Gran Canaria - This black podenca was beaten to kill her and dumped in a trash bin. She was found, barely alive, rescued and taken to a vet. Karen, a Belgian podenco passionata who herself has a black podenca, has written this tribute to Emmi - who is bravely hanging onto life with enormous care from the vet team and volunteers.
Sweet Podenco girl,
Posting this picture on FB
could make people turn away
quickly scrolling past the horror done to you...
But then no one would ever know you
nor about your fight
and that of good people
for your precious Life.
That’s why your story
yours and that of many Podencos
needs to be told.
You were found in a garbage container
on the holiday island of Gran Canaria.
With horrible injuries
exhausted and ill.
Someone must have beaten you up
time after time
and then left you as dirt
to die a slow, painful death.
Was it a hunter’s revenge
for you “disappointing” him?..
You didn’t even dare to open your eyes
anxiously waiting for what yet might come…
Expecting the worst
like a lost soul
whose existence has only been about
hunger and suffering.
Please no more
Let it stop.
Then for once
the expected turned
into the unexpected…
Friendly people found you
and brought you straight to a vet
where you are safe now and cared for
for the very first time.
Rescue people cannot and will not accept
that you were brutally maltreated
and left to die.
They share one deep wish
that you will live…
After so much suffering and humiliation
lack of love and respect
your most difficult battle
is starting now.
We need you to trust us…
humans…
other humans
but still…
humans…
we know…
we understand.
We give you all the time in the world
sweety
patience and Love
hoping that your broken soul
will be able to mend
and blend into a new Life…
We respect your caution and fear,
no more pressure ever…
Take your time sweetheart
you are so welcome here.
You’ll discover
that there’s a whole community of people out there
fighting for wounded
rejected
purposely broken
Podencos.
It’s a fight for a Good Life
that you and they all deserve…
Like most Podencos
you didn’t have a name
not even a number.
You were so invisible.
We couldn’t help you
until you were found…
But now you are someone
your rescuers called you “Emmi”.
And we all stand together
to pull you of the dreadful darkness
moving you into the soothing break of day
to help heal your wounds
and gently ease your soul.
Love is waiting for you
unconditionally
from people who appreciate and respect you.
May your story move many people
and bring about awareness so much needed
to save and protect many more
of the unknown
and therefore forgotten “Emmi’s”
with their wise
sensitive
loyal
generously loving
unique
Podenco Soul…
For Emmi and all her Pod brothers and sisters
For “AnimalesGC”
Thank You for Emmi’s pictures and loving care.
For all Podenco Rescuers
Thank You for your Pod Perseverance…
Thank You!
Karen
What brave souls...my prayers are with Emmi and her rescuers.
Posted by: Mary Croft | 29 March 2016 at 02:08 PM
Oh my God, poor girl. She is so beautiful, look at her lovely face. This is the third 'horror' I have read about today regarding the terrible abuse of dogs.
I hope you don't mind me putting this in a post about podencos but if you all could sign 'justice for Baby the bull dog' petition. A poor dog abused by evil scum in Redcar (UK), had to be PTS. Worst case of abuse the RSPCA has ever seen (the sickos videoed it), scum were banned from owning animals for life.
Please because Baby couldn't be saved, can this poor Pod girl make it. I am thinking of you beautiful Pod girl and I am so despairing of these monsters who think it's acceptable, funny, their right to torture and kill innocent animals.
Posted by: Kathryn | 29 March 2016 at 04:22 PM