In March 2009 I travelled with L’Europe des Levriers into Spain to bring out a dozen or so galgos and a couple of podencos for fostering and adoption in France.
One of the Spanish refuges which L’Europe des Levriers regularly use is Perrikus, and their volunteer Cristina da Luna.
Before my trip I had appealed on a couple of Franglais forums for donations of bedding, dog food, animal medicines, anything which the refuges could use, as they survive – struggle to survive is more like it – on donations.
I had the most amazing response and took a Volvo estate car full to bursting with goods for the refuge.
Since my visit, an enclosure has been constructed at Perrikus especially for galgos for rehoming.
Watch the video of the refuge at Perrikus, see galgos wearing dog coats made by one of our volunteers in France, and see the dogs en route for France on the rescue in April.
I am off with the association at the beginning of June – we are driving to Cordoba, which is where my new galga, the beautiful Sahara, was handed in to the municipal dog pound by her galguerro at the end of January, for euthenasia!
Cordoba – it will be a new learning experience for me, and a VERY LONG drive!
Watch the video at Perrikus, in the hills to the north of Madrid.