Lina Orta is one of a group of volunteers who help the dogs that the town council worker takes to Hellin perrera to be killed. There are two podencos in now, waiting to be sacrificed. Their names are Chispo and Rubius.
The costs for saving each of them are 50 euros chip and vaccine and 3 euros/day residence (kennel) fees. If you can help, contact Lina (she speaks good English) and you can Paypal to her address. linaortu@gmail.com
This is Inca, and Bev Farmer tells his story.
‘We were alerted that a Podenco was in a perrera so arranged to go collect him. On arrival one of the staff just got him out of the kennel and told us to go now and return in a couple of hours and complete the paper work. We bundled him into the car and drove off with no idea what was going on. On returning they told us a gypsy had reserved him the day before and was on his way to take him, so if we had been 15 minutes later, it could have been a very different story for Inca.
Last week I posted a comment from a volunteer in Spain, that many perreras kill ALL the dogs in August, because they want to close down completely for the holidays. Well, Albacete Perrera is going to do just that. Over 200 dogs are due to be pts any time now! Several of them are beautiful young podencos.
L’Europe des Levriers is the French association with whom I have travelled to Spain on many rescue missions. One of the refuges they work with is in Albacete. But they can’t cope with this massive programme of euthanasia.
If there any associations who can help with taking any of the podencos, please contact Alicia on edl.alicia@gmail.com
L’Europe des Levriers is the French association from whom I adopted my galgas and with whom I have also travelled to Spain to help with rescues. At the beginning of October (when I was in the UK and unable to help) a team travelled to Spain to bring back 30 galgos and podencos from the perrera at Albacete. Most of the dogs had been there for over a year. And you will be impressed by the excellent conditions at this particular perrera, would that all of them achieved this standard.
Beatrice, President of the association, tells the tale, and you can see a film of the rescue here.
‘Alarmed by the incessant fighting of male dogs who were missing space in the crowded perrera of Albacete, EDL has decided to take out ALL galgos and podencos from there. 30 dogs (50% of them Podencos) were brought to France at the beginning of October, to host families. These pictures do not reflect the expression and beauty: Yuma, Sira, Yiyo, Chicote, Queco, Anko, Nevo, Zuzo, Kronos, Claudia, Aysha, Violetta, Belinda, Tiva, Gala, Mano for galgos! Half of them have already been adopted.
This stunning Podenco Ibicenco is Pobe/Bob. He was rescued from Albacete killing station last year, and has been waiting for his forever home since then, nearly a year! He is two years old, still a bit nervous but will blossom into a confident boy in a forever home. He needs a secure garden with a high fence/wall (podencos can jump) and another canine companion to play with. He’s also good with cats. He is microchipped, vaccinated, free from diseases, castrated. If you can offer this fabulous hound his forever family, contact L’Europe des Levriers. Bea and Katia both speak good English.
This beautiful boy is Mourino, just a year old and already in the Albacete killing station. He desperately needs a foster or adopting family urgently, as the shelters are full. Being young, he’s active and needs training, so he needs an enclosed garden and regular walks.
L’Europe des Levriers desperately want to get him out of the killing station, along with his companion Podo, as they are seriously at risk of being taken by the galgueros. These two boys urgently need someone to give them a chance of a forever life. Please contact them if you can help.
