Podenco Post

Breaking News - animal shelter being closed down in Antas, Almeria

From PAWS PATAS Animal Shelter

Dear friends & supporters

Some of you may be aware of a developing situation at another animal shelter within our region.

Paws-Patas have been asked by both the Ayuntamiento de Antas and a District Judge to urgently take in over 100 animals into our care.

We are therefore, in conjunction with the authorities and our trusted partners, undertaking an emergency operation to co-ordinate the safe transition of these animals into our care.

This is a difficult and challenging situation for all concerned and our absolute priority, as always, is for the welfare of the animals.

Free Spanish Hounds - peaceful protest London February 2024

Join the Peaceful Protest in London in February 2024/

Every year in Spain the hunting season finishes on 1st February and now thousands march in cities throughout Spain to protest about the abuse and maltreatment of galgos and podencos. Thounsands of them thrown out in the campo, in perreras, on the street to get injured - because the bloody galgueros won't keep a dog if it's not hunting or breeding more galgos!

Visit this website for updates on the peaceful protest in London on 3rd February 2024.

Fill in the online form to tell us if you can join us.

Help us share the story of your Spanish dog(s) by providing details and photos

You can also purchase limited edition merchandise for the protest!
Link here: http://www.freespanishhounds.co.uk/

Fuerteventura Dog Rescue, Canary Islands - Podenco Presley hoping for a forever home

Podencos on the Canary Islands have a very hard life and their only hope of a forever home is on mainland Europe. This lovely boy is Presley with Fuerteventura Dog Rescue.

'Presley

Found on 7/28/23 in Corralejo along with Nelson.
He's a 11-month-old podenco, very friendly, playful, and affectionate.
He gets along well with all dogs and people.

He needs a forever home.

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Remembering a beloved pet

They saw you watching over them
As they finally closed their eyes
They smelt your scent as they breathed
In and out for the last time
They heard the way your voice broke
As you told them they were loved
They felt you as you held them
With your gentle, farewell touch

One size does not fit all - different podenco breeds

Read the full article here

Educating the Younger Generations - for associations involved in dog rescue

Order your pack from GIN on this weblink

Make room for the dog!

Podenco Honey with Greyhound Protection UK - hoping for a forever home

Honey is another stunning podenca rescued from Spain and now in a foster home in the UK. Read all about her on this weblink and contact the association direct if you can offer her a forever home.

Podenco Aslam -livng wiith a broken body for too long

How has this poor podenco lived for so long with a broken body. Here is his story.

'He is Aslam, a young man with a sad story. Aslam was found in January 2023. They saw him alone, limping and looking for food. After one more they managed to catch him but they had nowhere to take him.

A good man took care of him, took him to the vet and they saw that he had a broken hind leg femur, but the operation was very expensive, so they couldn't operate on him.

We knew the story of Aslam months ago, we don't want to imagine the pain he must have gone through all these months.... A few days ago Aslam arrived at Suspiros along with two other puppies he shared a kennel with (we introduce them this weekend). He's already been to the vet and confirmed that the femur is still broken and very displaced, so he has to be operated on. But of course, the recovery from that surgery is long and very difficult to do at the shelter.

Grieving our losses - losing a canine companion

We're all been there, had to say farewell to a canine companion, whether through age or illness. They always take a piece of your heart with them, but leave you with lots of wonderful memories. And during the grieving process, a house without a dog isvery empty. And so we adopt again. The new dog isn't a replacement for the departed one, as it will have a completely different character and different needs. And we know that at the end of its life, we will again put ourselves through the pain of losing it.

Grieving our Losses article.