Angela Stacey is a remarkable woman working hard on her own charity and in association with Galgos Del Sol, which is a small animal rescue based in Murcia, Spain that rescues abandoned and injured Galgos and Podencos. Angela has teamed up to make as much money as possible by spending the majority of her free time collecting and selling goods on her stall from the kind people living in Spain.
You can find Angela and her team every Monday between 10 - 4pm above the Mercadona (next to Pet World) at the tolls for the La Zenia exit AP7.
Please come and support Angela and her team, for a chat, update or even buy stuff.
Friends Chantelle Marin and Nicholas King have set up this website for and on behalf of Angela and her worthwhile charity.
http://galgosdelsol.giving.officelive.com/default.aspx
Chantelle tells of how she became involved with Angela Stacey.
"My name is Chantelle I am 36 years of age and live in Bedford, in the United Kingdom. It all started when I was looking through Face Book and saw a disturbing picture of a puppy being held up by the scruff of her neck in what is known as the ‘Killing Station’ in Spain and yes they do exactly what is said on the tin, thousands of dogs meet their maker in the most horrific of circumstances if you think they are put to sleep in a humane way, then you couldn’t be more wrong, but this is not the time or the place to go into this, I want to talk about the inspiring story I have learned of Angela and her team with the help of the beautiful Podenco, ‘Little Pod’.
I first became aware of Angela and her cause through Facebook and the story of a little Podenco puppy nick named ‘Little Pod’.
There she was being paraded in the killing station, her eyes just full of sheer fear and sadness, it touched my heart. I contacted Angela to see if she could be saved from what was inevitably going to be a dreadful end for a pup so young. Angela promptly replied that a bid (a sum of money) had gone in for the puppy and they were waiting to hear from the killing station for the outcome:
- Someone else has already been successful
- Your bid has been successful
- You are too late
Night time came and when morning arrived, still with no news, thinking that they hadn’t got to her in time; then the message I had been waiting for came through; she had been saved and would be arriving in the dog borstal in a couple of days where her new foster family, Angela & Richard would be waiting, I was overjoyed.
The day came when ‘Little Pod’ met her saviours a little frightened and extremely under weight but now safe in a warm and loving home where she would get the care and attention she so desperately needed and longed for.
It wasn’t long before pictures of ‘Little Pod’ started to come through and my word, what a miraculous difference, there she was looking happy and playful just like a puppy of three months should.
I was in daily contact with Angela getting updates on how ‘Little Pod’ was doing and although she had a bit of a funny tummy she was generally playful and full of beans. I asked Angela if her tummy would improve and she was advised, that it should, but may take time as the poor pup had been on a diet of cardboard and who knows what else. Still, happy pictures and stories were coming through and even the great news that ‘Little Pod’ had been found a ‘Forever home’ in Germany where a family were eagerly awaiting her arrival. Everything was being put into motion getting ‘Little pod’ ready for her special journey to Germany. All her injections were up to date and her passport ready for travel things were looking really positive and everyone involved were happy and excited for ‘Little Pod’, the future was bright very bright for the little one.
Then news started to come through that 'Little Pod' was not well her tummy had got worse and she had gone off her food, still I was hopeful a trip to the vet and all would be well again, how wrong could I have been.
Little Pod had various tests done then the tragic news came that she had been confirmed as having contracted the 'Parvo Virus' no doubt from the killing station, if you don't know, the Parvo Virus is highly contagious and seems to effect mainly young pups between the age of 3-6 months and is transferred via contaminated feaces (gives you an idea of what she was possibly eating at the 'killing station' and on her journey to Angela and Richard, no first class travel for these gorgeous animals).
She was promptly placed on a very expensive medicine and was to stay with the vets until she grew strong and got better again. It was advised that she would be unable to travel to her new 'Forever Home' in Germany until at least 6-7 weeks. The news was sad but I was so looking forward to meeting 'Little Pod' as I was travelling out there on Saturday 19th February 2011 for a few days to help Angela and her team and to get a better understanding of the amazing work they do.
Every morning as soon as I woke I checked my facebook account for any updates on 'Little Pod' I was happy that she had been at the vets for two days and still fighting this deadly illness as articles said that if they make it through three days then the odds increase. Friday morning came ('Little Pods' third day) I checked my messages only to find one from Angela without even opening the mail my heart sank and I felt the tears slowly trickleing down my cheeks, I opened the message my heart thumping, I started to read the tears flowed the news was the worst Angela had received a call from the vet that morning to say 'Little Pods' had taken a turn for the worse and she was going to have to be put to sleep Angela said she would be 15 minutes and please wait for her arrival she was told by the vet that there was no time 'Little Pods' was suffering and it must be done now, how hard I cried from that day on 'Little Pods' story changed my life finally I have found an organisation that I so desperately want to help and support.
Thank you 'Little Pod' your legacy will go on you have touched the hearts of so many world wide and done so much good for Angela and her team.
I have since visited Angela, Richard and their team and have helped out on their stall on a Monday and been to the refuge, I come back inspired and ready to help the cause."