Podenco Post

Category: Fund raising

  • Canary Islands, SARA Protectora – help the hounds on the Spanish Islands

    SARA Milka 190 3 2012I can’t emphasise enough about the podencos on the Spanish Islands, Canary Islands and Ibiza. Their only hope of forever homes is on mainland Europe. Please don’t overlook these deserving hounds when you are thinking of taking a podenco into your home.

    These two beauties are in the care of SARA Lanzarote in the Canary Islands.

    Milka is about 6 years old, a large podenco canario, and was found abandoned with her sistenr in the volcano on Lanzarote. She’s not much of a hunter, prefers to be with people, loving and obediante, walks without being on a lead. A fantastic hound for a companion dog. She is very good and happy

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  • Pro-Galgo and their Bullas dogs, latest news

    Pro-Galgo took 8 of the Bullas dogs, here’s the latest news about them. If you want to adopt, apply direct to Pro-Galgo.

  • The Bullas Babes – podencos saved by Operation Rehala

    Here’s a picture gallery of The Bullas Babes, as the 8 podencos saved from the hell of Bullas, Murcia, have been named. It is reported that the owner of the site has been arrested; a Spanish group have identified the second site where he holds more dogs and horses.

  • Operation Rehala, Bullas, Murcia – more pix and videos

    More photos and videos of Operation Rehala on 9th March 2012, and the rescue of – altogether over the course of 2 weeks – 120 galgos and podencos (with a few pointers and alsatians) Click on the link

  • Bullas, Murcia – podencos rescued and now safe

    Bullas podencos 250 Viv 3 2012Viv Wharton of Animal Welfare Support Murcia was one of the dozens of volunteers who travelled to Bullas, Murcia, on 9th March 2012, to help in the rescue of over 70 dogs remaining of the 120 in the compouund. This photo is of a few of them, relaxing in safety. Here’s what Viv says about the day.

    ‘Not an easy day at Bullas but nonetheless successful with the rescue of 8 Podencos. Not easy as we saw first hand how hard those decisions were; great work Little Pod Foundation and Podenco Friends and the volunteers; Little Pod Foundation who were responsible for undertaking the rescue of these pods were professional but passionate and I have great admiration for them.

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  • Operation Rehala, Bullas, Murcia – help save the podencos

    Los Perros de Bullas – Today (8th March 2012) it has been agreed with much teamwork from The Little Pod Foundation, SOS Animals UK, the Animal Welfare Support Murcia group and Podenco Friends to find temporary care and rescue for some of the misfortunate Podencos in the Bullas tragedy. If the rescue is successful, it is hoped that between 8 and 10 dogs will be saved, plus any puppies that are still there.

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  • Operation Rehala, Murcia – 120 dogs at risk – the whole story

    Bullos Murcia 2 250 3 3 201224 hours to save the dogs from Bullas
    6 March 2012
    by Irene Crespo

    Yes, the authorities only granted 24 hours to rescue all the dogs in Bullas (Murcia) and out of the hell where they are. Removing the remaining 70 dogs in that situation in 24 hours … Mission Impossible?

    Well this is not the first bureaucratic difficulty with which foundationn Pro-Setter (The association that is coordinatating the rescue of these animals) and volunteers from other organizations that work with them are encountering.

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  • Podenco Campanero, Podenco Andaluz – Rioja rescues

    Rioja Thor pod Campanero250 6 3 2012Two more fabulous podencos with Protectora Rioja, praying for forever homes.

    THOR is an angel, a big softy Podenco Campanero. He is very gentle and affectionate, weighs 33 kg, very sociable with other dogs, great with people. (SOS Animals have just found a forever home in the UK for another Campanero Chaplin)

    Claudia is a pretty young choc female Podenca Andaluz, very friendly, her whole body moves as she wags her tail. Just wants somebody to accept her love for the rest of her life.

    Contact animalesrioja@gmail.com if you can be their forever families.

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  • Torre del Campo, Jaen – another injured galgo – what is wrong in Spain>

    Lourdes Pulgar tells the story.

    A couple of days ago, someone took a male galgo to the protectora, which they found in Lindares. Now I have been to collect it to take to the garage/mini refuge refuge where there are 8 more dogs.

    I was told that it could not walk; it is not lame. has problems of co-ordination and walks as if it was drunk; he eats and drinks as if it had parkinson. I cannot express how I have felt while it was walking – see the videos, it was falling down and
    it was stumbling constantly while I was crying was cursing the hunter who has left it.

    Less than a year old, he has had a VERY STRONG BLOW IN THE HEAD and this
    is the cause of the problem; it also has woulds to its feet. It is ill too.

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  • Podenco Ibicenco needs caring person to save him and rehabilitate him

    Lira_3 250Lira is an Ibizan Hound of 3-4 years that fell into a ditch while he was out hunting. With the bad luck that other dogs fell on it, and thus was the worst injured, otherwise his injuries would not have been so serious.

    Lira is a medium-sized Hound (it will not reach 20 kgs, should be closer to 15 than 20), very good and is searching for someone to give him a chance, to help him record and a chance of life. If no one takes care of him, he will be sacrificed because he has already been three months in the clinic and needs time spending with him, to exercise, time, etc. (I’ve asked why no x-rays yet!)

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