Podenco Post

Category: Campaign

  • Podencos – A national treasure or just trash?

    Bev Podencos give them a future 250Bev Farmer of Podenco Friends writes.

    What is about Podencos that incite such passion for them….. for me I see beauty nobility intelligence a creature so unique and magical, those who have adopted one will understand how special and sensitive they are. These should be the national treasure of Spain to be held in reverence to be proud of…. such a truly magnificent creature they should be recognized has part of the national heritage of Spain for they date back to 3000 BC. Yet daily we receive more and reports of Podencos abused, abandoned handed in to Perreras.

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  • Bristol Half Marathon Sunday 21st September 2014 – fundraising for Pepis Dog Refuge

    Mike’s running the Bristol Half Marathon on Sunday to raise funds for Pepis Dog Refuge. The 80+ dogs including galgos and podencos, rely on donations to feed them 9600 euros/month) and pay the vet bill (currently 3,000 euros). If you haven’t already sponsored him, please do – every little helps – and if you are in/near Bristol, go and cheer him on. Sponsor him here.

    https://fundrazr.com/campaigns/6qrv8?psid=7a26763fed524377b3d09d2c2d1dc601&fb_ref=share__33vQW5

  • 1000 Sighthounds Charity Show, 2014 – see the pix

    Bev Farmer of Podenco Friends has put together a great video of the show and Podenco Friends dogs.

  • EU survey on dogs & cats – please join in

    Please take a look at this survey. I suggest for most people they click on the ‘Dog & Cat Shelters’ link. If you are a member of a rescue association with a shelter, please complete before 20th September‘ Please share with anyone you know who could join in the survey.

    Alyn Smith MEP. ‘As you may know, one of my main concerns as a Member of the European Parliament is the welfare of animals and, as the second largest market in the world, the EU has significant global influence in this area. This is why I am writing to you to bring to your attention a survey launched by the European Commission. This survey will be used, in part, to determine what sort of action should be taken on the welfare of cats and dogs in commercial settings.

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  • Podencas on CESE fast track to kill – Valencia perrera

    I know many of you will not want to watch these two videos of podencos in a Valencia kill station but for those of you who wonder what it is like, here are two links. Volunteers are trying to save the two dogs. They are on CESE which means the bloody hunters have handed them in on fast track to kill! Video 2 is of a 6 year old podenco who, as you can see, is really traumatised. A foster home needs finding for her urgently where she can be rehabilitated with patience and understanding, ready for adoption. Contact Angie urgently if you can help Flecha especially

    Video 1 4 year old podenca

    Video 2 – Flecha, traumatised

  • Daily Mail article on podencos today 26/8/2014

    If anyone gets the Daily Mail and has seen this article, can you please write in and tell them about Podenco Post and my book? I’ve tried commenting on line – as have others, but it keeps saying 0comments!

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  • Best way to help podencos? Join an existing rescue association

    Malaga pererra pods 1 250 1 2014It’s depressing how many hundreds of podencos are abandoned and dumped in perreras every week – as with the galgos, there is now no let up during the summer months after hunting ends..,Podenco facebook pages are full of gorgeous podencos needing forever homes…I simply can’t post them all here!

    One new development in the past 18 months which does concern me is that, with photos circulating on Facebook of podencos in perreras, some people who live outside of Spain are trying to organise rescuing them and putting them in kennels, sometimes with negative results. Unfortunately this can give podencos a bad name and it’s not good for the dogs themselves.

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  • Podencos in Spanish perreras – hundreds killed every week

    Although I don’t post them here, there are hundreds of podencos being killed in Spanish perreras every week, most of them either puppies or under 3 years old….

    Hundreds more podencos are waiting and waiting in shelters and refuges, already safe from being killed. They desperately need forever homes to make room for the ones in perreras to be saved.

    Please contact a rescue association if you can offer a forever home to one of these fabulous hounds. Here’s a comprehensive list.

  • Rioja wines – take a tour around Rioja

    Better still, don’t take a wine tour, help find homes for these podencos. All these gorgeous podencos are in Animales Rioja shelter, waiting and waiting for forever homes. Let’s share them and hope we can help them.

    http://www.animalesrioja.es/node/580

    http://www.animalesrioja.es/node/516

    http://www.animalesrioja.es/node/516

    http://www.animalesrioja.es/node/182

    http://www.animalesrioja.es/node/183

    AnimalesRiojaInformacion@gmail.com InternationalAnimalesRioja@gmail.com

  • Pepis Refuge – Podenco boys desperately needing forever families

    Pepis Refuge dogs desperately need forever homes.. they are gorgeous dogs and shouldn’t be spending any more years in kennels, no matter how well looked after they are. Here’s a link to the male dogs, you’ll find Tyson, Henry, Ramble and Ben – his brother Bill is there with him. Bill and Ben are podenco/basenji, really pretty dogs. Please help find all these gorgeous pod boys their forever homes as soon as possible.