Last summer I received the following email.

‘My name is Martin Usborne. I am a dog lover and professional photographer from London. I’ve recently decided to take a year out from earning to help animals, in particular dogs, and intend to write a book about my experience. I’ve just come back from India where I’ve been working with stray dogs. I want to ask the question: what happens if you drop everything and decide to follow your heart?

I can’t get the horrible pictures of the poor rejected galgos out of my head and wanted to double check if there was anything I could do as I believe January is the time of year when they suffer most. If you think I might be able to visit Spain on a short trip and write about the issue and if possible participate in some hands on rescue please let me know.’

Wonderful! We spoke at length on the phone and I suggested he visit Malaga and 112carlotagalgos where he could get hands-on experience with seriously injured and sick galgos, plus a lot of background information on the situation, as Charl has been involved with helping the galgos for many years. Whilst there, he also visited El Paraiso, Malaga killing station.

This link will take you to his blog and the diary of his visit

This is his photography website.

http://www.yeartohelp.com/