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A dog is adopted for its whole life - not abandoned!

Too many people use the excuse of not being able to take their dog when they move. It's an excuse especially used a lot in Portugal. It should be a last resort that the dog is taken to a shelter.

Adopt a Senior Dog

Apda Rosa - Podenco puppy starved and covered in ticks - please donate to vet fees

GOD IT'S JUST A BABY!!

Look how sick is this poor baby, it doesn't even want to look anyone in the face. Urgent help needed for vet fees, we are already in the red with a very large debt to the vet, please help. We need to analytics and everything. Please help.

Our number: 640783709

PayPal: rosahernandezortiz00@gmail.com

Account number: ES51 0081 0625 4800 0209 6516
Cpto : Thinking Babies

Teaming: for only €1 a month you can help us save many lives - https://www.teaming.net/apdarosas

Thank you.

Update

New Animal Welfare Law in Valencia Region

This is a precis of an article which appeared in my online copy of The Olive Press.

The Valencian parliament has approved a new regional animal welfare law which is tougher than recently-passed national legislation.

Penalties of up to 45,000 euros for very serious cases of animal cruelty

Breeding and sale of pets restricted to authorised professionals.

Also includes hunting dogs who inthis instance are classified as pets.

Valencian agriculture minister Isaura Navarro - guarantees the rights of animals.

Classifies animals as 'sentient beings' and not just pets.

Adoption prioritise. Registration and identifiation of animals required - owners have 6 months to register them.

URGENT - petition to sign and share before 8 March 2023

This petition is launched by associations of lawyers specializing in animal rights, to request a veto in the Senate to withdraw the reform of the Spanish Penal Code.

According to the decision of February 9th, 2023, galgos, podencos and all Spanish hunting, guard, companion and herding dogs are excluded from the new animal protection law and the abuse of the dogs is largely unpunished.

Please help, sign the petition and share it!

Podenco Alex - friends with cats too

From Rosaly Torvnes.

Alex is a very sweet, fun, affectionate and happy dog. He´s ONE year old, 12 kg and 48cms tall. He arrived at the shelter on October 2022. The shelter was informed that there was an abandoned dog who was going frequently to a bar nearby, everyday, and looking for food.

Alex goes well with other dogs, but has a certain mild dominance with other MALE dogs. Still, he´s a very sociable dog!

Alex is friendly with children, walks well on a lead and travels just fine in cars. Not good with cats.

Alex seems to be a small version of a mix between galgoxpodenco. His looks are exquisitely beautiful. Alex is waiting for a home!

Alex is in Cartagena, Murcia.

Contact: rtorvnesgmail.com

Fundacion Benjamin Mehnert - adopting doesn't make you a better person

From Fundacion Benjamin Mehnert

Adopting doesn't make you a better person.

This is one of those posts that is likely to create controversy. And they may rain criticism on us, we know it. But it is absolutely necessary.

The last few weeks have been especially difficult. In addition to ending the hunting season and receiving dogs and more dogs daily, the situation is complicating for a reason that creates sadness, and anger at the same time: the abandonment of dogs that had already been previously adopted.

You can't imagine the number of calls, emails, comments and messages on networks that often come to us like this "My personal situation has changed, and I can no longer have dogs... He has an illness and we can't assume the costs... "We moved and our landlord, doesn't accept pets.. "We've had a kid and the dogs all of a sudden are behaving strangely... Can you please take care of the dogs? "

Podenco Ozzy - a small podenco looking for a forever home

From My Dog Rescue Spain Dogs For Homes

Ozzy DOB 9/21 small podenco. Ozzy was rescued last year from a perrera in Salamanca in a terrible condition. He needed a reconstructive surgery on his penis area which was successful and he is enjoying pain free life, it does not affect him at all.

Ozzy is a friendly chap, good with people and dogs. Ozzie can also live with cats as he is cat friendly.

Ozzy is castrated, chipped, vaccinated and health checked.

Podencos are such a lovely breed but sadly often forgotten. So many are looking for homes so if you would like to open you home to Ozzy please get in touch/ follow a link below.

MDRSdogsforhomes.com

We provide a life time support for all of our adopters.

Galgos sans Famille - beautiful podencos needing forever homes

Galgos sans famille

Let's not forget the Podencos!! They too are impacted by this new law in Spain which excludes them as well as Galgos from any form of protection and continue to retain the status of "tool dogs"

They too deserve to leave Spain after a life of exploitation for hunting, abuse and misery. It should not be forgotten that most of these dogs have never known home life, human love and family life, so they will need gentleness, love and patience, but they will give it back to you hundredfold

How to adopt:

Fill out the adoption form: https://www.galgossansfamille.com/formulaire-de-demande.../

Email us the form or contact us to: galgossansfamille@gmail.com

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Joy

Leslie

Winfield

Jenna found with Joy

Alex X podenco

Brad Pitt

Nuna

Peter

Greta

Two Terrified Podencos - the fate of so many after hunting finished

Two thin and very scared abandoned podencos found in Vilaseca. One has been caught but the other one ran away, terrified. Volunteers are still trying to catch it.

The sad fate of so many of Spain's hunting dogs and the bloody Spanish government doesn't care because hunting earns them billions of euros every year. Money matters more than the lives of hunting dogs.