Pam Macleod runs PINS where she rehomes podencos from rescue associations and shelters in Spain. She's raising funds to help with costs involved in preparing rescued podencos to travel to Scotland to forever homes.
Because fundraising activities have been curtailed because of the damned virus, she is organising a virtual walk. To find out all the details, click on this weblink.
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Apologies this news is a few months late...facebook has messed up my page and I no longer get updates from some of the podenco and galgo pages I follow.
From the facebook page of 90 Mogan Podencos.
'Across Spain there are several cases where the Civil Guardia confiscates when it appreciates obvious evidence of overcrowding, unsanitary, lack of identification, etc EXCEPT with the 90 Podencos. I can say that the Canary Podenco suffers from the greatest abuse allowed in SPAIN by all the administrations that have delegated, curiously, the protection of these and other animals.
November 2019
https://www.eldiadecordoba.es/provincia/guardia-civil-perros-iznajar_0_1405959562.html
5 4 2020 FINALLY!! Saturday, April 4, 2020, seven years later of the first complaint finally the ′90 podencos′ have been rescued. A total of 84 dogs were taken to the Bathtub hostel in an action involving the Civil Guard, Local Police and animal protector volunteers.
I took this photo back in 2013 when they were in Los Albarianes (Mogán) and I've been so happy to know that one of the survivors is that white and black podenco you see on your left. I feel like this because I always said only for a dog it would be worth so many years of noise. 115,000 signatures on change, radio, etc so they don't forget about them. I put them even with a brand on Google maps so justice doesn't get lost along the way...
Continue reading "Update - 90 Mogan Podencos on Gran Canaria - they are out!" »
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Dolly is so like my litle Bebe. Please help save Dolly.
Costa Blanca Puppy Homing
PLEASE CAN WE HELP LITTLE DOLLY ⁉️ ABANDONED IN A DOG POUND
SO FRIGHTENED, SO SHY❗️ Dolly had no idea why she ended up in a Pound and got her ear bitten. That did not help her timidness at all. Dolly has been offered help from a UK Rescue that specialises in the timid ones and will find her a lovely Foster Home so she can blossom and restore her faith in humans and get ready for a Forever Home and a Good Life.
Please Dolly needs 135€ PayPal: costablancadoghoming@yahoo.com Ref: Dolly
Every Euro is so appreciated
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Contact Galgo's Rescue Almeria on this weblink
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Update from Polly Mathewson
A happy update on our terrified shy podenco brothers CAMILO & ELOY. Our once "IN KENNELS & IN-VISIBLE" brothers are now progressing on their way in little steps towards their ultimate goal which is a loving forever home! They are now graduating to their next stage..
You will remember their first step on from the large rural Spanish kennels (where they had become so invisible and overlooked for FIVE long years) was to our friends at Bedrock Kennels near Mijas. With our grateful thanks to Michelle and Alan and family at Bedrock the boys have already come on so much. They were so petrified when they arrived a month ago and with the happy, loving atmosphere there they are much more assured.
Continue reading "Podencos Camilo and Eloy - en route to a forever home" »
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From Sandy Galgoslover.
'GRA is active for 3 years now. After many disappointments and deception by false prophets who pretend to be animal lovers with the motto: “everything for the dogs” while their real motives are: “everything for our own benefit and profit”, we are now surrounded by the right people with the right intentions and we can give many dogs a new and better life.
But to save dogs and provide them with the necessary care and medical treatment to adopt them, money is needed, a lot of money.
As a small shelter it’s a daily struggle to survive and we depend on donations.
Continue reading "Galgo's Rescue Almeria - small shelter saving podencos and galgos" »
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From Bev Farmer of Podenco Friends.
'“Vivir con miedo es vivir a media.” It means roughly, “To live with fear is to live a life half-lived.. That was Hingas life
To understand why Podencos arrive so fearful you have to see first hand how they live. For Hinga years of chained to a wall in a darken building left her with no trust in people and really had no reason to trust people.
She struggled with a different life and couldn't overcome her fears and many times I wondered would Hinga be locked in the prison of her mind for eternity . Over the months she made a little progress and only when I took her away from the finca for her walks did I get to see a different Hinga. Here was not the place for her to heal and Dave Bennett and Heather Bennett fostered her for almost a year and this was a stepping stone to her new life.
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From Sandy Galgoslover.
'this is the story of Estrella. It’s a sad story, she was born with ataxia (á problem on her brain). Last year we took care of her sister Lunita. Both have the same mum. Estrella is 4 months old. Lunita was more than a year when she came to us. It’s so sad because both girls are so happy and playful. Luckily we could save Estrella also from the people who are breeding to gain money.
Weblink to donate to the vet fees for Estrella
https://www.facebook.com/372003786590889/videos/1556759304505703/
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From Polly Mathewson.
CELEBRATING OUR CAMILO & ELOY BROTHERS' IMMINENT HAPPY NEXT STEP (please enjoy this round-up from their last year, but soon we hope to post photos of them in a new environment at last), an update on their health, and importantly to ask would anyone like to join me in a very SPECIAL ROLE to help them? This is to be a Pod-God-Mum or Pod-God-Dad to our boys to support them financially in a small way from here on for their exciting "stepping stone" journey as they leave their four walls in the kennels in Spain where they have been invisible for over FIVE years. Please read on for more on all....
So we don't know if the boys will need support for just a few months or for a good while longer, but they will set off any day now, just waiting for transport confirmation. First they are going to the welcoming and expert arms of Michelle at her small family-run kennels near Malaga, and we need to pay their way there for B&B. All thanks to Michelle for her welcome to our two.
Then when they have gained enough confidence in being closer to people and mixing with other dogs they will go on to Anita and Carl's home-from-home lovely sociable foster, just a little way down the road. Here Anita and Carl are wonderfully gifting all their time, but we will cover the boys' food. And if we find they need extra vet work throughout this time I will organise fundraisers which we can all promote. So, a bit like starting primary school and then onto junior school!
And THEN the next step we hope will be a forever family in Finland, thanks to Jaana who will be looking for just the right people to adopt our sweet shy souls. And we so hope this can be one family where the boys can stay together. As one of the core group for our "IN KENNELS & IN-VISIBLE" dogs I am pledging personally to cover the boys' monthly kennels they need to start with at Michelle's. I love these boys and will somehow manage this alone for them if need be.
But if anyone would like to share these costs to help Camilo & Eloy with a small monthly donation that will ease my drippy cash flow AND let me focus more of my time to keep on helping their friends still waiting in the kennels. Just £5 or 5 euros a month or £10 a month or whatever you can afford would really help and it will be good to share updates and news of the boys as a little group of Camilo y Eloy Madrinas y Padrinas and watch their progress <3 <3 . More details on this at the end, but now an update for everyone on their health and travel because it is a big family of us that has helped get Camilo and Eloy to this happy point of being about to leave the kennels they must have thought were all life had to offer them! Our profound thanks to everyone who has stood by with them all this time since we discovered our "Invisibles", our boys.
Health: their blood tests came back, a bit delayed and I have waited to update until all was organised for their medications etc., with thanks to María always for her expert vet advice. Their results were not perfect, but thankfully not so bad either. Essentially both boys are on the very border of leishmania, so we are not treating them but will re-test in a month or two once with Michelle. These tests are cheaper than the original full ones. They both tested positive for rickettsia and ehrlichia tick diseases and are being treated with doxyclycline. We have also paid for normal worm pills and pills against giardia. And new tick treatment.
All in all, as a group (on facebook) we had raised an amazing 545.54 euros for the boys' blood tests, medication and travel - all thanks to kind support from everyone. So I am happy to report this means we had enough: 220 for travel, 150 for both full blood tests, 50 for parvo-coronavirus tests, 50 for panacur (giardia) which leaves 75.54 for worming & tick treaments, which should leave us with a good bit over. I need to finalise costs to pay their vet bills and meds, but it looks like the boys will be fine now up until they reach Malaga! With any left over from their piggy bank to date then we will put it towards their next leishmania tests/any unexpected vet work.
Travel: Will keep you all posted. It will be so brilliant to share photos once they arrive with Michelle! I know it will be an emotional day for Mari Carmen and Rosa Maria who have kept these poddies safe all these years after they were abandoned at their kennels: to say goodbye to the boys but know that they are going to be HAPPY! With thanks to local-to-Malaga fellow podenco advocate Andrea who has offered to have the boys registered in her name for their new transition period until they can reach their families. An extra person to be there rooting for our lads!
Would you like to be Camilo & Eloy's PodGodParent with me: if so please drop me a PM and we can discuss. I can give my bank details as I will send off their B&B costs myself. Any help will be so appreciated. Please don't feel pressure to give a lot, but I can guarantee feeling more closely involved in their journey to a FAMILY after all these sad years will feel very special. In the video of them being offered treats from a safe distance outside their kennel fence we can see their potential to be so cheerful! Polly xxx
To donate towards the costs for these 2 deserving podencos, paypal HelpValenciaDogs@gmail.com
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Felix, rescued just in time, on the brink of collapse. Here's his story.
'15th May 2020. This young podenco is a typical example of severe animal neglect/abuse and terrible suffering of many dogs in Spain. Sunday must have been his lucky day, his guardian angel Susana crossed his path. He was taken to the vet for a check up, he received tick and flea treatment, lab blood test and some X-rays were taken also. Probably he is around 3 years young.
He is safe now and will receive all necessary care and love.
We would like to thank HAA for the support of the medical costs and of course Susana who did not hesitate and took this boy home.
Felix still has a long way to go, but he hasn’t do it alone anymore. Together we will fight back and in a few weeks we will see a beautiful young podenco.
Continue reading "Podenco Felix - safe with Galgo's Rescue Almeria" »
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