Galgo News

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  • Valencia Floods – SOS Podencos update

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    From SOS Podencos – at one point the water was waste deep.

    31/10/2024
    Most of our dogs are out of the kennel and placed into temporary foster homes. The two remaining are inside the house that is in the kennel, and they will leave today.
    There are still other dogs in the kennel that aren’t ours, but it seems the legal owners don’t want them to go into foster homes..

    Now is the time to clean, fix and rebuild!
    If you can come help, it will be appreciated.
    Here is a video of the state of the kennel. It’s full of mud and water. The fences are broken, ripped from the ground. All the dog food is gone. The dog beds are gone or broken.

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  • Save My Life Benidorm – gofundme page for donations

    Save My Life Benidorm have vans going out on Monday 4th November loaded with food, water, cleaning materials etc to shelters badly affected by the floods. This is the second van load. They have clearance from the Police to go.

    https://www.gofundme.com/f/helping-the-valencia-flooded-rescues-animals

  • Valencia floods – list of associations needing help

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  • Valencia floods – Save my Life Benidorm update

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    Read about their mission to support the shelters affected by the flooding. A team from this association has already made one trip into Valencia and they are collecting goods for a second.

  • Valencia floods – from Galgos en Familia

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    From Vera Thorenaar – founder of Galgos en Familia

    31st October 2024

    FINALLY YESTERDAY THE RIVER OVERFLOWED, REACHED OUR SHELTER AND HAS FLOODED IT

    You don’t know how it hurts to write those words

    As we already told you, yesterday we were forced to evacuate our shelter, all our dogs due to the risk of flooding, luckily we were able to do it in time we were able to relocate all our children and we want to make it clear that that is the MOST IMPORTANT thing.

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  • Happy Halloween by Nellie Doodles

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    Witches concocting a brew to eliminate all galgueros with Spanish hunting dogs in Spain and the Spanish Islands!!

  • Valencia hard hit with flooding too

    Today, the sunshine finally returns. I feel incredibly fortunate to be on the periphery of the devastating storms that hit Valencia. Our hearts go out to our friends in the heart of the storm, where shelters have been overwhelmed by the floods. I remember all too well the stress and heartbreak of dealing with similar floods back in 2019—the fear and the urgency, as the water rises so quickly, giving so little time to find safety.

    We’re anxiously awaiting news about the many Podencos at SOS Podenco Rescue who were in a flooded residence. The worry is heavy, and we are hoping for a miracle.

    Please, let it be good news for these innocent lives. Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone affected.

  • SOS Podencos shelter flooded out

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    From SOS Podencos

    Edu, the kennel owner, is alive and seems physically well but he is in shock. Nobody rescued him even if the rescue services were contacted several times for almost 12 hours. They were collapsed. So many people are trapped or missing, so only one person and dogs weren’t the priority.

    Most roads are still closed but his son could go to the road near the kennel that is higher and throw him food over the fence. Some dogs were barking. We don’t know the extent of the damages and the animal deaths.

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  • Devastating floods in Malaga province – shelters flooded out!

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    Horrendous flooding in Malaga Province with many shelters flooded out. On shelter which SS Podencos works with reports the flooding is above knee height making it difficult to open kennels doors. Keep these shelters in your pravers that every animals is rescued and safe.

    Dear friends of the Galgos and Podencos, this morning the heavy rains in Andalucia caused the dreaded flooding of the shelter! The water rose and entered the inside kennels and a great effort by the volunteers saved 40 galgos, podencos and 2 mastines. The dogs were frantically moved to safer ground as the shelter is near the river bed. The dogs went into foster homes and to the residencies we use for the Male Galgo Project. They are all safe. Praying the rain lets up soon! The damage will be evaluated when they can go back in but for sure loss of their washing machine and dryer, and possibly stored food, medicines etc as well.

    They may even need rental equipment for cleaning purposes.

    We are asking for donations for this emergency situation!

    To donate go to www.galgopodencosupport.org say for flood.

    PLEASE HELP our friends at Galgos en Familia in their time of need!! Thank you!!

    Galgos en Familia floods – hope you can see the facebook videos

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  • Advice for dogs frightened of fireworks

    I HATE FIREWORKS!!

    In the UK there is an ancient ‘tradition’ of fireworks on 5th November, from when Guy Fawkes planned to blow up the parliament building in London. As the decades have gone by, there are more nights of fireworks in the 5th November falls in the week. So this year, 2024, we have fireworks on 31st October, Halloween. Then fireworks the following Saturday and Sunday, as well at 5.11.

    Our dogs are terrified of fireworks. In fact, most of our dogs in over 70 years of dog ownership have been terrified of fireworks. Tablets from the vet, sprays around the home, none of them work effectively, the dogs’ hearing is too sensitive. I’ve seen a calming collar in the local Pets at Home store which I’m going to try this year, but I’m not holding my breath!

    Here is some advice from the Dogs Trust if your dog is terrified of fireworks.