Herewith my report on the events in the UK on Sunday, 1st May, 2016 when we all got together in London, Manchester and Glasgow to publicise the plight of the Spanish hounds.
Category: In the media
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Hope for Podencos – lovely video of the 1st May marches
Here is a lovely video of the 1st May marches on Day of the Podenco. Steve and Irene Allen organised the event in Glasgow. I will be posting my pix shortly.
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Podenca abandoned and at risk – brave rescue
Heartwarming video of a wonderful rescue of a podenca abandoned and living in a drain beneath a busy road. Often this is where the hounds will shelter, especially if they are pregnant.
The story of the “motorway” podenca rescued by Michel Rescue Dogs and friends written in Las Provincias, one of the most important Spanish newspapers/news websites in the Valencian region smile emoticon. A story of dedication and love to save this dog abandoned by the side of the motorway. Special thanks to Michel and other podenco and animal activists in Spain, especially Silvia Muñoz Genoves. Also to our friend Marilyn Purkis who works and works for the dogs, for her offering a foster home if needed. For the moment this sweet podenca, now named Atena, is recovering safe and loved at Michel’s home. With hopes this article in the Spanish press can help in the fight to bring an end to the appalling abuse and abandonment suffered by hunting dogs in Spain.
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Whole Dog Journal – behind the scenes of their dog food reviews
Read the article on this link and complete the survey if you are interested.
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Peaceful Protest for Spanish Hounds – 1st May 2016 in London, Manchester & Glasgow
So many podenco passionatas around Europe would love to join the Peaceful Protest Marches in London, Manchester and Glasgow today. They have sent messages of support to the organisers – here’s one from Claire Cauldfield. Claire writes: “Keep up the good work and make everybody aware of the poor hunting dogs’ plight in Spain. I live in Spain. Just 2 weeks after we moved here we found a podenco who had been dumped, barely 9 months old. The owner didn’t want her. We kept her. They are wonderful dogs. As you can see she has made herself at home. We take food every month to 2 dog shelters. It is so sad to see so many dogs there, most of which are hunting dogs. Good luck.”
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Joanna Lumley OBE backs International Day of the Podenco 1st May 2016
PRESS RELEASE – 28 APRIL 2016
A huge pack of ex-Spanish hunting dogs will march to the Spanish Embassy and 10 Downing Street, London on the 1st of May, the International Day of the Podenco, in protest at the mass abandonment of hunting dogs in Spain.
Families who have adopted abandoned Spanish hunting dogs in the UK will gather with their dogs in Belgrave Square, central London at 11am this 1st of May to mark the International Day of the Podenco. They will march with their dogs to the Spanish Embassy, 39 Chesham Place at 12pm and on to 10 Downing Street for 2pm to protest about the cruel treatment of the podencos, galgos (Spanish greyhounds), pointers, setters, bodegueros and other breeds that are abused in their lives and discarded in their thousands upon thousands every year in Spain.
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Guardia Civil arrest staff from Triple A animal shelter, 13 more being investigated
Story in the Spanish press today – heartbreaking for all the animals concerned! When an association is registered as a Protectora in Spain, it is just that – to protect animals, not kill them!
This is the story on the Guardia Civil website – translation to English by Mo Swatek, Pro Galgo Internationa.
The Civil Guard detained four employees of the animal shelter Triple A and is investigating another 13 for committing various offenses
The protective, performing sacrifices of healthy animals without any clinical judgment, by non-medical staff, had a policy “sacrifice 0”
In the related documents seized with economic management it has also detected diversion of funds from the association for private purposes.
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Axarquaia Animal Rescue – Podenco Flash and his friends waiting for forever homes
I met some of the volunteers from Axarquia Animal Rescue at the PAES conference last October. Like so many people involved in animal rescue in Spain, they do incredible work for long hours and need supp0ort in homing their hounds. Here is one stunning little podenco.
Hi everybody, my name is Flash (AAR 1329) and I was found abandoned, hungry and really skinny last October 15, 2015.
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Can you help this Podenco – advertised for free on Gumtree UK!!
This is not the first time a Podenco has been advertised for free on Gumtree in the UK. It makes me blazing that these people don’t understand that, if they can’t keep a dog, they need to tell the rehoming/rescue association so they have a chance to sort the problem out. That is, if the dog was taken into the country through an association…looks like this poor boy wasn’t and there is no backup for him. Grrrrrrr! Can anyone help?