Pam Macleod runs PINS where she rehomes podencos from rescue associations and shelters in Spain. She’s raising funds to help with costs involved in preparing rescued podencos to travel to Scotland to forever homes.
Because fundraising activities have been curtailed because of the damned virus, she is organising a virtual walk. To find out all the details, click on this weblink.
These two gorgeous young Portuguese Podengos are currently safe with Dogs of Portugal. Ralf was sent there from the terrible municipal pound and Elo was handed in by his owner. Read about them both on these links and contact Dogs of Portugal if you would like to know more.
Elo – surrendered to the municipal kennels by his owner.
Apologies this news is a few months late…facebook has messed up my page and I no longer get updates from some of the podenco and galgo pages I follow.
From the facebook page of 90 Mogan Podencos.
‘Across Spain there are several cases where the Civil Guardia confiscates when it appreciates obvious evidence of overcrowding, unsanitary, lack of identification, etc EXCEPT with the 90 Podencos. I can say that the Canary Podenco suffers from the greatest abuse allowed in SPAIN by all the administrations that have delegated, curiously, the protection of these and other animals.
November 2019
https://www.eldiadecordoba.es/provincia/guardia-civil-perros-iznajar_0_1405959562.html
5 4 2020 FINALLY!! Saturday, April 4, 2020, seven years later of the first complaint finally the ′90 podencos′ have been rescued. A total of 84 dogs were taken to the Bathtub hostel in an action involving the Civil Guard, Local Police and animal protector volunteers.
I took this photo back in 2013 when they were in Los Albarianes (Mogán) and I’ve been so happy to know that one of the survivors is that white and black podenco you see on your left. I feel like this because I always said only for a dog it would be worth so many years of noise. 115,000 signatures on change, radio, etc so they don’t forget about them. I put them even with a brand on Google maps so justice doesn’t get lost along the way…
Across Spain there are several cases where the Civil Guardia confiscates when it appreciates obvious evidence of overcrowding, unsanitary, lack of identification, etc EXCEPT with the 90 Podencos in Mogan! The Canary Podenco suffers from the greatest abuse allowed in SPAIN by all the administrations that have delegated, curiously, the protection of these and other animals.
50 podencos in a hellhole
Story 1 November 2019
British man with 76 dogs in horrendous conditions on Tenerife!
Story 1
Travis
From Bev Farmer of Podenco Friends.
‘The last flight of Podencos from Lanzarote was in February this year and all those lucky podencos are now in their forever homes.
We were ready to fly these 4 over, then COVID hit and no flights so they have been stuck in residence in the Island. Laura and her team have been making sure the dogs have been taken out on regular walks and spending time with them ..All 4 of them are very comfortable with people spent time with children so ready to be rehomed.
The Podencos on Lanzarote have little chance of finding homes on the Island and limited transport links makes it very difficult to fly them out . So that is where Podenco Friends come in we bring them to the Finca from here there are more opportunities for them to be rehomed.
This is Duque, a Portuguese Podengo now safe with Dogs of Portugal. Contact the association direct if you want to learn more about him.
You can read about the petition in The Connexion on this weblink
This is the link to the Petition
This is the weblink to sign
Galgos 112 – ‘7 years already and unfortunately many are still the same, until when?? There are still many like this in Valencian orchards, no one hears them cry, no one finds out when they die…la Font d’en Carrós
Warning – upsetting video
From Galgos112
‘This would quickly end with good control by rural and police officers and exemplary prison sentences.
But in this country we go back like crabs and abuse and murder comes out very cheap. This rabble are murderers!’
18 months’ prison sentence…a farce…the judge was probably a hunter too!
Badajoz, Extramadura, is especially a hellhole for hunting dogs!
Read the story on this link.
Another horrendous case of cruelty against podencos – this time a woman using the dogs for breeding! At least people are being arrested now, for animal cruelty, but penalties are pitifully poor.
Read the full article on this weblink.
