Podenco Post

  • SOS Podenco Rescue – Coco and Amber looking for forever homes

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    2 lovely podencos with SOS Podenco Rescue, hoping for forever homes.

    Coco is a 2,5 year old podenco that a hunter didn’t want anymore. He has been passed around, we imagine that he doesn’t hunt very well.

    Medium size, around 50-55 cm to the shoulders. Good with dogs, he is playful, quite affectionate with people. Negative to Leishmania.

    Amber     is a one year old podenca found abandoned in Andalucía. She is very affectionate once she knows you and quite playful with dogs.

    Smallish size, around 45 cm to the shoulders. Negative to Leishmania.

    She is an adorable, active girl that wants to be loved.

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  • Galgos del Sur – 15 podencos rescued from a rehala hellhole

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    From Asociación Galgos del Sur

    ‘At the beginning of May 2024 we rescued 15 podencos of the Hornachuelos rehala. They all came in bones, malnourished, wounded and full of parasites. They had been through hell. Luckily they are already getting the best care.

    We need urgent help. We owe €25000 in veterinary clinics. We just can’t take it any longer. Over 130 dogs rescued in 4 months and 150 at our shelter.

    Video

    Mawi was confiscated from Lucena (Cordoba) rehala. If we hadn’t gone to his rescue he would have starved to death along with other dogs from the same litter. He’s so much more recovered now.

    Angel

    Don Quixote

    Ways to help

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  • International Animal Rights Conference – 5-8 September 2024

    The date for the International Animal Rights Conference 2024 is officially set! Save the date and mark your calendars from September 5th to 8th 2024 for an unforgettable experience dedicated to advancing the international animal rights movement!

    Calling all animal advocates: lock in these dates and stay tuned for more exciting updates as our preparations kick into high gear!

    #IARC2024 #AnimalRights #AnimalLiberation #AnimalRightsConference #AnimalRightsConference2024 #AnimalRightsMovement

  • Deaf and blind podenco urgently needs a foster or adoption home

    So heartbreaking when a foster home is lost. Fingers crossed this lovely hound soon as a new one or, even better, a forever home.

    ‘UPDATE: It is so Urgent that we are looking for a paid foster.

    We pulled LUCAS from a collection center, they had tried to kill him with a strong blow to the head with a stick that left him deaf and blind on one side.

    LUCAS is scared of the street, but he loves to play with other dogs and when he gets trust he feels loved.

    He had a wonderful foster but it’s over, and it’s over now, we need Urgent foster for him, going to a kennel would be very hard after knowing a home.

    He is in Salamanca.’

    (I don’t have contact details for the lady who posted him on my Podenco Post facebook page).

  • Another invisible podenco chained up for 5 years in Chiclana, Cadiz

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    THIS POOR THING HAS BEEN TIED UP FOR 5/6 YEARS. Sleeping there, no blanket, having a rough winters!! No love, hence a little scared but trust. And look at the croquettes! There are no words left.

    They had more dogs which they gave away. This poor soul stayed there in oblivion. It breaks my soul!

    I can’t take it, I have way too many cases!

    PLEASE, I NEED SOMEONE TO HELP HIM, ANY ASSOCIATION, FOSTER OR ADOPTER.

    It’s male, very good, no chip. They will give it to me!

    Let’s help change his future and give him a beautiful forever life.

    Is in Chiclana (Cadiz)

    Contact Cristina Manzorro – Tlf Spain 0034 0617165993

  • PACMA – friends in Spain, please vote for this man on 9th June – this is why

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    From Pacma Animalista

    ‘Don’t you think it’s unfair to have to pay 21% VAT for a service that is of primary necessity, such as the health of your animals? U.S. too. Going to the vet cannot be a luxury, and therefore, this week we have presented a series of fiscal measures to the Government that we think you will like.

    Reduction of veterinary VAT from the current 21% to 4%: Our proposal seeks to reduce this tax to the super-reduced rate of 4%, or eliminate it completely, to make veterinary services more accessible.

    10% deduction in the income tax return: We propose that families can deduct up to 10% of veterinary expenses in their income tax return, with a maximum saving of €500 per year.

    What do we get with this?

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  • UK Vet Fees – they are a rip off – people cannot afford them!

    The Competition & Markets Authority are looking into vet fees. About time too! They are ab absolute rip off because vet clinics have been taken over by big businesses like hedge funds, pension funds, pet insurance companies. I’ve discussed this recently on my blog but now the news is out there about the CMA action.

    Read about it on this weblink. If you scroll to the end of the article, you can HAVE YOUR SAY. Please do comment as it all adds fuel to the fire of the diabolical vet fees and the companies which own them.

    In conversation recently with a veterinary nurse, she said that pet owners now are not taking their pet to the vet when it first falls ill but trying to medicate themselves. Often this results in the pet becoming more ill, so that when the vet finally is consulted, sometimes the illness is too advanced and the pet is euthanaised! And if the owner wishes for the pet’s ashes, this charge is also proving prohibitive.

    The result of this –

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  • Pheromone – why it is good for a calmer for dogs

    A question was raised on social media recently by a lady adopting a rescue podenco, which will have spent 3 days travelling to her in the UK. She was concerned about the podenco being stressed out and asked for advice on any product to help calm the dog. This was my comment in answer.

    Pheromone is a natural ‘product’of a female body when it gives birth as it calms the newborn and takes away the stress of birthing. This is why it is so important for a newborn animal to suckle soon after birth. I occasionally use a product with pheromone called Beaphar CaniComfort for my blind podenco when travelling distances, as he sometimes gets upset by the very loud noise of car tyres on rough tarmacadum – because of course he can’t see it. Not all products which claim to calm an animal contain Pheromone – so you need to check the ingredents of a product and discount it if it does not have Pheromone.

    Read about Pheromone on this weblink. It calms the animal without tranquilisng it.

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  • Celebrating the Podenco in Cuevas de San Marcos

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    In my years of visiting Spain with L’Europe des Levriers, I had never heard of the Spanish hunters celebrating podencos – until recently, when on a chance visit to a facebook page I read a post from Kevin Walker about ‘celebration’ of the Podenco in Andalucia. Below you can read his report.

    ‘From 2003 until 2012, I was fortunate to own a house and live in the inland Andalucian town of Cuevas de San Marcos. It was notable for several things. There were ancient caves in the cliffs above the town, we were a couple of kilometres from the huge reservoir and dam of Iznajar and it was said that we were the originators of the breed of dog, the Podenco.

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  • Podenco Frodo hoping for his forever home where he will be safe

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    Many years ago Bev Farmer of Podenco Friends rescued a female podenca abandoned on a golf course which had a terrible back injury like Frodo. So, introducing Frodo who is looking for a forever home.

    ‘Frodo is a very sweet and submissive dog. The scar on his back is still very sensitive and every day the volunteers have to put sunscreen on it so it does not hurt. He only lets himself be cared for and loved.

    Frodo is affectionate and already enjoying walks outside the shelter. Help Frodo find adoption.

    Sex: Male
    Age: 08/2021
    Size: 16 kg

    Character: good with other dogs, not cat tested

    In Mijas, Malaga but can travel’

    www.suspirosdecuatropatas.org


    #adoptanocompres     #adoptdontshop #malaga #mijas

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