You may remember I reported a situation in Mogan, Gran Canaria, where about 90 podencos were incarcerated in metal cages in a remote valley. Yesterday a team of volunteers and members of the municipality went to the site to take the dogs. They found the cages empty, frightened podencos roaming around the valley. Here’s the story as posted on facebook. I’ve asked for a ‘polite’ letter in Spanish for us to send to the Mayor of Mogan to encourage him to search for the owner of the dogs and prosecute him. Will run the campaign when I receive it.
Category: Campaign
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Nightmare in Mogan, Gran Canaria — seeking podencos and justice for them!
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No justice for these babies!
These three tiny podenco puppies have been dumped in the perrera…for killing. It’s no place for puppies, unvaccinated, no chance against diseases rampant in the kennels. Sickening that the hunters care nothing for these tiny innocent souls, such a cavalier disregard to how precious every life is. Whoever took them there, turned their back and walked away is inhuman.
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Podencos make perfect Agility Dogs
Zarita was adopted from Podenco Friends and now lives in the UK. She is training for agility competitions – herewith 2 videos illustrating what excellent agiliy dogs podencos will make. Contact Bev at Podenco Friends for more information
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Buy your Xmas gifts and help feed the hounds at Pepis Dog Refuge, Pedrera, Seville
This weekend – 4 & 5 December – my friend Julie is running a fundraiser to help feed the podencos and galgos at Pepis Dog Refuge. She is a Neals Yard Natural Remedies consultant; if you haven’t used their products, now is a good time to start. Have a look at the goodies in the shop on this link. Email Julie if you have any questions. Please help, and please share.
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Radio Seville publicising a warning to animal abusers, especially galgueros and cazadores
Translation of an article by Polly Matthewson, a podenco passionata with whom I caught up at the PAES conference in Murcia in October 2015.
‘Some positives, even if still very very small, steps forward for animal welfare in Spain. Now animal abuse can result in prison sentences, whereas until July 2015 there were only fines. Here’s a rough English translation of this article titled “The hunting season begins with more punishment for animal abuse” which was published on the website of Radio Sevilla 13.11.15.. For Spanish speakers you can hear the full interview recorded on that webpage too. This is a start.
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Say NO to French supermarkets selling live animals
Please sign and share this petition if you agree French supermarkets should NOT sell live animals – bad enough they sell live crabs and lobsters!
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DeAnimals – fighting the corner for animal cruelty in Spain
I’d like to introduce you to another amazing Spanish lady working to stop animal cruelty in Spain. Read the full article here.
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Living the dream in Spain?
Life in Spain and the Canary Islands is hell for the majority of podencos. Here’s a heart-rending situation some young Spanish volunteers have discovered and they desperately want help to help the dogs…chiefly to get them into shelters (which are mostly full to bursting) and fund some operations. Alejandra tells the story.
‘I’m writing you from Sagunto, a small town on the outskirts of Valencia, desperately asking for your help due to the situation we are living.
About a month ago some girls and I found a group of hounds and hound crossings living in a extreme situation,
We found right away around 25 adult dogs between 6 months and 2 years old. 3 of them had recently given birth, with a total of 18 puppies only a week old.
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Update on Angelique – podenco seriously abused on Lanzarote, Canary Islands
Here is the report from Laura Johnson of thekennelklub, Lanzarote, on the court case against the bastard who so abused this poor podenca. She continues to make good progress and, when she is fit to travel, there is the offer of a home in the UK with another blind podenco. Fingers crossed.
‘After a promising day yesterday (26/11/2015), today is not such good news. Tata/Angelique’s owner has been convicted this morning for abandonment – a 360€ fine and a 6 month ban from owning animals. We were unable to prove animal abuse.