Earlier in the week I published a piece about an injured podenca in Valencia perrera. Here are some more podencos in the same place, mostly young ones, some very scared.
Here’s what a volunteer says.
Tag: Spain
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Valencia perrera – more podencos on death row
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Happy Ending-Final Feliz Photo Competition – closing dated 31st March 2012
Happy Ending-Final Feliz is a dog rescue shelter near Chiclana, Cadiz, in southern Spain. It was started by a Norwegian lady, Margarita, and her loyal band of supporters fundraise to pay for the keep of the dogs they rescue and look after. Their current fundraiser is a Photo Competition. Here’s the link to the details, scroll down the page. Closing date for entries is 31st March and there are 3 categories. Entries are only 2 euros each, so get sending your photos in and help boost their funds.
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Podenca Andaluz rescued off the streets – foster and adoption needed
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.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKTWGJLTZ70
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Podenca Andaluz Lucy – abandoned in Malaga, forever in Holland
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.
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Podencas in Valencia Perrera – urgently need saving
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
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Holidays in Canary Islands? SARA Lanzarote needs your help
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.
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Dog Walking in Spain – Spanish law explained
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.
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URGENT- young podencas on death row, Rioja, Logorno, 21 Jan is ‘die day’.
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
http://www.Facebook.com/animalesr/photos
http://www.Facebook.com/animalesrioja/photoshttp://www.animalesrioja.org/animalesrioja/Home.html
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Valencia Podenco Andaluz puppy, rescued injured & starving – can you take him into your heart and home?
Look at this cute little podenco, less than a year old, found wandering through a ravine with a broken tail and a femur fracture of a hind leg. The leg hung loose, like a rag doll’s leg. He was a skeleton, totally malnourished, with a sore eye and bore injuries on his nose and neck. He’s been called Aradio by his saviours.
The vet says Aradio has wandered for weeks with his leg dangling, possibly hit by a car. Understandably he was very scared of being caught but couldn’t run far with his injured leg.