Podenco Post

Category: In the media

  • Galgos del Sur billboards – removed by the local council!

    Galgos del Sur billboard 400 1 5 2024
    From Galgos del Sur.

    ‘Due to the pressure exerted by people with great power linked to hunting, the company with which we had contracted for the whole month of May for four advertising fences in Cordoba, has removed the advertising of our campaign: It is not Culture, the Rehala and the Montería is Abuse. No administrative or judicial resolution to order it.

    They have violated our rights, including freedom of speech. This is not democracy. We live in a country where lobbies like hunting or bullfighting exercise the power of censorship and imposition of barbaric customs without citizens being able to speak against it. We don’t feel hand tied but we will keep fighting.

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  • Asociacion Galgos del Sur – trial of hunter who killed 5 dogs

    Read the story on this weblink from January 2024. Apologies I’ve only just found it. Have asked GdS what the outcome was.

  • Hydrolyzed diet for dogs

    I recently had to visit an emergency vet with Rosie, who had bad diarrhorea over a bank holiday weekend – why is it always a bank holiday when they are ill?!! Starving her hadn’t worked and she was pretty poorly. Half hour with the vet – £300 consultation fee (UK rates!) and £17 for kaolin medication. So I claimed from my pet insurance. A query came up from the assessor vet – had it ever been suggested she have a hydrolyzed diet? I’d never heard of it – in the first instance – and secondly the vet had recommended chicken and boiled rice for a few days – the usual recommendation for a dog with an upset stomach.

    I’m pleased to report that firstly Rosie made an excellent recovery on the kaolin, chicken and rice, and secondly the pet insurance paid out on my claim.

    This is a weblink to an article on a hydrolyzed diet.

  • Asociación Protectora de Animales – Almohadillas Felices – Podenca Shelma urgently needs a new home

    Shelma 1 400 6 2024
    SHELMA NEEDS URGENT ADOPTION!. She is with Asociación Protectora de Animales – Almohadillas Felices

    She is currently in a foster home but has already advised us that he needs to get out of there.

    We don’t want her to return to the shelter after having known the warmth of a home, so we are urgently looking for ADOPTION for her.

    She was brought by a hunter at the shelter door next to Vincent (also up for adoption).

    She’s a great little dog. Loves to go for walks and play with other dogs. He weighs 12 pounds, is 55 cm tall and is about 3 years old.

    If you are interested in adopting SHELMA write to:. adopcionesalmohadillas@gmail.com

  • SOS Podenco Rescue – Coco and Amber looking for forever homes

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    2 lovely podencos with SOS Podenco Rescue, hoping for forever homes.

    Coco is a 2,5 year old podenco that a hunter didn’t want anymore. He has been passed around, we imagine that he doesn’t hunt very well.

    Medium size, around 50-55 cm to the shoulders. Good with dogs, he is playful, quite affectionate with people. Negative to Leishmania.

    Amber     is a one year old podenca found abandoned in Andalucía. She is very affectionate once she knows you and quite playful with dogs.

    Smallish size, around 45 cm to the shoulders. Negative to Leishmania.

    She is an adorable, active girl that wants to be loved.

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  • Galgos del Sur – 15 podencos rescued from a rehala hellhole

    Galgos del Sur 400 1 5 2024
    From Asociación Galgos del Sur

    ‘At the beginning of May 2024 we rescued 15 podencos of the Hornachuelos rehala. They all came in bones, malnourished, wounded and full of parasites. They had been through hell. Luckily they are already getting the best care.

    We need urgent help. We owe €25000 in veterinary clinics. We just can’t take it any longer. Over 130 dogs rescued in 4 months and 150 at our shelter.

    Video

    Mawi was confiscated from Lucena (Cordoba) rehala. If we hadn’t gone to his rescue he would have starved to death along with other dogs from the same litter. He’s so much more recovered now.

    Angel

    Don Quixote

    Ways to help

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  • International Animal Rights Conference – 5-8 September 2024

    The date for the International Animal Rights Conference 2024 is officially set! Save the date and mark your calendars from September 5th to 8th 2024 for an unforgettable experience dedicated to advancing the international animal rights movement!

    Calling all animal advocates: lock in these dates and stay tuned for more exciting updates as our preparations kick into high gear!

    #IARC2024 #AnimalRights #AnimalLiberation #AnimalRightsConference #AnimalRightsConference2024 #AnimalRightsMovement

  • Another invisible podenco chained up for 5 years in Chiclana, Cadiz

    Chiclana chained pod 400 5 2024
    THIS POOR THING HAS BEEN TIED UP FOR 5/6 YEARS. Sleeping there, no blanket, having a rough winters!! No love, hence a little scared but trust. And look at the croquettes! There are no words left.

    They had more dogs which they gave away. This poor soul stayed there in oblivion. It breaks my soul!

    I can’t take it, I have way too many cases!

    PLEASE, I NEED SOMEONE TO HELP HIM, ANY ASSOCIATION, FOSTER OR ADOPTER.

    It’s male, very good, no chip. They will give it to me!

    Let’s help change his future and give him a beautiful forever life.

    Is in Chiclana (Cadiz)

    Contact Cristina Manzorro – Tlf Spain 0034 0617165993

  • PACMA – friends in Spain, please vote for this man on 9th June – this is why

    PACMA election Veterinario 400 5 2024
    From Pacma Animalista

    ‘Don’t you think it’s unfair to have to pay 21% VAT for a service that is of primary necessity, such as the health of your animals? U.S. too. Going to the vet cannot be a luxury, and therefore, this week we have presented a series of fiscal measures to the Government that we think you will like.

    Reduction of veterinary VAT from the current 21% to 4%: Our proposal seeks to reduce this tax to the super-reduced rate of 4%, or eliminate it completely, to make veterinary services more accessible.

    10% deduction in the income tax return: We propose that families can deduct up to 10% of veterinary expenses in their income tax return, with a maximum saving of €500 per year.

    What do we get with this?

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  • UK Vet Fees – they are a rip off – people cannot afford them!

    The Competition & Markets Authority are looking into vet fees. About time too! They are ab absolute rip off because vet clinics have been taken over by big businesses like hedge funds, pension funds, pet insurance companies. I’ve discussed this recently on my blog but now the news is out there about the CMA action.

    Read about it on this weblink. If you scroll to the end of the article, you can HAVE YOUR SAY. Please do comment as it all adds fuel to the fire of the diabolical vet fees and the companies which own them.

    In conversation recently with a veterinary nurse, she said that pet owners now are not taking their pet to the vet when it first falls ill but trying to medicate themselves. Often this results in the pet becoming more ill, so that when the vet finally is consulted, sometimes the illness is too advanced and the pet is euthanaised! And if the owner wishes for the pet’s ashes, this charge is also proving prohibitive.

    The result of this –

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