El Paraiso is a perrera in Murcia, Spain. A volunteer went there today to try and rescue a pregnant podenca. Remember, Easter weekend looms and the staff in the perreras are busy mass killing dogs, to the staff can go on holiday! This is what Jacqui has written about her visit.
Jacqui was trying to save the pregnant podencos today – HOW THE HELL IS THIS LEGAL?
And this young beauty, Leire, due to be killed before Easter. Young female podenca, only 10 months old. Contact is dan.asociacion.madrid@gmail.com. Not now with
Animales Rioja.
My heart is breaking, yet again. Easter looms. The Spaniards working in the killing stations want to go on holiday, so there will be mass killings on Thursday! Included in those are podencos in Valencia perrera. Dominique tells me the news.
‘There is a total of 4 podencos, 1 male, 3 females in the Valencia pound. They are planning a killing again of half the dogs, so the volunteers say, probably Thursday because of Easter Friday being a holiday.
Chocolate Podenca, not very large in size, skeletal. According to her teeth she is less than 5 years old. She is very affectionate, submissive, very pretty but very thin, hazel eyes, she is very special and noble, and very smart. Please help.
Here are some more photos of Leo, the starving and injured podenco rescued by Albalat Animal, Ribera, Valencia. You will see from the state of him that it is a miracle he survived. Here are some more photos of him.
This podenco has been named Leo by Albalat Animal Ribera in Valencia province. It took them a month to catch him. As you can see, he has a bad wound to his near hind leg. He is not chipped. He has been examined by a vet who will do tests for a diagnosis as to what work can be done to save his leg, rather than amputate. Albalat Animal are asking for a foster home for him as he needs a lot of attention, care and rest and is on 12-hourly medication.
Albalat Animal have no shelter, so they desperately need somewhere for this boy to go, and financial help to cover veterinary expenses. So far they have paid out €109.12 and that is just the beginning. Tomorrow we return to do x-rays, in principle 2 to 35.32 euros each. Contact email and Paypal a/c albalatanimal@gmail.com
I recently reported about two podencos in Seville which Macu had rescued from Palmete, a settlement of galgueros and gitanos from where she saves many hounds. Both the podencos had eye problems. The younger one has been named Atila, just two years old, in good health apart from not being able to see. His problem is that there are waterfalls and tumours in each eye, and if enough money can be raised, the opthamologist can restore Atila’s sight 100%. At the moment, the poor dog spends a lot of time bumping into things or just not moving about atall. The amount needed – 1,600 euros to include the operation and follow-up tests. If Atila does not have the operation, he will be blind for life.
I’d like to say a BIG THANK YOU to all your marvellous people who have donated to save podencos from Hellin and Valencia perrera. Anke and Dominique do amazing work and I’m now happy to show you all the podencos you have helped them save and place in a residencia. The appeal now is for donations to pay the kennel fees until, most importantly, these beauties can be adopted. Here is a list of the dogs, who have now all been named. Please send donations and adoption requests to Anke, Paypal bracobuddha@hotmail.com Applications to adopt in Spain go to Dominique and for anyone out of Spain, to Anke. This link gives the costs involved.
Here’s Anke’s list of podencos SAVED! (photos in name order below)
My friend Sandra of NOS in Seville has appealed to me for help in publicising a very poor shelter in Cordoba, which hasn’t even got dog beds. They have about 20 dogs there, including galgos and podencos. You can see some pictures here. Sandra is appealing for donations of dog beds, bedding, food, collars, leads, medicines, feed bowls, anything to help these lovely dogs. Chris Marshall of Almerilife is going back to the UK next week and is willing to bring back donated goods for the shelter. Here are details of how to contact him, and photos of some of the lovely dogs at the shelter.
All these podencos are in Gesser perrera, Cadiz, for killing! contact: maribeljerezsos2@gmail.com
the 2 are females, looks like Mom and baby, Ibicenco is female – from the size of her teats, she has been used as a breeding machine, poor girl, the others are male How terrified they are.
Great news for Scooby from the GRIN team. Read more here.
