Podenco Post

Category: Regional news

  • ANUA – rescuing Rosi – needing help

    Rosi ANUA 9 2014 250The Spanish hounds are incredible survivors. Here’s a tale of one, who now sadly needs help, a Podenco Ibicenco named Rosi.

    ‘Rosi, an abandoned dog but with luck, a girl daily has been carrying the water and food, feeding Rosi other 4 dogs.

    Every day for a year, when she heard the noise of the vehicle of the girl, Rosi came to meet, making leaps of joy, but everything changed two days ago, Rosi was not in place, Rosi didn’t make an appearance, the girl was expected the worst and so it has been.

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  • 1000 Sighthounds Charity Show, 2014 – see the pix

    Bev Farmer of Podenco Friends has put together a great video of the show and Podenco Friends dogs.

  • The Baranco podenco puppies – beating the bastard who tried to kill them!

    Baranco puppies road and barrier 250This is a road and a ravine in Spain. on 7th September Penelope Guest, who lives nearby, heard some faint cries. She tells the story.

    ‘Well, it’s started…the mass killing of podencos. Yesterday I could hear tiny helps, coming from the mountain behind me. John and I climbed up as far as we could, and could see a bag hup higher. John was able to clibe all the way up, and inside the bag were seven newly born podenco puppies. Unable to bring them back up, I called a friend to bring some ropes and a pulley and we were able to bring John and the half-dead pups up.

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  • Galgos Ethique Europe – a tail of two podenco puppies

    Here’s a beautiful video of two podenco puppies, born 3 months apart , rescued separately, now living happily together. Entitled from Hell to Paradise. Some you you will recognise the survivor of the ‘left for dead’ puppies in my podenco book.

  • Spain’s first canine lifeguard

    Spain’s first canine lifeguard. Read the story here.

  • EU survey on dogs & cats – please join in

    Please take a look at this survey. I suggest for most people they click on the ‘Dog & Cat Shelters’ link. If you are a member of a rescue association with a shelter, please complete before 20th September‘ Please share with anyone you know who could join in the survey.

    Alyn Smith MEP. ‘As you may know, one of my main concerns as a Member of the European Parliament is the welfare of animals and, as the second largest market in the world, the EU has significant global influence in this area. This is why I am writing to you to bring to your attention a survey launched by the European Commission. This survey will be used, in part, to determine what sort of action should be taken on the welfare of cats and dogs in commercial settings.

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  • Podencas on CESE fast track to kill – Valencia perrera

    I know many of you will not want to watch these two videos of podencos in a Valencia kill station but for those of you who wonder what it is like, here are two links. Volunteers are trying to save the two dogs. They are on CESE which means the bloody hunters have handed them in on fast track to kill! Video 2 is of a 6 year old podenco who, as you can see, is really traumatised. A foster home needs finding for her urgently where she can be rehabilitated with patience and understanding, ready for adoption. Contact Angie urgently if you can help Flecha especially

    Video 1 4 year old podenca

    Video 2 – Flecha, traumatised

  • Valencia – P.E.P.A. at work on the streets

    PEPA Bonnie and pups 250 26 8 2014PEPA rescues many podencos from Valencia province, Rosemary Macdonald tells the story of Bonnie.

    ‘This is Bonnie who was in danger of having her puppies on the streets of Valencia. Now less than a week later here she is the proud mum of seven at the moment healthy pups. We have been given promises of help with these puppies so I hope everyone helps us as we will need foster for them in about 5-6 weeks.’

    If you are in the area and can help, please contact Rosemary. Also any help with feed bills and vaccinations.

  • Madrid, capital city of Spain – cheap accommodation

    El Refugio are very good at getting media coverage for large scale rescues and exposing how Spanish hunting dogs are kept. Here is film of the latest rescue of 52 dogs, mostly podencos, kept in appalling conditions. Bev Farmer of Podenco Friends has translated.

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  • Podenca Verity – a severe case of mange, anaemia and starvation!

    Little Pod Verity 190 2 8 2014This poor podenco has been named Verity. She was found in this terrible state and taken to Little Pod Association, who took her straight to their vet. She is suffering from an horrendous case of mange, her blood count is down to just of 15 so she is also severely anaemic, as well as seriously starving.

    News on her from LPA.

    ‘Let’s start with the good news (yes there is some good news!!)

    Verity’s initial blood tests show she is amazingly negative for all diseases (Leishmania, Filaria, Ehrlichia, Lymmes)… We have to wait for the next set of results from the lab to make sure but we are all completely astounded by this

    The second piece of good news is that Verity doesn’t appear to have any broken bones or injuries that require any major surgery

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