Podenco Post

Category: In the media

  • Animal Aid Foundation shelter, Valencia – help desperately needed

    A desperately tragic situation – if you can help Femke in anyway, please do. She writes –

    ‘You have probably heard about the Animal Aid Foundation (AAF) in Valencia, which for personal circumstances has to close its doors after rescuing animals from all over Spain for 20 years. I am one of the volunteers helping to rehome the dogs. There are some Podencos left, would you be able to help with finding homes for them? Thanking in advance.

    We are also looking for people who are driving back to the UK happy to take a dog or two, for adoption families we find in the UK, so if you hear of anyone…

    Please contact Femke through the website.

  • Guardia Civil, Spain, launch new system for denuncias

    Read about it here

  • The plight of the podencos

    Podenco ears cut 170 9 2 2015So far this month, 25 podencos in perreras have been posted on my ‘Podencos in Perreras’ facebook page. That is just the tip of the iceberg. Many are starving, some are old, some of them are on CESE which means the hunter has handed them in and said ‘kill as soon as possible’. One poor soul has had his ears and tail cut – they usually do this to dogs who hunt boars. shorter tails and ears usually means less hunting accidents with branches and even with the wild boars. They can even cut them legally in the region where it’s not allowed, because according to the law, cutting the ears and tail off is better for the this kind of dog! He is still in the perrera.

    Another sad story is of two podenco puppies – about 6 months old – rescued from a river. They had ropes found their necks attached to rocks. Sadly the little boy was already dead but the little bitch was still alive. She is now in the care of an association. (see photo below)

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  • Malaga/Estepona area? Puppy training courses at In The Doghouse

    Calling people in the Malaga/Estepona area of Andalucia. If you have any puppies which qualify, get in touch with Nando Brown of In The Doghouse.

    ‘We run a rescue pup course where pups around 10-14 weeks stay with a dog trainer for 5 days, do training, get socialised etc in the hope to get them rehomed – all with Nando. Have you heard of any pups around Malaga area that are in rescue that could take part? The last few have been really successful, a lot of the trainers have taken the ones they had, or helped find homes for them. Be awesome to get some Galgos or Podencos on the course.’

  • Sponsor Ellen fundraising for Podenco Friends – Duathlon 21 March 2015

    If you click on this link, you can read why Ellen, passionate about podencos,is rising to the challenge of the Duathlon at Clumber Park, Worksop on 21st March. Bud is the latest incumbent to be taken in by Podenco Friends. Please sponsor Ellen if you can and share with everyone. She’s in training, runs to work and back every day, for starters, whatever the weather.

    And for anyone who lives near Clumber Park, please go along on 21st March and support this amazing lady!

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  • Good News from Italy

    News from Italy sent to me by Daisy, who translated From Heaven to Hell into Italian.

    ‘Good news from Italy!

    After the shock of the news that, in order to lighten the massive amount of work for the Italian magistrates, some crimes (animal mistreatments included!!!) would have been considered as “less severe” -meaning no prison for animal torturers- thousands of people showed their disgust. The President of the Italian Government, Mr. Matteo Renzi replied that animal lovers shouldn’t be worried because these directions are not law yet and they will be modified. He also said that the Government always listens to everyone.

    We really hope so!’

  • Little Pod Association, Murcia – saving the podencos

    Little Pod gypsy 170 2 2015Little Pod Association are working with a Spanish volunteer to help podencos and galgos in a terrible situation with a gitano in Murcia. Here is what Marie Stacey says about the situation, including the current rescue of 3 more dogs in a terrible state.

    ‘Our beautiful Verity and Diana were both resuced from a Gypsie in Valencia. We knew he had more dogs and a lovely lady has been working hard to get some more of the dogs released. He has just agreed to release 3 more. We are desperately trying to secure the release of another that looks really ill but at the moment he is saying no.

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  • ACTIN – what they achieved in 2014

    ACTIN – doing amazing work.

  • 6th September 2015 – Canine Capers, Escot Park, Devon

    I’m planning on being there, hope to see you all there. Here’s a video of last year.

  • The PAES Project – ACTIN calling rescue associations and volunteers

    Calling all rescue associations and volunteers working in animal rescue in Spain, please read about the PAES project and join.