The flesh eating killer dog disease Alabama Rot has reached Nottingham claiming its first victim in Hucknall – a 12 year old Schnauzer.
Please be aware of the symptoms and if you even suspect this get your dog to the vets ASAP!
Symptoms include SKIN LESIONS / SORES on LEGS / BODY / FACE. TIREDNESS / SICKNESS / INCREASED THIRST / NOT EATING which can lead to ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE AND DEATH WITHIN 24 HOURS!!
Please sign and share this petition. These puppy fairs in France should be banned, they encourage breeding of puppies for money and impulse buying, when there are already too many abandoned and unwanted dogs in France.
Here is a story about an abandoned podenca – an all too common story in Spain.
I am a Canadian living in Valencia, Spain for the past 2 years. I have been overwhelmed by the stray dog crisis in this country. I have tried to help in different way and ended up adopting 4 large dogs that now are happy living with me
Last week, we found a Podengo Portuguese 2 blocks from my place in an empty area. She had given birth to 6 puppies and was always barking when anybody got close. We started visiting daily and taking food to her and the pups. We finally decided to go in and catch her, who was very protective of her puppies and with the help of professional rescuers we got them all.
Remember, adopt a podenco from a recognised rescue and rehoming association. Here’s a comprehensive list by country. DON’T take a podenco straight from a perrera, where it’s character hasn’t been assessed, nor your home approved.
A not uncommon site in Spain – still living in the dark ages where animals are concerned. This particular ‘event’ is in Malaga – a dog show and sale of hunting dogs. If you feel strongly about it, please sign the petition.
Thank you to Catherine for the translation. This is what the petition is about; Once again we have a case of animal abuse. No, it’s not the slaughter of dogs in China, it’s in SPAIN, specifically a town in the province of Malaga, which has decided to have a ‘dog show’ this year where all the hunters can take their dogs for everyone to see.
This is the same town that boasts of putting up posters advising that dangerous dogs be muzzled and considers itself to be the most romantic town in Malaga province the most empathetic to animals which is the most disgusting claim. Hundreds of dogs in locked in cages or tied with chains that stop them even lying down (Is this not illegal?).
I always promote adopting a podenco – or any dog – from a recognised rescue association. But I’m posting this to show you how heartbreaking it is, opening my Inbox to appeals like this…every day appeals to help save podencos on death row in perreras; recently many of them have been small puppies. Such a sickening and unnecessary waste of beautiful lives, just because the
bastard galgueros keep breeding and breeding…
There are 13 on death row in the perrera in Ciudad Real (where my first galga Karmel was saved from). Here is the appeal to save them.
These 13 podencos are on death row in Perrera de Valdepeñas, Ciudad Real (Central Spain). The need urgent help, as new dogs keep entering the pound every week and it’s full!
Some of them are old and some of them really young. All of them are scared to death and having a really tough time in there!
Should happen in every country. Animal abusers generally go on to abuse and murder humans. They practice on animals first.
You may remember that Ellen Stevens was in training to compete in a Duathlon on 21st March’ Sadly she fell and injured ribs and so her entry has been transferred to a Triathlon on 19th April. BUT as Ellen won’t be fit enough in time to run, cycle and swim, we now have TEAM PODENCOS sponsored by GET YOU ON LINE. So Ellen is running, Andy is cycling and Ray is swimming – GO TEAM PODENCOS!
All the details are in the Youcaring page along with details of current podencos with Bev and Warren who need help.
Thank you to everyone who has already sponsored Ellen…and please share the Event, everyone. The team will be wearing PODENCO POST t-shirts too!
Interesting article. Another example of how the Spanish are working on trying to change people’s attitude towards animal cruelty and neglect.
Tell everyone what life is REALLY like on the Canary Islands – all of them, even the smallest island – for podencos. Please don’t turn away, your sorrow is nothing compared to the suffering of these hounds. If you want to help, get in touch with any of the associations on this list – they need all the help they can get.
