These little beauties are in the Jerez/Gesser killing station – can anyone help them? There are two males and a female Contact Maribel
Tag: shelters
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More podencos on death row, Jerez/Gesser
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Animal Medical Care Foundation – helping dogs around the world
The Animal Medical Care Foundation supports worldwide more than 80 animal shelthers in over 30 countries with medical and other care products. It was founded by Betty Heideman. This is the story.
Betty Heideman was born in Utrecht in 1962, into a home already inhabited by dogs and cats. This love of animals continued and Betty became a volunteer as a dog walker in the Hilversum shelter, as well as a foster home for birds. Hamsters, turtles, gerbils, mice and rats also moved in! After marriage, Quincy, a 7 yr old crossbreed from the Breda shelter became the first in a long line of adopted dogs.
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Moxie May – a little podenca with her home in paradise
I am from the U.S. and live most of the year in Belgium because my boyfriend works here. Last spring I started researching adoption agencies on the internet and learned that there are several in Belgium that place dogs from Spain, this lead to me learning about what a sad, desperate situation many dogs face in Spain. Before that, I had no idea. Every country has it's issues with animal cruelty, but I was really shocked to learn how bad Spain is with the hunting practices and such.
This was also the first time I had ever seen a Podenco. I fell in love with their athletic build and of course the big ears. I was searching for a dog that would be a running companion for me and maybe provide a little protection when I am out by myself on a trail (although Moxie ended up being a relatively small podenco.)