Hello to all
Today after having spoken with several people of the galgo world to verify the information flowing through the network, the president of the Spanish club of galgos has confirmed to me that several dogs have not yet been returned and that there are enough dogs that have not yet an owner
That is why we came up with the idea of proposing that we will take the dogs who are “left over” to avoid to be returned to their previous life.
We invite you to sign the letter and also we implore you to return the letter with your signature and if you can accommodate dogs, with the number of dogs that can be accommodate by you UPDATE 22/11/08 – THIS LETTER HAS NOW BEEN SENT TO SPAIN.
Example:
Organization xxx
President Fernando X
City: Madrid
number of dogs: 4 galgos
You can sign as a private person, as a non profit organization, as a company, every signature counts!!
Simply send an email containing your signature – just your full name will do – to: pro-galgo@total-barcelona.com and it will be added to the list of signatures at the end of this letter.
UPDATE 22/11/08 – THIS LETTER HAS NOW BEEN SENT TO SPAIN. We will report the response.
Please sign fast so we will be able to sent the letter Wednesday night or Thursday morning to the Federation of hunting dog, with a copy to the Seprona and the police that intervened in the operations HARRY and CLAVIJO
Thank you very much for your cooperation and we expect a large participation to be able to show that we are united.
Greetings to all
Mo Swatek
founder
PRO-GALGO International
www.pro-galgo.com
Estimado Srs,. D. CARLOS SANZ CALVO, presidente Federación Española de Galgos
D. SEBASTIAN CALLEJON CABRERA, vicepresidente Federación Española de Galgos
D. LUÍS. A BRAVO SANCHEZ CIFUENTES, presidente Club Nacional del Galgo Español
D. BARTOLOMÉ RAMÍREZ CASTRO, vicepresidente Club Nacional del Galgo Español
As a galgo protecting we’d like to congratulate you first of all, for the reception of the nearly 100 dogs seized during the operations HARRY and CLAVIJO, and for the care they have received in your facilities.
We know that the vast majority of dogs will be returned to their lawful owners, but since there are many dogs whose chips have been removed, we assume that there will be a significant amount of dogs that do not have an owner.
Therefore we want to offer our assistance in the placement and adoption of these dogs among the different organisations that have signed this letter.
Joining forces and between all of us it will be possible to host a large quantity of seized dogs to avoid returning them to the vicious circle of many galgos: breed as much as possible with them, try them for hunting and discard them if not suitable for hunting or races.
We believe that these animals have already gone through an ordeal and they should not return to a life of sacrifice (greyhound breeding, hunting or career). We can offer a life in a home with a family with the best care so they can retire with dignity.
ALL concerning the dogs seized, both those that have been returned to its previous owners as “gifts” or handed over to protective, we hope that all of them will be registered with the microchip, the name of the person who comes to collect the animal in order to avoid further shady with animals and if “useless” to his master end up in a bad way.
We also believe it’ s appropriate to ask galgueros hosting the dogs, to show that they have been legalized and that the facilities have been inspected recently and have their respective paper work in order. (nucleus zoo, registration of animals etc.).
We understand that galgueros boast of good care they give their dogs and therefore it should not cause any effort to present these papers at the time they pick up the dogs and your association should be required to monitor where these animals end up.
As you know, in many Spanish shelters we have also suffered thefts of dogs, many of them adopted abroad awaiting transport to these countries. We as animal protecting organizations and numerous non-profit organizations have also been victims of assaults to the shelters.
For great lovers of animals as we are, such thefts have been beaten very strong and we hope that in the future there will be no more thefts of this nature to regret.
We ask for the galgos a more humane world, a more honest and respectful life for the animals.
Sincerely,
Sandra Baas
For more information about Operation Harry and Clavijo, read here the Spanish story.
Here is the English translation from my original report
226 dogs were recovered, 46 racing pigeons, 11 fighting cocks and two parrots. There were almost 50 records involving more than 300 canine health cards, veterinary equipment and microchips for implantation.
The operation is still open and more arrests will follow in coming days. For the moment,it has brought to light more than 300 offences against property, protection of flora and fauna and of conspiracy and possession of weapons.