Podenco Post

  • PACMA – Spanish political party fighting for the rights of Spain’s animals

    PACMA podencos Castilla la Mancha 400 3 2022
    This is a weblink to introduce the new team at PACMA, leading the fight to protect Spain’s abused animals.

    This is a weblink to an article about the Government of Castilla-La Mancha wanting to promote the violence and cruelty of hunting among young people and women.

    Also in March 2022 PACMA urged the Junta de Andalucía to stop promoting, protecting and shielding hunting in the community. We have sent a letter to the Governing Council of the Junta de Andalucía to stop their efforts to promote this cruel and violent activity. Weblink to this article.

    This is the translation of a PACMA article about dog-fighting in Spain. Galgos are sometimes bred as bait dogs to be used in this cruel and barbaric activity.

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  • Separation anxiety in dogs – what to do

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    My recently adopted podenca Rosely (Rosie) is my shadow. Which is great to a certain extent, but not good when left. I’ve never had a dog with separation anxiety problem, probably because most of my dogs have had companions. However, when Rosie first arrived, she did not have a housemate, so we had the howling and door scratching when left at night. I’ve never allowed dogs in bedrooms but now we’re in a bungalow, I’ve given in and Rosie has a bed at the side of mine for overnight sleeps.

    I do a couple of mornings voluntary work with Riding for the Disabled and also an animal charity shop. On both occasions she showed serious signs of distress – luckily my other half was at home with her.

    Her new housemate blind Podenco Bo arrived a week later and so over the weeks during the 3 months she has now been with us, she has adjusted to being left with him, although my other half says she sits at the patio doors looking for me. The greeting I get on my return home is wonderful, I must say.

    So I’m slowly working on her separation anxiety but can now appreciate what a problem it must be for those people who are not able to have more than one dog.

    Here’s a link to an article by the Royal Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, the UK based animal rescue charity.

  • Cadiz, Spain – Podenco on a high roof

    If you look carefully you can see a podenco stuck on this very high roof in Cadiz. Local volunteers are trying to organise its rescue.

  • Protectora Scooby – Podenca Gina waiting for a forever home

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    This is podenca Gina. A podenquita murciana, very good with other dogs and humans, because despite it looks amazing she still doesn’t have a final home ; adopciones@scoobymedina.org

  • Protectora Scooby – donations needed for big vet fees and more please

    Scooby needs some help

    In Scooby we have never hesitate to help all the animals we could, our friends from Andalucia, Extremadura, Murcia, Castile la Mancha desperately asked us for help for the galgos and podencos, hunting dogs and some mestiz os, all this knowing that from our land we were getting enormous amounts of animals but we could not turn our back on them and now we find that we have about 500 between galgos and podencos, 500 animals that need to eat, need to be cleaned and need treatments see Terinaries, almost 80% of the clinic and hospital work they are for our own animals, castrate them, vaccinate them, various operations, blood tests.

    We have had to hire more staff and now we need you, we need to pay the workers, our thought providers, vaccines, bisturics, etc.

    We need people who want to organize events to raise funds. At Scooby we have always hesitated to ask for little and now we need it. If you can help us, they will thank you. Plus donations to Scooby are indestructible.

    If you want to help us continue saving and changing lives, you can do so in the following ways:

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  • Galgos Rescue Almeria – no end to the abandonment

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    Sandy Galgoslover of Galgos Rescue Almeria writes.

    ‘Every year, thousands of animals worldwide are dumped and left to their own devices. Unfortunately, only a small part of these animals find happiness and a new future.

    That’s why support is so important for those who desperately need help to get a different and better life.

    2021 was a year of ups and downs, with laughter and tears, with many emotions and also with disappointments. A year with not only happy stories, but also sad stories of dogs that haven’t been able to enjoy their new life for long and have passed away much too young. Gitano, Felix, Rumba you’re gone but not forgotten. Also a year of deception, GRA was scammed by a company that sells storage containers. It hurts to lose money meant to improve the welfare of the animals.

    Thanks to help and support we managed to make 143 dogs and owners happy.

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  • Tanamera Rescue – urgent help needed for rescued Podenca

    From Jacky Hazelger of Tanamera Rescue.

    ‘appeal for ZENA – see video

    ZENA will need a surgery next week. Abandoned and left on her own with a broken leg. End of the hunting season, and obviously vet costs would be high.

    So here we are, we have taken responsability for another dog that was abandoned, and this will cost a 1000 euros to begin with (assuming she has no illnesses, like leish). On top of all other dogs we already care for.

    Surgery 600, xrays, sterilisation, chip, vaccines, worming, seresto and bloodtests. Not even including food costs or petrol.

    Luckily Jenny Screen will foster her for us so we don’t have to to pay residencia costs.

    Can you help us pay the bills for Zena?

    Bank details:
    NL65INGB0009066313 (in the name of Stichting Tanamera, the Netherlands)

    Paypal    :
    Stichtingtanamera@gmail.com

    Teaming:
    www.teaming.net/tanamerahuntingdogrescue

  • Axarquia Animal Shelter, Torre del Mar…Podenco x Dulcie for adoption

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    Axarquia Animal Shelter are now able to resume adoptions to the UK after Brexit, or elsewhere in Europe. Here’s a delightful podenco cross puppy hoping for a forever home. If you are interested, please contact the shelter direct.

    Dulcie

  • Jaen – a Tribute to the Podenco

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    From Pedro Espino, Huella de Jaén – Homage to the Podenco

    With this ART, with this BEAUTY, with this STUNNING IMAGE we want to make a small and humble tribute to the most mistreated race in Jaén: THE ANDALUZ PODENCO; although it is not finished, we could not wait for the illusion that makes us show how to look A in our Shelter.

    The artist is Miguel Lara Fernandez who unites his Art and Heart for animals. It’s the perfect conjunction, and so it reflects.

    www.huelladejaen.org

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  • Podenco Blanca making new friends at Podenco Friends

    Blanca is an older podenca with health problems in the loving care of Bev Farmer. Here’s a heartwarming video of her, Bev updates her story.

    ‘New friends for Blanca…

    Losing Pinto was such a shock and devastating for Blanca and myself and I wondered how she would cope losing him, they had been together for 9 years .. A life time of neglect and abuse for both of them, they found comfort in the company of one another.
    Blanca has surprised me, she has very much come out of her shell. I think she lived in Pintos shadow and felt secure doing so, for she was a very nervous dog when she first arrived at the finca.

    Like people, dogs also find strength to carry on, especially the Podencos that suffer so much and Blanca found that inner strength and very much embracing life .. Now she runs up to me tail wagging insisting I give her treats, picking up toys and throwing them around, she has found friendship with Timo and Astro.

    From that shy girl that always was a couple of feet behind Pinto I now see a very different dog much more confident .. Maybe all those years of her watching Pinto registered with her. Although she was happy for him to take the lead she knew she was safe here and took a leap of faith to be a little more braver here at the finca.

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