Message from Clare 5/11/2013

I’m very sorry to have to tell you all that Angel passed away in my arms at 9:55 am this morning, without the use of any injection. He was not suffering, but there was no way he could come back from the damage done from the original accident and subsequent operations.
I’m so sad that I never got to know the ‘real’ Angel, running like the wind, enjoying life, pain free and happy. I know he would have been wonderful to see.
Thank you all so much for your help and support through this tragedy. He knew he was loved by so many. So many tears for you.

Run free my beautiful, beautiful Angel, may you have wings at your feet and love in your heart always. I love you ♥

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Just to recap – Lucia and Fernando and Odie have been saved – thank you everyone for helping to give them a future life, rather than a painful death in a perrera.

Today I am off to Spain for a week to visit Viv Wharton of ACTIN and find out more about their work and then to Bev Farmer to immerse myself in podencos. However, I’ve scheduled some stories to publish, so keep reading.

Good news from Dominique – all the podencos left in Valencia perrera left there yesterday, including the twins, the oldie, the black bitch…yippee. Now they will need help with kennel fees – am awaiting more info.

Take a podenco into your home and heart – lively, affectionate, loyal, lots of fun. Guaranteed to make you smile and brighten your day!
Poster by Oh Happy Grey.

Yippee, Esperanza is saved! Here’s what Teresa says on her facebook update. ‘Esperanza is now with me. Fortunately everything is fine, still very frightened and curled up in a corner. She did not want to eat…Thank you to all who are touched by this Princess who deserves all the best. And here we are for everything that she needs. Thank you everyone.’ I will ask about the progress of the denuncia against her ‘owner’. Donate to portugaldogrescue@gmail.com

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From Bev. Angela’s health is not good, she has kidney failure along with other problems. She’s on a lot of medication to support her kidneys. The only other option is a catheter and dialysis but this is painful and invasive and I have done this before without success. So we are doing the best we can to help her, time will tell.

If I could my hands on the person who did this I think this time I wouldn’t be reserved. On a positive note Angela appears to be in good spirits so we must be hopeful of a good outcome

4th April is World Stray Animals Day

A message from Anke and Dominique and the team working to save podencos from Valencia perrera. Thanks to donations, many from you lovely readers, the starving young podenca is saved and will go into foster in Malaga, and also the two podencos in a cage (on CESE) who will also go into foster, but a sponsor is needed for 30 euros/month to pay for their food. Contact Anke.