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  • Little Pod Association, Murcia – saving the podencos

    Little Pod gypsy  170 2 2015Little Pod Association are working with a Spanish volunteer to help podencos and galgos in a terrible situation with a gitano in Murcia. Here is what Marie Stacey says about the situation, including the current rescue of 3 more dogs in a terrible state.

    ‘Our beautiful Verity and Diana were both resuced from a Gypsie in Valencia. We knew he had more dogs and a lovely lady has been working hard to get some more of the dogs released. He has just agreed to release 3 more. We are desperately trying to secure the release of another that looks really ill but at the moment he is saying no.

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  • SOS Animals UK – Podenco Maneto Santo is looking for someone

    SOS Animals Santo maneto 250 4 2013The Podenco Maneto is one of the lesser known type of podenco, one of the smaller guys. SOS Animals UK have a young one rescued from the street, waiting for his forever home. Here’s the link to his story. Contact SOS Animals UK if you would like to apply to adopt him. They have many podencos waiting for a place in someone’s heart.

  • The harsh reality of life for a podenco in the hands of a Spanish hunter

    Two more stories from Podencoworld.

    For the past 3 years, this individual hasbneen keeping animals in appalling conditions. Tucked away in a cabin, they live between amongst their muck on a short chain or rope without any room to move, without food, how do they survive. Seprona has been alerted but not yet taken action.

    Cordoba June 2011 – In the historic center of Cordoba, another podenco living in appalling conditions. Between the excrement, the dog is full of parasites, starving, without food and water, tied to a short rope. Occasionally there is someone who throws some food from the gate.

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  • Pregnant podenca near Seville – anyone any room?

    Pregnant podenca Seville 170 05 2011 Has anyone room to take in this podenca bitch, living rough on the streets of La Puebla de Cazalla, 70km from Seville. Syhe’s very pregnant and about to give birth,

    Contact amdara@hotmail.es , maquirosa9@hotmail.com

  • Podenco x puppy, algeciras, desperately and urgently needs foster or forever home

    Algeciras mini podenco 5 months 04 2011 200 Look at this absolute little cutie pie. It’s a podenco X of 5 months, very active and needs walking and to play. Desperately needs a foster or forever home. (currently in Algeciras) If you can help, then please contact

    m.blazquez.valle@gmail.com
    macu_go@hotmail.com

  • Cruelty in Cadiz, podenco needs a forever family

    Podenca amputation Inocencia[1] 29 03 2011 250 The story is the same, whether it is galgos or podencos. Innocence is a dog found in Pinar del Rey, a town of Cadiz, with a crushed leg. The vet tried for 2 months to save the leg, but had to amputate in the end. This poor young dog has suffered a lot,is very loving, needs a forever home. He will be microchipped and vaccinated.

    Contact: huellasgaditanas@hotmail.com (Put in the announcement: INNOCENCE) http://huellasgaditanas.blogspot.com

    The video is worth a thousand words: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzUUnWS9YHA

  • Zaragoza killing station – podencos desperately needing rescue

    Podenca Zaragoza 1 08 2011 250 The hunting season is now over and hunters are getting rid of their '4-footed tools'!
    These are the Perricos to be slaughtered in a few days at the Zaragoza perrera. This is the appeal I received

    'We are only two volunteers who have many dogs in kennels which we pay the fees and we can't take any more dogs.  We have all this responsibility on our shoulders and we desperately need adopters for the dogs in our care, and more so we need special people who can rescue these young podencos before they are sacrificed in a few days.

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  • Extremadura hunters – Fepaex says ‘Take Responsibility for your Dogs!

    Extremadura hunter fepaex.org 02 2011 250 Podencos and galgos both suffer unimagineable cruelty at the hands of the Spanish hunters and gitanos – Spanish gypsies.  Most publicity comes from the regions of Andalucia and Murcia, as well as the Spanish Islands Ibiza and the Canary Islands.  However, the Spanish interior including the region of Extremadura is also hell on earth for galgos and podencos.  Here is a report from Fepaex – Federacion de Protectoras de Animales de Extremadura.

    THE PROBLEM for  HUNTING DOGS  in EXTREMADURA =  Irresponsible HUNTERS + passive and complicit

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  • Valencia – two abandoned podencos, help urgently needed to rescue

    Podenco Valencia 28 01 2011 250 Please help save these two podencos.

    Podenquita young and beautiful abandoned in the street. She is very affectionate and friendly, but She  wears a red collar, appears to have been lost or escaped from a hunter.
    We need foster care or adoption for her, since it is in an area of villas and we know that people there are bothered by her presence.   She is also in danger of mistreatment or abuse.
    Please someone that has a space for her.  It is very urgent!
    Contact: 645784096 tere_sa_ee@hotmail.com or receiving calls in the afternoon.

    And another!

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  • BEBE – a Podenca Andaluz – rescued injured from a Seville motorway

    Family animals 2010 040 210 Bebe is my miniature Podenca Andaluz.  Here is her story.

    Bebe was found, traumatised with fear, starving and dumped on a Seville autoroute.  She had been badly injured by a vehicle and her left hind leg damaged to such an extent that she could not walk on it.  She was rescued by a volunteer from an animal refuge and taken to her home.  The following day, a vet at the refuge clinic diagnosed a badly dislocated hip and other wounds to her body from the accident.  Her age was put at between 3-6 years old.

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