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Category: Regional news
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Podencos – Enano, Maneto, Canario, Ibicenco, Orito, Andaluz, Campanero
I’ve been writing about and publicising the plight of the podencos for many years – alongside my work for the galgos. Here’s an article I wrote about the different types of podenco. Unlike the galgo of which there is only smooth haired and rough haired, the podenco varies from the Enano and Maneto which are small like a dachshund up to the large Campanero which is shaggy and used to hunt wild boar. A podenco to suit every home!
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Podencoworld – busy helping podencos to homes in Holland
Here are some lovely videos of rescued podencos travelling to their forever homes in Holland. Wording in Dutch but the films speak for themselves.
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Toledo – young podenco found in rubbish bin, badly beaten
3rd February 2014 – Toledo – hell-hole for galgos and podencos – in a village of Toledo. Podenco puppy found in a rubbish bin inside bag with a strong blow to the head, gored and hypothermic. Taken to the vet for emergency treatment. Prognosis awaited. Have asked for updates (if it survives) and if it was in Fuensilada, Motril, where the beaten and shot podenca was found last year. Two associations helping her, EL ALBERGUE SOLIDARIO DE DORA” and “MAS VIDA”alberguedora@hotmail.es Paypal donations to leoncina@hotmail.com and mark VIDA (Life)
Warning, upsetting picture.
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Podencos Ria and Inca – finding forever together in Italy
Alicia Andrews lives in Italy and has two rescued podencas. She is now involved in helping to rehome podencos, especially from Lanzarote, Canary Islands. She tells the story of how she became involved with the podencos.
‘When my last remaining dog died back in January 2013, he left a huge hole in my life. I’ve loved animals from the time I was born into a household where there were always rescued dogs and birds around. So when Peanut left me to run over the rainbow bridge and join his mother and siblings (or, at least I like to think that he did), I felt “lost”. Who was going to leap excitedly around my legs when it was time for a walk?
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Valencia podencos – discarded like trash in the perrera
It’s obvious that the hunting season in Spain is now drawing to a close. Perreras overflowing with hunting dogs, podencos, galgos, pointers…as well as thousands of other beautiful dogs – young ones, old ones – confused as to why they have been dumped. Podencos are used in very large number for hunting particularly in Valencia and the high kill perrera is overflowing. Below are some of the poor souls there, including 2 taken by the hunter himself, so can be killed any day, and a couple born in 2005 obviously used for breeding.
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Young podencos on death row in Gesser, Cadiz.
Podenco puppies in Gesser high kill station, Cadiz. maribeljerezsos2@gmail.com
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Podenco Passe – waiting too long for a forever home.
Here is the story of a Podenco, Passe, who has been waiting for years for a forever home. Surely there is someone with room in their heart and home for him?