Podenco Post

  • Happy Endings for two little podencos

    I’m pleased to report that Lucia, the little podenca with the terrible scar on her back, has already been reserved and will be going to her forever home in the USA. And Dobby, the podenco on death row, is hopefully going to a forever home in Belgium. Here is a lovely video of him in his foster home. Thank you to Galgos del Sol for saving them.

    Sadly there are thousands of puppies on death row throughout the perreras of Spain; we can’t help them all, we just focus on the galgos and podencos. Action is long overdue to stop the over breeding of dogs for material gain and those born to abandoned un-neutered bitches.

  • Podenco needing help

    Please can anyone help this fabulous podenco on this link

  • Podenca Canario Mami – saved from starvation on Gran Canaria

    Mami 1 Peter Pod 250 09 2011 It’s easy to overlook that the popular holiday desinations of Ibiza and the Canary Islands are also part of Spain. Whilst Ibiza is quite close to the mainland, the Canary Islands are down in the Atlantic off the coast of West Africa. Life on these islands is hard for the animals – many used by tourists – whilst hundreds of others are used for hunting. Luckily there are rescue associations picking up the pieces, but the only hope of a life for an animal outside an animal shelter or refuge is to be adopted on mainland Europe.

    This is the story of Mami, a Podenco Canario, whose mouth was taped up before she was dumped in the mountains on Gran Canaria, abandoned to a slow and painful death.

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  • Podenca Pup Lucia – already packed a lot of living into her short life

    Lucia 1 Tina 250 09 2011 Galgos del Sol in Murcia have just taken in this cute little podenca puppy, about 4/5 months old. Just look at those fabulous ears! She’s been named Lucia, a beautiful name for a beautiful baby. She will be microchipped, vaccinated and blood tested and is looking for a forever home. If you would like to adopt her, contact Galgos del Sol direct.

    This is what she carried on her back.

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  • Petition the Spanish Government – fight for the galgos and podencos of Spain

    Galgos in cage 230 Bulletin des Levriers In partnership with Urgence-animaux, le Bulletin Des Lévriers has launched a new worldwide petition to ask for the ban of hunting with Spanish Greyhounds (Galgos) in Spain. In 2009, we sent the 20.000 signatures which we had we collected thanks to Care2 to the Spanish Minister of the Environment. Let’s mobilize again to show the Spanish government that people around the World do not give-up on abused Sighthounds in Spain and that ill-treatments, very real, of Galgos and Podencos in Spain has to stop. Please sign the new petition available here
    It’s not the clearest of petition websites, as the top half of the page is blank. So you need to

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  • Cordoba – podenco puppy, abandoned, starving, please rescue

    Podenco puppy Cordoba 190 1 17 09 2011 This podenco puppy was found yesterday by a young woman out walking; she heard some barking and discovered him, very skinny and covered in ticks. She took him some food, but has no room to take him in. Please can anyone take him, before the hunters do….The site is not a place for him…Please can someone do a host, he’s all alone …
    Contact: Este (Spain) 626254362. In Córdoba- email b82gibal@hotmail.com
    isabelmadrid@isabelmadrid.es

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  • TARA Association Gran Canaria – 14-20 September – cats/dogs neutered free

    If you live on Gran Canaria, Brian from TARA association has sent this message, about having your cat/dog neutered for free.

    ‘From the 14th through the 20th of September Danish Friends of Animals volulnteers, Dr. Javier Castellano (County Mogan Vet), TARA volunteers, and animal support groups and volunteers from around our wonderful island will be working side by side to neuter up to 250 abandoned dogs and cats for FREE!

    Over population of dogs and cats on Gran Canarias leads to the death of tens of thousands of unwanted, unhomed animals bred by humans to be domesticated – needing humans to survive and thrive. Neutering is an important part of the solution.

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  • Cadiz, Urgent – Mam Podenca & 5 babies on the campo – please help

    Cadiz podenca pup 190 2 09 2011hembra%202 Urgent help required – I know everyone is full to overflowing with abandoned dogs but this little podenca mammy is abandoned on the campo at Cadiz with her babies…

    MAMA PODENCA ABANDONADA EN UN CAMPO CON SUS 5 BEBES MUY URGENTE,ESO ES LO QUE PASA CUANDO SE ABANDONAN LAS PODENCAS QUE SE QUEDAN PREÑADAS Y ES MUCHO PEOR

    susigarcia1980@hotmail.com
    maribeljerezsos2@gmail.com 605637101 Maribel

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  • Help Blind Podenca Katy recover her sight – an appeal from Valencia

    Katy1 Silvia 250 09 2011 This is podenca Katy; she is blind; she is lucky to be in the safe and caring hands of Silvia of Galgos Connection Spain, and her marvellous vet. This is what Silvia says about Katy.

    ‘This is Katy, she is a special girl with a huge problem in the eyes, she needs an operation because her eyes are turned, the iris is inside; if she has this operation, there is every possibility that she will recover her sight. As always, please help towards her vet fees, we have many dogs in the pension needing our help. If someone can help please do it, Katy deserves to see the nice part of life.

    Silvia www.galgoconnectionspain.org

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  • Malaga podenca needs forever home – adopt a podenco

    Canela forward 250 crop 09 2011 Last week I introduced you to a young podenca bitch rescued from starvation on the streets of Malaga. This was her story.

    The picture you see now is of Canela today, what a difference love, care, regular food can make – in just one week. And isn’t she absolutely stunning. Here’s what Charl says about her now.

    ‘Canela is a podenca of a fawn type interesting colour and white, slightly rough coated. She has a tiny little face and huge ears! Rescued 2 weeks ago, she came with very very dry skin but now this is much better. She is negative in Filaria, Erlichia, Leishmania. Vaccinated, and will be sterilised, approx.4 years.

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