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  • Cheap accommodation in Tenerife, Canary Islands – food and drinks not included

    Podencos Tenerife 250 3 2013Two stories from PodencoWorld in Holland. To read in English, click on the Translation button top left hand side, drop down menu, click on your language.

    The first one is about 12 podencos living in appalling conditions on a farm in San Roque, Tenerife. The foundation Animal Help Canarias reported the poor state of the hounds on a finca. The way the animals are crammed in the back of a private estate, continuously chained without any room to move. The precarious facilities do not meet the necessary hygiene and dogs have “not even enough food or water,” said a spokesman for the foundation. “Neighbors often call these situations to denounce”.

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  • Gran Canaria Winter Sun Holidays – Roque Nublo nightlife

    Gran Canaria podencas 250 5 2 2012Gran 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.

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  • TARA Shelter, Gran Canaria – a successful neutering programme

    TARA neutering 1250 09 2011TARA Animal Shelter on Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands, in September ran a neutering programme for dogs and cats with the help of a Danish team of vets and nurses. Brian, a volunteer with TARA, reports on the success.

    The dog and cat neutering project in Mogan county from 14 to 21 September proved a big hit for all concerned.

    It was a most collaborative effort indeed: TARA Animal Respect Association recruited Danish Friends of Animals to supply professional animal medical staff to Gran Canaria providing the surgery skills and pharmaceuticals as a donation to the local cause of animal welfare.

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