February 1st is World Galgo Day – Dia Del Galgo
The date was chosen because it marks the end of the hunting season in Spain when many galgos reach the end of their ‘useful’ hunting life and are condemned to abandonment or death.
The excessive and uncontrolled breeding of the galgos for hunting or coursing hare, followed by mass abandonment at the end of the hunting season results in a massive population of starving and sick galgos, placing extreme pressure on the rescue shelters in Spain.