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.
Category: Adopt
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Valencia perrera – Podenco dumping capital! 2 more need saving
These 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
Animales Rioja podencos for adoption – I missed off stunning Lisa, 1 1/2 yrs old – details to adopt on this link.
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Animales Rioja – podencos desperately needing foster and forever homes
Further to the appeal from Animales Rioja for donations to pay for kennel fees now they have had to move their 70 dogs into kennels, below are the lovely podencos which they rescued from the perrera. Pilar says ‘they were rescued by our organization many months ago, but we have not enough money to feed them or pay vet fees because we have no association helping us – our only income is adoption money. That’s why we need the dogs to find families and for Podencos it is so difficult!
These two above are Pele and Mele, brothers, Podenco Maneto – which is a small type, dachshund size and shape. Lugo (1st below) is also a Podenco Maneto. Order below is Lugo, Eyes, Tita, Paula, Risi and Toby – all young dogs with a long life ahead of them.
To donate, details here. To apply to adopt a dog, contact Pilar. Preferably associations or people who have already adopted from an association.
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SARA Protectora, Lanzarote, Canary Islands – please adopt an Island podenco – give them a chance
I have highlighted often the problem for podencos on the Spanish Islands…Gran Canaria, Tenerife, Lanzarote, Ibiza, Mallorca. People go on holiday to these places and don’t see the hell of life for the dogs and cats (mainly) on the islands, where the only hope of a forever life is to be adopted abroad – Europe, Scandinavia, UK.
SARA Protectora on Lanzarote have dozens of deserving podencos… Rick and Lesley Beauchamp take a few to the UK for rehoming, a few go to Germany and the Czech Republic. BUT the cost of flights can be prohibitive and also it needs one person for every 2 dogs on a flight.
Here are a few of the dozens in the refuge on Lanzarote…over 60 Podenco Caqnario, different from the Podenco Ibicenco in appearance but not in character – if you can’t adopt one, please go along to the shelter and walk a dog, support the volunteers, anything to help them keep going.
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Izzy Wizzy Isabella – Little podenca looking for her forever family
Here is Isabella, living at home with Bev Farmer and Warren. Bev says, ‘she wasn’t coping staying in the kennels. She is much brighter and content and we call her Iizzy Wizzy now she is so full of life and fun!
Isabella is one of our older girls at 6/7 years old. She has a large tattoo in her ear, an older form of identification than a microchip, showing that she belonged to a hunter with whom she spent her early years, and was then a long time in a shelter.
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Alhama de Murcia, rambla Clada – podenco puppy family needing help
Urgently seeks home for these podenco puppies, which are in the Rambla Clada (Alhama de Murcia). A volunteer has been feeding them for the past month, but she can’t take them home, there are too many! They desperately need fosters and adoptions. They are small podencos. They are males and one female; the whitey and who has more white spots are males, the more dark spots is female. Thank you
Contact patriciacayuelaportela@gmail.com tele: (Spain 0034) 619442217
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Urgent – 3 x podencos in Madrid perrera
These are Snif, Nemo and Mina, three podencos in a perrera in Madrid. The two first ones are males and the third a female. Irina is a fantastic spanish lady and volunteer that has made visits and photos and saved MANY dogs from there just the last few days, thanks to her eagerness.
But so far no sucess with these three beauties. Today the perrera is changing its owner and a company is going to take over, what this will mean in practice is uncertain, but the place is horrible. The dogs get cold, sick and some have even died from starvation. It’s a hell.
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Finland – more on adoption of rescue dogs – associations to use
Here are some more Finnish rehoming associations which I am assured are very experienced at working with TRACES and EVIRA to allow the importation and adoption of rescue dogs from other countries.
Auringonkoirat ry http://www.auringonkoirat.com/index.html
Costa Blancan Rescuekoirat ry http://www.rescuekoirat.com/
Espanjan Katukoirat ry http://espanjankatukoirat.com/
Kodittomat Espanjan Koirat ry http://www.espanjankoirat.com/
Koirien turvakoti Espanjassa http://www.koirienturvakoti.com
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Beautiful Amelia – a x podenco/galgo waiting for her forever
This is Amelia, one of the dogs that went to Bev Farmer in Murcia, from Sandra Baas at Villa del Rio, Cordoba.
Amelia is a Podenco/Glago cross, highly prized by the hunters. She has spent over a year in a shelter. I have no idea why she has not been adopted yet, as she is one of the sweetest loving obedient dogs I have ever encountered.