Podenco Post

Category: Campaign

  • FAUDA Las Palmas. FEDERATION OF UNITED ASSOCIATIONS FOR ANIMAL DEFENSE.

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    FAUDA, a new group based on Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands, fighting against the abuse of all animals on the Islands including podencos. (google translation)

    ‘FOR AN INTEGRAL PLAN AGAINST ABANDONMENT AND ANIMAL ABUSE IN THE CANARY ISLANDS, NOW! *

    Today FAUDA has to give bad news to the Canarian society. Today she has to report that she has been left alone before the animal abuse, before the abandonment and before the zero sacrifice. Today FAUDA does not see that there is any kind of help from the Administrations. In short, everything promised to date by the Public Administrations has not been fulfilled.
    Immersed in the month of August 2018, we are still waiting for the commitment of a new regulation of the Canary Islands Government for animal welfare, promised by said institution.

    We warn of a great indifference to a social emergency in which the abandonment is far exceeding what can support the protectors and associations. Even the island hostel can no longer handle the current situation.
    Given the extreme neglect of public administrations for the realization of an effective plan and the fulfillment of their promises, animal protection associations are forced to carry out only assistance measures, being overwhelmed by the social suffocation in which we find ourselves.

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  • Support the Purple Poppy Campaign

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    The first Murphy’s Army Purple Poppy Campaign was launched in 2016 to encourage members of the public to come together to pay tribute to the many animals lost in Service, and to those who Serve us today.

    Our research had shown that although the traditional red poppy was well known, the significance of the purple poppy – to remember the animals – was less so. Hopefully our efforts over the years have changed that as many more purple poppies are now being worn with pride.

    In this very special anniversary year – 100 years since the guns fell silent on the Western Front and the end of the First World War – let’s make our 2018 Purple Poppy Campaign an even greater success.

    Please join with us and together let’s ensure that the animals who lost their lives during this conflict, those lost in Service since, and those who serve us today, are not forgotten but forever remembered alongside their human counterparts.

    http://purplepoppycampaign.org/2018/06/01/a-note-from-our-founder/

  • Amour des Galgos – Podenca Ricola looking for a forever home

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    This beautiful podenca is Ricola and she is now in a shelter under the care of ASBL association of Belgium. She is looking for her forever home. Here’s what they say about her.

    ‘Podenca born in July 2017. She is stunning, medium height but big of heart. She gets along well with people and other dogs. She was found on the street wearing a collar so tight she still has the marks. We need a family for her.

    Adoptable in Belgium. Contact info@amourdegalgos.Be

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  • Flight buddies needed from Fuerteventura to Germany

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    Regular readers will know I try as much as possible to publicise the work of the rescue associations in the Canary Islands. The only hope for forever homes for their rescued podencos is on mainland Europe and across the Atlantic. Here is an appeal from Tierhilfe Fuerteventura for people to accompany their rescued dogs from the Island to Germany.

    ‘This year the weather is so good that many German people understandably spend their holiday here. It’s quite clear to our flight plan. This is clearly clearer than in recent years. We therefore ask all the tierlieben holidaymakers of the beautiful Canary Fuerteventura to report as potential flights :-). Maybe a dog can travel. There is no cost to the airline.

    For more “>information here

    We are also looking for some airports in Germany to take the dogs with the adoptan / outside (especially Hamburg, Cologne / Düsseldorf).

    Please register for information at Jaqueline Stäblein
    Email: jaqueline.staeblein@thf-verein.de

    Thank you for your help! Your team of tierhilfe fuerteventura e.v.’

  • The facts of life for hunting dogs in Spain

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    This is taken from a post by M Eva Galpodi on my facebook page Save The Galgo.

    ‘WHAT IS BEHIND GALGO AND PODENCO HUNTING IN SPAIN? THE IMAGES TELL THE TRUTH. LET IT BE SPREAD AND TOLD, LET IT SHUT THE LYING MOUTHS THAT SAY ABUSE HAPPENS IN “A COUPLE OF RANDOM CASES” ONLY…

    Above all, make it clear that these photos are not intended to hurt anyone, nor, of course, morbidly wallow in the terrible hardships and mistreatment of galgos (Spanish greyhounds) and podencos.

    After some hesitation, I decided to gather this series of images as a response to all those who deny and conceal this reality, trivialize it by saying that cases of abuse and neglect of these dogs are just a few, as well as that these are perpetrated by individuals who steal the dogs from their original owners. In the sight of all these pictures, it does not look like we are talking about “4 cases”, as has been said, does it?

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  • Help needed for Pepi’s dogs

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    (Bill & Ben, podenco/basenji) Regular readers will know that over several years I have been publicising and appealing for help for the dogs in Pepis Refuge in Pedrera, Seville. Rachael Lepage is an amazing young woman living in the UK who has worked tirelessly to find forever homes for the dogs. Leash of Life is her association and here is her appeal, I hope you will support her.

    ‘Leash of Life need your help! As some of you may know, a few months ago the owner of Pepi’s fell very ill suddenly and we were contacted asking if we could take the remaining dogs as a matter of urgency. Which we did. A Spanish rescue very kindly found kennel and refuge space for us im the Malaga province and have spent many hours checking on them and doing vet runs etc.

    So far they have cost us thousands in vets, kennel and food bills and a handful of them are still in Spain due to us not having the fosters or the funds to bring them over to the UK. We also cannot book them to the kennels we usually use because our bill is already astronomical. The rescue that helped us with them now need them gone ASAP as they are blocking spaces they desperately need for their own dogs. Given how good they have been to us, we feel awful using resources they desperately need.

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  • PACMA Canarias need your help

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    Please share this widely for maximum publicity.

    ‘Pacma Canarias is carrying out a project to spread the situation of dogs and ferrets intended for hunting in the Canary Islands. We know that there are many cases of ill-treatment and we want to echo this internationally.

    If you know a case of mistreatment of dogs, ferrets or any other animal intended for hunting, which can be publicly disseminated, which is reported and that has not been fixed, please pass the most significant photos along with a brief explanatory text to email yolandamoralespacma@gmail.com.

    The explanatory text must contain the following information:

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  • Podenco Training Weekend, Tamworth

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    What a brilliant idea. Only a couple of places left.

  • Podenco Rene has a GCSE in – CATS!

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    From Polly Matthewson.

    ‘Our handsome 5 year old, middle-sized Rene podenco keeps NEARLY getting adopted as some lovely people have asked for him, but then through no fault of his or theirs it just doesn’t work out. This is getting very sad. He longs for his own family. But the good news is we now know our sweet pod is not only happy with all people & dogs, but also cats. So roll up, roll up poddie-loving cat people and form an orderly queue to adopt

    Rene on Youtube.

    Help us turn Rene’s luck around. He is such a loving soul, who loves a little spurt of zoomie play with his friends, but after these mad moments he is actually quite an easy-going boy who likes a quiet sniff and to track smells at a sedate rate, loves a good snooze, he loves his food, and adores a snuggle. He also especially likes to go on a road trip!

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  • Podenco Felipe, rescued from the perrera and now looking for a forever home

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    This is Podenco Felipe, his weight is 11 kg and he is 2 years old. He was rescued from a perrera by Cristina and is in foster with her. She says he has a really loving character, loves playing with children and is ok with all other dogs. Not cat tested.

    Contact Cristina tele oo34 (0) 667994463 and Email otosprosotos@hotmail.com

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