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.
This is Angela Pod, rescued from a small concrete cave and now under the care of Last Chance. If you want to donate all details are below.
Lee says, ‘Just about the worst rescue we have been involved in… Angela is so very poorly and in the vets… Multiple operations to repair her skin.. she has leishmania, covered in fleas and ticks, raw and scabbing wounds to her neck, she has been neglected and abused to the point of giving up…
She is 10 years old…Rescued by Anna Buttenhoff, Lee Kimber who crawled into the bolt hole to get her out… this girl is now with us… and we have all rallied round… we need you help like never before.
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?).
If you like the Team Podencos t-shirts, you can order them here.
Ellen says, We re waiting for results later !! Ray(swimming) did 16 lengths In 6 minutes Andy (cycling) did 10 gruelling miles up hills in 25 mins I was last to go running 3 miles would have liked to have been faster But not been able to train after falling!! We Enjoyed it, it was great! sponsor here.
Ellen and Team Podencos have been training hard for the Triathlon tomorrow, 19 April, raising funds for Podenco Friends. If you haven’t already sponsored them, please consider doing so. All the details are on this link, together with stories of some of the podencos recently rescued, with photos and videos. Main sponsors are getyouonline.co.uk. GO TEAM PODENCOS!
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!
