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  • Little Pod Association, Murcia – saving the podencos

    Little Pod gypsy 170 2 2015Little Pod Association are working with a Spanish volunteer to help podencos and galgos in a terrible situation with a gitano in Murcia. Here is what Marie Stacey says about the situation, including the current rescue of 3 more dogs in a terrible state.

    ‘Our beautiful Verity and Diana were both resuced from a Gypsie in Valencia. We knew he had more dogs and a lovely lady has been working hard to get some more of the dogs released. He has just agreed to release 3 more. We are desperately trying to secure the release of another that looks really ill but at the moment he is saying no.

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  • Molly, Foxy Lady, Dave and Tilly – Podenco pals in the UK

    Dawn Richardson 4 pods 250 6 2014Another delightful rehoming story, this time from Dawn Richardson, about her 4 podencos. She regularly takes them to dog shows where they are winning plenty of rosettes.

    ‘I came across Molly our 1st Podenco cross in January 2013 by accident. A friend had invited me to a facebook site called Costa Blanca Dog Homing as she knew we were looking for a dog after losing ours 7 years earlier. I spotted Molly on the site when I saw her photo from Little Pods. Lots of emails later and we reserved Molly pending a home check. The nice lady arrived and gave me lots of info regarding Pods as I never knew or heard about them before. Molly arrived with us in May 2013, and tiny, nervous little girl, but it was love at first sight. Molly soon became more happy & confident but seemed a little lonely.

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  • Lucky podencos waiting in Murcia for their forever homes – with Podenco Friends

    So many sad stories about abandoned podencos – here are some more beautiful videos by Bev Farmer of Podenco Friends, to bring a smile to your face. You can contact Bev at podencofriends@hotmail.co.uk if you want to help her, especially if you can offer a forever home to any of them.

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  • Cuenca podencos waiting for their families

    And these two podencos are in SOS Cuenca, contact Oscar (he speaks several languages!)cuenca@marmenor.eu website

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  • Podenco Andaluz, abandoned and injured – SOS Animals to the rescue

    Lara 250 SOS Animals 2010This is Lara, a little Podenco Andaluz found abandoned and ill. She was rescued by an English couple who contacted SOS Animals. She’s now recovered and living happily in her forever home in the UK. Read her story here. SOS animals (UK) and Spain are a charity and rely solely on fundraising and donations. Please help them help more dogs like Lara and Chaplin.

  • 120 Podencos and Galgos in Bullas, Murcia – rescue associations please help

    Bullos Murcia pods 250 3 3 2012Here is the latest update on the 120 galgos, podencos, setters, pointers…all in an enclosure in Bullas, Murcia. Pro-Setter Spain are co-ordinating the rescue, Galgos del Sol in Murcia, along with three other associations, have already taken out 14 dogs. Watch the video – it shows the truth of how thousands of these dogs are kept in rural areas by the Spanish hunters and gitanos. See photos of one rescue.

    This year is the worst year yet for the Spanish hunting dogs.

  • Valencia perrera – more podencos on death row

    Valencia perrera 2 dogs 250 2 2012Earlier 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.

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