Giving a dignified end to the life of an animal after the cycle of sport.
This is the idea behind the collaboration between Animal shelter Scooby in Medina del Campo and the Federación Espanola de Galgos in Castilla y León after 5 months of negociation. On 12 December 2013 they came to an agreement by which the FEG for the first time promised to intensify the fight against the mistreatment and abandonment of galgos. Two groups which have so different intentions, have now a written and signed convenant only with the intention to understand the animals and to give them another life after their hunting years.
Scooby promised to take in all the galgos from the members of the FEG for a minimum payment of 50 Euros per dog and commits that this money will all and only be used for the benefit of the galgo and also to find good adoptants for the animal. Non-members of the FEG will have to pay more but for the future will be considered that every galguero has to be a member from the FEG to have everything more controll over the welbeing of the galgos. So, not member from the FEG, forbidden to hunt with galgos!
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6 responses to “One small step – one giant step – Scooby Medina leading the way”
This is the way forward…….this is such good news
I have to say that Fermin Perez is a hero. What an inspiration! This is good news for the sighthounds in Spain and a definite step forward.
yep i agree but it still dont go un noticed the things what have all ready happened to this gentle breed and it never will they shouls have had respect from the start so many inocent little babies been taken in such horrid ways and there is still the problem with the perreras i know i always put a downer on good things but its fact
Anything that can be done to highlight the cruelty that these poor defenceless dogs have to go through, must be done. This certainly is perfect example of a most important and much needed “Highlight” GREAT STUFF.
Good news for the galgos is am so pleased something is at last being done, but what of all the other little hunting dogs and the not so little. Our Dehesa is at saturation point with abandoned hunting dogs, people feeding a dozen dogs out of their own pockets . I recently had a very upsetting incident with two hunters standing on the road next to my property whilst their seven dogs were in my olives routing out the rabbits and hares. When I asked that they remove their dogs I was threatened and verbally abused. An abandoned podenco that a friend was feeding for me while I was in the UK and I was trying to rescue disappeared two days before I returned to Spain. I was told it had been shot by the hunters. There has to be a code of conduct that those who hunt have to adhere too. It is like the Wild West when the season begins the hunters will shoot ANYTHING. They should hang their heads in shame.
The Federación Espanola de Galgos better speeds up… if they want tourists to come to Spain at all in the future.
Everyone I tell the story of the galgos in Spain is totally shocked and then people often answer “Yes, there are many such bastards, look at the corridas… many animal abusers in that country” and the next step is not wanting to go to Spain but spend the holiday in France or in Italy instead.
Because, you see, who wants to see hung, abused and abandoned dogs during his/her holiday? No one!
Therefore, the hunters should cooperate in the prevention of abuse if they want tourists to come to Spain at all.