Cobie Steketee posted news on her fb page that the Federation Nacional and Galgo Hunting Clubs want to raise 1 million signatures to request UNESCO to class hunting with galgos as World Cultural Heritage. This would mean it could NEVER be banned! I asked my friends om Paris at Galgos Ethique Europe to raise a petition in response. It will be presented to UNESCO HQ in Paris.
We all know that most galgueros don’t look after their dogs, that they are LIARS when it comes to their claims that they do care…if they did, why would so many tens of thousands of galgos be started, injured on roads, abandoned in the campo, dropped down wells alive, dumped in perreras sick, injured and starving?!
Please sign this petition and share far and wide – we need 1 million signatures too!
Galgos Ethique Europe ALL ORGANISATIONS WANTING TO JOIN THE SIGNATORIES OF THIS PETITION ARE MOST WELCOME TO SIGN IT FOR THE DAY WE HANDLE IT TO UNESCO. It will be done in the name of the COLLECTIF EUROPEEN POUR LA PROTECTION DES LEVRIERS. Several organizations from other areas of animal protection will be present in Paris on the 11th of October. They will sign too. thank you to all;
Internet English translation of the petition
Mrs Irina BOKOVA
Executive Director
UNESCO
7/9, place de Fontenoy
75007 PARIS
Madam Director.
Cases of torture and abuse of Galgos (hunting sighthounds) in Spain are estimated at 50, 60000 each year. Many European citizens are deeply shocked by the farming conditions of detention of these greyhounds that are registered 500000 every year in the Spanish federations of Galgos. Births without traceability, non compliance with legislation European animal welfare and European environmental and health standards, thousands of photos and videos showing the mutilated animals, lives cut short, champions locked in with ‘zulos» underground reinforced concrete where they live chained. After the season of hunting and as soon as their performance declines 10% of them are hanged, burnt, thrown dying on mass graves. To which must be added the Podencos, greyhounds so-called ‘primitive’ whose fate is still worse.
We call upon UNESCO to reject any application for registration to Intangible Cultural Heritage (P.C.I.) of any activity generating abuse and torture of greyhounds, including hunting with Galgos and Podencos in Spain.
Sincerely,
For those of you in the UK, look for ‘Royaume Uni’ in the drop-down box as your country.
Comments
21 responses to “URGENT – 1 MILLION SIGNATURES REQUIRED”
Please show your humanity and change how these beautiful, loyal dogs are treated. I know the people of Spain are good hearted, loving people. The torture of these lovely dogs cannot continue, they were made to be companions and not simply discarded.
Signed, hope lots of people sign too. It’s on AVAAZ which is great and hopefully it will be visible to lots of people. World Cultural Heritage my a*8e. Just a bunch of animal torturers.
signed this today
Galgos are sentient, sweet and sensitive and should not be exploited and discarded as is the custom of many galgueros. It is important to focus on traditions which promote compassion and kindness to all species if the world is to become a better place for us all.
Stop the Galgos pains please
I have witnessed the hanging of galgos while visiting Spain
Antoinette, can you send me the story of what you witnessed. email me if you wish. band@bbrennan.eu
I’m in the UK, can’t find UK on petition (to tick the country of origin)
Heritage is irrelevant when sentient beings suffer.
Flo’s Mum – United Kingdom is on the drop-down list – in French it’s Royaume-Uni. I’ve been watching the signatures and there are some from the UK. In 4 days we are up to 16,000 signatures from around the world, shows the strength of feeling…but we need tens of thousands more – so please keep sharing, everyone.
me too beryl been looking bk on this yep your correct a lot more needed
another 818 added
Basta de impunidad para estos asesinos de galgos. Justicia!!!!!
Je veux ne pas croire une seconde que l’UNESCO puisse cautionner la cruauté.
Please end the torture of Galgos! Heritage must coincide with humanity but in this case it does not. Tradition means death in this case. We are better than that. Please do not make it worse.
Signed and shared. Will keep on sharing on Twitter.
Thanks for tweeting, Johanna, I haven’t a clue how to do it so I really appreciate your tweeting my posts – all good publicity for the galgos – just checked and we’re now up to 21,500 and rising. Marvellous!
Here in Finland we LOVE DOGS AS OUR FAMILY MEMBERS and we CAN`T UNDERSTAND OR APPROVE Spains galgos treatment at all!!!! These kind of hunters are the lowest greatures in earth!!!!
Stop animals abuses, Please! im so tired to see animals in danger because of us!
This world is so full of cowards! I’m sick of them. Animals are a treasure in this world, they need us right now!
Help save the Galgos