Some of the galgos in the Villa del Rio are under the care and control of L’Europe des Levriers, the French association with whom I work closely and from whom I have adopted my 3 galgas, plus them helping me get my little Podenca Andaluz Bebe from Seville.

Some of their puppies in one bed died, but there are others – Noche, Jade, Scarlette, Pucca – Cristina, Vice President of EDL, went from Madrid down to Cordoba and brought back some of the dogs, who are now in kennels which need paying for.

The fear now at Villa del Rio is that disease will germinate and spread and they are concerned that more puppies and the sick and old galgos will die, before the kennels can be cleaned and disinfected. There is no pump, where will the water and mud go?

Also, as the French annual holidays approach, fostering adoptions have declined and people are not now likely to think of adopting a dog until after the holidays from September onwards. The kennels cost a special rate of 3 euros per dog per day and, worse, the EDL dogs are taking up boxes for which the kennels could charge 15 euros per day for dogs belonging to people just going on holiday.

The EDL galgos and puppies need bringing to France. Their next rescue is in June. They desperately need foster and adopting homes, plus funds to pay for the kennels. They also need funds to buy small wooden kennels in which the dogs can live in Villa del Rio where the L’Europe des Levriers dogs are kept.

Letitia is the volunteer in charge of the operation at Villa del Rio. I have written her profile here. She works in Toledo, and has all the work of cleaning the refuge and everything that involves

Please donate to L’Europe des Levriers to pay for their galgos and puppies rescued from the Villa del Rio flood damage and pay for their care in the kennels in Madrid.

Cristina, the Vice President, is a friend of mine, she rescued Sari, Kafir and is rehabilitating Nicolas. Please help EDL save their dogs.

Donate here L’Europe des Levriers

NB. I have gone on many rescues into Spain with Bea, brought back galgos and podencos to France for fostering and adoption. Many times, since 2007, the team have spent the night at my home, resting the dogs in our big barn whilst the team spent the night in the house…..up first thing to see to the dogs, before other members of the association from other parts of northern France arrived to collect some of the dogs and take to their contacts. Please help them.