Christine Animal Posted September 1, 2009 Share Posted September 1, 2009 Dogs are being gassed in pounds in Spain, not only the Galgos, but all sorts of lovely little ones. If you would like to help in rescuing one, please let me know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Animal Posted September 2, 2009 Author Share Posted September 2, 2009 The rescue of the above dogs has now been finalised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Animal Posted September 21, 2009 Author Share Posted September 21, 2009 Fourteen of them left at 7.30 on Saturday morning. One was dropped off in the south and after a very long journey in that terrible weather, thirteen arrived very late at Bordeaux on Saturday night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alleycat Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 Bless their little souls! How I wish I had read your post earlier and knew your proposed route back - you could have dropped a little one off on me without doubt! I would have been thrilled to take a little old one as it's just what I'm looking for. I was so fired up about poor little Mambo that it got me thinking that I had room for just one more, a little oldie with a sad tale and little hope of being picked from the crowd of lovable puppies etc. I contacted my friends at Phoenix, where we got our other three from, but no little ones at the moment. Sure there will be one along soon but when I saw your little travellers....... I so wish I'd know as you might have been passing close by to us (Rodez) or at least Toulouse which isn't a million miles away! I congratulate you and your helpers on such a good job well done, marvellous .... I hope they all find happy homes and have richly deserved happy endings! I know you can't help them all but it's no reason not to help the few, which is what I have tried to do all my life, having had a wonderful 'family' of rag tag and bobtail mutts pass through my hands enriching my life and those of my family along the years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peachy Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 Hi Christine, Well done for rescueing those poor dogs from Spain. I already have three dogs but I am seriously considering offering one of your rescue dogs a home. Would it be possible for you to give me some more information on the black and white one that you had on the photo. I am particularly drawn to him for some reason. I live in area 36, perhaps this is too far away from you but I am willing to travel. Two of my dogs are rescue dogs and they arrived with a few issues but we all get along fine now. It was not my intention to have a fourth dog but I cannot bear the thought of your rescue dogs coming through all that they have been through and not finding a home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Animal Posted September 21, 2009 Author Share Posted September 21, 2009 Thank you both for your interest. This has been a joint effort from many rescuers and generous donators. It has been expensive with the fee to get them out of the pound, the chipping and passport, the boarding kennels until they could leave and then the transport. But we don't care, we are all happy to be able to save a few. Six others arrived the week before in the south of France.Here's the one you picked out Peachy when he was in that awful perrera.Then in the Spanish boarding kennelsHe was rescued with several others by Refuge Fontorbe at Saint Jean d'Angely in Charente Maritime. If you speak French I can put you in touch with the girl who took care of their rescue, or if you prefer I could be the "go between".http://www.refugedefontorbe.izispot.com/adoptions__026.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alleycat Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 Whereabouts in the 'South' did the six others go Christine? Anywhere near me in 12? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Animal Posted September 22, 2009 Author Share Posted September 22, 2009 As far as I could follow five went directly to new homes and one was brought up to the Charente Maritime.Alleycat if you would like to rescue a dog that doesn't have much of a chance, have you been to the Toulouse shelter? I've just had a quick look and at the beginning there's a little ten year old apricot Poodle and on page thirteen another nice little one aged eight. Here's their site.http://www.spa-toulouse-refuge.com/index.php There's even one at Rodez. http://sparodez.celeonet.fr/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alleycat Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 Thanks Christine - will look at the one in Toulouse. I can only take a little one (the other three are large and the floor space in the bedroom is getting limited!) and it kind of has to be female as I often look after a friend's dogs, one of which is a large entire labrador who will fight with anything male that comes in view! I'm wondering if a neutered male will be OK? But I'm on the case and a fourth poor pooch will find refuge with us before too long and discover what fun, comfort and love is all about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peachy Posted September 26, 2009 Share Posted September 26, 2009 Christine, I have sent you a PM but not sure if you received it. Yes, I can meet Ares at Poitiers on 4th October and he will be welcome to come and join our clan. It will be a pleasure to have him and to know that I have been able to help, even though I can only take one of them. Please let me know any details of when and where. I am really looking forward to meeting him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Animal Posted October 16, 2009 Author Share Posted October 16, 2009 Before and afterSome of the dogs rescued from hell in SpainSome of them have been rescued by a German association. Peachy, she's got the wrong photo of Ares in the pound, never mind! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mimi Posted October 17, 2009 Share Posted October 17, 2009 Fantastic [:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babbles Posted October 18, 2009 Share Posted October 18, 2009 They look so much happier and much loved Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pauline Posted October 18, 2009 Share Posted October 18, 2009 It made my heart smile when I saw the photos, dont the after photos show happy smiling doggys. Your really kind people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alleycat Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 What a great job everyone did and so very worthwhile - congratulations. Will there be another rescue on the same scale at some point? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peachy Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 I offered a home to one of these lovely dogs and we now have Ares, the black and white one with us at home. Everyday, is a revelation as he becomes more and more trusting. We are still working hard to reabilitate him and try and let him know that he is now safe. I have to carry him outside for his last toilet run before he retires for the night as I believe he thinks I am going to leave him outside in the dark. Within 5 minutes he is back inside infront of the fire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissie Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 What a lucky dog Ares is! But doesn't it just wrench your heart when you see the uncertainty over every gesture (is it going to be threatening?) or every time they think they might be re-abandoned? I get so MAD at the people who cause misery and fear like this. I bet I'm not the only one looking forward to pics in due course!.....Chrissie (81) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alleycat Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 Peachy, how good to hear Ares's story. I am sure you will be rewarded 100 fold for your kindness and TLC - poor little mite, he looks so cute too. I'm keeping a lookout still for a little one to add to our already rescued and happy tribe - had a couple of disappointments recently but there are so many out there that need our help I'm sure it won;t be long before one destined for us will turn up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peachy Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 Chrissie, you could't of said a truer word about their uncertainty, just today I got the brush out to sweep the floor and the poor little mite just cowered in the corner. Alleycat, I hope you find your new little dog soon. I will post some photos of Ares as soon as I can get my digital camera to talk to my new computer, at the moment I just cannot get it to load! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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