When I visited Bev and Warren of Podenco Friends in Murcia in September 2014, I watched the glorious game of hide and seek and catch-me-if-you-can between a tiny podenco puppy then called Sky and a larger 5-month old Podenco Ibicenco puppy called Rembrandt. Now you can read Sky’s story – now called Leo – written by his forever Mom Alex Frederikson.
Category: Regional news
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Operation Rehala, the Bullas Rescue –
Bev Farmer of Podenco Friends has been accused of publishing propaganda about the plight of the podencos, that they don’t have a hard life. Probably her accuser is a podenco breeder/hunter – they always claim there isn’t a problem for the podencos! This is a video she made when she went to help with the Bullas Rescue – Operation Rehala – in March 2012. One thing not show is the trench where the bodies of dead puppies were thrown. Here’s a link to the original story. 120 dogs were rescued.
Bev has many rescued podencos now ready for adoption. Email her if you would like to find out more.
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Podencos in Spain – a hard life on the streets
Two heart -wrenching stories from Spain – starving podencos needing help.
We have called them Alba and Maya – two podencas have appeared in a very bad situation on the streets of a small village in Madrid, Fuentidueña de Tajo. Skinny and dying, hardly able to stand up.
A very good friend of Elena Alonso, who gives her whole life to animals,found them and took them into the car, People were just walking by ignoring them.
They are two young female pods, full of tiks and stunned by fear. Nevertheless, they aren’t able even to eat anything. They can barely stand up!
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Real life story from Tenerife, Canary Islands –
Tenerife, Canary Islands. A 77 year old man has been arrested because he murdered his pregnant podenca who was due shortly to give birth!
A neighbour reported hearing him kill the dog by beating it to death so agents from the Garachico nature protection service (Seprona) went to the place of the complaint. They found the podenca buried and a vet certified that death was because the animal had received repeated blows in the cranial area, as well as that the hound was about to give birth.
And the following story from Jane Brian of Pepis Refuge, Pedrera, Seville.
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Scooby english blog – news update – podencos arriving soon
News update from the Scooby blog – they are taking some podencos which will need rehoming.
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Eurogroup for Animals – vote for improvement on animal welfare
Eurogroup for Animals is campaigning to put animal welfare at the heart of the European Elections and make animal welfare an issue that gets citizens to vote and make a difference. In the year of the citizens the distance between the EU institutions and European citizens seems larger than ever. We need to engage the members of the next European Parliament, as the only directly elected EU institution, to bridge the gap between a world of paper and the interests of real citizens and animals, of flesh and blood.
This website shows what needs to be done, who is committed to help and allows Europe’s citizens to understand where they can make an impact on animal welfare at the next European Elections.
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Show support – click on the link
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Podenco Canario Marlin – from Lanzarote to the UK
Rescued as a puppy by SARA Protectora in Lanzarote, Marlin is now in foster in the UK and awaiting his forever home. Foster dad Rick describes this beautiful boy.
‘MARLIN 4 yr old Podenco Canario dog. Medium sized light tan coloured dog found wandering the streets as a puppy , having been in SARA shelter on Lanzarote since. Now in the UK and looking for a forever home!
He is neutered, microchipped, inoculated and passported. He is housetrained, people friendly, children friendly and dog friendly. Unlike many of his brred he has not shown any signs of being an escape artist in the garden or indeed interest in running off when on his walks. He much prefers to stay close to his friends where he can play chase the ball and chase each other!
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Please sign urgently – petition closes today 12th May
Please sign and share widely, they need at least another 4,000 signatures
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9 more podencos on death row …..
Appeals for help received just today for 9 podencos in killing stations – I can’t post them all because we need to get the podencos already saved and in refuges ADOPTED! Please publicise what fabulous pets podencos make. and I’m hoping shortly to have some t-shirts for sale which will also publicise PODENCOS MAKE PETS!