Dr Nuria Querol i Vinas spoke at the PAES conference on the subject of Animal Abuse and Interpersonal Violence and often it can also be linked with psychological problems too – abusers will maltreat those weaker than themselves. Abusers may use animals as a lever in situations where a woman (and children) have escaped him (it’s usually a man in Spain) and they are threatened – if you don’t return, I will kill your dog/cat.
Category: Advice
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November 2015 – Domestic Violence Awareness Month – linked to Animal Abuse
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How many dogs can you legally keep?
Thought I would ask the question, in view of the recent post about ‘Types of Hoarder’. Here are some of the replies I received. If anyone in Belgium, Holland and Scandinavia would like to let me know, I will be pleased to include the info.
In Switzerland: Dog owners have to pay a yearly fee for each dog, depending on weight. In addition the owner must attend a dog school to learn to handle his dog, and do that with each dog he owns. This is all registered at the City hall (ayuntamiento)
In California they pay $29 per greyhound per year, in some townships you are only allowed 2 dogs, in others 4 dogs – it varies a lot.
In Germany, it costs 170 Euro for the first dog, twice that for the second….. But, how many citizens follow the law and register their dogs.
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Rescued from Spain, lost in UK!
I’m always advocating adopting a podenco from a recognised established rehoming association which will make detailed homechecks and follow-ups, and who will also be there to take the dog into their care should the adoption fail for whatever reason. So, to have a podenco sold on Gumtree (it’s not the first time a podenco has been advertised on Gumtree or Preloved) and another in a Scottish refuge (however good the refuge is) is unacceptable.
It is also unacceptable for someone in the UK to consider adopting an overseas rescue dog for breeding purposes. Reputable rehoming associations sterilize their dogs before they are homed.
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Hounds are addictive – but there has to be an upper adoption limit!
The above was posted on a friend’s page. (Larger picture below) I thought I’d share it with you as I have learnt that one small association just rehomed a dog to someone who already has 18 dogs! Now, I have 5 dogs, french lurcher, 3 galgos and a podenco. All but one is too old to insure, so vet bills can be expensive. The old lurcher is on tablets which cost my hubbie 100 euros/month. On top of that, of course, we have dog food. I cannot understand how someone can afford 18 – soon to be 19 dogs!
I know the situation in Spain for the galgos and podencos is horrendous and associations are desperate to home dogs, to make room to rescue another one. But there has to be some sense applied in who is allowed to adopt. In France, if you have more than 9 dogs, you have to register as a kennels.
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Signs of Leishmania in dogs
If you recognise any of these symptoms in your dog, please take it to the vet to be tested for leishmania. I always recommend that, even if your Spanish hound has tested negative for the disease, you should have it retested every year.
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Owning a dog in Switzerland
Information from a reader who lives in Switzerland, about the regulations for owning and keeping a dog.
In Switzerland: Dog owners have to pay a yearly fee for each dog, depending on weight. In addition he must attend a dog school to learn handle his dog, and do that with each dog he owns. This is all registered at the City hall (ayuntamiento).
This could be a way towards a solution everywhere in the future.
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PAES International Animal Welfare Conference – October 2015 – book now
Don’t forget to book your tickets now!
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A Tether Tug – keeping your dog occupied
I’ve been sent a link to the Tether Tug ‘toy’, with a suggestion that it could be something shelters and refuges could use to exercise/occupy their dogs…if there is a space for play/socialising. Perhaps even a handy person could make one.