22 Podencos seized in Moaña in a joint operation of the #Seprona Prote Animais Morrazo and the Asociación de rescate animal Cadeliños
Locked up, caged, squeezed, with mange, sick, some chained, dead puppies….
The owner of the animals had them for hunting and sale, note in the Protectorate that he took in the 22 animals, 13 with a chip and 9 without identification, in the district shelter they have in Broullón.
And now what? …. (more…)
This is my definitive guide to the plight of the podenco, giving you all the information about the different types of podenco, their history, diseases and a lot more. All sale proceeds are donated to appeals for help for podencos with rescue associations and shelter.
2025 is slowly closing its doors and making room for a new chapter: 2026.
The past year was one of ups and downs. We faced unexpected setbacks and intense emotions, but also countless beautiful moments, shared with the special dogs who crossed our path. It was a hectic year that flew by, yet one we look back on with warm and grateful hearts.
We think back to all the D-days: those unforgettable moments when our beloved dogs packed their bags to meet their new families. No fewer than 177 dogs found their happiness this year. A result we could only dream of, and one that was made possible thanks to our amazing partners: Associazione ZAC Odv , Un Levriero per la Vita, Project Galgo, Vegrennen EV, Simona Norkute (Lithuania), Helping Animals Almanzora, Friends of Mazarrón Animals, Stichting Wereldhonden, and of course you—our loyal supporters. By sharing their stories so widely, you helped give each of them a new future. (more…)
I’ve been writing and publicising about the podencos for several years, since I started helping a French rescue association bring galgos and podencos from Spain to France for rehoming. I’ve fostered many and helped rehome them too, plus adopted one of my own, seen here with my galgos.
In general the galgos get more publicity because of the huge numbers abandoned every year, especially hung in the olive groves. But life in Spain for the podencos was and still is no different, just not in quite such huge numbers. And life for the podencos on the Spanish islands got and gets very little publicity atall. Which is why I have worked to help them too.
The podencos used to be called ‘The Great Forgotten’ but in the last couple of years there has been an ‘explosion’ of interest in podencos, mostly through publicity on facebook.
At the beginning of July, I posted the story of Beatriz, a podenca rescued from Spain and now enjoying a new life in Devon. 6 weeks on, her Mom has written an update on her progress.
‘Having rescued beautiful podenca Beatriz from a little private rescue in Ontinyent, Spain, two months ago to a small farm in Devon, UK, she is now almost unrecognisable, temperament wise. She is still a little timid, especially with male strangers, but like all things, this will take time.
Remember Ana, rescued in Ana, Spain, in November 2012. Here’s a wonderful video showing that a tripo does not need to be handicapped by a leg missing!
Amazing Ana. http://youtu.be/WU_LK9VrHbs Enjoy a tripod tearing around on the sands of the beach… Amazing Ana!
Some time back Ana came to us from Valencia, another down and out podenca tossed out, no longer needed. No long er required and so, left to her devices she roamed the lands. She fed herself and did the best she could. At some point either before tossed out, or after, she succumbed to a terrible break in a hind leg, an infected bone which reinfected, and reinfected.
You may remember the story of Ana, an injured abandoned podenca near Valencia and taken into the care of 112carlotagalgos in Malaga. Operated on, sadly her leg could not be saved. But she has healed and is now in a foster home. Here’s the latest news.
‘A broken down podenca living on a hymn and a prayer. Carrying her heavy heart and painful broken leg. Living rough and thinking thats all there is to life.. well several months on, rescued, healed from her amputation and having learnt trust at the stables she went into foster care with an amazing Sandra and her wonderful family.
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.
