This is a letter composed by Vivienne Wharton of Animal Welfare Support Murcia. We need as many people as possible to send a copy of this letter to Seprona, the division of the Spanish Guardia Civil responsible for animal welfare.
You can find details of the letter and where to send it on this link on Galgo News.
Seville area, can anyone save this podenca bitch and her 2 puppies. She’s in an area where there is garbage dumped, and dogs, dead from cold and hunger. Please has anyone room to take them temporarily or longer, otherwise they too will probably die from hunger and cold. The sender of the appeal is already full to bursting. Contact sarapuravida@msn.com
Traffic in Malaga was today brought to a standstill when animal lovers in Andalucia took to the streets to protest about animal cruelty in Spain and in particular the plight of the galgos at the hands of the hunters. It’s at this time of year that the galgueros get rid of their dogs – upwards of 50,000 every year. The protestors wore black, many of the dogs wore black collars and scarves. Well done, everyone. To see the rest of the photos, click here.
This little podenca was rescued off the street and put in a garage with about 10 other dogs. She is heavily pregnant. She is now in a mini-refuge where she is receiving good care but she´s getting fat everyday and she will be sterilized when the problem of the puppies is over. See some videos of her, she is really cute. If you are interested in fostering or adopting her, contact Lourdes.
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Gran Canaria for winter sun holidays! Great! So long as you close your eyes to all the abandoned dogs and cats roaming the Island. These three podenca bitches have been in the camping/picnic area near Roque Nublo since November. The only survive on what they can retrieve from the visitors. A concentrated effort is being made to catch them but, as you can imagine, after all this time, it won’t be easy. TARA shelter on Gran Canaria sent the news. I’ve asked them to let me know if the podencas are caught. And if you go on holiday to Gran Canaria, go and see the shelter at Mogan, they are always pleased to see people interested in their work.
Little Podenca Andaluz Lucy was rescued by Susanna from the side of a railway track. She suffered serious injury from being attacked by a larger dog, but has made a marvellous recovery, thanks to the work of 112carlotagalgos and Paco, their vet. Podencoworld in Holland had an offer of a foster home for Lucy and on 25th January, Lucy and four other lucky podencos flew from Malaga airport to Holland. Because Lucy only weight 8 kilos, she went as ‘hand luggage’!
Here are some photos of Lucy at the airports, including Susanna, her rescuer, and a lovely video of her playing in her foster home, the day after her arrival. Good luck Lucy, you will soon find your forever family.
Podenquitas mother and daughter, mother of 3 or 4 years and 1 year old daughter. The daughter is not interested in hunting, mother has been used for breeding. They are very affectionate, the daughter is easily scared. If you can save them, foster and for adoption, please contact urgently adoptadelaperrera@gmail.com
SARA Lanzarote (Canary Islands) have sent this story about this podenca bitch, yet another of life’s victims discarded by the hunters. Podencos are used on the Spanish islands for hunting rabbit, and suffer horrendous cruelty at the hands of the hunters, just like the galgos and podencos on mainland Spain. The only hope for the deserving dogs in the shelters on Lanzarote, Gran Canaria, Tenerife, Ibiza, is to be adopted on the European mainland. Please bear them in mind when considering offering a forever home to a dog. Otherwise these dogs will spend their lives in the shelters.
SARA tells Mestiza’s story.
A question was posed to me with regard to walking and exercising galgos in Spain. A reader was stopped by a hunter and told she was breaking the law by letting her two galgos run free, even though their recall was very good. So I put the question to someone I knew had experienced a similar problem. Andrew Hurrell was a founder of Noahs Arc association in Mazarron, and he explains the situation and Spanish law. You can read the full article here.
This appeal was sent out today (20.1.2012). I am not sure if the dogs have had a reprieve, I think they may be killed tomorrow 21/1, rather than 19/1. So I’m sending out the appeal for help for them. A Kennel or foster home urgently needed so they can be got out. We’re talking about Rioja and Logrono immediately.
Dora is a small young podenca, nervous, hasn’t known affection. When she advances, she is very sweet, just needs a loving home to be a star.
Moka (below) is another young female podenca. She is skinny, her eyes are fearful, she doesn’t trust. And yet, if she could be rescued now, she will bloom, put on weight and her coat will shine. She will show the joy of life she deserves.
If anyone can take them now, contact ar.difusionperrera@gmail.com
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