Spanish shelters and refuges rely on donations towards the cost of caring for their rescued dogs. Why not Sponsor a dog/kennel/stable as a Christmas or birthday present. The following are small refuges which will be very grateful for any help.
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SOS Animals, Costa del Sol – shelter in crisis, being evicted!
SOS Animals, Fuengirola, Costa del Sol. Shelter in crisis. The authorities have told them to get out and they desperately have to find somewhere for all their rescued animals to go. Read the story on Galgo News, together with links to their website. They have podencos wanting homes, including some in foster in the UK and Sweden, please contact them if you can help.
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Seville – Podenca Andaluz Mandarina needs your help
This little lady is Mandarina, a small Podenca Andaluz abandoned in Seville, like so many other dogs. Luckily she was rescued and taken to a refuge. Sadly after a few weeks, she had a bad idea! She got herself into an enclosure with several very large dogs, mastins, and was badly attacked. She is only 12 kilos, just the size of my little Bebe, and she was lucky not to be killed by the dogs.
Luckily the volunteers heard the commotion and rescued her, but you can see from the photos that little Mandarina suffered badly. She was rushed to the vet clinic, fearing that she had internal injuries but, happily, this was not the case, she simply needed her wounds treating and stitching. She is now recovering at the home of a volunteer, Beatriz.
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Podenco Ruso, is there a forever for him?
Introducing Ruso, a little podenco, rescued 6 months ago starving, sick and fearful. He is now in good health, as you can see, but stays in the refuge in Seville, everyone passes him by. Is there a home for him?
Contact inmaculada gomez gonzalez on macu19782010@hotmail.com tele mobile 665809169 sevilla
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Podenco Orito Fonsi – L’Europe des Levriers looks for his forever home
Podenco Orito is one of the much less common type of podenco, but here’s one who is now rescued and in the care of L’Europe des Levriers. He’s called Fonsi, 3 years old, healthy, nice and gentle, not traumatised, very nice in the house, clean, gets on well with other dogs and cats. He’s very loyal and affectionate and is looking for his forever home.
You can see more photos of him here. If you can offer him a forever home, please contact Katia or Bea.
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Podenca pup Luna – in Murcia and looking for her family
This little lady is Luna, She’s a podenca bitch, blind in one eye. Here’s what Tina of Galgos del Sol says about her. She is approx 5 mths old, super friendly and I was told originally lived with gypsies, then somehow ended up in a perrera. One of my helpers found out and I went and picked her up.’
What a great opportunity to adopt a young dog, maybe train her for agility? Certainly the young podencos respond really well to training.
If you can help with her vet fees or, even better, offer her a forever home, contact Galgos del Sol.
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Noahs Arc, Murcia – e-Christmas card and Calendar 2012 – raising funds
Here’s a message from Sharon Reynolds, who raises funds for the Noah’s Arc refuge, Murcia.
‘Hi there, Whether we like it or not Christmas is fast approaching and I wanted to catch you before you bought, wrote and sent your Christmas cards!
This film has been especially put together for you as Christmas approaches. I hope you like it and the animated graphics all in the spirit of Christmas.
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Podencas urgently needing foster/forever families – L’Europe des Levriers appeal
These two beautiful podencas are looking for foster families or, even better, forever families. L’Europe des Levriers want to get them out of Spain as soon as possible. If you can take one of them, please contact Katia.
Alana is white, 11 months old, 72cm high to the shoulder, great with cats and dogs, beautiful character and not traumatised atall.
Libre urgently needs somewhere because she is living not far from her ‘torturer’. She is smaller than Alana, 60cm to the shoulder, calm and happy (surprisingly after her maltreatment).
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Podenco Caramello – waiting in Murcia for his forever family
Look at this fabulous podenco, and no one has asked for him! He’s hoping he might have a forever home for his Christmas present. Here’s his story from Tina at Galgos del Sol.
Caramello, originally called Naranja, was living rough and very underweight. Local residents were feeding him until we could get to him. Although fairly easy to catch, getting him into the car to take to the vets was a different matter, he was so frightened.
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L’Europe des Levriers – saving the galgos and podencos of Albacete perrera
L’Europe des Levriers is the French association from whom I adopted my galgas and with whom I have also travelled to Spain to help with rescues. At the beginning of October (when I was in the UK and unable to help) a team travelled to Spain to bring back 30 galgos and podencos from the perrera at Albacete. Most of the dogs had been there for over a year. And you will be impressed by the excellent conditions at this particular perrera, would that all of them achieved this standard.
Beatrice, President of the association, tells the tale, and you can see a film of the rescue here.
‘Alarmed by the incessant fighting of male dogs who were missing space in the crowded perrera of Albacete, EDL has decided to take out ALL galgos and podencos from there. 30 dogs (50% of them Podencos) were brought to France at the beginning of October, to host families. These pictures do not reflect the expression and beauty: Yuma, Sira, Yiyo, Chicote, Queco, Anko, Nevo, Zuzo, Kronos, Claudia, Aysha, Violetta, Belinda, Tiva, Gala, Mano for galgos! Half of them have already been adopted.