Postal addresses now added. Scroll down.
Photos we hoped never to see again, an ‘activity’ which should be banned by law and perpetrators pay heavy fines. Please look are what these poor galgos are being put through, and write your letter of protest to the Junta. Please publicise widely and ask everyone you know to protest.
The Junta de Andalucia, namely the Minister of Agriculture, Clara Aguilera, and Manuel Brenes, director general of the Government of the Board, has supported the legalizing of training galgos attached to mirrors, tractors and motorbikes. They believe that this practice does not amount to abuse of the animal. Aguilera pledged to seek a definitive solution to the sanctions imposed by the SEPRONA, who could detain anyone ‘training’ his dogs with this method and they imposed penalties of up to 600 euros. Galgueros have met with the members of the Junta, who has shown them support.
Animal Justice Partnership has contacted the Andalusian Council of Colleges of Veterinary, who are against this practice, and has created a committee to lobby the Department appealing for a refusal to allow such a thing. The associations must also put pressure on the Junta to ensure this animal abuse is not legalized.
Please note that we are now getting a message that the mail delivery box is full. Click on this link to my first post on this story and you will find more email addresses to write to.
Postal addresses for the Junta.
Agriculture
Consejero/a: Clara Aguilera García
Consultar biografía
Sede: Tabladilla, s/n
41013 – Sevilla
Teléfono: 955 032000 | Fax: 955 032134
consejeria.cap@juntadeandalucia.es
Government and Justice
Consejero/a: Luis Pizarro Medina
Consultar biografía
Sede: Plaza Nueva, 4
41001 – Sevilla
Teléfono: 955 041000 / 955 041001 | Fax: 955 041311
consejeria.cgj@juntadeandalucia.es
Office of the President
Consejero/a: María del Mar Moreno Ruiz
Consultar biografía
Sede: Avda. de Roma, s/n. Palacio de San Telmo
41071 – Sevilla
Teléfono: 955 035500 | Fax: 955 035221
Here’s the website
You can send letters of protest:
Board Chairman Andalucia
presidente@juntadeandalucia.es
Clara Aguilera Minister of Agriculture:
consejeria.cap @ juntadeandalucia.es
Ombudsman Andalusia
Sample letter:
Dear Sirs:
I am writing to express my concern about the possible legalization in Spain of the training of dogs by tying them to motorized vehicles. The Andalusian Council of Colleges of Veterinary is contrary to this practice, as it could constitute animal cruelty.
For this reason, we ask that this cruel practice is not allowed under Andalucian law and to continue the pursuit of arresting and fining any person perpetrating this activity.
Yours sincerely
NB You can also find another sample letter on this link, together with more addresses to whom to direct your protest.
Comments
22 responses to “Training galgos in Andalucia – Spain should be ashamed – write and protest!”
As we always say – Spain again. That country is going to have to be dragged kicking and screaming into the 21st century.
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Hi
We have to keep on doing the kicking and shouting,
we have to believe well all make a difference one day.
Thanks for caring and commenting.
Beryl
http://www.thisfrenchlife.com/deuxsevres/
Read
about life in Deux-Sevres
C’est une abomination de faire cela! Honte à l’espagne aucun respect avec les animaux! Il faut que cela cesse!!
gentuzas… sinverguenzas, deberíamos hacerles lo mismo a vosotros desalmados…
Spain seems to be living in the Middle Ages. This is ashame as the surroundings are so beautiful but the treatment of animals is just disgusting and we really have to keep on writing to them and signing the petitions!
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Bonjour
How absolutely right you are! And the
governments and people who continue to perpetrate the horrors fail to accept
that it also reflects on the whole country and the attitude of the rest of the
world towards them.
Thanks for caring and commenting
Beryl
monsters zyn julie!! die arme honden!!
stopp !!! HÖREN SIE SOFORT AUF
ich protestiere !!!!!!!
Die armen Hunde….
Stoppt diese Methode SOFORT !!!!!!!!
BOYKOTT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sofort aufhören die Tiere zu misshandeln und zu quälen, was seit ihr denn für Menschen?
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Thank you all for adding your comments, and I hope
you havfe printed off a copy of the letter to the Junta and posted
it.
Thank you for commenting and caring.
Beryl
BOYKOTT !
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Sorry, not quite sure what you want to
boycott? What is proposed or our action to try and stop it.
Did you see the post about the pointer Yeni who was
strung up, back legs and tail still touching the ground, from an electricity
pylon?
Beryl
Die Regierung unterstützt diese Tierquälerei, unglaublich! Ich hoffe sehr, das dies bald verboten wird!!
Welchen Respekt sollte man noch vor einer solchen Obrigkeit haben – KEINEN!!!
Es ist und bleibt eine Schande in der heutigen Zeit so etwas zu dulden!
Ein Galgo in den falschen Händen ist eines der ärmsten Tiere dieser Welt! Er wird nur benutzt und bekommt rein gar nichts dafür, keine Liebe, keinen Schutz, keine Wärme, kein gutes Fressen, kein würdiges Dasein, wenn er nicht mehr jagen kann wird er meistens qualvoll erhängt oder andersweitig entsorgt. Dabei sind es so liebenwerte Tiere. Schämt Euch!!!!!
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Wie Sie
sagen, es
ist eine absolute Schande, Mitleid ist
nicht ein
Wort in
der Sprache
dieser Leute, die
solche Greuel
verüben.
Vielen Dank
fürs Lesen und Kommentieren Galgo
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Beryl
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Bonjour
Herewith a translation
A Galgo in
the wrong
hands is one of the
poorest animals
in the world! It will
only be used and
gets absolutely nothing
for it, no love,
no protection, no heat, no good
food, no dignity, if he
can not hunt, it is
most painfully hanged
or disposed
of any other way. These
animals are so
lovable. Shame on you
!!!!!
Was du
sagst, ist so
wahr, und es ist die
liebevolle und
sanfte liebevolle Temperament der
Galgos, die
die Grausamkeit auf sie
verüben noch
widerlich macht. Wie
Sie sagen, galgueros Shame
on You.
Vielen Dank
fürs Lesen und Kommentieren Galgo
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Beryl
Sent.
Es ist und bleibt eine Schande in der heutigen Zeit so etwas zu dulden!
Gott oder Allha wird euch Bestien für eure Tierquälerei strafen.Diese Menschen wurden vom Teufel gepudert.