to killing, the perrera does not have to hold them for 20 days because the owner has signed them over to be killed.

    A third podenca dumped there at the same time, look at the injury to her, plus her teats – she’s obviously had lots of babies…apparently the injury has been treated. But then the bastard took her to be murdered!

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  • Animales Rioja – Podenca Lisa for adoption

    Rioja LisaAnimales Rioja podencos for adoption – I missed off stunning Lisa, 1 1/2 yrs old – details to adopt on this link.