Seville gypsy camp – revealing the truth, exposing the suffering

This is a diabolical situation which has been ongoing for two or three days. Volunteers are working like mad to save these dogs.

A volunteer writes. ‘Am writing to ask for help. I know everyone is saturated with dogs and right now, with the hunting season in full swing, every week we find more and more dogs. But I had to send this appeal.

It’s a case in Seville in a shanty area. There are gypsies with many compounds made of metal where they put hundreds of dogs, above all galgos and podencos waiting to be tried by the gypsies as to if they can be used for hunting. Those that can are sold to the galgueros. The others they kill. They rent these places for months and have to pay the head of the gypsy hierarchy.

This place was rented two months ago and 25 dogs put in there. Then the ‘owner’ disappeared, abandoning all the dogs trapped inside. The ‘head’ of the group has now decided to kill the dogs so he can rent it out again. At the moment there is a man feeding scraps to the dogs, they are only alive because of this.’

UPDATE:

‘The galgos have now been taken out. Left are podencos of all kinds , small ones, long hair ones etc, some bodegueros and 4 pure labradors. They need help for those now.
They have been put into another premise with other dogs till they (hopefully) find a place/kennels. A volunteer is going there next week again and she will treat them for worms, vaccinate etc etc and care for them till a place is found for them. 7 podencos have been also taken by one lady.

If anybody knows somebody who can take podencos, bodegueros or labradors, please contact Vera weblog

By the way, it has been discovered that many galgueros leave their galgos with the gypsies to train them using motorised vehicles, the ones who are found to be ok will be kept and the ones who haven´t will be “disposed of” by the gypsies. Sons of bitches, they are all together!’

FBM, Fundacion Benjamin Mehnert
www.fundacionbm.com
Please don’t email the association, as you will not get a reply; they have over 300 dogs to look after and are just too busy to reply to anyone.

Once again my heart goes out to the innocent dogs who suffer, to the incredible volunteers who deal with these situations, live with them day after day, year after year, and the authorities continue to ignore the problem. I pay tribute to all the wonderful people who are struggling to save these dogs. I’m making enquiries if we can send donations towards the cost of worming and vaccinating the dogs.