Tag: save the galgo

  • Podenco Mama and her Puppies in Seville waiting for forever homes

    Macu Bimba Mom 170 10 2012This is the beautiful Mama of two healthy Podenco puppies (male and female). They were rescued by Inma (Macu) in Seville and are in the shelter. They are two months old. The mother has a major infection in her ears, but she is already in veterinary treatment. Their names are Bimbo and Bimba.

    Please, can you help me to spread about them? I’m the contact: carminalvarezrea@gmail.com

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  • APDDA – working behind the scenes in Spain

    APDDA is a Spanish association taking up the initiative on behalf of the millions of Spanish who abhor animal cruelty in any form in Spain.

    What is it?

    The ‘Parliamentary Association in Defence of Animals’ (APDDA), has no allegiance to any particular political trend and is made up of parliamentarians and former parliamentarians – representatives and senators – concerned about animal welfare. It was created, in the Congress of Deputies on December 19, 2007, with the aim of promoting legislative initiatives in favor of animal rights.

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  • European Collective for Protection of Greyhounds & Galgos

    European Collective for protection of Hounds logoTogether with several organisations, notably Galgos Ethique Europe and l”Arche de Levriers, Greyhounds Rescue Holland has worked on the foundation of the Collectif Europeen pour la protection des Levriers, in English known as the European Collective for the Protection of Hounds.

    Following discussions and consultations with the office of the Member of European Parliament Mrs. Striffler, (she is the MEP who marched with us in Strasbourg in March 2012), it is clear that the only way forward is a collective and sustained effort by European organisations and European participation of the public. No small feat indeed and we are well aware that it will be a difficult uphill climb. But the bigger the challenge, the stronger the determination!

    Read the rest of the article here.

  • Urgent Appeal – Podenco missing, possibly stolen!

    Lucky 1 200Live near Alcaucin? This is Lucky, who had been missing since June 26th; he simply did not come home from his daily morning walk in the campo of Alcaucin. His owner fears he has been stolen. Note he has one white paw (circled in red).

    Lucky is castrated, chipped and vaccinated; he is allergic against food and “ambiente” therefore he absolutely needs his medicine (Atopica)

    His chip number is: 941000012452793 Contact Gabriel

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  • Huesca Perrera – Podenco Ibicenco…have you room?

    Huesca pod x galgo 250 9 2012This beautiful Podenco Ibicenco x galgo is in the jkilling station at Huesca. Please contact, if you are an association and can offer space to save her from being killed.
    Contact Leti provincial de Huesca (dogs for adoption), you find the animal you are interested in adoption, By phone on 974340197 (kennel) or 620 996 790, from Monday to Friday from 9:30 to 13:00 h. and Tuesday and Thursday from 16: 00 to 18:00 h.
    You can visit THE KENNEL province of Huesca, Monday through Friday from 9:30 to 13:00 h. and Tuesday and Thursday from 16:00 to 18:00 h.
    All these dogs are given up for adoption dewormed, vaccinated, passport or primer and microchipped, plus the fee for adoption.

  • Urgent – Cordoba Podenco to be killed by hunter – need a safe place for her

    Cordoba podenco 200 1 9 2012Urgently need to find somewhere for this beautiful little 2yr old podenca which the hunter does not want because she won’t hunt. He’s now going to kill her. She’s in a tiny kennel with two others, with only water, filthy dirty with excrement. In a town near Cordoba.
    Contact mujerpetirroja@gmail.com
    Cordoba podenco 200 2 9 2012(cristina alcantara lopez)

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  • Pepis Refuge, Seville – dogs poisoned by local person! Please help

    Pepis Refuge 190As if the volunteers helping the Spanish animals didn’t have enough to contend with,
    rescuing and repairing abandoned dogs and cats, they suffer at the hands of those against what they do. Some people are just pure evil. Pepis Refuge near Seville recently suffered an horrendous attack on their dogs, Alan Brian tells the sickening story.

    ‘It all started a few days ago for us, I say that because our vet told us it takes about 9 days to act, warferin or rat poison as it is better known. We had a beautiful chocolate brown podenco boy who had the most fantastic nature, we called him Chet. When we came to clean him one morning, we saw blood in his pen and he was looking quite sad.

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  • Urgent, Cordoba – podenco puppies in great danger from hunters!

    Cordoba campo pods 9 2012 250News just in. ‘This is a desperate plea from a girl living in the Cordoba area. Three podenco puppies, around 4-5 months old in the middle of a field, where there are many hunters. A month ago the girl found a podenco hanging from a tree there. Please please someone contact her to help catch the pups and take them to a place of safety. (No pics yet) They are in the province of Cordoba.

    Contact – MIRIANCASTELL@GMAIL.COM, TEL.630280583 620388_259292454190573_767668383

  • Little podenco Noa rescued from a living hell – inhuman hunter again!

    Noa 250 8 2012This is little Noa, a podenco of 1 year old. He was found with his mother and another pup in terrible conditions. His moma was in a state of extreme neglect, skeletal, bleeding, with an impressive pyometra, abused, among her excrement, lying there with babies and trampled by more hounds in a shed where this hunter was breeding and selling for hunting!!

    The hunter wanted the baby sacrificed and said it was worthless, some babies died,,, no wonder .. and this poor little one has been struggling for his life, was in a state of extreme thinness, malnourished, unable to suck his mom, who had problems breathing and bleeding and mastitis…

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